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Woody Woodsmansey’s Holy Holy: Celebrating David Bowie English rock drummer is best known for his work with David Bowie and The Spiders from Mars. • Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton St. • May 2, 8 p.m. • $29-$99, livenation.com

Young Empires Toronto-based rock band tour in support of its latest release, The Gates. • Fortune Sound Club, 147 E. Pender St. • May 19, 9 p.m. • $18,

livenation.com Caramelos de Cianuro

rickshawtheatre.com Venezuelan rock band. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. • May 22, doors 5 p.m. • $45,

Alfie Zappacosta Canadian multi-award-winning singersongwriter is known for hits like We Should Be Lovers and When I Fall (In Love Again) • Orpheum Annex, 823 Seymour St. • May 26, 8 p.m. • $25-$40, artspoints.com

The Smokers Club Tour Featuring Cam’Ron, The Underachievers, G Herbo, Smoke DZA and Nyck Caution. • Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville St. • May 31, 9 p.m. • $40, VIP/$74.50, ticketfly.com

The Sadies Canadian rock band returns to Vancouver. • Rickshaw Theatre, 254 E. Hastings St. • June 3, 9 p.m. • $25, ticketweb.ca

Benjamin Clementine

Acclaimed Mercury prize-winning singer-poet,

pianist and composer tours to support his debut release, At Least For Now. • The Imperial, 319 Main St. • June 25, 9 p.m. • $20, ticketweb.ca

Fitz and The Tantrums American neo-soul/indie-pop band from Los Angeles tour in support of the new self-titled studio album. • Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville St. • Aug. 24, 8 p.m. • $45, livenation.com

STAGE

THEATRE

Gruesome Playground Injuries A fascinating and surprisingly tender story tracing the ricocheting dynamics between two friends — Kayleen, a corrosive masochist, and Doug, an accident-prone daredevil. Rajiv Joseph’s play is a non-linear exploration of

a friendship that will either save or kill them both. • Pacific Theatre, 1440 W. 12th Ave. • April 1-16 • $22.99-$29.99, 604-731-5518, pacifictheatre.org

Relatively Speaking

Ginny is going to marry Greg, but first she must tell her older former employer that the affair they were having must be over. To cover herself, she tells Greg she is going to see her parents. A comedy of errors and mistaken identities

ensues when he arrives at the supposed home of the parents and the former employer pretends he is her father. • Deep Cove Shaw Theatre, 4360 Gallant Ave. • April 1-16 • $18/$16, 604-929-3200, deepcovestage.com

Dead Metaphor George F. Walker’s play introduces us to a young ex-sniper who has recently returned to Canada from Afghanistan and is struggling to find work. With aging parents and a pregnant ex-wife, he finds himself lending his talents in the ideological war at home as an assistant to a contemptuous politician seeking election. • Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova St. • April 2-23 • From $23, 604-689-0926, firehallartscentre.ca

Fiddler on the Roof

Royal City Musical Theatre presents this Tony Awardwinning

musical masterpiece. Musical director James Bryson leads a full orchestra playing the score of the well-known and loved songs, including Matchmaker and Sunrise, Sunset. • Massey Theatre, 735 Eighth Ave., New West • April 7-23 • $29-$47, ticketsnw.ca, masseytheatre.com

Grim and Fischer Death meets his match in a tenacious granny not ready to breathe her last breath. In this full-face mask comedy, an aging grandmother is pitted against none other than the Grim Reaper and confronts the inevitable question: What is it to know your end is nigh? In a tender telling of an epic journey, one woman’s fight for survival takes flight in a showdown with Grim himself. • Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam • April 7-9 • $15-$30, 604-927-6555, evergreenculturalcentre.ca

Tea and Sympathy This groundbreaking drama explores a young man’s coming of age amid the taunts and

suspicions of his classmates and teachers at a private boys academy. Only a sympathetic act of compassion by the wife of the headmaster

gives him the courage to grow into a man. Presented by the Vagabond Players. • Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, New West • April 7-23 • 604-521-0412, vagabondplayers.ca

The Valley A teenage boy’s arrest on a SkyTrain platform is the catalyst for this topical story about closing personal divides and the contradictory attempts to balance care and public safety. Presented by the Arts Club Theatre Company. • Granville Island Stage, 1585 Johnston St. • April 7-May 7 • From $29, artsclub.com

Timber Inspired by the lives of rural settlers at the turn of the 19th century, this show combines the nouveau cirque style made famous by Cirque du soleil with traditional Quebec folklore and music. • Chilliwack Cultural Centre, 9201 Corbould St. • April 7, 7:30 p.m. • $30-$35, 604391-7469, chilliwackculturalcentre.ca

Onegin Life is quiet on the Larin family’s Russian country estate until the charismatic Evgeni Onegin

ignites the romantic longings of its residents. Presented by the Arts Club Theatre Company. • Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, 162 W. 1st Ave. • Until April 10 • From $25, 604687-1644, artsclub.com

The Crowd A wedding. An arrest. A celebration. A snitch. A little gang warfare. Tina and Bobby are in deep trouble and it’s anyone’s guess how they’ll get out of it this time. Presented by Studio 58 in association with Green Thumb Theatre. • Studio 58, Langara College, 100 W. 49th Ave. • Until April 3 • ticketstonight.ca, studio58.ca

