Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
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Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for the second half of August 2019: MUSIC Many top touring acts headline various Montreal concert venues this month. At the Bell Centre, top acts include Rock and Roll Hall of Famers KISS headlining their last-ever Montreal concert (August 16), Canadian boy done good Shawn Mendes (August […]
On the second floor of historic Montreal strip club Café Cleopatra, is an aged cabaret dedicated to showcasing to a wide variety of locally produced shows, from burlesque to drag, to comedy to LGBTQ+ events and more. Produced by Noelle Hannibal’s In the Wings Productions, Hedwig and the Angry Inch premiered at Montreal’s Cabaret Mado […]
There is a rise of Canadian country / rock / pop music happening with WAVE 21. This is a group with diverse styles in personality, music, and overall talent. WAVE 21 is also an interesting band since they are new yet very experienced at the same time. Band leader Mary-Lynn Doroschuck is the daughter of […]
This year’s 2019 Just For Laughs galas ended with comedian/actor Anthony Anderson who is currently riding high on the success of the hit show Black-ish. He serenaded the crowd with a sexy love song dedicated to Canada. He oozed out Barry White style sayings like “I want to roll up your rim, whatever that means, […]
The world’s biggest and best comedy festival has some of the most diverse galas they have ever had. Howie Mandel kicked things off with an All-Star gala opening of hilarity. The rest of the galas featured hosts Wanda Sykes, Hasan Minhaj, Anthony Jeselnik, Michael Che, Jonathan Van Ness, and Anthony Anderson. This year’s Just For […]
For five consecutive years, Howie Mandel has hosted his own gala as part of the Just for Laughs festival programming in Salle Wilfrid Pelletier. Filmed for American network “The CW”, this year’s gala was once again a stellar all-star lineup featuring globally renowned comics Anjelah Johnson, Ronny Chieng, Fortune Feimster, Alonzo Bodden, Cameron Esposito, Mark […]
Since 1988, Repercussion Theatre’s annual Shakespeare-in-the-Park production has toured green spaces in and around Montreal every summer, bringing together the Bard’s best plays, local talent, outdoor theatre, and the curious masses for an event that takes age-old themes and makes them incredibly accessible for new audiences. This year’s production is Measure for Measure—one of Shakespeare’s […]
On July 13, Montrealers celebrated the second annual Spice Isle Cultural day in Little Burgundy’s Vinet Park. This gathering of music, dancing, culture, food, and fun is an upbeat tribute to the three Caribbean islands that make up the spice isles: Carriacou, Petite Martinique, and Grenada (pronounced GreNAYda, for any unseasoned ears). The festival isn’t […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for the second half of July 2019: MUSIC Top acts at the Bell Centre include 1990s teen pin-ups Backstreet Boys (July 15), classic rockers Heart (July 16), British hard-rock legends Def Leppard (July 17) and South African stand-up comic Trevor Noah (July 26), host of The Daily […]
This 11th year of The Ethnic Show has six very different comedians from diverse ethnic backgrounds bringing hilarity and energy every night. Cristela Alonzo is this year’s host and she does a fine/funny job. One has to give her full credit since she is the first Latina woman to create, produce, write, and star in […]