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Along with featuring internationally celebrated writers such as Salman Rushdie and Simon Sebag Montefiore, this year’s Blue Metropolis festival shone a light on lesser known but equally important voices—all in keeping with its mission to showcase writing through a multicultural and multilingual lens. The festival’s Friday lineup opened with a panel called Other Cities, Other […]
Mean Girls is a fun, sparkly, and fabulous musical on thedangerous jungle known as High School. Written by Tina Fey, formerly of Saturday Night Live, the story navigates the crazy world of cliques, social hierarchies, and bullying. While this sounds like heavy subjects, the show is full of laughs, sharp wit, and charm. The delightful songs and talented cast bring joyful energy and […]
The blockbuster Broadway musical Mean Girls makes its Montreal debut at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier from April 22 to 27. Featuring a book by Tina Fey based on her screenplay for the film, Mean Girls follows Cady Heron, who grew up on an African savanna and moves to suburban Illinois, where she takes on The Plastics, a […]
It’s been over 20 years since Tina Fey’s cult classic Mean Girls hit the big screen, leaving audiences with highly quotable pop-culture references and a lasting affection for five strong female frenemies just trying to find their place in an American high school. Now the movie has been turned into a musical—updated and scored by […]
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Mother Tongue Productions is bringing the award-winning musical to the Montreal stage. Company founder Keith Trevor Hernandez has put together an epic portrayal of East German rock goddess Hedwig Schmidt and her backup band The Angry Inch—named after the remains of Hedwig’s botched sex-change operation. Discover an outrageous and often […]
From April 25 to 28, the 26th edition of Blue Metropolis will bring some 150 literary giants to Hotel 10, with participants gathering from around the world to share their writing, reflections, big ideas, and hopes for a better world. Join writers as they explore this year’s theme of Dreams & Utopias through readings, conversations, […]
Fifteen Dogs is a wildly entertaining, funny, thoughtful, and heartbreaking show about the nature ofinstinct vs. conscious choice. Man’s best friend is the star and stars don’t always behave nicely. But it is alot of fun to watch. No, there are no real dogs here but a fantastic cast that makes this a rambunctiousshow.During a […]
At the Beginning of Time is a comedy-drama that presents an honest and stirring look at mortality. It touches on personal choices, reconciling the past, and how to live in the next phase of life. These are big questions but the show hits them with quick wit, ribald humour, and a nice dose of Montreal […]
Come From Away is a miracle. A glorious, heartwarming, joyous musical based on a true story about the town of Gander in Newfoundland that rose up to help unexpected visitors during one of the most tragic events of the 21st century. The show features rousing and moving songs which gives an atmosphere of a Newfoundland […]
The Tony and Olivier Award-winning smash hit musical Come From Away tells the remarkable and now famous true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them on September 11, 2001. Veteran stage actor James Kall costars in the new North American touring production of Come From Away. He was […]