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2019/2020 SEASON
Box Office: 905-815-2021
OakvilleCentre.ca
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Tickets on sale Monday, May 27, 2019 at 10 a.m.
The Oakville Centre THANK YOU TO OUR
for the Performing Arts SPONSORS!
2019/2020 The generous support of our corporate
sponsors helps us to nurture Canadian SCHOOL
SEASON talent, bring the world’s best artists
here to Oakville and build the cultural
PERFORMANCES
strength of the community. A TD Learning with the Arts matinee
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SEPTEMBER 2019 JANUARY 2020
Steve Hackett: Genesis Revisited Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September UT& 18
O17 Jungle Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 4
SOLD
Banff Mountain Film Festival Lydia Persaud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 11
World Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 30 Humans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 15
Crash Test Dummies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 29
OCTOBER The Magic School Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 30
Emma Donaghue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 1 Hyprov: Improv Under Hypnosis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . January 31
Junie B. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 3
Ann Patchett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 4 FEBRUARY
CAL: Led Zeppelin IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 5 VC2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 8
Decoding Bharatnatyam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 9 Dogman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 15
Seán Cullen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 10 Okavango African Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 22
Lloyd Spiegel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 11 Ripopée . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . February 28
2019/2020 Max Weinberg’s Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 22
The Cowboy Junkies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 26 MARCH
SEASON Ted Barris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 29 We’ve Got Each Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 6
Okan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 7
AT A NOVEMBER
CAL: Damn the Torpedoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 1
The Trews: Acoustic & Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 11
Les McKeown’s Bay City Rollers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 12
GLANCE Huff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 6
The Young Novelists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 8
Masters of Illusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 13
The Archivist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 13 & 14
Bruce McCulloch: Miri Ben Ari . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 14
Tales of Bravery and Stupidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 15 The Little Mermaid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 20
Burton Cummings: Up Close and Alone . . . . . . . . . . . November 16 CAL: Let It Bleed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 27
Dr. Lee Smolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 19 Matt Andersen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 28
Miracle on 34th Street – The Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 22, 23 & 24 The Next Generation Leahy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 29
DECEMBER APRIL
Men of the Deeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 6 Mission Songs Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 1
A Whole New World: Brent Butt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 3
The Musical Magic of Alan Menken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 7 The Musical Box: A Genesis Extravaganza . . . . . . . . . April 15 & 16
Lee Rocker (of the Stray Cats) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 13 CAL: Bridge Over Troubled Water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 17
Sultans of String Christmas Caravan . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 14 Catapult Shadow Dance Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 28
The Oakville Centre for the Maceo Parker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 18 Tanya Tagaq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 29
Performing Arts is a division CAL: Abbey Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 20
Outerbridge – Clockwork Mysteries: MAY
of the Recreation and Grand Masters of Illusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 31 Barbra Lica & Cat Bernardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 8
Culture Department of the The Men Behind the Music: Beatles Edition . . . . . . . . May 14
Town of Oakville. CAL: Led Zeppelin III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 15
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SHARING THE EXPERIENCE!
Sharing the Experience is an opportunity for theatre enthusiasts to
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• Supporting the arts and new artists,
• Building lasting relationships within the
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…all at a reasonable cost!
Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 2 pm
Presented by the Toronto All Star Big Band
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Akin: A Novel Rush to Danger: Medics in the Line of Fire
IN Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 7 p.m.
CONVERSATION All Tickets $30 All Tickets $30
WITH... Series In her first contemporary novel
since Room, which became an
Noted military historian Ted Barris explores
his father’s wartime experiences as a medic
Academy Award nominee for Best leading up to the Battle of the Bulge in 1944-
The Oakville Centre for the Picture, bestselling author Emma 45, and weaves into his narrative stories
Performing Arts, Oakville Public Donoghue returns with her next about the life-and-death struggles of military
Library and A Different masterpiece, a brilliant tale of medical personnel during a century of
Drummer Books are pleased to love, loss and family. With all the service. Barris’s sources reveal – like never
present this series that feeds tenderness and psychological before – why men and women sporting the
the inquisitive mind. intensity that made Room a huge red cross on their helmets or sleeves didn’t
In Conversation With... is a bestseller, Akin is a funny, heart- flee to safety but chose instead to rush to
speaker series providing you wrenching tale of an old man and assist.
with an opportunity to hear, a boy who unpick their painful
ask questions and meet some story and together start to write a
of Canada’s top influencers new one.
and authors.
