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Fringe Hit THE FAMILY CROW: A MURDER MYSTERY Comes To Edmonton Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2023
After sell-out runs in Orlando, Toronto, and Winnipeg, internationally celebrated puppeteer Adam Francis Proulx bringing his unique brand of puppetry for grown-ups to the Edmonton Fringe for the first time.
OUVRIR Comes to Ballet Edmonton in October
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2023
Ouvrir comes to Ballet Edmonton in October. Performances run October 13 & 14, 2023.
Edmonton Opera's Board Director Francis Price Honoured With Opera America Award
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2023
Association for Opera in Canada has honoured an outstanding opera company board member, Francis Price, of Edmonton Opera's Board of Directors, as the 2023/24 recipient of the Association for Opera in Canada National Opera Directors Recognition Award. 
JAMES & JAMESY: EASY AS PIE Comes to Edmonton Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 02, 2023
Hot off the heels of their Orlando Fringe “Best-of-Fest” and Toronto Fringe “Critic’s Choice” awards, stalwarts of Fringe, James & Jamesy, are primed to hit Edmonton with their latest show James & Jamesy: Easy as Pie. The show, which explores themes of memory and friendship, is a captivating and heartwarming look at the power of love in healing from past events.
K-DAYS Return To Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts at EXPO Centre
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2023
Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts is coming to K-Days as a part of the K-Days' Pop-Up Market in Hall F of Edmonton EXPO Centre.
Toronto Fringe Festival Announces Award Winners
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2023
Toronto Fringe has announced the award winners of the 35th Annual Toronto Fringe Festival, on now until July 16, 2023.
Review: AUSTENTATIOUS Earns Big Laughs at Edmonton's Walterdale Theatre
by Sarah Dussome - July 13, 2023
Jam-packed with hilarious dialogue and wacky musical numbers, this upbeat production is a must-see for fans of Jane Austen’s beloved classic.
Review: ALADDIN Dazzles Edmonton at The Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
by Sarah Dussome - July 12, 2023
The beloved Disney cartoon comes alive in a whirlwind of colour and top-notch performances.
The Final Bard's Bus Tour Comes to Driftwood Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2023
Driftwood Theatre Group will present the final season of The Bard's Bus Tour from August 5-27, 2023 in nine Ontario communities including Kingston, Bloomfield, Quinte West, Peterborough, Oshawa, Pickering, Ingersoll, Toronto and Burlington.
EVERYBODY GOES TO MITZI'S Comes to Varscona Theatre in July
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2023
Teatro Live! is preparing to launch the first ever revival of Everybody Goes to Mitzi’s, an original musical comedy, created by a quartet of Teatro’s brightest young stars in 2009, and now returning with one of the company’s best loved leading ladies. 
Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Opens at Edmonton's Capitol Theatre
by Sarah Dussome - June 25, 2023
This splashy comedic production concludes Nuova Vocal Arts’ 2023 festival.
Review: FLIGHT Soars at Concordia University's Robert Tegler Hall
by Sarah Dussome - June 18, 2023
Jonathan Dove’s 1988 drama draws inspiration from an inexplicable true story.
BLACK RAINBOW Art Show Comes to The Code YEG Warehouse
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2023
Edmonton's KO Dance Projects presents Black Rainbow, an art presentation with new kinetic sculptures by local experimental dance artist KO, with live music by Will Scott Band for three shows only at 8:00 p.m. June 29 to July 1 from The Code YEG Warehouse at 11602 119 Street NW.
Review: Chamber Opera MANSFIELD PARK Opens Nuova Vocal Arts' 2023 Festival
by Sarah Dussome - June 12, 2023
Directed by Brian Deedrick, the production features an impressive cast and intricate Georgian costumes.
Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts Annual Ukrainian Vintage Fair, June 24
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2023
Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts (ACUA) annual and popular Ukrainian Vintage Fair returns to their Gallery & Artisan Boutique on Saturday June 24th from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
SkirtsAfire Festival Announces New Artistic Producer
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2023
SkirtsAfire has announced the new Artistic Producer of the festival, Amanda Goldberg. Over the next year, Amanda will work alongside the outgoing Artistic Director, Annette Loiselle, in preparation for the 2024 festival.
Previews: Rising Sun Theatre Presents WE GOT RHYTHM! at Edmonton's Nina Haggerty Centre For The Arts
by Sarah Dussome - May 25, 2023
Experience the rhythms of everyday life in an imaginative new way!
JazzFest Reveals Lineup of Free Shows
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2023
The Festival has announced the opportunities for music lovers of all backgrounds and tastes to try some free, or admission by donation, jazz music from June 28 to 30 in three cool venues, during lunch and happy hour.   
Review: PRISON DANCER is the Spectacular Grand Finale of The Citadel's 2022/2023 Season
by Sarah Dussome - May 12, 2023
This upbeat new musical features an effervescent all-Filipino cast.
Teatro Live! Presents Brand New Play LISTEN, LISTEN
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2023
This has been a busy season of innovation and reinvention at Teatro Live!, but there's one tradition to which they are adhering, and this is that a brand new play in the spring can be a wonderful thing. To that end, the company has the world premiere of Listen, Listen, a bracing and vivacious comedy written by the noted Edmonton-born playwright and screenwriter Elyne Quan, playing at the Varscona Theatre from May 26 to June 11.
Review: Margaret Atwood's THE PENELOPIAD Opens at Edmonton's Walterdale Theatre
by Sarah Dussome - May 04, 2023
This slow-burn historical fantasy features all-female cast.
Review: FIRST METIS MAN OF ODESA Arrives at Edmonton's Citadel Theatre
by Sarah Dussome - April 29, 2023
Edmontonian Matt MacKenzie and Odesa-born Mariya Khomutova paint a hope-filled portrait of their lives amid unprecedented circumstances.
FLOP! Comes to Edmonton in May
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2023
 Edmonton will once again become an ‘out-of-town tryout’ city when a brand new and fully improvised musical called FLOP! premieres in Edmonton before heading Off-Broadway to New York City in the fall. Edmonton’s own Ron Pederson (MadTV, Canadian Comedy Award Winner), as well as Ashley Botting (Second City, Because News, What We Do In The Shadows), star in a show where anything can happen based off of audience suggestions.
Review: THE ODD COUPLE Earns Big Laughs at St. Albert Dinner Theatre
by Sarah Dussome - April 21, 2023
Neil Simon’s witty 1965 comedy follows the ups and downs of a turbulent friendship.

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