Calgary Theater Reviews

BWW Review: RENT Kicks Off a Season of Love with Broadway Across Canada

by Vicki Trask — September 11, 2019

RENT tells the story of six New York artists struggling to survive at the end of the millennium.

BWW Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Slays at Stage West Theatre Restaurant

by Vicki Trask — May 1, 2019

A man discovers he is eighth in line to become Earl of Highhurst.

BWW Review: Theatre Calgary's BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Shines a Spotlight on Calgary's Talent

by Vicki Trask — April 19, 2019

The highly anticipated season-closer of Billy Elliot the Musical has been a long-time coming for Theatre Calgary.

BWW Review: Artists' Collective Theatre's COCK Left Me Questioning

by Vicki Trask — March 31, 2019

There is a great need in Calgary for Queer stories to be told, for emerging artists to be highlighted, and for local directors and creators to take the stage.

BWW Review: HAMLET: A GHOST STORY Delivers Chills and Thrills at Vertigo Theatre

by Vicki Trask — March 23, 2019

BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY Feels Like Coming Home in Calgary

by Vicki Trask — March 21, 2019

In 2013, Calgary's own Stage West Theatre presented the Pechet Family Musical Award to a brand new show called Come From Away.

BWW Review: JOHN & JEN Touches Hearts at Imagine Performing Arts

by Vicki Trask — March 19, 2019

John & Jen is not a musical I had a lot of (re: any) familiarity with.

BWW Review: THE NEW CANADIAN CURLING CLUB at Alberta Theatre Projects Falls Flat on the Ice

by Vicki Trask — March 12, 2019

As the closer to Alberta Theatre Project's 2018/2019 season - and coming off of the announcement in August of 2018 to exchange this show for another - all eyes were on The New Canadian Curling Club.

BWW Review: [TITLE OF SHOW] is an Absolute Rice Krispie Treat at Birnton Theatricals

by Vicki Trask — March 8, 2019

Four chairs and a keyboard are all you need to create a fantastic, original musical about how to create a fantastic, original musical.

BWW Review: Stage West's DRINKING HABITS 2 is Easy to Swallow

by Vicki Trask — February 21, 2019

A sequel to the Tom Smith farce previously produced by Stage West in 2017, we return to the Convent of the Sisters of Perpetual Sewing not long after the events of the first show and find that things have settled down.

BWW Review: ZORRO: FAMILY CODE Slays at Alberta Theatre Projects

by Vicki Trask — December 4, 2018

Zorro is the original swashbuckling hero who always does the right thing and adheres to a personal code that drives him to help those in need.

BWW Review: Oh What a Night at JERSEY BOYS by Stage West Theatre

by Vicki Trask — November 28, 2018

Given Stage West Theatre Restaurant's penchant for tributes and bio-musicals (ala Million Dollar Quartet, Rock of Ages, Red Rock Diner, and their continuously running Tribute Concert Series), Jersey Boys was a perfect fit for their 2018/2019 Season.

BWW Review: Knowing is Only HALF THE BATTLE with DIY and Sage Theatre Companies

by Vicki Trask — November 3, 2018

You step into a small, dark room devoid of sound, and the only light is illuminating your path to your seat as you enter the Motel Theatre at the Arts Commons (one of my favourite places to be because there is a theatre around every corner).

BWW Review: Happy Days Are Here Again as BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL Comes To Calgary

by Vicki Trask — November 1, 2018

There is a reason bio-musicals and jukebox tales are so popular.

BWW: Review: Nothing Accidental About MARY AND MAX's Success at Theatre Calgary

by Vicki Trask — October 24, 2018

Last week marked the world premiere of Mary and Max, a touching story of friendship and the ultimate power of words.

BWW Review: AND THE WORLD GOES 'ROUND Slays at Stage West

by Vicki Trask — September 25, 2018

Taken from the Liza Minelli song in the 1977 movie musical 'New York, New York', this two hour revue covers songs from twelve musical productions, woven together - with no plot - to feature a cast of five artists playing all the characters.

BWW Review: HONOR BEAT at Theatre Calgary Starts The Season Right

by Vicki Trask — September 11, 2018

In a world struggling to find connection, how strange that we're brought together in one place to witness the beautiful love and ultimate separation of a family, in an oddly comforting way.

BWW Review: LES MISERABLES by Broadway Across Canada Left Me With a Heart Full of Love

by Vicki Trask — July 19, 2018

There is a reason that Les Miserables is the longest running musical of all time.

BWW Review: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA at Shakespeare By The Bow

by Vicki Trask — July 17, 2018

Shakespeare by the Bow has been a staple of Calgary summer theatre for the past seven years and yet, regrettably, this was my first year walking through Prince's Island Park to attend Theatre Calgary's seminal programing.

BWW Review: Have a Toe-Tappin' Good Time in the RED ROCK DINER at Stage West Theatre

by Vicki Trask — July 8, 2018

What I expected to be an evening of upbeat music and fun-filled choreography did deliver, but not in a way that left me completely satisfied.