ANN PATCHETT DR. LEE SMOLIN
The Dutch House: A Novel Einstein’s Unfinished Revolution: The
Friday, October 4, 2019, at 7 p.m. Search for What Lies Beyond the Quantum
All Tickets $30 Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at 7 p.m.
All Tickets $30
Ann Patchett, The New York
Times bestselling author of Globally renowned theoretical physicist
Commonwealth and State of Dr. Lee Smolin takes us on a journey through
Wonder, returns with her most the basics of quantum physics, introducing
powerful novel to date: a richly the stories of the experiments and figures
Presented by The Oakville Centre, moving story that explores the that have transformed the field, before
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indelible bond between two wrestling with the puzzles and conundrums
Library and A Different Drummer
Books. More authors to be announced
siblings, the house of their that they present. He illuminates the existing
at a later stage. childhood, and a past that will theories about the quantum world that
not let them go. might solve these problems, guiding us
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toward his own vision that embraces
common sense realism.
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Acura of Oakville OUTERBRIDGE – CLOCKWORK
MYSTERIES: GRAND
FAMILY MASTERS OF ILLUSION
Special New Year's Eve performance!
Series Tuesday, December 31, 2019
at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Outerbridge – Clockwork Mysteries:
BUY MORE & SAVE! Grand Masters of Illusion takes its
Purchase three or more audience on a bizarre and fascinating
journey through time. Within seconds
shows in the Acura of of taking the stage, the Outerbridges
Oakville Family Series fuse their revolutionary illusions with
split-second artistry to hold viewers
and save $5 per ticket. spellbound. Outerbridge – Clockwork
Mysteries: Grand Masters of Illusion is
a high-energy magical adventure for
both adult and family audiences.
Recommended for ages 8 and up
JUNIE B. JONES, THE MUSICAL Regular $35 | Purchase 3 or more shows $30
By Electric Moon Theatre Company
Thursday, October 3, 2019 at 7 p.m.
JUNGLE BOOK
It’s Junie B.’s first day of first grade, and a lot of By Kidoons
things have changed. Her friend Lucille no
Saturday, January 4, 2020
longer wants to be her pal and Mr. Scary thinks
at 1 p.m. & 4 p.m
Presented by The Oakville Centre. Junie may need glasses! Throw in a new kid
named Herb, a friendly cafeteria lady, a kickball Using a rich soundscape and
Sponsored by Acura of Oakville.
tournament and a “Top-Secret Personal immersive multimedia, this bold new
Associate Sponsor: Sylvan Learning
Oakville. Beeswax Journal”, and first grade has never version of Rudyard Kipling’s The
been more exciting. Jungle Book features your favourite
The Oakville Centre gratefully characters like you've never seen
Recommended for ages 4 to 8
acknowledges the financial support of before, and delves deep into the
Regular $20 | Purchase 3 or more shows $15
the Munz and Planche Family Fund original themes of the story. Co-
for the Performing Arts at the
created by Craig Francis and Rick
Oakville Community Foundation, a
registered charitable public Miller, Jungle Book is the 2nd of the
foundation serving the Oakville Kidoons “connection trilogy”, (the
Community. 3rd being Frankenstein).
Box Office: 905-815-2021 Recommended for ages 8 and up
OakvilleCentre.ca Regular $30 | Purchase 3 or more shows $25
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RIPOPÉE
By L’Aubergine
Friday, February 28, 2020 at 7 p.m.
