Events

Musique Royale announces a province-wide concert tour featuring Capella Regalis Choirs, directed by Nick and Vanessa Halley, with piano and organ accompaniment by Paul Halley, across Nova Scotia in June 2023, with 4 performances held in historic venues in Annapolis Royal, Liverpool, Mahone Bay, and Halifax. This will be the first Capella Regalis tour to include the newly-formed Girls Choir alongside the Men & Boys Choir.

Expect a feast for the ears showcasing the choir’s range of voices, from solos and duets to full ensemble singing. The program includes selections from the choirs’ Evensong repertoire this season, songs from various folk traditions, and of course fabulous Paul Halley arrangements for choir, organ, piano, and percussion. Founded in 2010, Capella Regalis is a Canadian charity dedicated to training singers within a centuries-old tradition, and performing choral music of the highest excellence.

The South Shore Summer Theatre returns to the Astor again this year with their performance of the hit Broadway musical Pippin!

As told by a traveling troupe of actors led by the cunning and charming Leading Player, Pippin is the story of a young prince, heir to the throne, who is searching for his own “corner of the sky.” Pippin returns from university certain that he will find a fulfilling purpose in life. As encouraged by the Leading Player, Pippin dabbles in bloody battle, licentious and lusty sexual entanglements, and saavy political maneuvers, only to discover that true happiness is more complicated than he thought. With infectious tunes by Stephen Schwartz and classic choreography from Bob Fosse, Pippin is both a humorous allegory about growing up and a dark tale of the danger of false appearances and empty promises.

The South Shore Summer Theatre returns to the Astor again this year with their performance of the hit Broadway musical Pippin!

As told by a traveling troupe of actors led by the cunning and charming Leading Player, Pippin is the story of a young prince, heir to the throne, who is searching for his own “corner of the sky.” Pippin returns from university certain that he will find a fulfilling purpose in life. As encouraged by the Leading Player, Pippin dabbles in bloody battle, licentious and lusty sexual entanglements, and saavy political maneuvers, only to discover that true happiness is more complicated than he thought. With infectious tunes by Stephen Schwartz and classic choreography from Bob Fosse, Pippin is both a humorous allegory about growing up and a dark tale of the danger of false appearances and empty promises.

The South Shore Summer Theatre returns to the Astor again this year with their performance of the hit Broadway musical Pippin!

As told by a traveling troupe of actors led by the cunning and charming Leading Player, Pippin is the story of a young prince, heir to the throne, who is searching for his own “corner of the sky.” Pippin returns from university certain that he will find a fulfilling purpose in life. As encouraged by the Leading Player, Pippin dabbles in bloody battle, licentious and lusty sexual entanglements, and saavy political maneuvers, only to discover that true happiness is more complicated than he thought. With infectious tunes by Stephen Schwartz and classic choreography from Bob Fosse, Pippin is both a humorous allegory about growing up and a dark tale of the danger of false appearances and empty promises.

The South Shore Summer Theatre returns to the Astor again this year with their performance of the hit Broadway musical Pippin!

As told by a traveling troupe of actors led by the cunning and charming Leading Player, Pippin is the story of a young prince, heir to the throne, who is searching for his own “corner of the sky.” Pippin returns from university certain that he will find a fulfilling purpose in life. As encouraged by the Leading Player, Pippin dabbles in bloody battle, licentious and lusty sexual entanglements, and saavy political maneuvers, only to discover that true happiness is more complicated than he thought. With infectious tunes by Stephen Schwartz and classic choreography from Bob Fosse, Pippin is both a humorous allegory about growing up and a dark tale of the danger of false appearances and empty promises.

The South Shore Summer Theatre returns to the Astor again this year with their performance of the hit Broadway musical Pippin!

As told by a traveling troupe of actors led by the cunning and charming Leading Player, Pippin is the story of a young prince, heir to the throne, who is searching for his own “corner of the sky.” Pippin returns from university certain that he will find a fulfilling purpose in life. As encouraged by the Leading Player, Pippin dabbles in bloody battle, licentious and lusty sexual entanglements, and saavy political maneuvers, only to discover that true happiness is more complicated than he thought. With infectious tunes by Stephen Schwartz and classic choreography from Bob Fosse, Pippin is both a humorous allegory about growing up and a dark tale of the danger of false appearances and empty promises.

Valdy is a Canadian folk and country artist who is no stranger to the Astor Theatre Stage. Starting in the early 1970s , Valdy has been the mastermind behind classic hits such as “Rock and Roll Song” and “Simple Life”.

With two Juno awards (and 7 more nominations!) under his belt for “Folk Singer of the Year” and “Folk Entertainer of the Year”, it’s no surprise that four of his albums are certified gold with nearly half a million sales!

It’s no doubt this will be a show you WON’T want to miss!

Trying to describe Moulettes is a lot harder than loving their music is. Often compared to artists as diverse as Pink Floyd and Kate Bush, this group continues to push the boundaries of acoustic, and sometimes electric contemporary songwriting and instrumentation. What is consistent in every recording they have made is a combination of lush, catchy melodies, ethereal lyrics and a unique sound that blends folk and pop with strings. On this Canadian tour, Moulettes will be heavily featuring strings from their current project, Xenolalia. This show is guaranteed to turn heads and win over audiences.

