Volume 23 Issue 9 - June / July / August 2018

Wednesday August 22
●●3:00: Stratford Summer Music. 3pm Jean-
Michel Blais. 7pm Mzansi Chamber Choir:
Tribute Concert for 100th Anniversary of Nelson
Mandela’s Birth. See Summer Festival
Listings, pages 44-51.
●●7:30: Opera Muskoka Festival. Stars of
Tomorrow Concert. See Summer Festival
Listings, pages 44-51.
Thursday August 23
●●12:00 noon: Stratford Summer Music.
12pm BargeMusic: Langley Ukulele Ensemble.
7pm Drew Santini: A Recital for Stratford. See
Summer Festival Listings, pages 44-51.
●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer
Concerts: Cello Recital. Paul McCulloch,
cello. St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston),
270 King St. E., Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill
offering.
●●12:15: Trinity United Church
B. Concerts Beyond the GTA
(Gravenhurst). The August Organ. See Summer
Festival Listings, pages 44-51.
●●7:30: Brookside Music Association. Takeshi
Kakehashi and Wolfgang David. See Summer
Festival Listings, pages 44-51.
●●7:30: Opera Muskoka Festival. Jennifer
Tung in Concert. See Summer Festival Listings,
pages 44-51.
Friday August 24
●●12:00 noon: Stratford Summer Music.
12pm BargeMusic: Langley Ukulele Ensemble.
7pm Mzansi Chamber Choir. See Summer
Festival Listings, pages 44-51.
●●7:30: Highlands Opera Studio. La bohème.
See Summer Festival Listings, pages 44-51.
●●7:30: Opera Muskoka Festival. Moshe
Hammer in Concert. See Summer Festival
Listings, pages 44-51.
Saturday August 25
●●11:00am: Stratford Summer Music. 11am
Musical Brunch: Cristina Zacharias, Violin.
12pm BargeMusic: Langley Ukulele Ensemble.
Also 3pm. 3pm Jan Lisiecki. See Summer Festival
Listings, pages 44-51.
●●7:30: Highlands Opera Studio. La bohème.
See Summer Festival Listings, pages 44-51.
●●7:30: Leith Summer Festival. Ensemble
Made in Canada. See Summer Festival Listings,
pages 44-51.
Sunday August 26
●●11:00am: Stratford Summer Music. 11am
Musical Brunch: Cristina Zacharias, Violin.
12pm BargeMusic: Border Cities Caledonian
Pipe Band. 3pm Stratford Sings: Season
Finale. See Summer Festival Listings, pages
44-51.
●●2:00: Highlands Opera Studio. La bohème.
See Summer Festival Listings, pages 44-51.
Monday August 27
●●7:30: Highlands Opera Studio. La bohème.
See Summer Festival Listings, pages 44-51.
Thursday August 30
●●12:15: St. George’s Cathedral. Summer Concerts:
Organ Recital. Patrick McElcheran, organ.
St. George’s Cathedral (Kingston), 270 King St. E.,
Kingston. 613-548-4617. Freewill offering.
●●12:15: Trinity United Church (Gravenhurst).
The August Organ. See Summer Festival
Listings, pages 44-51.
Wednesday September 5
●●12:00 noon: Midday Music with Shigeru.
Bedford Piano Trio. Alessia Disimino, violin;
Andrew Ascenzo, cello; Jialiang Zhu, piano.
Hi-Way Pentecostal Church, 50 Anne St. N.,
Barrie. 705-726-1181. $10; free(st).
Friday September 7
● ● 7:30: Prince Edward County Chamber
Music Festival. New Orford String Quartet.
See Summer Festival Listings, pages 44-51.
C. Music Theatre
These music theatre listings contain a wide range of music theatre types including
opera, operetta, musicals and other performance genres where music and
drama combine. Listings in this section are sorted alphabetically by presenter.
●●Belleville Theatre Guild. Annie Get Your
Gun. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin, book
by Dorothy Fields and Herbert Fields. Pinnacle
Playhouse Theatre, 256 Pinnacle St, Belleville.
613-967-1442. $25; $22(sr); $10(st).
Opens May 31, 8pm. Runs to Jun 17. Wed-
Sat(8pm), Sun(2pm).
●●Bicycle Opera Project. The Llandovery
Castle. Music by Stephanie Martin, libretto
by Paul Ciufo. Calvin Presbyterian Church,
26 Delisle Ave. llandoverycastle.ca. $40(adv);
$45(door); $20(under 30). Pre-concert chat
at 7pm. Opens Jun 26, 8pm. Also Jun 27.