Ripopée is a clownish fable on the theme of
travel. Four artists arrive in the night at the
place where their show is to be presented.
They fall asleep only to discover upon
waking that their audience is already there.
The show begins, but things get all mixed
up – day-to-day life interferes with the
performance, forcing it down a new,
unpredictable path.
Recommended for ages 5 and up
Regular $20 | Purchase 3 or more shows $15
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS DOGMAN THE LITTLE MERMAID
By TheaterWorksUSA By TheaterWorksUSA Special March Break performances!
Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 7 p.m. Saturday, February 15, 2020 By Theater Terra
When the planetarium is closed and the at 1 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 20, 2020 at 1 p.m. & 4 p.m.
field trip is ruined, Ms. Frizzle saves the Best buds George and Harold have been Once upon a time, deep in the ocean lived a
day! The Magic School Bus blasts off creating comics for years, but now that mermaid with a voice of gold. She often
into outer space to explore the solar they’re in 5th grade, they figure it’s time dreamed of the world above the sea and
system! Ms. Frizzle gets separated from to level up and write a musical based on when she is finally old enough to explore this
the group and her class must travel their favourite character, Dog Man, the world, she saves a young prince from a
through the planets and beyond to crime-biting sensation who is part dog, drowning ship. She falls in love and wants to
rescue her. Hop on the Magic School Bus part man, and ALL HERO! Dog Man: The become human as well. The Little Mermaid is
for a ride in TheaterWorksUSA’s new Musical is a hilarious new production one of the most famous and popular fairy
musical adaptation based on the based on the worldwide bestselling tales worldwide. Theater Terra has created a
original book series published by series from Dav Pilkey, the creator new family musical with puppetry, songs, and
Scholastic. of Captain Underpants. a truly inventive set based on this fairy tale.
Recommended for ages 5 to 10 Note: Dogman is a theatrical version with live actors. Recommended for ages 6 and up
Regular $20 | Purchase 3 or more shows $15 Recommended for ages 6 to 10 Regular $25 | Purchase 3 or more shows $20
Regular $25 | Purchase 3 or more shows $20
Dan Cooper
CONCERT
Series
MAX WEINBERG’S JUKEBOX AN EVENING WITH THE COWBOY JUNKIES
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 8 p.m. Saturday, October 26, 2019 at 8 p.m.
Regular $75 | Big Ticket $68 | Big Ticket Plus $64 Regular $70 | Big Ticket $63 | Big Ticket Plus $59
A truly interactive experience with the drummer of Bruce Anyone who has followed Cowboy Junkies’ three
Springsteen’s E St. Band! Max Weinberg invites the audience decade-long journey knows the band has always
to create the set list, in real time, that he and his crack four traveled its own path. In 1988, they proved that there
piece group will play. Performing songs from the glory days was an audience waiting for something quiet,
of rock and roll, the audience chooses from a video menu of beautiful and reflective. The Trinity Session was like a
over 200 songs – everything from the Beatles to the Stones to whisper that cut through the noise – and it was
Presented by The Oakville Centre. Bruce and The E Street Band’s biggest hits – and hear the compelling. With their new album, All That
Sponsored by The Dan Cooper Group. group play ‘em the way they want to hear them played! Reckoning, the band once again gently shakes the
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listener to wake up. It also may be the most powerful
OakvilleCentre.ca album Cowboy Junkies have yet recorded.
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A WHOLE NEW WORLD:
THE MUSICAL MAGIC OF ALAN MENKEN
Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 8 p.m.
Regular $55 | Big Ticket $48 | Big Ticket Plus $44
Brought to you by the same people who presented last year’s
Any Dream Will Do: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber,
BURTON CUMMINGS: their new smash hit show features the iconic music of Alan
UP CLOSE AND ALONE Menken, the master songwriter of Aladdin, Beauty And The LEE ROCKER (of the Stray Cats)
Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 8 p.m. Beast, The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, and Little Shop Of Friday, December 13, 2019 at 8 p.m.
