Matthew White News

Casting for Rock N' Roll Debauchery has just been announced for their return to 42West this October and November.

United Theatrical, Aria Entertainment and Music & Lyrics Limited are delighted to present, in association with the Festival Theatre Edinburgh, the UK & Irish premiere of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a musical comedy, with book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, the creators of multi award-winning Jersey Boys, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, based on the characters created by Charles Addams. The UK & Ireland Tour, which will open at the Festival Theatre, Edinburgh on 20 April 2017, will be directed by Matthew White.

Scarlett Strallen will return to the Menier Chocolate Factory to lead the company of SHE LOVES ME this Christmas. The production reunites Strallen with director Matthew White, following their previous collaboration at the Menier on Candide. The production opens on 7 December, with previews from 25 November, and runs until 5 March 2017.

New Generation Theater Company is back at The Duplex Cabaret Theater with its brand new show, Nothin' But A Good Time, A Kick-Ass Musical Revue. The performance will feature songs made famous from Broadway's most memorable rock musicals including High Fidelity, The Who's Tommy, Heather's, Jesus Christ Superstar, Rock Of Ages, We Will Rock You and more!

New Generation Theater Company is back at The Duplex Cabaret Theater with its brand new show, Nothin' But A Good Time, A Kick-Ass Musical Revue. The performance will feature songs made famous from Broadway's most memorable rock musicals including High Fidelity, The Who's Tommy, Heather's, Jesus Christ Superstar, Rock Of Ages, We Will Rock You and more!

Early Music Vancouver (EMV) announces the headline event of its 2016 Vancouver Bach Festival: the Mass in B Minor on August 5, 7:30pm at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Esteemed conductor Alexander Weimann leads an ensemble of eight internationally-renowned soloists, a professional chorus comprising of some of the finest singers in the region, and Montreal's Arion Baroque Orchestra on period instruments.

Early Music Vancouver (EMV) proudly presents its first-ever Vancouver Bach Festival, August 2 -12, 2016, at Christ Church Cathedral and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.

Early Music Vancouver (EMV) announces the headline event of its 2016 Vancouver Bach Festival: the Mass in B Minor on August 5, 7:30pm at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Esteemed conductor Alexander Weimann leads an ensemble of eight internationally-renowned soloists, a professional chorus comprising of some of the finest singers in the region, and Montreal's Arion Baroque Orchestra on period instruments.

Artistic Director of the Gate Theatre Christopher Haydon today announces the full cast for the world premiere DIARY OF A MADMAN. Haydon directs Deborah Arnott (Mavra Sheeran), Liam Brennan (Pop Sheeran), Lois Chimimba (Mel McCloud), Guy Clark (Matthew White) and Louise McMenemy (Sophie Sheeran). Following the success of the Gate Theatre's recent Fringe First winning The Christians and Grounded, Diary of a Madman marks the Gate Theatre's third visit to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Early Music Vancouver (EMV) proudly presents its first-ever Vancouver Bach Festival, August 2 -12, 2016, at Christ Church Cathedral and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts.

Early Music Vancouver (EMV) proudly presents its first-ever Vancouver Bach Festival, August 2 -12, 2016, at Christ Church Cathedral and the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Audiences have the opportunity to experience some of J.S. Bach's best known works on period instruments, played by international stars in the warmth and acoustic splendor of two of Vancouver's most cherished venues. Concerts include intimate chamber music like the Cello Suites, the Goldberg Variations, The Musical Offering and The Art of the Fugue, as well as larger scale orchestral and choral works such as the Orchestral Suites, and the monumental Mass in B Minor.

The Castaway Players Theatre Company presents: ROCK OF AGES, the Tony nominated Broadway musical phenomenon that takes you back to the Sunset Strip during the Reagan Era! An absurdly enjoyable romantic comedy featuring over 28 classic rock tunes from bands including Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Poison, Styx, Warrant, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon,Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, and more! Rock of Ages is the PARTY OF THE YEAR! 

The Castaway Players Theatre Company proudly presents: ROCK OF AGES, the Tony nominated Broadway musical phenomenon that takes you back to the Sunset Strip during the Reagan Era! An absurdly enjoyable romantic comedy featuring over 28 classic rock tunes from bands including Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Poison, Styx, Warrant, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, and more! Rock of Ages is the PARTY OF THE YEAR! 

Early Music Vancouver (EMV)  announces its Vancouver Bach Festival and 2016/17 Season, bringing a staggering list of events to venues in and around Vancouver. This year, concert-goers are invited to revel in the genius of Bach, discover a brilliant but disregarded composer who surmounted adversity (Le Mozart Noir), and enjoy an up-close-and-personal encounter with one of the world's greatest choral ensembles - Stile Antico. EMV' s programming offers an opportunity to travel back through time and hear masterpieces illuminated by an in-depth knowledge of the specific musical culture, instruments and style in which they were written.

Vancouver Bach Choir concludes its monumental 85th anniversary season with J. S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion, tonight, March 19, 7:30pm at The Orpheum. Celebrated as a pinnacle accomplishment in music history, 'The Great Passion' will be gloriously illuminated by the venerable symphonic choir alongside the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and a cast of internationally acclaimed soloists.

Early Music Vancouver (EMV) presents George Frideric Handel's Apollo e Dafne and J.S. Bach's Orchestral Suite in C Major at The Vancouver Playhouse on Friday, March 18, 2016 at 7:30pm. Internationally renowned, Grammy award-winning soloists Yulia Van Doren and Douglas Williams will be accompanied by the Pacific Baroque Orchestra under the music direction of Alexander Weimann. 

Vancouver Bach Choir concludes its monumental 85th anniversary season with J. S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion, March 19, 7:30pm at The Orpheum. Celebrated as a pinnacle accomplishment in music history, 'The Great Passion' will be gloriously illuminated by the venerable symphonic choir alongside the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and a cast of internationally acclaimed soloists.

Early Music Vancouver (EMV) hosts the anticipated return of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, as they present House of Dreams on Friday, March 4, 2016 at 7:30pm at Vancouver Playhouse. One of the world's most celebrated period ensembles, this programme takes audiences on a virtual visit to five European homes where exquisite works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, and Marais are played against a backdrop of paintings by Vermeer, Canaletto, and Watteau. The critically-acclaimed experience interweaves live performance with stage direction, narration, and stunning projected images.

Early Music Vancouver (EMV), in partnership with the Portland Baroque Orchestra, Early Music Guild of Seattle, and Early Music Society of the Islands, presents Festive Cantatas: Praetorius Christmas Vespers at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, December 20, 2015 at 3pm.

The Cutting Room, one of New York City's exciting night clubs, presented Sean Matthew Whiteford (Rock of Ages, Rock N Roll Debauchery)'s concert version of his 80s pop-rock romantic horror comedy party musical, GIRLFRIEND FROM HELL: THE MUSICAL on August 1st at 7:30 PM. Inspired by the 1989 B-movie of the same title, GIRLFRIEND FROM HELL tells the story of four-eyed wallflower, Maggie Miller, who longs for acceptance and romance.