Royal City Musical Theatre presents the Tony Award-Winning and family favourite Annie at the Massey Theatre from April 10th to April 26th. Celebrating their 25th season, this Royal City Musical Theatre production of Annie is directed and choreographed by Valerie Easton with musical direction by James Bryson. This broadway musical is based upon the popular […]

City Opera Vancouver presents the world premiere of PAULINE, a chamber opera about Canadian writer-actress Pauline Johnson, with libretto by acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood and music by Tobin Stokes. Tickets are on sale today for this highly-anticipated production that is sure to sell out. I can hardly contain my excitement about this opera as […]

Vancouver’s award-winning Carousel Theatre for Young People presents Richard Scarry’s Busytown at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island from March 1st to March 30th, 2014. Betsy Bear (Devon Busswood), Lowly Worm (Allan Zinyk) and Huckle Cat (Colin Sheen) in Busytown Richard Scarry’s beloved world comes to life in this charming musical! The little ones will […]

February is a fine time for musical theatre in Vancouver with Family Day, Valentine’s Day, and many other reasons to seek refuge indoors and be wildly entertained by the arts. This means it will also be the perfect time to check out Rodgers and Hammerstein: Out of a Dream at the York Theatre. Caitriona Murphy, […]

Broadway Across Canada has announced their line-up of touring musicals that they’ll be bringing to Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre in 2014 and 2015. Season Special: Wicked May 28th to June 29th, 2014 Back by “popular” demand. Variety calls Wicked “a cultural phenomenon,” and when it last played Vancouver in 2011, it broke box office records. […]

Broadway Across Canada presents Blue Man Group at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre coming up in March, 2014. Known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment, the New York Times heralds the show as “One of the most delightful performance pieces […]

Broadway Across Canada presents West Side Story in Vancouver at the QE Theatre from February 4th to 9th, 2014 and today you can get a head-start on your ticket purchase. Photo credit © Carol Rosegg. Courtesy of Broadway Across Canada More than fifty years ago one musical changed theater forever. Now it’s back and mesmerizing […]

The Goh Ballet’s Nutcracker will be dazzling audiences of all ages in Vancouver this Christmas, set to Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable score performed by members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra. Photo courtesy of Goh Ballet. A Traditional Rendition of a Classical Masterpiece. Experience Clara’s dream come to life as she embarks on a magical journey through the […]

Although it was announced earlier this year, it’s only recently sunk in that the Red Robinson Show Theatre at the Boulevard Casino will get a new name when the casino changes over to the Hard Rock Casino brand this December. The theatre, named after local rock and roll radio legend Red Robinson — inducted in […]

Except in the Unlikely Event of War is new work by two of Vancouver’s renowned theatre companies, Pi Theatre and Horseshoes & Hand Grenades (HHG) Theatre. Directed by Pi Theatre Artistic Director Richard Wolfe and written by Playwright Sean Devine (Re:Union), Except in the Unlikely Event of War runs from November 15th to 30th, 2013 […]