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OAKVILLE
THE
CENTRE
for the
Performing
Arts
July-May
2022-23
season
Box office 905-815-2021
oakvillecentre.ca
On Sale After Show Artist Chats
A moderated discussion with the artist. More
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CHAT information about After Show Artist Chats
Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 10 a.m. can be found on the individual show listings
at oakvillecentre.ca
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Monday, May 30, 2022 at 10 a.m.
School Performances
A TD Learning with the Arts matinee
Public on sale
exclusively for students is available for this
Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 10 a.m.
production. Visit OakvilleCentre.ca for details
on all school performances. Contact the box
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office directly to book at 905-815-2021.
or call the Box office at 905-815-2021.
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Season 2022 2023
JULY JANUARY
Martin Barre.................................................. July 2&3 Gowan............................................................... Jan 13
at a glance CAL: Let It Bleed.................................................July 7 CAL: Billy Joel: The Stranger............................ Jan 14
Tomson Highway................................................July 8 Prophecy Fog.................................................... Jan 25
Kathy Reichs.....................................................July 15 Ali Hassan......................................................... Jan 26
Jann Arden....................................................... Jan 29
SEPTEMBER
Middle Raged..................................................Sept 16 FEBRUARY
Tom Cochrane with Red Rider........................Sept 21 The Queen’s Cartoonist...................................... Feb 1
The Musical Box.........................................Sept 22, 23 Paddington Gets in a Jam.................................. Feb 2
Banff Mountain Film Festival.........................Sept 24 Freedom.............................................................. Feb 3
Masters of Illusion...........................................Sept 27 The Original Wailers: feat. Al Anderson ���������� Feb 8
Christine Friday................................................Sept 30 The Knitting Pilgrim........................................... Feb 9
CAL: Paul Simon: Graceland....................... Feb 10,11
OCTOBER Hyprov: Colin Mochrie & Asad Mecci.............. Feb 17
Brent Butt........................................................... Oct 1 Choir, Choir, Choir............................................ Feb 18
The Tenors.......................................................... Oct 5
CAL: Pink Floyd: The Wall.............................. Oct 6, 7 MARCH
Men of the Deeps............................................. Oct 14 Mardi Gras Mambo........................................... Mar 4
Arlene Paculan................................................. Oct 22 Adrian Sutherland........................................... Mar 10
Northern Pikes & Pursuit of Happiness........... Oct 26 Paul Reiser....................................................... Mar 22
CAL: U2: The Joshua Tree................................ Mar 25
NOVEMBER Ugly Duckling: Lightwire................................ Mar 26
CAL: Aretha Franklin: Gold............................... Nov 3 Bachman & Bachman...................................... Mar 28
ILL-Abilities........................................................ Nov 4 Big Wreck......................................................... Mar 30
Robert Cray...................................................... Nov 14 TREATY: A Reconciliation Revelry................... Mar 31
Serena Ryder.................................................... Nov 15
WEST: Home for Christmas................. Nov 17, 18, 19 APRIL
Joëlle Rabu...................................................... Nov 18 Jesse Cook.........................................................Apr 12
Steve Hackett................................................... Nov 30 CAL: CCR: Chronicle..........................................Apr 15
Vili V..................................................................Apr 22
DECEMBER Red Baraat........................................................Apr 25
Steve Hackett..................................................Dec 1, 2 Just For Laughs.................................................Apr 26
Alice In Wonderland: Tout a Trac......................Dec 3
RH Thomson: A Christmas Carol......................Dec 10 MAY
CAL: Lennon/Beatles Xmas........................Dec 22, 23 Raven: Chameleon Circus................................May 11
The Aluminum Show........................................Dec 31 The Mantini Sisters..........................................May 12
CAL: Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti.........May 19, 20
Dan Cooper
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Rescheduled Show Rescheduled Show
Limited tickets as this performance was Limited tickets as this performance was
rescheduled from its original date due to covid. rescheduled from its original date due to covid.
Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre Tom Cochrane & Red Rider
Aqualung 50th Anniversary Tour Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 8 p.m.
with special guest Clive Bunker All tickets $85
Saturday & Sunday, July 2 & 3, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Regular $78 • Big Ticket $71 • Big Ticket+ $67 Over the course of a long and illustrious career
spanning almost 50 years, the pride of Lynn Lake,
Martin Barre, as the guitarist of Jethro Tull, Manitoba, Tom Cochrane has achieved a level of
created a sound and playing style over the success known to few recording artists. Together
past 50 years, that helped sell over 60 million as Red Rider and later as Tom Cochrane & Red
Presented by the Oakville Centre albums world-wide. Martin’s guitar playing Rider, they released a total of nine albums.
