Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
A mother and her 10-year-old son move from the farm to Montreal to start a new life, only to find the rift in their relationship filled by a parent’s worst fears, a child’s dangerous curiosity, and a thing that threatens to either push them over the edge—or bring them back together. Now playing at the […]
Get in the holiday spirit with a performance by the Lyric Theatre Singers, who will be taking the stage at Concordia’s Loyola Chapel for four candlelit evenings of Christmas music from around the world. Led by musical director Bob Bachelor, the ensemble will be singing from a repertoire of everything from new arrangements of Christmas […]
Boy Falls From The Sky is a sweet, hilarious, and entertaining musical about the real-life roller coaster journey into show business by its star, Canadian actor/singer Jake Epstein. This is not a cautionary tale about the pit falls of the entertainment industry, a story we have seen many times before. Mr. Epstein’s story is much […]
It isn’t often you get to watch a performance while sitting at the bottom of a pool. But the Bain Mathieu venue’s repurposed stage is the perfect metaphor for Imago Theatre’s latest production: The Retreat. Part dystopia, part self-reflection, and completely otherworldly, The Retreat is an open space away from time and place where people […]
When we interact or become intimate with people from another culture, do we seek to connect with the person or the culture? Do we project our perceptions onto that culture? Do we fail to make a true relationship because of our fears, ignorance, or arrogance? alterNatives is a show with big ideas and yet remains […]
On a small island overrun by land developers, two radically different strangers’ lives collide after an unexpected ecological disaster. Seeking safety in a bunker, they clash and connect over their shared dislike of the developers and their conflicting dreams of a utopia where they can do more than just survive. – via Geordie Theatre’s press […]
King Dave is a brilliant one-man performance on the self-destructive impulses that can come from the struggles with racism. It is a journey of how injustice, betrayal, and unaccountability can twist one’s choices, leading to ruin. Dave, a young Haitian-Montrealer, narrates his story of youthful troubles as they spiral out of control. His need for […]
The smash hit Broadway musical Aladdin makes its Montreal debut at Place des Arts on March 28, and the sterling cast includes veteran actor Sorab Wadia as the Sultan. Adapted from the animated Disney film, Aladdin sweeps audiences into a world of daring adventure, classic comedy and timeless romance. This new production features a full score, […]
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 […]