All Tickets $125
Horrors. Discover how one man’s music gave us a whole new Regular $67 | Big Ticket $60 | Big Ticket Plus $56
world of animated characters, stories and classic films. Hear all
Burton Cummings is that rare artist who has Lee Rocker made his mark singing, playing,
your favourites – Be Our Guest, Part Of Your World, Friend
transcended time, genres and generations standing on, spinning and rocking his giant
Like Me, Under The Sea, Colors of the Wind, Go The Distance,
with a body of work that continues to upright bass in the legendary music group The
Suddenly Seymour, and of course, A Whole New World.
resonate with fans both old and new. Relive Stray Cats. The Grammy-nominated Stray Cats
the days of the Guess Who through his have sold nearly 10 million albums and garnered
Greatest Hits album treasures, as well as this an astounding 23 gold and platinum certified
rock ‘n’ roll living legend’s solo career. records worldwide. Lee has put together a hot
four-piece band to recreate not only the Stray
Cats sound but also some of Lee’s solo rockabilly
recordings.
CRASH TEST DUMMIES
Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 8 p.m.
Regular $75 | Big Ticket $68 | Big Ticket Plus $64
Crash Test Dummies reunite for God Shuffled His Feet 25th
MACEO PARKER anniversary tour. Each gig will feature a full performance
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 at 8 p.m. of the album, which featured their unique smash
Regular $77 | Big Ticket $70 | Big Ticket Plus $66 hit, Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm, plus other staples from the
Maceo Parker: his name is synonymous with Funky Music, his band’s catalog.
pedigree impeccable; his band: the tightest little funk orchestra on
earth. It’s fairly common knowledge that Maceo has played with
each and every leader of funk; his start with James Brown, which
Maceo describes as “like being at University”; jumping aboard the
Mothership with George Clinton; and his ongoing part in Prince’s
tours. He’s the living, breathing pulse which connects the history of
Funk in one golden thread.AN EVENING WITH THE TREWS
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 8 p.m.
Regular $70 | Big Ticket $63 | Big Ticket Plus $59
In a performance part acoustic, part electric, The Trews
showcase how great their songs can sound no matter LES McKEOWN’S BAY CITY ROLLERS
how they are played. Join us for a rocking great time Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 8 p.m.
with The Trews! Regular $75 | Big Ticket $68 | Big Ticket Plus $64
The legendary Bay City Rollers’ Les McKeown is bringing
his award-winning Rollertastic show to Canada! Les McKeown’s
Bay City Rollers promises to be a unique voyage back to the
1970s, when Les and his legendary band ruled the world’s pop
charts, performing all the original hits including Bye Bye Baby,
Shang-a-Lang, Remember, Summerlove Sensation and Give A
Little Love, plus many more.MATT ANDERSEN THE MUSICAL BOX – A GENESIS EXTRAVAGANZA BARBRA LICA & CAT BERNARDI Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 & Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 8 p.m. Friday May 8, 2020 at 8 p.m. Regular $57 | Big Ticket $50 | Big Ticket Plus $46 Regular $85 | Big Ticket $78 | Big Ticket Plus $74 Regular $45 | Big Ticket $38 | Big Ticket Plus $34 A powerhouse performer with a giant, In an all-out performance of live visual signature stunts, a Hot on the heels of her 2017 Juno-nominated soul-filled voice and commanding stage museum-worthy array of vintage instruments and a dizzying pace recording, I’m Still Learning, Barbra Lica is back presence, Matt Andersen has built a of iconic tracks and stage rarities, The Musical Box indulges for the with her fifth and most ambitious offering to date formidable following by touring worldwide 1st time in its 25 year existence, in an intense trip into the world of – You’re Fine. She is a fast-rising Canadian jazz and letting his stunned audiences and new early Genesis. TMB presents a new, never performed show vocalist and songwriter who has captivated devotees spread the good word of his featuring the music of Trespass, Nursery Cryme, Foxtrot, Selling audiences all over North America with her unique righteous tunes. His latest album, Halfway England By The Pound, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, A Trick vocal ability that stresses subtlety and grace, along Home by Morning, is the sound of an artist Of The Tail and Wind & Wuthering. with her genuine warmth and confident stage laying his soul bare using the music that presence. Rising star Cat Bernardi’s silky smooth runs through him, with more jubilation vocals pay tribute to her idols, Natalie Cole, Ella than ever before. Fitzgerald, Billy Holiday and Nina Simone.
