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Black Box Theatre Co.'s The Play That Goes Wrong gets the chaos right →

August 16, 2025 Vince Kanasoot

What’s just as entertaining as a play that’s impeccably polished? One that’s impeccably polished to fall apart. The-play-that-goes-wrongBlack Box Theatre Co.’s production of the international hit The Play That Goes Wrong, now at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island, is a wildly fun ride. Similar in concept to Noises Off, it gleefully lampoons a hapless theatre company staging a play, stumbling through forgotten lines, misplaced props, full-on set collapses, and more.

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Fresh take on Legally Blonde uplifts and empowers at Theatre Under the Stars →

July 8, 2025 Vince Kanasoot

Trends may come and go, but as Elle Woods wisely reminds us, “being true to yourself never goes out of style.” This enduring mantra is a key reason why Legally Blonde—the story of Elle’s unexpected journey to Harvard Law School—continues to strike a chord with audiences. 

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Theatre Under the Stars brings its own darkly inventive comedy to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory →

July 7, 2025 Vince Kanasoot

Theatre Under The Stars has long delighted Vancouver audiences with summer productions that transform beloved children’s stories into live musicals under the open sky. This year, the company brings Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to life in a production bursting with heart and standout talent.

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Arts Club cooks up a creative hit with a Waitress that's moving yet whimsical →

June 20, 2025 Vince Kanasoot

With Waitress, the Arts Club Theatre Company has whipped up something truly special as its season-closing musical. This production isn’t simply a replica of the acclaimed Broadway version; instead, under the direction of Ashlie Corcoran, it soars with its own voice, thanks to imaginative work from the creative team and a poignant performance by its star Rachel Drance. 

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Legendary songs move from screen to stage to create A Whole New World →

May 21, 2025 Vince Kanasoot

The merging of the iconic phrases “Once upon a time” and “Lights, camera, action!” embodies the concept of A Whole New World: A Concert of Movie Musicals’ Greatest Songs. Under the creative direction of Alan Corbishley, A Whole New World is a uniquely conceived concert of songs from beloved Disney films in the first act and Hollywood musicals in the second. The production kicked off its 17-city B.C. tour on May 17 and will continue to June 20. 

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Henry VIII's queens bring down history and the house in defiantly catchy SIX →

May 15, 2025 Vince Kanasoot

Royalty has arrived in Vancouver and the Queen Elizabeth Theatre is an appropriately named venue to host some divine monarchs this week. The smash Broadway musical SIX is in town, care of Broadway Across Canada, and on opening night, the queens ate and left no crumbs. Directed by Lucy Moss and Jamie Armitage, SIX is a pop concert–style retelling of the stories of the six wives of Henry VIII. Each queen performs a song detailing her doomed relationship with Henry to get the audience on their side and be crowned the leader of the group. There’s plenty of tea to spill, from messy divorces to messy deaths that include beheading. 

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CTORA shows off triple-threat chops in gripping West Side Story →

May 13, 2025 Vince Kanasoot

From the whistles in the “Prologue” to the haunting final visual, CTORA’s West Side Story is a stunning production of the iconic Broadway musical. Telling a story about young love set amid an ethnically divisive street-gang war between the “American” Jets and the Puerto Rican Sharks in 1950s New York, West Side Story continues to be relevant. Despite that, pulling it off is a huge challenge given the triple-threat skills, culturally appropriate casting, and expertise needed to fit all the pieces together.

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Seventies-era touches bring high-spirited glam to Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat →

May 12, 2025 Vince Kanasoot

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, one of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s best-known rock musicals, is back in Vancouver—and Metro Theatre’s version has some fresh hues. Director Christopher King has enacted a creative 1970s TV variety-show framing device, and through this, the unapologetically quirky, over-the-top production looks and sounds fantastic, with all the silliness that the musical is beloved for. 

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Every Day She Rose poses unsettling, unanswered questions about privilege

May 11, 2025 Vince Kanasoot

In Every Day She Rose, a play by Andrea Scott and Nick Green, has some very important things to say, and chances are, these messages may seem foreign to some theatregoers. That’s likely the point. The dynamic between a gay male and straight female who are best friends isn’t new territory in storytelling. But what’s far less common is a version that isn’t idealized—one shaped by the imbalance of privilege between the two, and the quiet tensions that can arise from it.

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Arsenic and Old Lace serves up charm and dark humour with a splash of poison elderberry with a splash of poison elderberry wine →

April 8, 2025 Vince Kanasoot

Is murder something that runs in families? This certainly seems to be the case in Arsenic and Old Lace. Written by Joseph Kesselring, this play about a family with a bad habit of killing people was a huge hit when it opened on Broadway in 1941, before making it to the big screen in 1944. Now, over 80 years later, Metro Theatre’s production is a true delight, showing that this black comedy is still a hit with modern audiences. 

