Jack Cooper

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Château De Karreveld

At the Château De Karreveld, the Bruxellons! Festival presents the first French-language adaptation of the Tony-winning musical Come From Away.

URINETOWN Comes to Cal State Fullerton This Spring

Cal State Fullerton’s Department of Theatre and Dance will present “Urinetown the Musical.” With music by Mark Hollmann and lyrics by Greg Kotis,“Urinetown” is directed by Collette Rutherford, with musical direction by Michelle Do and choreography by Tula B. Strong.

Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Château Du Karreveld

After venturing into British musicals with Blood Brothers in 2021 and Viennese musical theater with Elisabeth last year, the Bruxellons! Festival is getting back to Broadway with a completely new take on West Side Story, arguably the best musical ever—certainly the best-known and most well-loved one in Europe.

Hip-Hop Artist Sam Nabi Kicks Off September Concerts 'Sounds Good To Me' Performing Songwriter Series

On Friday September 2 at KW Little Theatre, Waterloo region's newest concert series 'Sounds Good to Me' kicks off its September line-up of unique and relevant local songwriters in a variety of musical styles with Sam Nabi, a Kitchener-based Millennial rapper and hip-hop artist who writes songs about racial injustice, gentrification and the perils of the gig economy.

Review: ELISABETH at Château Du Karreveld

The worldwide hit about the Austrian Empress performed in French at the Bruxellons! Festival in Belgium.

Review: ELISABETH at Château Du Karreveld

After starting to educate the French-speaking audience of Brussels into the art of musical theater, with widely known titles such as The Sound of Music, Evita, Sunset Boulevard, and My Fair Lady, the Bruxellons! Festival has started venturing into lesser-known material with Blood Brother last year, which, despite being initially a big hit in London, had hardly been done since, let alone in a foreign language. This year's Elisabeth, originally commissioned by Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, had been seen over 10 million times throughout the world, becoming the most successful German musical of all time, but, despite having been translated 7 foreign languages, had yet to be done in either English or French.

Anthony Schmanthony Presented By Waterloo Region's New SOUNDS GOOD TO ME Performing Songwriter Series 

​​​​​​​On Friday August 19th at 8pm, at KW Little Theatre, Waterloo region's newest concert series 'Sounds Good to Me' continues its presentation of unique and relevant local songwriters in a variety of musical styles with Anthony Schmanthony (Anthony Damiao), a Guelph-based folk singer, banjo slayer, punk rocker, rock 'n roll agitator.

Singer-Songwriter Katy Topham Welcomed By SOUNDS GOOD TO ME Concert Series

On Friday August 12 at 8pm at KW Little Theatre, 'Sounds Good to Me' Performing Songwriter Series will present Katy Topham, a Kitchener-based singer-songwriter who possesses not only a unique and distinctive singing voice but also an incredible talent for creating memorable and authentic songs.

New Performing Songwriters Series Continues With Local Favourite Scott Wicken 

'Sounds Good to Me', which began in early July, is a brand-new performing songwriter series conceived and hosted by long-time Kitchener-Waterloo music veteran Jack Cooper. 

New KW Performing Songwriter Series Presents Acclaimed Alberta Troubador Scott Cook 

'Sounds Good to Me' is a brand-new performing songwriter series conceived and hosted by long-time K-W music veteran Jack Cooper and takes place at Waterloo's K-W Little Theatre. 

Waterloo Soul Singer Joni Nehrita Launches New Performing Songwriter Series

'Sounds Good to Me' is a brand-new performing songwriter series conceived and hosted by long-time K-W music veteran Jack Cooper. 

Review: MORAL PANIC, Riverside Studios

It’s a turbulent time in 1984 England. The nation is trapped between the Conservative jaws of Thatcher’s Tories and Charles Hawthorn is fighting the growing problem of morally corrupt horror films.

Riverside Studios Announces Full Line-up For The Return Of Bitesize Festival

Riverside Studios today announces the full line-up of shows for the return of its innovative Bitesize Festival. This follows the success of the launch of this initiative in January, that saw 9 shows take to Riverside's stage, showcasing work from new and emerging theatre makers.

Riverside Studios Announces The Return Of Bitesize Festival

Riverside Studios today announces the return of its innovative Bitesize Festival, following the success of the launch of this initiative in January that saw 9 shows take to Riverside's stage showcasing work from new and emerging theatre makers.

BWW Review: LORD OF THE FLIES: THE EXPERIENCE by Florida Rep Education

Florida Rep Education's Conservatory production of LORD OF THE FLIES is a new and reimagined take on the well-known story. 

BWW Review: BLOOD BROTHERS at Chateau de Karreveld

After a cancelled season, Bruxellons! Festival briefly decided to go ahead with what for francophones will be a delicious discovery of a show, despite production uncertainties and a lack of support from the Belgian government. How brave! We have to be thankful to them for the bold choice of presenting a British musical which, in spite of being the third longest running in London, right after Phantom and Les Miz, is totally unknown in the French-speaking world.

Blumenthal Performing Arts Announces 2021 Blumey Awards Nominees

Blumenthal Performing Arts has announced the nominees competing for Best Actor and Best Actress in this year’s High School Musical Theater Awards, also known as The Blumey Awards, presented by Wells Fargo that will air on PBS Charlotte Tuesday, May 25th at 8pm.

Almeida Theatre Announces SHIFTING TIDES

The Almeida Theatre announces SHIFTING TIDES a?" a new digital festival exploring the intersection between art and the climate crisis.

BWW Review: MY FAIR LADY at Festival Bruxellons

After successful productions of The Sound of Music, Evita, and Sunset Boulevard the three past summers, Festival Bruxellons! is this year presenting Frederick Loewe's and Alan Jay Lerner's musical masterpiece My Fair Lady in a new brilliant French adaptation by Stéphane Laporte, in collaboration with Jack Cooper and Simon Paco, both of whom, as they did Evita and Sunset, directed.

Emma Thompson to Lead Climate Change Satire EXTINCTION

Variety reports that Emma Thompson will lead “Extinction,” a satirical short film that includes footage of the Extinction Rebellion's continuing action in London. Thompson has been involved in such protests.