Sponsored by Dan Cooper Group has earned him a high level of respect and Tom launched his solo career with the release
In association with Oak-Land
recognition; he was voted 25th best solo ever of the anthemic hit “Life Is A Highway” from
Ford Lincoln.
in the USA and 20th best solo ever in the UK the breakthrough album Mad Mad World. This
for his playing on Aqualung. His playing on record sold over one million copies in Canada
the album Crest of a Knave earned him a alone and another six million copies worldwide.
Grammy award in 1989.
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THE
MUSICAL
THE BOX
MUSICAL BOX –
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
The Lamb Lies Down
on Broadway
Thursday, September 22 and
Friday, September 23, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Regular $87 • Big Ticket $80 • Big Ticket+ $76
The greatest rock opera ever created, The Lamb Lies
Down on Broadway, the last collaborative effort
between legendary Peter Gabriel and Genesis, is to
be revived one last time... The end of an era.
The Musical Box, the only group in the world granted
a licence from Peter Gabriel and Genesis, will recreate
in its entirety the original 1974-75 performance in
painstaking details, right down to the original slide
show. One final chance to witness this unique live
experience.
Acclaimed for its historical re-enactment of early
Genesis, TMB has performed for more than a million
spectators worldwide in some of the most prestigious
venues such as the London Royal Albert Hall and
the Paris Olympia. TMB had the privilege of hosting
Phil Collins as a performing guest. In its quest for
authenticity, TMB is cited as the best interpretation
group in the world and the international reference
for early Genesis.
Northern Pikes & The Pursuit of The Robert Cray Band
Happiness Monday, November 14, 2022 at 8 p.m.
The Northern Happiness Tour All Tickets $100
Wednesday, October 26, 2022 at 8 p.m.
All Tickets $75 “Funky, cool and bad,” is how Robert Cray describes
his latest album, That’s What I Heard. “I thought
Two of Canada’s beloved bands join forces to present if it we could get this thing that Sam Cooke used
a special night of music on The Northern Happiness to have, the kind of sound that early Sam Cooke
Tour. The Northern Pikes bring hits like “She Ain’t records had, that we could pull this off,” says
Pretty”, “Girl With a Problem” and “Things I Do for producer Steve Jordan.
Money” while The Pursuit of Happiness bring “I’m an
Adult Now”, “Hard to Laugh” and “She’s So Young” Over the past four decades, Cray has created a sound
plus many more. that rises from American roots, blues, soul and R&B,
with five Grammy wins, 20 acclaimed studio albums
and a bundle of live albums that punctuate the Blues
Hall of Famer’s career.
Rescheduled Show
Limited tickets as this performance was
rescheduled from its original date due to covid.
Serena Ryder
Steve Hackett - Seconds Out, Genesis Revisited and
with special guest Clerel More! - SOLD OUT
Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 8 p.m. Tickets for this performance were on sale previously, and as
All Tickets $95 such the performance has sold out.
Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Vocal powerhouse Serena Ryder is a platinum-selling
Thursday, December 2, 2022 at 8 p.m.
artist adored by fans, peers and critics alike, in part due
Friday, December 2, 2022 at 8 p.m.
to her raw and earnest song writing, and beautifully
All Tickets $110
electric live performances. She has received numerous
accolades, including the prestigious Canada’s Walk of
Former Genesis lead guitar player and solo artist, Steve Hackett is
Fame, Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour, six JUNO
proud to announce that he will be touring the Genesis live album,
Awards, a MuchMusic Video Award for Best Rock
Seconds Out, which was recorded from their concert at the Palais de
Video, and a Canadian Screen Award for Achievement
Sport in Paris, in June 1977. As is familiar with all of Steve’s tours, this
in Music–Original Song. An advocate for mental
show will commence with a select variety of material from Steve’s
wellness, Serena has also been awarded the Margaret
extensive solo career, which will set the scene for the magnificence of
Trudeau Mental Health Advocacy Award.
Seconds Out … all live on stage.
