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Theatre review: Anastasia is a fairy-tale spectacle, complete with ballet and Broadway-belt songs

The Broadway musical, inspired by the animated film, rides on the talents of its young, triple threat cast and dazzling digital projections

STAGE, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 8, 2023Vancouver Civic Theatres, Broadway Across Canada

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents Driving Me Crazy on March 21 and 22

Play uses cars and intertwining narratives to take a deep-dive into family relationships

THEATREStir VancouverMarch 7, 2023Partner Content, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

Métis artist Jani Lauzon explores the sacred in Prophecy Fog

The intimate play grew out of the esteemed artist's visit to Giant Rock in the Mojave Desert

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 6, 2023Jani Lauzon, Spring 2023, Indigenous

Spring Arts: A month-by-month guide to all that's blooming on Vancouver stages and screens

Cherry blossoms, circus moms, and ukelele orchestras: a roundup of don’t-miss music, theatre, dance, and more

DANCE, FESTS, MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithMarch 6, 2023Spring 2023, SPRING 2023, Homepage feature

Theatre review: Strong performances and big laughs as The Wrong Bashir makes generational conflict universal

Well-drawn characters shed comedic new light on Canada’s Ismaili community

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 6, 2023FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Spring 2023

Director Rachel Peake brings a fresh lens to Sense and Sensibility's tale of two sisters

No stuffy period piece, Kate Hamill’s play is fun and fast paced

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 1, 2023Arts Club Theatre, Rachel Peake, Jane Austen, Spring 2023, SPRING 2023

Shadbolt Centre for the Arts presents Birthday Present for Myself, March 17 and 18

Hiromoto Ida piece infused with elements of Japanese Noh theatre

Stir Q&A: My Little Tomato playwright Rick Tae talks food, laughter, and how to spice up a rom com

His new comedy about an organic farmer crosses race, culture, and fruit. Or is that a vegetable?

THEATREJanet SmithMarch 1, 2023The Cultch, THE CULTCH, vAct, Zee Zee Theatre, rice and beans theatre, Spring 2023

Veteran Vancouver theatre artist Alan Brodie opens the backstage world, steering Arts Umbrella's new stagecraft program

Spring break offerings for teens demystify lighting and set painting classes

THEATRE, ART & DESIGNJanet SmithFebruary 28, 2023Alan Brodie, Arts Umbrella, ARTS UMBRELLA, arts education, Spring 2023

Elf: The Musical, Little Shop of Horrors, and more as Arts Club Theatre Company fetes 60 for 2023-24 season

Every Brilliant Thing, Ring of Fire Johnny Cash story, Choir Boy, Red Velvet, and more across three stages

THEATRE, NEWSJanet SmithFebruary 28, 2023Arts Club Theatre, Touchstone Theatre

Oz reimagines the writing of the famous children's story, at the Waterfront Theatre March 1 to 26

Carousel Theatre for Young People’s production innovatively reimagines author L. Frank Baum working through writer’s block

THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 27, 2023Carousel Theatre

Firehall Arts Centre presents Our Ghosts from March 19 to April 2

Production tells true story of a military flight officer who disappeared in fighter jet near Comox

THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 23, 2023Partner Content, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre

Theatre review: Québécois-Indigenous playwright Jocelyn Sioui's Mononk Jules has a hairpin turn

The performer-puppeteer erases nothing about his Huron-Wendat great-uncle’s history

THEATREGail JohnsonFebruary 23, 2023Theatre la Seizieme, French, Indigenous

Vancouver actor Sabrina Vellani welcomes The Wrong Bashir's comedic take on her Ismaili community

New play uses laughter to explore intergenerational conflict around traditions

THEATRE, CULTUREJanet SmithFebruary 23, 2023Touchstone Theatre, FIREHALL, Firehall Arts Centre, Homepage feature, Spring 2023

Vancouver Fringe Festival announces Duncan Watts-Grant as new executive director

He has long association with the theatre fest, and has worked at VSO and Langara College

NEWS, THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 22, 2023Vancouver Fringe Festival

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra presents The Rite of Spring from March 10 to 12

The concert in Vancouver and Surrey includes Stravinsky’s masterpiece as well as other exceptional works

THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 22, 2023Partner Content, VSO

Theatre review: Starwalker's showstopping songs power story of inclusion and chosen family

Strong singing and acting in musical about Indigenous teen who goes from streets to drag stage

THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 19, 2023The Cultch, THE CULTCH, Urban Ink Theatre, Raven Theatre, Homepage feature

Invisible Boy author Harrison Mooney hosts the Black Futures Open Mic, February 26 at Progress Lab

Neworld Theatre and The Unbound Reading Series event invites Black creatives to showcase their works

READ, THEATRE, WHAT'S STIRRINGJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2023Neworld Theatre, Unbound Reading Series

Burnaby Lyric Opera stages famed double bill of Gianni Schicchi and Pagliacci, to March 2

Big Italian sound, comedy, and tragedy, in production at Shadbolt Centre

WHAT'S STIRRING, MUSIC, THEATREJanet SmithFebruary 17, 2023shadbolt centre for the arts, burnaby lyric opera

Gateway Theatre presents the B.C. premiere of Prophecy Fog from March 9 to 18

The work by award-winning Indigenous artist Jani Lauzon is based on her voyage to Giant Rock in California’s Mojave Desert

THEATREStir VancouverFebruary 17, 2023Partner Content, Gateway Theatre

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