Grammy-winning baritone Elliot Madore brings his full self and heritage to his new piece, Identity: A Song Cycle. A mixture of music, poetry, and performance, Identity: A Song Cycle is a love letter to the self, our pasts, and to passing along this knowledge for the future. I asked Elliot about the inspiration for this…
What is life like through the eyes of an elephant? Is it lush and green, or lonely and chained? Sydney has experienced it all, and is here to tell the tale. Sanctuary Song, libretto by Marjorie Chan 陳以珏, composed by Abigail Richardson-Schulte, and directed by Michael Hidetoshi Mori, is an opera for all ages about…
Gather round for the cheapest opera in town, it’ll only cost you threepenny! Or so the Balladeer says. But in an underworld of debauchery, stealing, and a cutthroat boss or two, there’s much more than simply money at stake. Bertold Brecht’s famous The Threepenny Opera, directed by Anita La Selva, is an ambitious choice for…
Music is magic: a song can express a part of our souls that we’re too afraid to. Carolyn Fe and her ghostly group are lifting their voices, and potentially more than just the spirits of the audiences, with their concert Grave Songs: A Concert to Thin the Veil. With pieces from France to Broadway, this…
Everyone has their own secrets, but when Kai’s mother unexpectedly passes away, she discovers that her mother had been keeping plenty of secrets...about Kai. Carried by the River, written by Diana Tso 曹楓 and directed by William Yong 楊漢源 is about the importance of both ancestry and discovery, told through the eyes of a queer…
May I have the definition please? Could you use it in a sentence? What’s the country of origin? If you’ve watched even one round of the Scripp’s National Spelling Bee, you know these questions. But are YOU ready to take on the Bee yourself? Directed by Jennifer Walls, with music direction by Michael Ipplito, and…
Imagine the most awkward date you’ve ever been on and I bet Vivian Chong has a story that can top it in her solo show Blind Dates. Chong takes the audience along for the ride through the roller coaster of her dating life, with all of its ups and very steep downs. Featuring original music…
Have you ever been singing along to a song in the car (or in the shower, where ever you sing) and hit a note where your voice just won’t go? That’s called The Wolf in your voice; the space between your chest and head voice where singing is very difficult. Martin Julien and Brian Quirt’s…
Could there possibly be a show at the centre of a Venn diagram of clever 80’s references, musical theatre, and the hit Netflix show “Stranger Things”? There is only one that fits the bill: Stranger Sings. Directed by Zachary Mansfield, this parody musical has a little something for everyone, not just die-hard fans of the…
Going through puberty is hard enough as it is, forget about having all of those feelings while a succubus lives under your bed! Created and performed by Eric Woolfe, The Strange and Eerie Memoirs of Billy Wuthergloom, directed by Mairi Babb, is a relatable, spooky, musical, and magical journey in the not-so-average life of young…
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