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Genre-defying Eurydice Fragments travels beyond binaries to another world →

November 18, 2024 Vince Kanasoot

There’s much to celebrate in Eurydice Fragments, an innovative tech-forward and gender-inclusive reimagining of the Eurydice and Orpheus myth.

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Queer-themed Godspell radiates with love and unity

November 15, 2024 Vince Kanasoot

Cast members of Godspell, presented by Play On Words Productions. Photo credit: Owen CB Scott

The arts have always been a powerful platform for advocating social justice—and now seems to be a particularly timely moment to amplify marginalized voices. Under the leadership of artistic director Ryan Nuñez, Play On Words has reimagined Godspell from a queer perspective that celebrates love and community, while advocating for queer rights.

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A heavenly hit: The Book of Mormon delivers comedy gold and Broadway charm

November 14, 2024 Vince Kanasoot

Sam McLellan (centre) leads The Book of Mormon, presented by Broadway Across Canada. Photo credit: Julieta Cervantes

These days, audiences can’t get enough of Mormon-themed entertainment, as proven by the ongoing popularity of the Broadway hit The Book of Mormon and the TV show The Secret Lives of Mormon Housewives. And while the Housewives may not be in Vancouver right now, The Book of Mormon squad certainly is! On Tuesday night, the Broadway Across Canada touring company lit up the Queen Elizabeth Theatre with a crowd-pleasing performance that had the audience roaring in laughter and erupting in cheers throughout the evening.

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The Last Resort is a playfully dark, retro-themed escape

November 8, 2024 Vince Kanasoot

From left to right: Andrew Wade, Cleo Halls, and Barbara Guertin in The Last Resort. Photo credit: Chelsey Stuyt Photography

Have you experienced immersive theatre? If not, it’s understandable—immersive theatre is rare in Vancouver, and for good reason. There are many challenges involved in presenting it, including the need for a suitable venue. Fortunately, Dreamqueen Collective—under the helm of Fairlith Harvey—offers Vancouver audiences a chance to dive into this unique entertainment with The Last Resort. In true immersive fashion, the audience is placed right in the action as the story unfolds around them.

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Music of the Night's ode to Lloyd Webber is as polished as a Phantom chandelier →

October 17, 2024 Vince Kanasoot

From featuring falling chandeliers to high-kicking cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals are cultural icons. But strip away the spectacular production values associated with his shows, and you’ll find that the driving force behind everything is the score. Music of the Night: The Concert Tour proves that Lloyd Webber’s music, along with the lyrics of collaborators like Rice and Don Black, can stand alone, captivating and entertaining audiences without the theatrical bells and whistles.

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Theatre review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory shines with humour and energy →

October 15, 2024 Vince Kanasoot

CTORA Theatre has plucked Roald Dahl’s beloved story Charlie & the Chocolate Factory from the pages and transformed it into a larger-than-life production that proves how pure imagination can make anything possible. Over the past few seasons, CTORA has emerged on the Vancouver theatre scene with productions infused with clever staging concepts and production values, under the direction of Mark Carter. To that end, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory is right up CTORA’s alley, with a show that combines strong on-stage talent with delightful visuals to entertain and inspire audiences of all ages. 

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Studio 58’s Baggage innovatively unpacks dating life

October 9, 2024 Vince Kanasoot

Emotional baggage from dating is no joke. But it can be entertaining to poke a little fun at. After all, recognizing the humour in past experiences is part of how we grow. Sarah Segal-Lazar’s play Baggage is a clever and playful look at how baggage from past relationships follows us. This freshing work is superbly brought to life by a cast of tremendously talented Studio 58 students, led by the charismatic Michelle Avila Navarro. Director and Studio 58 graduate Jessie Liang offers an inventive concept with some creative ideas that highlight the many strengths of the cast and Segal-Lazar’s script.

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In The Improv Centre's Betrayers, audience has fun separating the truthful from traitors →

October 1, 2024 Vince Kanasoot

The Improv Centre a thing or two about timing, which of course is essential when it comes to comedy. And now that we’re officially into fall, The Improv Centre is right on time with its latest show, Betrayers—and not just because it’s based on one of the year’s most memed TV shows.

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Jersey Boys has smooth moves, authentic grit, and style for miles

September 13, 2024 Vince Kanasoot

A couple of seasons ago, the Arts Club Theatre Company staged Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, telling the personal story of the iconic title character. Now, it’s time for the fellas to take the stage with Jersey Boys, a bio musical of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The show, which won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical, recounts the exciting, yet often complicated and sometimes heartbreaking, story of the group—all powered by its nonstop parade of hits.

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Come From Away’s true story still soars with authentic East Coast style

September 11, 2024 Vince Kanasoot

Broadway Across Canada’s Come From Away has landed in Vancouver again, and it will undoubtedly inspire and uplift audiences throughout its stay. The Tony Award-winning musical, based on the events from the tragic September 11 attacks being memorialized this week, pays tribute to the efforts of the residents of the town of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, who housed and cared for the thousands of people stranded by diverted flights. 

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