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Infinitheatre's THE PIPELINE 2014 to Run 12/3-7
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2014
Every year Infinitheatre presents Quebec's newest discoveries in The Pipeline, an annual series of free public play readings where the audience takes centre stage. Guy Sprung, Infinitheatre's artistic director, invites the public to be part of the excitement and share their views from Wednesday, December 3 - Sunday, December 7 at the beautiful Rialto Theatre. On offer will be the three winning plays from the Write-On-Q! playwriting competition as well as two works in development from previous Write-On-Q! prize winners.
NO ONE LIKE HUGH Opens Tonight at MainLine Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2014
Hold on to your non-gender-specific hats because Playwright Hero Productions is presenting their second original show of their fourth season: No One Like Hugh, opening tonight, November 26 at MainLine Theatre. Written by Jimmy Karamanis, Travis Martin and Alexander Smith, No One Like Hugh is an homage to and parody of Shakespeare's mistaken-identity comedies. Cross-dressing, 'identical' twins, a misunderstood fool and dark sorcery are but some of the knavery you can expect.
Gleams Theatre Celebrates 10 Years with Unconventional Play at Hotel Launch
by BWW News Desk - November 24, 2014
GLEAMS THEATRE is happy to present the Canadian premiere of Where Were You When I Was Coming written by C. S. Hanson and directed by Ira Sokolova which will take place on Wednesday, December 3, at 7:30pm at Hotel Auberge Manoir Ville-Marie, located at 3130 St. Catherine St. East.
Hudson Village Theatre Presents A CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS, 12/05-07
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2014
The Lyric Theatre Singers are very excited to announce that their highly anticipated Christmas concerts are coming to Concordia's beautiful Loyola Chapel. Three performances of A Candlelight Christmas will be presented on December 5, 6 and 7 at the University's multi-faith chapel, located on Loyola Campus at 7121 Sherbrooke St. West.
PIPS:lab Brings SOCIAL FICTION to Theatre Junction GRAND Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2014
Returning to Theatre Junction GRAND with another Canadian premiere after last season's DieSpace 3.0, Artistic Director Mark Lawes is thrilled to present, direct from Amsterdam, PIPS:lab's acclaimed Social Fiction. This unique work is an interactive, multi-media performance in real-time, breaking the boundaries between theatre, cinema and video games. Four shows only, from tonight, November 19, to November 22.
Fancy Pants Supper Club Comes to the La Sala Rossa Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2014
How would you like to be wined and dined in style and have an excuse to dress up without having to buy a wedding present and sit beside Uncle Irving? Would you enjoy a world class floor show with thrills, chills and spills, followed by dancing the night away to jazz standards? If the answer is yes, you're in luck. Enter Fancy Pants Supper Club, a co-creation of former Cirque du Soleil clown Joe De Paul and Kiss My Cabaret impresario and actor Danette Mackay. All this for one night only, at the charming La Sala Rossa tonight, Nov. 15.
CORNER OF THE SKY: THE MUSIC OF STEPHEN SCHWARTZ Set for Segal Studio Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2014
Tickets for Corner of the Sky: The Music of Stephen Schwartz are on sale now to the general public. The concert is ONE NIGHT ONLY tonight, November 13, 2014 at the Segal Centre Studio, located at 5170 ch. de la Cote-Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec H3W 1M7. The show begins at 8:00PM
Teesri Duniya Theatre Opens CORPUS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2014
Teesri Duniya Theatre inaugurates its 2014­2015 Season with the Quebec premier of CORPUS Written by playwright Darrah Teitel and directed by Liz Valdez, it has a stellar cast: Holly Gauthier­Frankel, Melissa Paulson, Davide Chiazzese, Susan Bain, Ian Geldart, and Gilles Plouffe. Presented by the MAI (Montreal arts interculturells) as part of their sixteenth performing arts season. the play will run from tonight, November 13, t the ­20th, 2014.