We love presenting new acts to our audience, and are thrilled that Moulettes, from the UK, have chosen to include the Astor in their Canada tour!

Come see The Knitting Pilgrim at The Astor Theatre, Thursday October 19th, 7:30pm

Interview with Kirk Dunn on QCCR:

Actor, writer and knitter Kirk Dunn will be presenting his multidisciplinary one-man show, The Knitting Pilgrim, featuring the Stitched Glass tapestries, at The Astor Theatre, Thursday October 19th, 7:30pm. The show, which theatre critic Lynn Slotkin called “a stunning piece of theatre… glorious and so moving,” combines personal storytelling, image projection and three huge knitted panels, designed in the style of stained-glass windows, that look at the commonalities and conflicts of the Abrahamic Faiths: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It recounts Kirk’s 15-year artistic and spiritual journey handknitting the ambitious project, and looks at why the faiths struggle to get along today, the meaning of art, the hell of grant-writing and the power of love to overcome major obstacles (and minor mishaps). The show premiered at the Aga Khan Museum in 2019, and has been performed over 55 times across Ontario to acclaim, with a tour in Austria and Germany in the summer of 2023.

The 9th Liverpool International Ukulele Ceilidh returns to the Astor for their concert – A Night to Remember!

Hear Juno award winner Melanie Doane, Order of Canada member Chalmers Doane, Canadian Folk Music Award Winners James Hill and Anne Janelle, joined by family and friends, as they lead the humble ukulele on a whirlwind dance with cello, percussion and bass creating melodies and harmonies of pure music, stirring emotion and unrivaled beauty – musical virtuosity at its finest!

We see you shiver with antici….pation – and we’re happy to be back with the LITF sing-along! Give yourself over to the absolute pleasure of this cult classic.
It’s astounding – we’ll have a costume parade and prizes…and a few ‘special’ guests.
So jump to the left and step to the right and pick up your tickets at the Astor Theatre during regular box office hours or at the door.
Tickets are $18.
Note: this movie is rated 14+ and has adult themes and content.

Chantal Kreviazuk, a two-time JUNO Award winner and Raine Maida — a four-time winner with Our Lady Peace — are one of Canada’s most influential cultural couples.

Kreviazuk made her critically acclaimed full-length debut, Under These Rocks and Stones, in 1997. Since then, the Winnipeg born singer-songwriter has released five more studio albums, and garnered five JUNO Award nominations. Maida has forged a dynamic career as a solo artist and the front man for the band Our Lady Peace, 25-time JUNO Award nominees, including winners for Rock Album of the Year in 2003 (Gravity) and 1998 (Clumsy).

The pair has also co-written countless hits for artists such as Kelly Clarkson, David Cook and Carrie Underwood.

While Kreviazuk and Maida are quick to lend their time to the studio and stage, they are equally committed to lending their help to those in need — both in Canada and internationally. In March, the couple received the 2014 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award that recognizing outstanding Canadian artists whose contributions have positively enhanced the social fabric of Canada.

“Not only am I able to express myself, and be able to play music for others and be creative for a living in life, but I can go to the next level and be a part of true greatness — the process of another human being’s healing, possibly playing even a small role in improving the quality of life of another,” Kreviazuk said.

War Child Canada is one of the many organizations the married couple has embraced. Kreviazuk is an honourary founder and active in various causes including women’s rights, war refugees and child education. Maida launched War Child’s Busking for Change program, in which Canadian musicians have raised money for children in the world’s most devastated regions, supporting initiatives such as the construction of schools in the Congo. Additionally the couple has recorded contributions for multiple benefit albums for War Child.

“I was first drawn to music because of the inherent ‘hope’ it provided me,” Maida said. “Social activism carries that same promise and the two together have shaped and taught me more than I could ever repay.”

On Sunday November 12th at 2pm, Anne Janelle will be celebrating the release of her fourth album, How Best to See the Light upstairs in our Gorham room. She will be joined by special guest James Hill.

Tickets are $20 and are on sale through Anne’s website: https://www.annejanelle.com/…/anne-janelle-in-liverpool-ns

With twenty-five years spent barrelling down endless strips of asphalt from coast to coast, RON JAMES, our nation’s number one road warrior and newly minted senior citizen, is ‘Not Nearly Done Yet’! With his trademark poetically charged alliterative rants, performed with razor sharp timing, this award-winning comedian and best-selling author takes audiences on a marathon roller coaster ride in the language of laughs, charting a course through a politically polarized world out of whack. From the micro to macro, he tackles everything from the dating woes of Baby Boomers, embattled public health care, aging parents, food fads, exercise addiction, nostalgia, information overload, tropical vacations gone awry, New Age divas, homelessness crisis, climate change, corporate monopolies and gambling ads in hockey, to the rise of AI’s robot revolution. The comedian the Globe and Mail called, ‘a man of a million words and a million laughs’, contemplates what really matters most in a culture beset by runaway consumption… and it is us. The preservation of humanity’s humanity. ‘Everything else is just a spoiler on a Dodge Neon’.

“Utterly Brilliant” – Ottawa Sun

“fits of helpless laughter” – Halifax Herald

“hysterically funny … at the top of his game” – Toronto Star

“gut-busting, knee-slapping funny” – Ottawa Citizen

“funniest man in Canada” – Victoria Times-Colonist

“thunderous standing ovation” – Saskatoon Star Phoenix