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Founded by Craig Martin in
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Albums Live recreates
famous rock albums without
LED ZEPPELIN IV TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS THE BEATLES
the gimmickry, relying solely Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 8 p.m. DAMN THE TORPEDOES ABBEY ROAD
on the music. It has become Regular $65 | Big Ticket $58 | Big Ticket Plus $54 Friday, November 1, 2019 at 8 p.m. Friday, December 20, 2019 at 8 p.m.
the ultimate destination for Regular $65 | Big Ticket $58 | Big Ticket Plus $54 Regular $65 | Big Ticket $58 | Big Ticket Plus $54
music lovers wanting to hear
the greatest albums
performed live.
Presented by The Oakville Centre.
THE ROLLING STONES SIMON AND GARFUNKEL LED ZEPPELIN III
Sponsored by Lakeshore Securities Inc.
LET IT BLEED BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER Friday, May 15, 2020 at 8 p.m.
Box Office: 905-815-2021 Friday, March 27, 2020 at 8 p.m. Regular $65 | Big Ticket $58 | Big Ticket Plus $54
Friday, April 17, 2020 at 8 p.m.
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COMEDY
Series
SEÁN CULLEN BRUCE McCULLOCH: TALES OF BRAVERY
Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 8 p.m. AND STUPIDITY
Regular $55 | Big Ticket $48 | Big Ticket Plus $44 Friday, November 15, 2019 at 8 p.m.
Expect the unexpected with Seán Cullen, a nimble Regular $55 | Big Ticket $48 | Big Ticket Plus $44
master of improvisation and accomplished Former Kids in the Hall member Bruce McCulloch’s Tales
impressionist who delights in the absurd. For two and of Bravery and Stupidity is a one-man show that is funny
a half decades, Cullen has dominated the Canadian and at times touching. Part stand-up, part storytelling, it
comedy scene as an award-winning comedian, actor, looks at some of the bravely stupid things that Bruce
author and screenwriter. Seán is a series regular and has done, and things we all do as we get ourselves in
star panelist on Match Game, and has guest starred or and out of trouble as we “throw ourselves at life.”
appeared in Spun Out, Murdoch Mysteries and was
featured on the Just For Laughs: All Access, The Warning: Mature Content
Presented by The Oakville Centre. Halifax Comedy Festival and The Winnipeg Comedy
Sponsored by Lakeshore Securities Inc. Festival television specials.
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All prices include taxes and handling fees.HYPROV: IMPROV UNDER HYPNOSIS WE’VE GOT EACH OTHER BRENT BUTT
Starring Colin Mochrie and Asad Mecci Starring Paul O’Donnell Friday, April 3, 2020 at 8 p.m.
