The Canadian Collage of Performing Arts 20th anniversary season 2017-2018 The Canadian College of Performing Arts (CCPA) is looking to celebrate its 20th birthday with thousands of its best friends. CCPA’s year-end production, in April 2018 at the McPherson Playhouse will be a celebration of some of CCPA’s best musical theatre performances from the past 20 years and will feature suites by the creative team of Jacques Lemay and Janis … [Read more...]
Avenue Q by the CCPA Alumni Company May 31-June 17 2017. A review.
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Avenue Q by the CCPA Alumni Company May 31-June 17 2017. A review. Avenue Q has been described as “Sesame Street for adults”. It’s easy to see why the show is attracting new audiences to the Performance Hall at the Canadian College of Performing Arts—loveable puppets (with the exception of the Gary Coleman puppet which was built locally by Pamela Stringer, the others are rented), catchy and audacious lyrics, upbeat choreography (Sarah Murphy), … [Read more...]
The CCPA Alumni Company Presents Get Happy and The Pitch. May 14-28 2016.
May 19, 2016 By Leave a Comment
The CCPA Alumni Company Presents Get Happy and The Pitch. May 14-28 2016. (media release) Canadian College of Performing Arts Alumni Launch Two Hot New Productions Hailing from all across Canada, a new musical theatre company will be touring Vancouver Island presenting two new works created and presented by graduates of the Canadian College of Performing Arts (CCPA). Overall, CCPA alumni are some of Canada’s most successful singers, … [Read more...]
A Spring of Theatre 2016 in Victoria BC
March 8, 2016 By Leave a Comment
A Spring of Theatre 2016 in Victoria BC. March-May 2016. This post is accurate as of February 29, 2016 and will be updated as required. Spring is a busy time in the local arts calendar. It’s book-ended by two festivals—SPARK in March and UNO Fest in May—and features works by emerging and well-established companies—local, Canadian and international. There’s a chance to experience the classics (Summer and Smoke, Long Day's Journey into … [Read more...]
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