●●Brott Music Festival. PopOpera. Arias,
duets and ensembles from favourite operas.
FirstOntario Concert Hall, 1 Summers Ln.,
Hamilton. 905-525-7664. $44; $39(sr);
$25(Brott35); $15(st). Jul 12, 7:30pm.
●●Brott Music Festival. The Magic Flute.
Music by W. A. Mozart, libretto by Emanuel
Schikaneder. FirstOntario Concert Hall,
1 Summers Ln., Hamilton. 905-525-7664.
$55; $50(sr); $25(Brott35); $20(st). Jul 19,
7:30pm.
●●Civic Light Opera Company. Oklahoma!
Music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar
Hammerstein II. Zion Cultural Centre,
1650 Finch Ave. E. 416-755-1717. $28. Opens
May 30, 7pm. Runs to Jun 10. Wed(7pm),
Thurs-Sat(8pm), Sun(2pm).
●●Dancyn Productions. We Will Rock You.
Features music of Queen, book by Ben Elton.
Regent Theatre, 50 King St. E., Oshawa. 905-
721-3399. $45. Opens Jul 11, 7:30pm. Runs to
Jul 28. Wed-Sat(7:30pm), Sat(1:30pm).
●●Dancyn Productions. All Shook Up. Features
songs of Elvis Presley, book by Joe
DiPietro. Regent Theatre, 50 King St. E., Oshawa.
905-721-3399. $44. Opens Aug 15,
7:30pm. Runs to Aug 26. Wed-Sat(7:30pm),
Sat-Sun(1:30pm).
●●Drayton Entertainment. West Side Story.
Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen
Sondheim, book by Arthur Laurents,
conception by Jerome Robbins. St. Jacobs
Country Playhouse, 40 Benjamin Rd. E., Waterloo.
1-855-372-9866. $27-$46. Opens
May 9, 7:30pm. Runs to Jun 2. Tues-Thurs/
Sat/Sun(2pm), Thurs-Sat(7:30pm).
●●Drayton Entertainment. Irving Berlin’s
Holiday Inn. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin,
book by Gordon Greenberg and Chad
Hodge, based on the film. Drayton Festival
Theatre, 33 Wellington St. S., Drayton.
1-855-372-9866. $27-$55. Opens May 16, 2pm.
Runs to Jun 3. Tues-Thurs/Sat-Sun(2pm),
Thurs-Sat(7:30pm).
●●Drayton Entertainment. Cinderella:
The Panto. King’s Wharf Theatre. King’s
Wharf Theatre, 97 Jury Dr., Penetanguishene.1-855-372-9866.
$27-$46. Opens
Jun 6, 10:30am. Runs to Jun 30. Tues-
Wed(10:30am), Thurs/Sat/Sun(2pm),
Thurs-Sat(7:30pm).
●●Drayton Entertainment. West Side Story.
Music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen
Sondheim, book by Arthur Laurents,
conception by Jerome Robbins. Huron County
Playhouse, RR1, 70689 B Line, South Huron.
1-855-372-9866. $27-$46. Opens Jun 7, 2pm.
Runs to Jun 23. Days and times vary. Visit
draytonentertainment.com for details.
●●Drayton Entertainment. Kings and Queens
of Country. Huron Country Playhouse II, RR1,
70689 B Line, South Huron. 1-855-372-9866.
$27-$46. Opens Jun 13, 2pm. Runs to Jun 30.
Days and times vary. Visit draytonentertainment.com
for details.
●●Drayton Entertainment. Cruisin’ Classics.
Huron County Playhouse, RR1, 70689
B Line, South Huron. 1-855-372-9866. $27-
$46. Opens Jun 27, 2pm. Runs to Jul 7. Tues-
Sat(2pm), Wed/Thurs/Sat(7:30pm).
●●Drayton Entertainment. Cinderella: The
Panto. Huron Country Playhouse II, RR1,
70689 B Line, South Huron. 1-855-372-9866.
$27-$46. Opens Jul 5, 2pm. Runs to Jul 22.
Wed-Sun(2pm), Wed-Thurs, Sat(7:30pm).
●●Drayton Entertainment. Cruisin’ Classics.
Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge.
46 Grand Ave. S., Cambridge. 1-855-372-
9866. $27-$46. Opens Jul 11, 2pm. Runs to
Jul 21. Days and times vary. Visit
draytonentertainment.com for details.