Friday, January 31, 2020 at 8 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2020 at 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre Regular $68 | Big Ticket $61 | Big Ticket Plus $57
Regular $75 | Big Ticket $68 | Big Ticket Plus $64 Regular $44 | Big Ticket $37 | Big Ticket Plus $33
Creator and star of the hit TV show
From the minds of improv and comedy legend The almost entirely imagined Bon Jovi musical. With the modern Corner Gas, Brent Butt returns to
Colin Mochrie, and master hypnotist, Asad jukebox musical comes: a multitalented cast, orchestra, opulent Oakville with his hilarious live stand-up
Mecci, comes a brand new, mind-blowing, side- sets, decadent costumes, extravagant routines, dramatic key performance for one night. With
splitting show combining hypnotism and changes and the odd hydraulic lift or two. We've Got Each Other numerous television specials, hit TV
improvisation. Twenty members of the audience has none of these things (they cost lots of money), but Paul tries shows and two feature movies, Brent
will be put under hypnosis, and the five best to create this all-singing, all-dancing spectacle using the powers of has become one of Canada’s funniest
will join Mochrie into a hypnotic improv your imagination. Through entertaining descriptions of the show performers!
extravaganza! This will be an entirely original as it unfolds and 180+ lighting cues, Paul invites the audience to
and completely unforgettable show, for who fill in the gaps imagining the breath-taking tragic love story of
knows where the unconscious mind will go. Tommy and Gina.Paradiso
DANCE,
DRAMA
& FILM
Series
BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL DECODING BHARATNATYAM HUFF
WORLD TOUR Nova Dance Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 8 p.m.
Monday, September 30, 2019 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre
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The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour Nova Dance’s Decoding Bharatnatyam is Huff (Solo) is the wrenching, yet
brings all the excitement of the Banff Centre an enchanting evening of dance darkly comic tale of Wind and his
Mountain Film and Book Festival to delightfully defining and decoding the brothers, caught in a torrent of
audiences around the globe! Traveling to classical form with uniquely Canadian solvent abuse and at high risk of
exotic landscapes and remote cultures, and flair. Fluttering with discovery while suicide. Ancestral history combines
bringing audiences up-close and personal anchored in movement tradition, four with harsh reality and gas-induced
with adrenaline-packed action sports, the stunning dancers perform works by hallucination in a tale of family, love,
2018/2019 World Tour is an exhilarating and Nova Bhattacharya and José Navas, rich
despair, and the possibility of
provocative exploration of the mountain with powerful physical technique,
Presented by The Oakville Centre. redemption.
Sponsored by Paradiso Restaurant. world. storytelling and humour.
Warning: Mature Content
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OakvilleCentre.ca Presentation
All prices include taxes and handling fees. Sponsor:MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET – The Play
In Association with West End Studio Theatre
Friday, November 22, 2019 at 7 p.m.
Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m.
Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 2 p.m.
Regular $30 | Big Ticket $25 | Big Ticket Plus $20 THE ARCHIVIST CATAPULT SHADOW DANCE COMPANY
Written and performed by Shaista Latif Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 8 p.m.
In Miracle on 34th Street – The Play, Kris in the Studio Theatre Regular $25 | Big Ticket $20 | Big Ticket Plus $20
Kringle, an old man in a retirement home, gets
Friday, March 13, 2020 at 8 p.m.
a job working as Santa for Macy’s. Kris Catapult is a shadow-dance company created by Adam
unleashes waves of good will with Macy’s Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 8 p.m. Battelstein in 2008. The talented dancers have the skills to
customers and the commercial world of New Regular $20 | Big Ticket $15 | Big Ticket Plus $15 transform their bodies into seemingly impossible images.
York City by referring parents to other stores to Catapult has made films for corporations and performed
Shaista Latif is a storyteller who has been invited to tell
find exactly the toy their child has asked for. live on America’s Got Talent! Their shadow dances amaze
a story. She is a perpetual guest, and her time is limited.
Deemed dangerous and deluded by Macy‘s audiences and make them fall in love with the human
So, she will be justifying her existence and building a
vocational counselor, Kris is in the court system body and its ability to transform.
live archive to mark her eventual disappearance. This is
defending who he is – the true Santa!
her story. This is not Aladdin. Watch at your discretion.
Warning: Mature ContentV!VA Retirement
Communities - Oakville
CLASSICAL
& WORLD
ARTISTS
Series
MEN OF THE DEEPS: Christmas in the Mine SULTANS OF STRING CHRISTMAS CARAVAN
Friday, December 6, 2019 at 8 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 8 p.m.