Gowan Jann Arden
Friday, January 13, 2023 at 8 p.m. Sunday, January 29, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Regular $77 • Big Ticket $70 • Big Ticket+ $66 All Tickets $125
Award-winning Canadian artist Gowan started Jann Arden is a multi-platinum, award-winning singer,
his music career at the early age of 17 years old in songwriter, actor and author. Arden has released 15 albums
Toronto, where he began to create music that won with 19 top ten singles. Her most recent project, Descendant
him triple-platinum success in 1985 for his album was released in January 2022 and features a 15-song collection
Strange Animal. As well as winning a JUNO award, representing the last 18 months of Arden’s life and headspace.
he led successful tours and had even more progress A bold, beautiful, and empowering sound of Jann Arden,
over the years as a member of legendary American Descendant signifies a return to form for the multifaceted artist,
band Styx! Gowan received the Canadian Walk of reflecting on where she came from and where she is headed.
Fame star in 2011, and to this day, he continues to
put on incredible rock performances! Whether she is captivating audiences with her heartfelt music,
entertaining them with her quick wit or sharing her written
word in a boldly honest voice – Arden is a Canadian original – a
brilliant multi-dimensional talent.
Rescheduled Show
Limited tickets as this performance was
rescheduled from its original date due to covid. Bachman & Bachman
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 8 p.m.
The Original Wailers: All Tickets $110
Featuring Al Anderson
Out of a global pandemic comes a new story from
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Father-Son duo Randy & Tal Bachman. Following the
Regular $75 • Big Ticket $68 • Big Ticket+ $64
success of their respected musical careers (The Guess
Who, Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Tal Bachman’s solo
In 1974 when Bob Marley went solo, on the brink of international
success), the pair now tell stories through song and visuals
stardom, he surprised the music community by choosing as his
as Bachman & Bachman. The show includes a mix of old
lead guitarist the American-born, Al Anderson. It was Anderson’s
hits and brand new songs they’ve written together from
stunning lead work on such classics as “No Woman, No Cry” and
their forthcoming album Shadows of Yesterday.
“Three O’Clock Road Block,” that first alerted rock fans to the
Wailers music. Anderson’s musical achievements with Bob Marley and
Shadows of Yesterday brings you a 13 chapter
the Wailers include the platinum award winning albums Live at
masterpiece built over two generations. The new album
the Lyceum, Babylon by Bus and the ten times platinum Legend.
will also serve as the soundtrack for an upcoming
The Original Wailers received their own Grammy nomination in
documentary in the works about Randy’s lost and found
2013 for Miracle making it Anderson’s second Grammy nomination.
Gretsch guitar.
Big Wreck Jesse Cook
Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at 8 p.m.
All Tickets $85 Regular $87 • Big Ticket $80 • Big Ticket+ $76
Big Wreck was formed in Boston in the mid 90’s by A career spanning twenty five years has brought this
Toronto-native (guitars / vocals) Ian Thornley and Canadian guitarist multiple accolades including a coveted
Americans Brian Doherty (guitars), Forrest Williams Acoustic Guitar Magazine ‘Player’s Choice Silver Award’,
(drums) and Dave Henning (bass), students at the eleven JUNO Award nominations (he won for 2001’s Free
Berklee College of Music. Their 1997 debut album, In Fall), a Gemini Award and, most impressively, ten platinum
Loving Memory, is certified double platinum in Canada and gold studio albums. Not a bad legacy for a guy who
and featured the chart-topping singles “Blown Wide never planned to release an album.
Open,” “That Song” and “The Oaf”.
“If you had asked me at age 22, I would have said that I
Big Wreck are sure to leave fans satiated and, would never, never make music for the public,” Jesse Cook
considering the breadth of fresh and familiar sounds says with a laugh. “I would have told you that the public is
in their latest tour de force, Big Wreck: 7, anticipating much too fickle — they may love you one minute and forget
where they might musically venture next. you the next. Well, it turns out I did the thing I said I’d never
do, and somehow it’s worked out.”SPECIAL EVENT The Tenors - Now and Forever Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at 8 p.m. All Tickets $125 The Tenors have been thrilling audiences around the world for over a decade with their powerful songs, outstanding harmonies, and undeniable charm. Their distinct sound reimagines iconic hits and blends classical music, contemporary pop, classic rock, folk, and inspired self-penned original songs. The award winning and multi-platinum selling band have achieved international success, performing thousands of live shows and hundreds of national and international TV appearances on five continents. Their global success has seen them grace the stages of iconic theatres, symphony halls, festivals, and arenas worldwide for audiences of all ages. They have sung for the last four Presidents of the United States and for hundreds of Fortune 500 companies. Most recently, The Tenors released their fifth PBS concert special Best of Our Lives which is airing internationally in 2022. They also put out new tracks last fall with Canadian pop sensation Tyler Shaw, and a co-written duet with Jake Hoot – winner of NBC’s The Voice, which aired on The Kelly Clarkson Show in December. The Tenors have had the honour of sharing the stage with some of the biggest names in music including Sir Paul McCartney, Sarah McLachlan, Sting, Justin Bieber, Andrea Bocelli, Sir Elton John, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder and David Foster.
