VMTC

The Vancouver Musical Theatre Calendar

Six new musicals coming up… plus two of my own!

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Hey there Musical Theatre fans! Time for another update to the VMTC – the Vancouver Musical Theatre Calendar. Here’s what’s just been added: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Fighting Chance Productions brings back this beloved parody! Nov. 30 – Dec. 5 BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE December 8 and 9 A sizzlin’ song and dance cabaret fundraiser for Awkward […]

The Broadway Chorus presents “Sub Plots, the musical!”

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December 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th at the Roundhouse Community Centre Theatre Love, exciting and new … come aboard … we’re expecting you! Yes, the Love Sub (the world’s first and finest luxury sub cruise experience) is once again filled with passengers eager for romance, and certain to find it in the most unlikely of […]

New shows, plus a review of “The Sound of Music”

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Hey there Musical Theatre lovers! It’s Adam here with another update from www.VancouverMusicals.com. And this time around, something extra special, my detailed review of Footlight Theatre’s The Sound of  Music! But first… here’s the new shows just added to the Calendar: Amber Avenues A new musical set in 1964 Starts November 24 Good News The […]

REVIEW: Footlight’s “The Sound of Music” is a winner

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I should start this review with a confession. Up until just a few years ago, I’d never seen The Sound of Music. Sure, I was familiar with it in generalities – TSOM has a solid spot in the cultural zeitgeist – but when I first watched the film I was on pins and needles waiting […]

“Great News” from APPLAUSE! Musicals in Concert!

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APPLAUSE! Musicals in Concert begins its 2010-2011 season of rare, shelved, and forgotten musical theatre gems with incredibly great news – the rarely performed 1927 musical Good News which is a high-spirited musical set in the roaring twenties. This entertaining evening of toe tapping comedy and romance includes such dance-happy classics as “The Varsity Drag,” […]

Snow White 25th year of Panto Fun for the whole Family!

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For the past 25 years, many people have begun their holiday season by attending the Fraser Valley Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s annual musical panto. This year’s silver anniversary production of “Snow White and the Vertically Challenged Excavators” promises to continue the Society’s tradition of delivering loads of family-friendly fun. Will the wicked Queen convince everyone […]

Boo! A Halloween update for VancouverMusicals.com

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Hey there musical theatre fans! It’s time for another thrilling chapter of the VMTC email update. Lots of new stuff on the calendar lately. Nothing that’s really on a Halloween theme though, I must admit – unless  you count the witches of WICKED, coming next June but already causing a big stir of excitement amongst […]

Audition notice: Christmas eve drama

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Audition Announcement for “A Multitude of the Heavenly Host: A Christmas Eve Drama” Parishioner Nina Shoroplova has written and will direct “A Multitude of the Heavenly Host” for a service at St. Paul’s Anglican Church on Christmas Eve, Friday, December 24, 2010 at 5 p.m. Auditions will be held for all roles on Sunday, October 17, 2010, […]

What About LUV?

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VANCOUVER, BC: Down Stage Right Productions is pleased to announce its Main Stage Twentieth Anniversary Production: What About LUV? based on the play LUV by Murray Shishgal, Book by Jeffrey Sweet, Music by Howard Marren, and Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead. Fetching melodies, razor-sharp lyrics and zinging one-liners all add up to a hilarious tongue-in-cheek musical […]