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Jan 23, 2025 | 
createastir.ca | Vince Kanasoot
FORGET ABOUT SAYING “Beetlejuice” three times: Broadway Across Canada’s Beetlejuice the Musical is so much fun, you may actually want to see it three times. After all, given the funhouse-like experience, the distorted visuals, and the whacked-out humour—not to mention some excellent song and dance—one time likely isn’t enough to fully take in everything this kooky musical offers.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
createastir.ca | Vince Kanasoot
THE WORD “BOUND” can be used in a couple of different ways. It could refer to being restricted to something, or else en route to a destination. Bound! The Musical (In Concert) examines how a group of people in the fictional town of Middleburg experience both uses of the word in the unusual aftermath of an election. This show was a semi-staged reading of what the creators hope will develop into a fully staged production.
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Nov 18, 2024 | 
createastir.ca | Vince Kanasoot
“IF YOUR PROTAGONIST is leading you then you’ll likely stay ahead of your reader,” says Bella Baird, one of two characters in Adam Rapp’s play The Sound Inside. But what happens when we can no longer stay ahead of the story we’re trying to write for our own lives?
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
createastir.ca | Vince Kanasoot
FROM FEATURING FALLING chandeliers to high-kicking cats, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals are cultural icons. But strip away the spectacular production values associated with his shows, and you’ll find that the driving force behind everything is the score. Music of the Night: The Concert Tour proves that Lloyd Webber’s music, along with the lyrics of collaborators like Rice and Don Black, can stand alone, captivating and entertaining audiences without the theatrical bells and whistles.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
createastir.ca | Vince Kanasoot
CTORA THEATRE HAS plucked Roald Dahl’s beloved story Charlie & the Chocolate Factory from the pages and transformed it into a larger-than-life production that proves how pure imagination can make anything possible. Over the past few seasons, CTORA has emerged on the Vancouver theatre scene with productions infused with clever staging concepts and production values, under the direction of Mark Carter.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
createastir.ca | Vince Kanasoot
EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE from dating is no joke. But it canbe entertaining to poke a little fun at. After all, recognizing the humour in past experiences is part of how we grow. Sarah Segal-Lazar’s play Baggage is a clever and playful look at how baggage from past relationships follows us. This freshing work is superbly brought to life by a cast of tremendously talented Studio 58 students, led by the charismatic Michelle Avila Navarro.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
createastir.ca | Vince Kanasoot
THE IMPROV CENTRE KNOWS a thing or two about timing, which of course is essential when it comes to comedy. And now that we’re officially into fall, The Improv Centre is right on time with its latest show, Betrayers—and not just because it’s based on one of the year’s most memed TV shows. Conceived by ensemble member Allen Morrison, Betrayers cleverly integrates theatre improv games into a murder-mystery-like experience, which is fitting with Halloween approaching.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
createastir.ca | Vince Kanasoot
A COUPLE OF SEASONS ago, the Arts Club Theatre Company staged Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, telling the personal story of the iconic title character. Now, it’s time for the fellas to take the stage with Jersey Boys, a bio musical of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The show, which won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Musical, recounts the exciting, yet often complicated and sometimes heartbreaking, story of the group—all powered by its nonstop parade of hits.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
createastir.ca | Vince Kanasoot
BROADWAY ACROSS CANADA’S Come From Away has landed in Vancouver again, and it will undoubtedly inspire and uplift audiences throughout its stay. The Tony Award-winning musical, based on the events from the tragic September 11 attacks being memorialized this week, pays tribute to the efforts of the residents of the town of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, who housed and cared for the thousands of people stranded by diverted flights.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
bccpa.ca | Ann Jenireene Gomez |Vince Kanasoot |Jack Blackwell
The Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) is focused on the protection of the public interest and the important national work that needs to be done, including standards setting. The unified CPA profession is strong and will continue to thrive under a new national collaboration framework that is currently being considered, including how membership in CPA Canada is structured.
