City Opera Vancouver is delighted to present the first ever Canadian sing-along performance of Carl Orff’s celebrated Carmina Burana, October 26, 2007, 8:00 pm at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church.

Under the baton of City Opera’s conductor and artistic director, Dr. Charles Barber, a gathering of voices from the best of Vancouver’s professional and amateur choirs and the music-loving public will join well-known local musicians and soloists in a celebration of this amazing work.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to raise the roof in the company of some of the finest voices in our community.

More information and online ticket sales are available at the City Opera website:

www.cityoperavancouver.com

Hope to see you there!

Hey everyone! They’re going to show the legendary “musical episode” of Buffy the Vampire Slayer at the Cinematheque, on the 27th at 1pm (and the 30th at 8pm but I can’t attend that one).

If you’d like to join me, let me know. And be sure to buy your ticket early - you can do it online here!

More info, and alternate ticket sources, here.

Hope to see you there!

Hey daddy-o’s and beat cats! Check out this upcoming double-bill presented be Evil Film School!

It’s at Blim - 197 E. 17th Ave (@ Main). Doors 7:00 PM.

Admission: $ 5- $10 sliding scale based on what you can afford

7:30 PM – Beat Girl [1960]: Gillian Hills stars at the titular teenage hellcat out to ruin the life of her new French stepmom. Featuring Oliver Reed as a teddy boy and Christopher Lee as a sleazy strip club owner.

9:15 PM – Expresso Bongo [1960]: Laurence Harvey (the original Manchurian Candidate) is the opportunistic manager who discovers Cliff Richard, a bongo playing singing sensation.

Be there or be square, baby!

>This is amazing! And it’s happening tomorrow - Friday, August 3!

The Fifth Avenue Cinemas (Fifth and Burrard) presents a sing-along showing of HAIRSPRAY with the lyrics right up there on the screen, printed on the film! OMG!

Everyone also receives a collectible card, and gets a chance to win a HAIRSPRAY soundtrack CD.

OK people. I know there are TONS of musical theatre fans out there. And there are a lot of Broadway Chorus folks who have sung some of these songs with me on stage! Let’s turn out in force and REPRESENT!!!

There is a 6:50 and a 9:20 showing. I think the 9:20 might be best to give more people time to get out there. (Though personally I could go to both of ‘em!)

Are you with me? Let me know! And remember…

YOU CAN’T STOP THE BEAT!!!!!!!

It’s time to say “Good Morning Baltimore” in Technicolor as HAIRSPRAY, the musical, comes to the big screen! Having sung several of this show’s songs in The Broadway Chorus, and also seen the touring stage production in San Francisco, I’m really looking forward to the movie. If you want to join me, let me know!
Where: The Paramount (oops, now called the Scotiabank) Cinema, downtown on Burrard Street. (Here’s a map.)
When: Friday, 7:20 pm! Probably best to get there by 6:45.

APPLAUSE! Musicals’ final Musicals 101 program of the season is set for Thursday May 10th @ 7pm, where we will hear the musical lyrics of Betty Comden & Adolph Green who penned the lyrics for great musicals including On The Town, Bells Are Ringing, Wonderful Town, On the 20th Century and our final concert of the season, Do Re Mi.

This musical and educational event is held at the Alice Mackay Room of the Vancouver Public Library’s main branch.

Hope to see YOU there!