Warren Kimmel as Javert in Arts Club Theatre’s Les Misérables. (photo by Ross den Otter) This October will mark the 30th anniversary of one of the most adored, reproduced, translated and recorded performances of our time. If you are one…
Dustin Freeland as Link Larkin, Erin E. Walker as Tracy Turnblad, Hannah Williams as Penny Pingleton and ensemble members in Hairspray. (photo by Tim Matheson) When Theatre Under the Stars announced its lineup earlier this year, I was excited. I’d…
Left to right, Jay Hindle, Josh Epstein and Daniel Doheny in Bard on the Beach’s Love’s Labor’s Lost. (photo by David Blue) How do you get more people interested in Shakespeare? Give ’em what they want – music, song, dance,…
Left to right: Nathan Piasecki (Artful Dodger), E. Marie West (Nancy) and Stephen Aberle (Fagin) in Theatre Under the Stars’ production of Oliver! Aberle also plays Mr. Brownlow. (photo by Tim Matheson) Actor Steven Aberle describes Theatre Under the Stars as…
Josh Epstein, left, and Andrew Cownden in Bard on the Beach’s production of The Comedy of Errors. (photo by David Blue) It’s summer in Vancouver and with it comes sun, surf and Shakespeare – that is, Bard on the Beach…
Aubrey Joy Maddock as John the Baptist, left, Andrew Cohen as Judas and Jennifer Copping as Jesus in Arts Club Theatre’s Godspell. (photo by David Cooper) Before I attended Godspell, I was not familiar with the story or with the…
Tara Cheyenne Performance’s how to be, part of Dancing on the Edge. (photo by Wendy D Photography) This year’s Dancing on the Edge festival, which runs July 2-11, once again features the talents of many Jewish community members. The Jewish…
David Bloom (photo from Theatre Plexus) There are a few remarkable things that one notices when looking at the press material for Scratch, which is being presented by Theatre Plexus at Havana Theatre until June 13. First, the play itself. Part…
Dance Centre’s 12 Minutes Max features works from five up-and-coming choreographers on June 12. Pictured here is Con8 Collective: Charlotte Newman, left, and Georgina Alpen. (photo by Andy White) An abundance of riches. Scotiabank Dance Centre’s 12 Minutes Max on June 12…
Luc Roderique as Usnavi and Sharon Crandall as Abuela Claudia in Arts Club’s In the Heights. (photo by David Cooper) Even before the musical starts, the set draws you in. Then the music, the lighting, the actors, the choreography. It’s…