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Rescheduled Show
and sexual Middle-Raged Sketch Comedy: Limited tickets as this performance was
content.
Starring Gary Pearson and Geri rescheduled from its original date due to covid.
Hall
Brent Butt
Friday, September 16, 2022 at 8pm
Regular $45 • Big Ticket $38 • Big Ticket+ $34 Saturday, October 1, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Regular $68 • Big Ticket $61 • Big Ticket+ $57
Middle Raged is a hilarious live sketch
comedy revue starring Geri Hall (22 Minutes, Performer, writer and executive producer,
Second City), and Gary Pearson (MadTV, Brent Butt has achieved #1 status on
Corner Gas), and explores life between television and in stand-up comedy. From his
30 and 65 – from raising kids, to financial award winning TV series Corner Gas and
stress, to dealing with elderly parents, to Corner Gas: Animated to his Golden Screen
going to more funerals than weddings, and Award for Corner Gas: The Movie Brent
even trying to keep romance alive through continues to leave little doubt he is one of
Outlander role play in the bedroom. Critics Canada’s brightest stars! Don’t miss what will
are raving at the special chemistry and definitely be one hilarious evening of stand-
Presented by the Oakville Centre comedy of Gary and Geri as they send up the up comedy!
Sponsored by Lakeshore Securities Inc. time of life when the bloom is off the rose,
and the thorns are sharper than ever.
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oakvillecentre.caAli Hassan “Does This Taste Funny?” Hyprov: Colin Mochrie and Asad Mecci
Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 8 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Regular $45 • Big Ticket $38 • Big Ticket+ $34 Regular $75 • Big Ticket $68 • Big Ticket+ $64
Ali Hassan’s career plans started off as simply as Hypnosis and Improv — two art forms that have
anyone’s: become a chef, get a food show on mystified and entertained fans, skeptics and
television, get a second food show on television, everyone in between for decades worldwide – come
be the face of the network and have oven mitts together as two masters of their crafts unite for a
with his face on them. But sometimes things get totally unique comedy experience, HYPROV: Improv
in the way of your dreams: like your parents’ Under Hypnosis.
disappointment, your family of four children
and your successful comedy career. This show is Twenty random volunteers from the audience will be
a hilarious exposition of Ali’s journey in and out put under hypnosis by Master Hypnotist Asad Mecci,
of the culinary world in which he spent 12 years. their inhibitions evaporated and their minds no
Think Eat, Pray, Love....minus the Prayer. longer their own. The contestants are methodically
and hysterically whittled down until the five best
are left on stage when one of the world’s leading
improvisers enters! Co-Creator Colin Mochrie takes
the stage to improvise with the top five while they
are still under hypnosis, turning the show into an
improv extravaganza!Rescheduled Show Limited tickets as this performance was rescheduled from its original date due to covid. Paul Reiser Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 8 p.m. Regular $90 • Big Ticket $83 • Big Ticket+ $79 Comedian, actor, television writer, author and musician Paul Reiser is one of Hollywood’s most prolific creatives—and he shows no signs of slowing down. Reiser is starring in two hit shows for Netflix: Stranger Things as Dr. Sam Owens, in a role created by the Duffer Brothers specifically for Reiser, and Chuck Lorre’s The Kominsky Method alongside Michael Douglas. Reiser received rave reviews for the latter, where he delivered a moving soliloquy on life and loss in a scene that MediaPost says “will stand… as one of the finest moments seen anywhere on television.” The multi-faceted actor also revived one of his most iconic roles in the highly-anticipated return of Mad About You, the long-running hit 90s comedy Reiser co-created and starred in with Helen Hunt. The Emmy, Peabody and Golden Globe-winning comedy ended in May 1999 and premiered 20 years later as a limited series on Spectrum Originals. Just For Laughs Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 8 p.m. Regular $65 • Big Ticket $58 • Big Ticket+ $54 Just For Laughs is excited to bring some of its funniest and favourite alumni to a town near you with the Just for Laughs Road Show! Don’t miss some of the best stand-up comedians from the world’s largest and most prestigious comedy festival when the 18th edition of the Just for Laughs Road Show tours across Ontario this spring.
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In Kathy Reichs
Cold Cold Bones
Conversation Friday, July 15, 2022 at 7 p.m.