●●Drayton Entertainment. The Little Mermaid.
Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard
Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug
Wright. St. Jacobs Country Playhouse,
40 Benjamin Rd. E., Waterloo. 1-855-372-
9866. $27-$46. Opens Jul 18, 2pm. Runs to
Aug 4. Days and times vary. Visit
draytonentertainment.com for details.
●●Drayton Entertainment. Cruisin Classics.
King’s Wharf Theatre, 97 Jury Dr., Penetanguishene.
1-855-372-9866. $27-$46. Opens
Jul 25, 2pm. Runs to Aug 4. Tues-Thurs/Sat-
Sun(2pm), Wed-Sat(7:30pm).
●●Drayton Entertainment. The Little Mermaid.
Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard
Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug
Wright. Huron County Playhouse, RR1, 70689
B Line, South Huron. 1-855-372-9866. $27-
$46. Opens Aug 9, 2pm. Runs to Sep 2. Days
and times vary. Visit draytonentertainment.
com for details.
●●Drayton Entertainment. Hairspray. Music
by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman
and Marc Shaiman, book by Mark O’Donnell
and Thomas Meehan, based on the film.
King’s Wharf Theatre, 97 Jury Dr., Penetanguishene.
1-855-372-9866. $27-$46. Opens
Aug 9, 2pm. Runs to Sep 1. Days and times
vary. Visit draytonentertainment.com for
details.
●●Drayton Entertainment. Cruisin’ Classics.
Drayton Festival Theatre. Drayton Festival
Theatre, 33 Wellington St. S., Drayton. 1-855-
372-9866. $27-$46. Opens Aug 22, 2pm. Runs
to Sep 1. Days and times vary. Visit draytonentertainment.com
for details.
●●Festival of the Sound. Tonight, Tonight.
Bernstein: Songs from West Side Story; Rodrigo:
Concierto de Aranjuez; Piazzolla: Ten to
Tango including Libertango; Donizetti: Mad
Scene from Lucia di Lammermoor. Leslie
Fagan, soprano; Koszika, vocalist; Canadian
Guitar Quartet; Festival Ensemble. Charles W.
Stockey Centre, 2 Bay St, Parry Sound. 705-
746-2410/1-866-364-0061. $39-$44; $34-
$39(sr). Aug 10, 7:30pm.
●●Gravenhurst Opera House. The World
Goes Round. Music by John Kander, lyrics
by Fred Ebb. Gravenhurst Opera House,
295 Muskoka Rd. S., Gravenhurst. 1-888-
495-8888. $30-$60.. Opens July 18, 2:30pm.
Runs to August 24. Tues-Thurs(2:30pm), Wed-
Sat(8pm). Note: no shows Aug 3-4.
●●Grease Toronto. Grease. Music, lyrics and
book by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. Winter
Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge St. 416-314-
2884. $20-$169. Opens May 24, 7:30pm.
Runs to June 17. Tues-Sat(7:30pm), Wed/Sat/
Sun(1:30pm).
●●Harbourfront Centre. Summer Music in
the Garden: Sunday Afternoon at the Opera.
Scenes and arias from Mozart’s operas.
Cénacle (Karim Nasr, historical clarinets;
Jennifer Thiessen, viola; Francis Palma-Pelletier,
violone). 235 Queens Quay W. 416-973-
4000. Free. Aug 19, 4pm.
●●Highlands Opera Studio. From Opera to
Broadway. St. George’s Anglican Church,
617 Mountain St, Haliburton. 1-855-455-
5533. $32.50. Aug 1, 8pm.
●●Highlands Opera Studio. More Opera
to Broadway. Minden United Church,
21 Newcastle St, Minden. 1-855-455-5533.
$32.50. Aug 4, 8pm.
●●Highlands Opera Studio. Celebrations! St.
George’s Anglican Church, 617 Mountain St,
Haliburton. 1-855-455-5533. $32.50. Aug 9,
8pm.
●●Highlands Opera Studio. The Glove & The
Troublemaker. Music by Tibor Polgar. Northern
Lights Performing Arts Pavilion, Haliburton.
1-855-455-5533. $37.50. Opens Aug 16,
7pm. Also Aug 17.
●●Highlands Opera Studio. Alumni Concert.
St. George’s Anglican Church, 617 Mountain
St, Haliburton. 1-855-455-5533. $32.50.
Aug 20, 8pm.
●●Highlands Opera Studio. La bohème.
Music by Giacomo Puccini, libretto by Luigi
Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Northern Lights
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