Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
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 […]
From April 24 to 27, Montreal’s own Blue Metropolis international literary festival will feature a comprehensive lineup of over 160 authors and artists from around the world, all taking place at downtown’s Hotel 10. Under the theme of Time, the Tree, the Page, this year’s lineup includes conversations with none other than Salman Rushdie, Peter […]
Tina- The Tina Turner Musical is as high energy as a stadium concert, and as exciting as the legendary singer Tina Turner herself! With great performances, rousing music, beautiful sets and costumes, it chronicles Tina’s triumphant rise from hardship to a spectacular career as a solo artist. Tina’s story begins as a child singing boldly […]
A live band, a vibrant stage, and a set list that will have you tapping along and mouthing all the words—TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is at Place des Arts for 8 show-stopping performances as part of a sensational world tour. Catch American Idol finalist Jayna Elise in the role of Tina as we […]
Veteran star of stage and screen Deidre Lang knows how to play the showbiz long game. Fresh from portraying the show-stopping Motormouth Maybelle on the Hairspray national tour, Lang is back on the road portraying Gran Georgeanna – Tina Turner’s beloved grandmother – in the smash hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical national tour which headlines Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier February 4 to 9. The cast also includes American Idol finalist Jayna Elise starring as Tina Turner. […]
Strawberries in January- A Musical Fantasy is a delicious, funny, and bright antidote to the grey dour winter blues. It puts a smile on your face and lifts your mood, making you want to fall in love (again). This is about love in all of its vulnerabilities, honesty, missed opportunities, and joyful reconnections. And the lovely music will put […]
Six neighbours, a heatwave, a friend who’s disappeared, and a sudden sinkhole in the backyard—the latest production from Infinithéâtre takes a close look at what happens when what’s been buried suddenly bubbles to the surface. Sinkhole (or six ways to disappear) is set in a working-class Montreal community, where a group of intergenerational Black neighbours go about their day-to-day lives against the […]
When playwright and actor Adam Kelly Morton first wrote and performed his one-man play, The Anorak, in 2004, it was a raw look at the Montreal Massacre at École Polytechnique through the eyes of mass killer, Marc Lépine. To mark the 35th anniversary of the event that forever changed our city, Morton is remounting his […]