Tickets $20
With... Tickets with Book $45
Livestream Ticket $10
series Livestream with Book $35
Kathy Reichs’s first novel Déjà Dead,
published in 1997, won the Ellis Award for
Best First Novel and was an international
bestseller. Cold, Cold Bones is Kathy’s twenty-
first entry in her series featuring forensic
anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Kathy
was also a producer of Fox Television’s
longest running scripted drama, Bones,
which was based on her work and her novels.
One of very few forensic anthropologists
certified by the American Board of Forensic
Anthropology, Kathy divides her time
between Charlotte, North Carolina, and
Montreal, Québec.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Kathy
Reichs returns with her twenty-first novel of
In Association with... suspense featuring forensic anthropologist
Temperance Brennan who, after receiving
a box with a human eyeball in it, uncovers
a series of ever more grisly killings eerily
reenacting the most shocking of her prior
cases.
Presented by the Oakville Centre
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Alice in Wonderland
Tout a Trac
The Aluminum Show
Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 1 & 4 p.m.
All tickets: $20 Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 3 & 7 p.m.
All tickets: $35
Alice refuses to do her homework. She
prefers to play and daydream in her New Year’s Eve Performance
father’s study where she stumbles across
a strange rabbit that nibbles on books. A unique and energetic experience for
Wanting to stop him from eating books, the entire family, The Aluminum Show is a
she follows him into his rabbit hole. stimulating tour de force which combines
Presented by the Oakville Centre Adapted from the unbridled humour movement, dance, visual theater and
Sponsored by Acura of Oakville and madness of Lewis Carroll’s novel, plenty of humour. After its 2003 debut
prepare to be amazed by the ingenious in Jerusalem at the Israel Festival, the
In Association with Munz & Planche
set in which we discover that each book show gained worldwide recognition and
Family Fund For the Performing Arts for years has mesmerized hundreds of
(a fund held within the Oakville becomes a door to the next adventure.
Community Foundation An homage to reading, the play becomes thousands of people across the globe.
a window into our imagination…
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oakvillecentre.ca Aluminum Show facebook page.Paddington Gets in a Jam Ugly Duckling
Thursday, February 2, 2023 at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 1 p.m.
All tickets: $20 All tickets: $20
In this original slapstick comedy, Paddington goes next door Lightwire Theater brings a classic tale to the
to borrow a cup of sugar from his neighbor Mr. Curry, who is modern stage in an unforgettable theatrical
in a panic because he’s expecting a visit from his Great Aunt experience.
Matilda. And so, Paddington volunteers to help Mr Curry with
his to-do list before her imminent arrival. Lined with electroluminescent wire, the
beloved story of The Ugly Duckling plays
Throughout the afternoon Paddington attempts items on the out on stage through a cutting-edge blend
list – repair the pipes in the bathroom, vacuum the floors, of puppetry, technology and dance. With
install new wallpaper, bake a cake…. But in typical Paddington dazzling visuals, poignant choreography and
fashion, nothing goes to plan. The pipes burst and flood the the creative use of music ranging from classical
bathroom. The vacuum cleaner misbehaves and leaves dust to pop. This production brings this story into a
everywhere. Paddington adds too much self-rising flour to the new and brilliant light.
cake, and his efforts at wallpapering turn into catastrophic (and
sticky) chaos! Will Paddington be able to fix everything before
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Rolling Stones: Let It Bleed Pink Floyd: The Wall
Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 8 p.m. Thursday & Friday, October 6 & 7, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Regular $68 • Big Ticket $61 Big • Ticket+ $57 Regular $68 • Big Ticket $61 • Big Ticket+ $57
Presented by the Oakville Centre Aretha Franklin: Gold John Lennon and The Beatles
Sponsored by Lakeshore Securities Inc. Thursday, November 3, 2022 at 8 p.m. Christmas
Regular $68 • Big Ticket $61 • Big Ticket+ $57
Thursday & Friday, December 22 & 23, 2022 at 8 p.m.
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oakvillecentre.caBilly Joel: The Stranger U2: The Joshua Tree
Saturday, January 14, 2023 at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Regular $68 • Big Ticket $61 • Big Ticket+ $57 Regular $68 • Big Ticket $61 • Big Ticket+ $57
Paul Simon: Graceland
Friday & Saturday, February 10 & 11, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Regular $68 • Big Ticket $61 • Big Ticket+ $57
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti
Chronicle Friday & Saturday, May 19 & 20, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Regular $68 • Big Ticket $61 • Big Ticket+ $57
Saturday, April 15, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Regular $68 • Big Ticket $61 • Big Ticket+ $57Chartwell Retirement
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Rescheduled Show
Limited tickets as this performance was
rescheduled from its original date due to covid.
