Vancouver, BC ~ The cultural event of the fall season hits Vancouver tonight, October 23: the world premiere of Vancouver Opera's revolutionary new opera, Stickboy, composed by Neil Weisensel with libretto by world-renowned spoken-word artist Shane Koyczan. This beautiful, courageous and visually stunning opera explores the inner life of a young boy transformed by bullying.
Rising young pop artist Jake Miller will release the digital version his debut EP for Warner Bros. Records, entitled Lion Heart, on iTunes on November 4th. A physical CD will follow in stores at F.Y.E. on November 24th. Lion Heart features five tracks, including 'First Flight Home,' 'Ghost,' featuring Nikki Flores, and 'Dazed and Confused,' featuring Gym Class Heroes' Travie McCoy. Miller will be supporting the physical CD release with several in-store signing appearances at F.Y.E. locations around select tour dates. 'Ghost' premiered exclusively on Perez Hilton on Tuesday. Listen here.
France Rocks Party at Le Baron in Chinatown takes place on Wednesday night, Oct. 22, where there will be a great mix of French musicians and DJs performing.
NAS: TIME IS ILLMATIC TOUR will be debuting the documentary Nas: Time Is Illmatic along with a special live performance of Illmatic in its entirety tonight, October 15, 2014 at 8:00PM at the Moore Theatre.
CHICAGO which opened to rave reviews on November 14, 1996, now has the distinction of being the longest running American musical in Broadway history, and... shows no sign of ever slowing down, opens at the Majestic Theatre for eight performances, January 27 through February 1, 2015. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m., Friday, October 17.
The award-winning New York production ofDavid Byrne and Fatboy Slim's musical Here Lies Love will open the new Dorfman Theatre (formerly the Cottesloe), following its complete refurbishment as part of the NT Future project.Here Lies Love plays from tonight 30 September to 8 January, with a press night on 13 October.
Vancouver, BC ~ The cultural event of the fall season hits Vancouver on October 23: the world premiere of Vancouver Opera's revolutionary new opera, Stickboy, composed by Neil Weisensel with libretto by world-renowned spoken-word artist Shane Koyczan. This beautiful, courageous and visually stunning opera explores the inner life of a young boy transformed by bullying.
Delta Spirit has added three headlining New York City dates in three consecutive nights to their extensive fall tour, today, September 30 and October 1, and October 2. The performances celebrate the release of their highly anticipated new album Into the Wide, due September 9 on Dualtone Records, and honor the city where most of the band resided during the record's conception.
The award-winning New York production of David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's musical Here Lies Love will open the new Dorfman Theatre (formerly the Cottesloe), following its complete refurbishment as part of the NT Future project. Here Lies Love plays from tonight 30 September to 8 January, with a press night on 13 October.
Tarragon Theatre presents the world premiere of The Bakelite Masterpiece, written by Tarragon playwright-in-residence Kate Cayley, directed by Tarragon's Artistic Director Richard Rose and starring two award-winning, powerhouse actors, Geordie Johnson and Irene Poole. Set in the Netherlands in the aftermath of World War II, this penetrating new play exploring art, forgery and war crimes opens October 29 and runs to November 30 (with previews from October 21) in Tarragon's Extraspace.
Delta Spirit's fourth record Into the Wide is out now via Dualtone Records. The album is the band's highest charting record to date on Billboard's Top 200, also debuting at #18 on Independent Albums and #15 on Current Alternative Albums charts. Into the Wide is receiving widespread critical acclaim.
In a side-splitting, historic finale, Dame Edna Everage (Barry Humphries) is capping a spectacular career spanning 50 years of bravura showmanship in this farewell celebratory show at the Moore Theatre, January 15-18, 2015. Dame Edna's Glorious Goodbye - The Farewell Tour will give audiences the chance to bid farewell to the incomparable Dame Edna, arguably Australia's greatest entertainment export. Tickets are on sale now!
Bjork: Biophilia Live, the documentary film capturing the multidimensional concert centered on Bjork's eighth studio album, will begin a limited series of premiere screenings at festivals, museums, libraries, galleries and cinemas worldwide