The Addams Family musical

Get ready to snap your fingers along to the musical rendition of The Addams Family! Brought to us by Align Entertainment, this smash from Broadway makes its West Coast premiere at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby!

The Addams Family: A New Musical runs from February 6 to 21st. Buy your tickets online!

Oklahoma!

Oh what a beautiful morning! Especially now that we have yet another musical popping up in town in February! It's the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, Oklahoma! With a theatre group like Langara's Studio 58 behind it, it's bound to be a hit!

This show about "hopes and dreams and youth's attempt to realize them" has been reimagined for the more intimate setting at Langara and promises "part charming love story, part stirring retelling of American history, and many parts beloved songs and stunning dance!"

Oklahoma! runs at Studio 58 from February 5 to March 1. Tickets available online.

The Last Five Years

I don't know about you, but I am soooooooo excited to hear that coming to Vancouver in February is the live musical theatre production of The Last Five Years! Thank you Lion Fish Entertainment!

Never heard of this musical before? Neither had I, until the trailer for the movie version starring Anna Kendrick popped up online. It's an off-Broadway show that has a rampant cult following and centers around the story of a relationship between two people and its slow demise. Check out the movie trailer here:

 

So before heading to the film, make sure to check out the live production first, which starts its run in Vancouver on February 4 until Valentine's Day at the PAL theatre! Tickets on sale now online!

Lunch Poems at SFU Harbour Centre

A new year and another round of lunchtime poetry awaits you down at the SFU Harbour Centre campus! It's the return of Lunch Poems! No, this is not poetry about lunches, but rather, a lunchtime event where you get to enjoy live poetry readings from some of the city's top poets.

On Wednesday, January 21, gracing the stage will be Kate Braid and Amber Dawn. Not to be missed!

For more info, check out the website.

Kit Pearson at UBC

Famed award-winning children's book author Kit Pearson will be holding a speak at UBC on Wednesday, January 21 at noon!

For more information, check out the website.

Crazy For You

Wow. I turned to my friend at intermission and had only one word to say. Wow.

Was I in New York or in Richmond? Who knew that happening RIGHT NOW out in Richmond at the Gateway Theatre, is one of the finest musicals I've ever seen locally! Gershwin's Crazy For You is currently playing, and you will be transported from Broadway to the deserts of Nevada, from the inside of a saloon to backstage at a theater. All of this done by some amazing set work and detail, as well as a highly talented cast of singers, actors, dancers, aka Triple Threats. 

And really, who could ask for anything more? The songs are catchy, the choreography by Julie Tomato is fan-freaking-tastic, and the entire ensemble are superb, led by the excellent tap dancing stylings of Gaelan Beatty as Bobby Child. The calibre of this production rivals anything you'll find on Broadway! 

This show was so damn good, I want to go again, and bring all my musical-loving friends to it. With the holiday season upon us, it is the perfect gift to give! What are you waiting for? Someone to watch over you? 

Crazy For You runs at the Gateway Theatre until December 31st. 

Little Women

Thank you to Fighting Chance Productions for bringing Little Women The Musical to town! There are so many shows from Broadway that don't get the national tour treatment, so the only way to see them other than going to New York is to depend on local companies to mount them.

This production of Little Women is the perfect holiday treat to bring the whole family to. The music and songs are good, you'll be "delighted" and as for the lead actress who takes on the central role of Jo, she's simply Astonishing, as is the rest of the cast who make up this treasured tale.

After seeing this, I wanted to go watch the Winona Ryder movie version immediately. There are only a few more dates left in their run, so make sure to get to Little Women The Musical asap!

Little Women is on until December 21 at Studio 1398 on Granville Island. Tickets available online.