Tomson Highway: Songs in the Key
of Cree
Masters of Illusion
Featuring vocalist Patricia Cano, and Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 8 p.m.
saxophonist Marcus Ali Regular $75 • Big Ticket $68 • Big Ticket+
Friday, July 8, 2022 at 8 p.m. $64
Regular $55 • Big Ticket $48 • Big Ticket+ $44
Starring the world’s greatest award-
One of Canada’s most gifted Indigenous winning magicians, this 21st century
creative geniuses is touring southern Ontario magic show is unlike anything you
this summer in celebration of his 70th have ever seen! Watch closely as you
birthday. Tomson Highway, the legendary experience things that just can’t be
playwright (The Rez Sisters), author (his done…or can they? You will be on the
memoir Permanent Astonishment is a edge of your seat by the jaw dropping
current bestseller), composer/songwriter grand illusions, while laughing out
and performer, is bringing his popular loud at the hysterical comedy magic
Presented by the Oakville Centre cabaret to Oakville, along with Patricia as performers from around the world
Sponsored by Chartwell Retirement Cano, the powerhouse Peruvian-Canadian create magic in front of your eyes.
Residences - Oakville vocalist, and saxophonist Marcus Ali. And Mr.
Highway himself on the piano. Prepare to be
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astonished!Men of the Deeps Freedom! Featuring Beau Dixon
Friday, October 14, 2022 at 8 p.m. The Spirit and Legacy of Black Music
Regular $68 • Big Ticket $61 • Big Ticket+ $57
Friday, February 3, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Regular $50 • Big Ticket $43 • Big Ticket+ $39
To be a coal miner is to have a unique
perspective on life outside the pit. After the
From the moment Black people landed on North
shift is done, after the years are put in, or
American soil, their music took root and became
after time off is approved, these men of the
the basis of much of the popular music we hear
dark, with families and friends to care for
today. There is an endless list of exceptional Black
above ground, regaled many a kitchen party
musicians who have been lost to history while
crowd with the songs and stories of their pick
their white counterparts gained fame. From
and shovel ways. And so, the coal miners’
church hymnals to the blues, from jazz to rock ’n’
legacy was passed around in spoken word and
roll, R&B and rap, we owe much of our musical
melody; the ways we understand it the best.
history to Black culture, and it’s time to give credit
where it is due. This company of superb Black
Come with us, as we explore life for the coal
performers and musicians was the great hit of the
miner…after the pit.
2021 Stratford Cabaret Series.Choir, Choir Choir Mardi Gras Mambo
Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 8 p.m. Featuring Dirty Dozen Brass Band & Nathan Williams
Regular $50 • Big Ticket $43 • Big Ticket+ $39
Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Regular $70 • Big Ticket $63 • Big Ticket+ $59
“Choir! Choir! Choir! has fashioned a profound
way for people to connect and interact” - The
Formed in 1977, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band are the pioneers of the
New Yorker
modern New Orleans brass band movement, recognized worldwide
as an unstoppable musical machine whose name is synonymous with
Choir! Choir! Choir! is a Toronto-based singing
genre bending romps and high octane performances. They have
group led by creative directors Nobu Adilman
been featured guests both in the studio and on stage with artists
and Daveed Goldman. The duo takes a non-
including Elvis Costello, Dr. John, Widespread Panic, Modest Mouse,
traditional approach; there are no auditions,
Dave Matthews Band, The Black Crowes and many others.
and the audience is the choir. Show up and
they’ll teach you an original arrangement to
Nathan Williams plays zydeco, the fast and furious accordion-driven
a song you love. Choir! Choir! Choir! exists
dance music of the Creole people of South Louisiana, a relatively
to celebrate music and push the boundaries
modem style that emerged after the Second World War. With its
between practice and performance, artist and
trademark rubboard percussion, electric guitars and R&B Influences,
audience, offering therapeutic benefits with the
zydeco is distinct from the fiddle-driven music of neighboring
ultimate side effect: a powerful community.