BWW Interviews: CORNER OF THE SKY Celebrates the Music of Stephen Schwartz at the Segal Centre, Nov. 13
by Krista Garver - November 10, 2014
On November 13, Noelle Hannibal, Marc Ducusin, and special guests will perform in Corner of the Sky: The Music of Stephen Schwartz at the Segal Centre Studio.
NO ONE LIKE HUGH Opens 11/26 at MainLine Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2014
Hold on to your non-gender-specific hats because Playwright Hero Productions is presenting their second original show of their fourth season: No One Like Hugh, opening November 26 at MainLine Theatre. Written by Jimmy Karamanis, Travis Martin and Alexander Smith, No One Like Hugh is an homage to and parody of Shakespeare's mistaken-identity comedies. Cross-dressing, 'identical' twins, a misunderstood fool and dark sorcery are but some of the knavery you can expect.
Fancy Pants Supper Club Comes to the La Sala Rossa, 11/15
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2014
How would you like to be wined and dined in style and have an excuse to dress up without having to buy a wedding present and sit beside Uncle Irving? Would you enjoy a world class floor show with thrills, chills and spills, followed by dancing the night away to jazz standards? If the answer is yes, you're in luck. Enter Fancy Pants Supper Club, a co-creation of former Cirque du Soleil clown Joe De Paul and Kiss My Cabaret impresario and actor Danette Mackay. All this for one night only, at the charming La Sala Rossa on Sat. Nov. 15.
PIPS:lab to Bring SOCIAL FICTION to Theatre Junction GRAND, 11/19-22
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2014
Returning to Theatre Junction GRAND with another Canadian premiere after last season's DieSpace 3.0, Artistic Director Mark Lawes is thrilled to present, direct from Amsterdam, PIPS:lab's acclaimed Social Fiction. This unique work is an interactive, multi-media performance in real-time, breaking the boundaries between theatre, cinema and video games. Four shows only, from November 19 to November 22.
OF THE CAUSES OF WONDERFUL THINGS Runs Now thru Nov 8 at Theatre La Chapelle
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2014
Created in Sydney, Australia, through a series of funded residencies, Of The Causes of Wonderful Things is Talya Rubin's latest devised creation: a moving, intricate and darkly comic installation theatre piece (for a limited audience of 50) about five children who disappear in a small town in the American South. Directed and co-devised by Nick James, Of The Causes of Wonderful Things will draw you into its world from today, November 4-8 at Theatre La Chapelle.
Quebec English-Language Premiere of SOCIAL STUDIES Opens Tonight at the Centaur Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2014
From tonight, November 1 to 30, 2014 Centaur Theatre presents the Quebec English-language premiere of Tricia Cooper's, Social Studies, featuring an intimate four-member cast directed by triple threat playwright, actor and director, Paul Van Dyck (Sahara Crossing, Haunted, Miss Sugarpuss Must Die!, Paradise Lost, Blood Wild and the META-winning Oroonoko).
Burlesque and More Set for The Wiggle Room, Now thru Nov 1
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2014
For high quality live shows, cocktails and service, come to The Wiggle Room this week, today, October 29 through November 1, 2014. An intimate and exciting experience, The Wiggle Room is Montreal's first cabaret cocktail club devoted to burlesque, comedy, live music, variety and the neo-vaudeville arts.
BUNNY BUNNY: GILDA RADNER Set for Segal Centre for Performing Arts Studio, 11/20-30
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2014
Following a successful North American tour and just in time for the 40th Anniversary of Saturday Night Live Red Body Productions presents Bunny Bunny: GILDA RADNER: A Sort of Love Story, a one-woman show, from November 20th to 30th at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts Studio. This original stage abridgment of comedy icon Alan Zweibel's homage to groundbreaking Jewish comedian Gilda Radner stars Rosaruby Kagan as both Zweibel and Radner, and is directed by Tanner Harvey, with design by Jody Burkholder.