Regular $68 | Big Ticket $61 | Big Ticket Plus $57 Regular $57 | Big Ticket $50 | Big Ticket Plus $46
Join Men of the Deeps, for a special Christmas Celebrate the season with an adventurous musical trip
performance from a choir of working and retired coal around the world! Three time JUNO Award nominees
miners from the island of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia. Sultans of String deliver an exuberant performance
Organized in 1966 as part of Cape Breton’s contribution featuring band originals, world-music inspired classics, and
to Canada’s Centennial Year (1967), the group’s seasonal favourites to warm your heart on a cold winter’s
inception was an effort by the people of Cape Breton night. Sultans of String are joined on stage by Canada’s
Presented by The Oakville Centre. to preserve in song some of the rich folklore of that shimmering guest vocalist Rebecca Campbell (Jane Siberry,
Sponsored by V!VA Retirement island’s coal mining communities. Parachute Club, Lynn Miles).
Communities - Oakville.
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All prices include taxes and handling fees.HUMANS OKAVANGO AFRICAN ORCHESTRA MASTERS OF ILLUSION
By Circa Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 8 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2020 at 8 p.m.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 8 p.m. Regular $47 | Big Ticket $40 | Big Ticket Plus $36 Regular $75 | Big Ticket $68 | Big Ticket Plus $64
Regular $63 | Big Ticket $56 | Big Ticket Plus $52 Sharing the Experience: 4 tickets for $95
Starring the world’s greatest award-winning
Ten incredibly skilled acrobats from award-winning Winners of the 2017 JUNO Award for Best magicians, this 21st century magic show is unlike
contemporary circus ensemble Circa, present Humans, a circus World Music Album, Okavango brings together anything you have ever seen! Watch closely as
unlike anything you’ll have ever seen! Using nothing but their traditional music and instruments of several you experience things that just can’t be done…or
bodies and incredible strength and acrobatics, each moment African cultures to create a new music, can they? You will be on the edge of your seat
builds into another unbelievable, thrilling and heart-stopping harmonizing different tunings, rhythms and from the jaw-dropping grand illusions, while
movement! Circa is the most in-demand Australian arts timbres. The musicians and instruments of laughing out loud at the hysterical comedy
company in the world with their reputation for fearless, Okavango represent a continuum of traditions magic, as performers from around the world
boundary pushing circus! and cultures from time immemorial to the create magic, in front of your eyes.
present day.MIRI BEN-ARI THE NEXT GENERATION LEAHY
Saturday, March 14, 2020 at 8 p.m. Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 3 p.m.
Regular $55 | Big Ticket $48 | Big Ticket Plus $44 Regular $55 | Big Ticket $48 | Big Ticket Plus $44
Sharing the Experience: 4 tickets for $110
The deep-rooted music these seasoned professionals bring
Grammy Award-winning violinist, producer, humanitarian to audiences belies their young ages. The Next Generation
Miri Ben-Ari has created her own unique sound: a Leahy play the music of their Irish heritage, but they are
revolutionary fusion of classical, soul and dance music. A not tethered by it: the Leahy children bring centuries-old
classically trained violinist, who once studied under the music into the modern era for a new audience. This rare
late classical master Isaac Stern, this Israeli artist and music talent is an inspiration to young and old alike, showing
producer has helped sell millions of records by just what young people are capable of.
collaborating with other celebrated Grammy award-
winning artists, including Kanye West, Jay Z, Wyclef Jean,
and Alicia Keys, to name just a few.MISSION SONGS PROJECT TANYA TAGAQ THE MEN BEHIND THE MUSIC:
with special guest Lacey Hill Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 8 p.m. BEATLES EDITION
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 8 p.m. Regular $50 | Big Ticket $43 | Big Ticket Plus $39 Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 8 p.m.