Cajuns.TREATY: A Reconciliation Revelry Red Baraat Friday, March 31, 2023 at 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 8 p.m. Regular $55 • Big Ticket $48 • Big Ticket+ $44 Regular $60 • Big Ticket $53 • Big Ticket+ $49 TREATY: A Reconciliation Revelry, a concert event Red Baraat has drawn worldwide praise for its singular produced and directed by Tim Johnson (Rumble: The sound, a merging of hard driving North Indian bhangra Indians Who Rocked The World), takes viewers on a with elements of hip-hop, jazz and raw punk energy. journey of varied experiences that lead Canadians Created with no less a purposeful agenda than through stories of encounter and conflict to manifesting joy and unity in all people, Red Baraat’s resolution, landing on uplifting notes of recognition, spirit is worn brightly on its sweaty and hard-worked understanding, and respect. sleeve. The program’s stories and messages, conveyed through video, narrative, and, of course, popular music, are situated in the realm of contemporary issues, but that provide audiences with historical context for understanding Indigenous experiences and Indigenous realities today.
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rescheduled from its original date due to covid. rescheduled from its original date due to covid.
Raven The Mantini Sisters
Produced by CHAMÄLEON PRODUCTIONS Friday, May 12, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 8 p.m. Regular $45 • Big Ticket $38 • Big Ticket+ $34
Regular $35 • Big Ticket $28 • Big Ticket+ $24
Everywhere The Mantini Sisters go, rave reviews and standing
Raven is award-winning contemporary circus in search ovations followed. Described as “Canada’s contribution
of liberation from the social pressure of always having to the great female trios,” Sandra, Barbara and Ann have
to do everything right. Borrowing from the German been captivating audiences across North America with their
term “Rabenmutter” (“Raven mother”, a selfish, powerful voices, humour, musical versatility and style.
neglecting mother) the performers paint a candid
picture of complex emotional contradictions. With Learn what thousands of people already know, The Mantini
acrobatics and dance, movement and language, they Sisters are a polished and professional act that sings with
grapple with the various challenges of their own beauty, power, humour and theatrical drama. You are sure to
motherhood. In the process, mistakes are not only enjoy an extraordinary evening of musical entertainment and
made visible, but are also open to hearty laughter. laughter as only presented by the charismatic, Mantini Sisters.Studio Arlene Paculan
Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Complimentary Tickets
series Arlene is an award-winning singer-songwriter
from Mississauga. She has enchanted crowds
across Canada, UK, Europe and the US.
Arlene is also Executive Producer of Let’s
Make Good Productions, which is an artist
and event promotion company with a goal to
spread empowerment through original art.
She is the host of her own TV show, Striving
Artist, which is aired on Filipino TV.
An award-winning musician, this Mississauga
native has enchanted crowds with inspired
original music and ingenious homages to the
artists she covers.
Joëlle Rabu
Friday, November 18, 2022 at 8 p.m.
All Tickets $30
“Rabu is Edith Piaf, Bette Midler and Carole
Burnett all rolled into one extraordinary
performer. Her passion-filled voice is spine-
tingling and her stage presence electric.”
Joëlle has won international critical acclaim
for her theatrical portrayal of the Parisian
chanteuse, Edith Piaf, the iconic singer
whose recordings were heard throughout
Presented by the Oakville Centre
Joëlle’s French upbringing. Joëlle has
Box Office: 905-815-2021 toured throughout five continents and won
oakvillecentre.ca numerous accolades for her torch singing
style and engaging stage presence.Adrian Sutherland Vili V
Friday, March 10, 2023 at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Complimentary Tickets All Tickets $30
Cree singer-songwriter, Adrian Sutherland, steps into Join award-winning singer-songwriter Vili V and
the spotlight with his 2021 debut solo album When his velvet four-octave voice on a nostalgic thrill
The Magic Hits. After four successful albums with ride through music’s golden age. Celebrating
Midnight Shine, Adrian embarked on his solo project everything from vintage rock ‘n’ roll, pop,
just before the pandemic hit in March 2020. and country to romantic crooner ballads,
inspirational themes, and originals, this concert
Adrian is an insightful and resilient advocate who experience is not to be missed! Enjoy the hits
brings a first-hand perspective to the challenges faced made famous by Elvis, Roy Orbison, Frank
in Attawapiskat and other First Nations. Sutherland is Sinatra, and many more!