Burlesque and More Set for The Wiggle Room, Oct 29-Nov 1
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2014
For high quality live shows, cocktails and service, come to The Wiggle Room this week, October 29 through November 1, 2014. An intimate and exciting experience, The Wiggle Room is Montreal's first cabaret cocktail club devoted to burlesque, comedy, live music, variety and the neo-vaudeville arts.
CORNER OF THE SKY: THE MUSIC OF STEPHEN SCHWARTZ Set for Segal Studio, 11/13
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2014
Tickets for Corner of the Sky: The Music of Stephen Schwartz are on sale now to the general public. The concert is ONE NIGHT ONLY on November 13, 2014 at the Segal Centre Studio, located at 5170 ch. de la Cote-Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Quebec H3W 1M7. The show begins at 8:00PM
Quebec English-Language Premiere of SOCIAL STUDIES to Open Nov 1 at the Centaur Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2014
From November 1 to 30, 2014 Centaur Theatre presents the Quebec English-language premiere of Tricia Cooper's, Social Studies, featuring an intimate four-member cast directed by triple threat playwright, actor and director, Paul Van Dyck (Sahara Crossing, Haunted, Miss Sugarpuss Must Die!, Paradise Lost, Blood Wild and the META-winning Oroonoko).
Playwright Hero's NO ONE LIKE HUGH to Play MainLine Theatre, Nov 26-30
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2014
MainLine Theatre will present Playwright Hero's No One Like Hugh by Jimmy Karamanis, Travis Martin and Alexander Smith, directed by Jimmy Karamanis. The show runs Wednesday, November 26, through Sunday, November 30, 2014.
DANCE ME TO THE END ON/OFF LOVE to Play Centaur Theatre, 19-22 Nov
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2014
GRANHØJ DANS [www.granhoj.dk] returns to Montreal for a limited engagement of Dance Me to the End ON/OFF Love, a poignant, haunting celebration of the words and music of Leonard Cohen. The Danish company revisits Centaur Theatre for 5 shows only between November 19 and 22 inclusive. Created by the company's Founder and Artistic Director, Palle Granhoj, in close collaboration with the performers and Visual Designer, Per Victor, the award-winning (Danish Arts council prize) production explores the architecture of the body and abandons itself to the sensual and sorrowful music of Dance Me to the End of Love and other songs by the legendary wordsmith.
HOUSE Premieres Today as Part of 2014 'Fluid Festival'
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2014
House, created by Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar, with original score by Ori Lichtik, will open tonight, October 22 at 8 p.m. as part of Theatre Junction GRAND and Springboard Performance's Fluid Festival at Theatre Junction GRAND, 608 1st Street, SW. The production runs through October 25, 2014.
IF WE WERE BIRDS, Eric Peterson, Leni Parker, Micheline Chevrier and More Top 2014 METAwards; All the Winners!
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2014
The METAs are proud to announce the 2013-2014 winners!
THE WEIRD ASS GAME SHOW Comes to The Wiggle Room on Thursdays
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2014
In Montreal's notoriously raucous heyday, it was known as 'Sin City of the North'. The city was an epicenter of entertainment and debauchery where gangsters, showgirls and jazzmen ran rampant; where champagne flowed like water and the clubs were noisy, sexy and had plenty of bounce. Having recently celebrated The Wiggle Room's first anniversary, proprietor Jeremy Hechtman is titillated to announce the show bar's newest ongoing event- Thursday night's Weird Ass Game Show. This prize-filled night will join Wednesday's Voix-de-Ville contest variety show as fun seekers' weeknight go-to destination.
OF THE CAUSES OF WONDERFUL THINGS to Run 11/4-8 at Theatre La Chapelle
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2014
Created in Sydney, Australia, through a series of funded residencies, Of The Causes of Wonderful Things is Talya Rubin's latest devised creation: a moving, intricate and darkly comic installation theatre piece (for a limited audience of 50) about five children who disappear in a small town in the American South. Directed and co-devised by Nick James, Of The Causes of Wonderful Things will draw you into its world from November 4-8 at Theatre La Chapelle.

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