Regular $47 | Big Ticket $40 | Big Ticket Plus $36 Sharing the Experience: 4 tickets for $100 Regular $44 | Big Ticket $37 | Big Ticket Plus $33
Sharing the Experience: 4 tickets for $95 Sharing the Experience: 4 tickets for $88
Tanya Tagaq is a Canadian (Inuk) throat singer,
Searching for the secular songs that were sung after composer, visual artist, advocate, writer and public Weaving together 300 projected visuals, 16 live songs and
church, Jessie Lloyd explores the day-to-day life on the speaker from Cambridge Bay (Iqaluktuutiaq) in storytelling, Haley Marie and her band take you on a
Australian missions, settlements and reserves through Nunavut. An experimental artist who has achieved journey behind the history-making events and
music. From cultural identity to love and loss, these rare a level of mainstream crossover success, Tanya heartbreaking moments of the Beatles (such as why John
songs consist of almost forgotten stories that can now blends Inuit throat singing with electronic, hated the version of Help! we all know today). After years
shed light into the history of our Indigenous elders, classical, punk and rock music. of research and musical analysis, Yale-educated
families and communities. musician/storyteller Haley Marie dives deep into the true
story of four young guys who changed the world.STUDIO
SESSIONS
Series
Enjoy some of today’s
finest emerging artists in
our intimate 100 seat
Studio Theatre.
Studio Sessions Artist Chats will
be held in The Studio Theatre.
LLOYD SPIEGEL
Friday, October 11, 2019 at 8 p.m.
Regular $44 | Big Ticket $37 | Big Ticket Plus $33
THE YOUNG NOVELISTS
Multi-award winning Australian artist Lloyd Spiegel
Friday, November 8, 2019 at 8 p.m.
returns to Canada delivering one of the most unique
Regular $44 | Big Ticket $37 | Big Ticket Plus $33
solo concert experiences in the world. Blending jaw-
dropping guitar chops with a commanding voice, Written by bandmates Graydon James and Laura Spink, their new
powerful songwriting, storytelling and comedy, it’s no album, In City & Country, features a collection of songs inspired by
wonder that Rolling Stone Australia described him as an array of Canadian towns. Highlighting stories from both urban
an “Oz Roots & Blues Icon”. and rural locales, the songs are based on a combination of
historical research and personal experience, and ultimately show
the similarities and differences between both types of places.
Presented by The Oakville Centre.
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All prices include taxes and handling fees.LYDIA PERSAUD VC2 OKAN Saturday, January 11, 2020 at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2020 at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 8 p.m. Regular $44 | Big Ticket $37 | Big Ticket Plus $33 Regular $44 | Big Ticket $37 | Big Ticket Plus $33 Regular $44 | Big Ticket $37 | Big Ticket Plus $33 A fixture of Toronto’s music community and a sought- VC2 is an innovative cello duo able to captivate Taking its name from the word for heart or soul in the after collaborator, Lydia Persaud stands alone with her audiences through their performances of classical Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria, OKAN fuses Afro- debut album Let Me Show You. Lydia’s sound expands masterworks, unknown gems and boundary-pushing Cuban and other global rhythms with jazz, folk and the boundaries of soul to include both folk and jazz, music. Comprised of cellists Amahl Arulanandam and classical forms. Co-leaders, composers and multi- styles that have been foundational to her musical Bryan Holt, the Toronto-based duo presents artistically instrumentalists Elizabeth Rodriguez and Magdelys growth. With Let Me Show You, Lydia draws challenging yet accessible programs, and has Savigne bring a fresh perspective to Latin and world inspiration from her musical heroes, such as Donny performed in venues ranging from intimate pubs to jazz fusion through their powerful vocals, incredible Hathaway, Bill Withers and Carole King, while Roy Thomson Hall. musicianship and potent lyrical content. touching on vital issues that deeply affect her. Her music melds genres while Lydia’s clear message shines through on the power of her unforgettable voice.
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