a respected cultural leader, fluent in Mushkegowuk
Cree, and is regarded as a traditional knowledge
keeper.Paradiso
Drama
and
Film
series
Banff Mountain Film Festival Christine Friday
Saturday, September 24, 2022 at 7 p.m. Friday Creeations presents
All Tickets $25 Path Without End & Firewater Thunderbird
Rising
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Friday, September 30, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Tour brings all the excitement of the Banff Complimentary In Person and Livestream
Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival to
audiences around the globe! Traveling to Join Christine Friday as she explores her
exotic landscapes and remote cultures and Anishinaabek roots, first with the film Path
bringing audiences up-close and personal Without End, a 10 minute documentary
with adrenaline-packed action sports, the dance film as we witness the Friday family
2020/2021 World Tour is an exhilarating taking back their power from Shingwauk
and provocative exploration of the residential school and speaking their truth
mountain world. on their traditional tribal family hunting
territory. Then the live dance piece Firewater
Thunderbird Rising is the transformative
spirit of dance travelling through dimensional
Presented by the Oakville Centre realms of existence - ancestors, dreams, blood
Sponsored by Paradiso memory and the land directly connected to
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our Anishinaabek way of living, awakening
oakvillecentre.ca the healing of our Nation’s future.ILL-Abilities West End Studio Theatre presents
Friday, November 4, 2022 at 8 p.m. Lloyd C. Douglas’
Complimentary tickets
Home for Christmas
This crew originated from an idea by Montreal- Dramatized by Anne Coulter Martens
based dancer/motivational speaker Luca “Lazylegz”
Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 7 p.m.
Patuelli, to create an all-star team of some of
Friday, November 18, 2022 at 7 p.m.
the world’s best differently-abled dancers. ILL-
Saturday, November 19, 2022 at 2 & 7 p.m.
ABILITIES™ was officially formed in 2007, with four
All Tickets $20
founding members Lazyegz, Tommy Guns, Kujo, and
Checho whose goal was to compete and perform
In this charming, humourous, Christmas tale, The Clayton
internationally showing the world that anything is
family has scattered to every part of the country. Some
possible.
of them have been successful and some have difficult
problems. Their parent isn’t well and this may be their last
Christmas. In an effort to turn back the clock and relive
Christmas from their childhood the family comes together
to recapture something they seem to have lost.RH Thomson - A Christmas Carol
Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 8 p.m.
Regular $45 • Big Ticket $38 • Big Ticket+ $34
RH Thomson, legendary star of Canadian stage, screen and television,
will be appearing in Charles Dickens’ solo touring version of his most
famous story, A Christmas Carol.
Thompson takes on all of the time-honoured roles in this festive classic,
including Jacob Marley, Mr. Fezziwig, Bob Cratchett, and of course the
inimitable Ebenezer Scrooge. He will be accompanied by a trio of singer-
musicians, including Freeplay and fiddler Sarah Shugarman.
This is fun for the entire family!
Prophecy Fog
Written and Performed by Jani Lauzon
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at 8 p.m.
Complimentary tickets
Prophecy Fog weaves together the performance
skills of veteran raconteur Jani Lauzon, the
expertise of Production Designer Melissa Joakim,
and Director Franco Boni. The performance elicits
a conscious remembering of ancient prophecies
that speak to rock teachings, star beings and earth
changes.
Come join us in a meditation under Giant Rock, a
sound bath at the “Integratron” and if the stars
align, a ride in an alien spacecraft.The Knitting Pilgrim
Thursday, February 9, 2023 at 8 p.m.
All Tickets $25
The Queen’s Cartoonist
We meet Kirk Dunn as he knits in front of three huge
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at 8 p.m.
projection screens and tells the story of his life as an actor,
Regular $55 • Big Ticket $48 • Big Ticket+ $44
writer, knitter, and preacher’s kid. Prompted by the events
of 9/11, he knit three tapestries, designed as stained-glass
The Queen’s Cartoonists perform music from cartoons!
windows, exploring the commonalities and conflicts of the
Pulling from over 100 years of animation, The Queen’s
Abrahamic faiths, which took him fifteen years to complete.
Cartoonist’s performances are perfectly synchronized
to the films projected on stage. The band matches the
In a show that’s all about knitting and not about knitting
energy of the cartoons, leading the audience through
at all, he looks at the rise of Islamophobia, anti-Semitism,
a world of virtuosic musicianship, multi-instrumental
and fear of the other. Dunn shares his journey knitting the
mayhem, and comedy. Tying everything together is the
tapestries: the artistic path of self-doubt, financial despair,
The Queen’s Cartoonist brand of comedy - anecdotes
and the value of a loving partner who is willing to be a butt-
about the cartoons and their composers, stream-of-
kicking muse. You’ll laugh, cry, and even have the chance to
consciousness humor, and elements of a musical circus.
do some knitting yourself, while Kirk celebrates diversity and
concludes that the three faiths have the same goal: peace.The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts 130 Navy Street, Oakville For tickets: Box office: 905-815-2021 or 1-888-489-7784 oakvillecentre.ca
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