Who doesn’t love a classic fairy tale? As millennials, anytime anyone mentions a beloved fairy tale, we all seem to get super excited and exclaim, “I love <fill in name of story>!” This is probably because fairy tale memories take us back to our childhood days. A time period when life was simpler, a world of possibilities lay ahead, and no matter what kind of challenges we faced, we could dream.
Read more"The Phantom of the Opera" leads Broadway Across Canada's exciting 2017/2018 season
"The Phantom of the Opera" will open Broadway Across Canada's 2017/18 season. Image: Alastair Muir.
Broadway Across Canada (BAC) recently announced it's spectacular 2017/2018 season lineup, headlined by one of my personal favourite musicals, Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera. This will be a fresh new staging of the show, featuring a new set and choreography. This production has sparked a lot of buzz and we'll get to see it right here at Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
Read moreKayla James takes over Mary Poppins umbrella in style →
Stepping into the role of Mary Poppins is never an easy task. There’s the expectation to match or at least come close to reaching the standards of Julie Andrews. But in the Arts Club’s current remount of Disney’s Mary Poppins, actress Kayla James also had the challenge of living up to Sara-Jeanne Hosie’s acclaimed performances from previous seasons. Fortunately for audiences this holiday season, James is phenomenal as the iconic English nanny who flies through the sky with her umbrella and changes lives one household at a time.
Read moreThe Book of Mormon - The ultimate guilty pleasure
If you’ve been hearing shrieks of laughter coming from the Queen Elizabeth Theatre lately, it’s because The Book of Mormon is back in Vancouver. This nine time Tony Award-winning musical is wildly and inappropriately tickling the funny bone of YVR and it feels so wrong…and so right at the same time!
Read moreDisney’s NEWSIES inspires us to ‘seize the day’
Disney's NEWSIES is a sensational musical theatre experience that will blow you away with its phenomenal dancing, singing and acting. The show tells an inspiring story of how a community that was once told they didn't matter, stood up for their rights, 'seized the day' and made sure their voices were heard. NEWSIES is an incredible and uplifting experience you will not forget.
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