Dust off THE old albums, because Rock of Ages is taking stage Nov. 23 and 24 at Centre in the Square here. The Broadway hit is about dreaming big, playing loud and partying.
Remember Mel Brooks’ smash hit The Producers? He’s done it again with Young Frankenstein, and it will be bringing it to our May 29 and 30 next year.
The centre recently announced its coming yearly schedule.
Jeans ‘n Classics and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony will do another series of Electric Thursdays. It starts with legends like Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen, Dec. 7 and 8, and U2 March 7 and 8, and ending with Michael Jackson April 18 and 19 and The Police, May 16 and 17.
The KWS is introducing a new Classic Albums Live Series. It plays “Note for note, cut for cut.”
What better way to kick it off than with the music of Pink Floyd, and Dark Side of the Moon on Oct. 27 and The Last Waltz on Feb. 9.
The Comedy Series includes improv kings with Whose Live Anyway Sept. 22. Ryan Stiles leads a group of comedians from TV’s Whose Line Is It Anyway. It will be 90 minutes of improvised comedy and song based on audience suggestions.
André-Philippe Gagnon will shock with impersonation his talent in One-Man Hit Parade on Nov. 28. The Just For Laughs Roadshow will return as usual to end the season on April 12.
For lovers of true Canadian art, the Great Canadian Play and Songwriter’s Series include I, Claudia, Oct. 26 and Goodness, March 26 at The Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts. That new studio theatre was a hit last season, with every show selling out. This year, Marc Jordan plays Nov. 10, Kevin Fox, Feb. 23, and a Songwriter’s Circle is on May 31.