Good People Enter working-class South Boston, where paychecks hardly make the rent and a night on

the town means a few rounds of bingo. When Margie finds herself down on her luck, she looks up an old fling who is now a successful doctor in the hopes of finding a job — but things don’t go quite as planned. Presented by the Arts Club Theatre Company. • Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, 2750 Granville St. • Until April 24 • From $29, artsclub.com

The Government Inspector The United Players present a new adaptation of Gogol’s classic comedy. The corrupt officials of a small Russian town react with terror to the news that an incognito inspector will soon be arriving in their town to investigate them. • Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery St., $18-$22 • Until April 17 • 604-224-8007, ext. 2, unitedplayers.com

Comic Potential Alan Ackybourn’s sci-fi comedy is set in a foreseeable future, where everything has changed — except human nature. • Metro Theatre, 1370 SW Marine Dr. • Until April 16 • $24/$21, 604266-7191, metrotheatre.com

Oblique Strategies

What kind of world do we want to live in? Sourced from our love and hatred of technology, our connections and loneliness, this will be a live event to inspire the imagination. Presented by Studio 58 Risky Nights. • Studio 58, 100 W. 49th Ave. • Until April 3 • By donation, 604-323-5227, langara.ca/studio-58

Late Company

One year after a tragedy, two couples sit down to dinner. Far from finding the closure they seek, the dinner strips bare their good intentions to reveal the layers of hypocrisy beneath. Presented by Touchstone Theatre. • Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam • Until April 2 • $15-$39, 604-927-6555, evergreenculturalcentre.ca

Mamma Mia! A mother. A daughter. Three possible dads. A trip down the aisle you’ll never forget. Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found. Presented by Broadway Across Canada. • Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton St. • Until April 3 • From $35, ticketmaster.ca, broadwayacrosscanada.ca

Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of A theatrical powerhouse that follows a young hip-hop group caught in the aftermath of a violent police shooting. Produced by Urban Ink in association with Black Theatre Workshop. • Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Van • Until April 2 • $15-$28, 604990-3474, phtheatre.org

Bonnie and Clyde the Musical Play On Words presents the true story of ill-fated lovers, Bonnie and Clyde, legendary outlaws of the Great Depression. • Havana Theatre, 1212 Commercial Dr. • Until April 9 • $22-$25, eventbrite.ca, 778-836-0051

Crimes of the Heart Babe Magrath has just shot her husband. She was aiming for his heart, but to her dismay, she

got him in the stomach. The Magrath women are once again making front-page news in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, to the exasperation of their bossy cousin Chick. Presented by Bright Young Theatre. • Little Mountain Gallery, 195 E. 26th Ave. • Until April 10 • $20/$15, crimesbyt.brownpapertickets.com, brightyoungtheatre.com

Mata Hari Fascinated by the woman who named herself Mata Hari, Single Line Theatre offers this physical theatre piece that examines and interprets the constructs of identity and performance through the prism of her life. • Studio 16, 1551 W. 7th Ave. • Until April 3 • $15, eventbrite.ca,

singlelinetheatre.com

The Laramie Project

When Matthew Shepard was beaten and left

to die outside of Laramie, Wyoming, the horror

of the event woke the world to the abuse and bullying that existed in small, friendly towns like Laramie. Presented by the Tomosuru Players. • 1398 Studios, 1398 Cartwright St., Granville Island • Until April 3 • $10-$35, brownpapertickets.com, tomosuruplayers.com

You Are It: Micro Performance Series

What does friendship mean and what is it worth? How do we construct our relationships and do they serve us? In this instalment of Boca del Lupo’s current Micro Performance Series, two women come together and explore such questions, exposing the drama and comedy inherent in all our relationships in their attempts to draw conclusions. • The Fishbowl, 1398 Cartwright St., Granville Island • Until April 2 • $10, bocadellupo.com

COMEDY/CABARET

An Evening with Jonathan Goldstein

The former host of the CBC program Wiretap and a frequent contributor the New York Times Magazine, Goldstein’s signature brand of wry, self-deprecating humour is a staple of Canadian media. • Norman Rothstein Theatre, 950 W. 41st Ave. • March 31, 8 p.m. • $12-$29, ticketstonight.ca, 604-257-5145

A Spring Fling with Mighty Mike McGee & Friends Mighty Mike McGee and a wide range of performers bring stories, hip hop, poetry, humour and talk rock. Featuring The East Van Beast Band backing up folks on the mic. • WISE Hall, 1882 Adanac St. • March 31, 8 p.m. • $15/$10, facebook.com/events/239062613103528

Fools After Dark: A Saucy Puppet Cabaret Local puppeteers gather to get nasty and naughty in an evening of raucous puppetry, live music, silent auction and pre- and postshow puppeteer/puppetry enthusiast mingling opportunities. • Granville Island Revue Stage, 1601 Johnston St. • April 1, 8 p.m. • $22, 604-257-0350, theatrewire.com

Game of Thrones Live: Hodor Strikes Back! Oakland’s award-winning troupe Tourettes Without Regrets presents a show with all new acts in the current Game of Thrones universe. Enjoy a wild night of fire and blood, interactive Vaudeville, sizzling burlesque, outlandish comedy and live music. • Rio Theatre, 1660 E. Broadway • April 1 and 2, 8 p.m. • $25/$20,

riotheatre.ca

The Assembly Clown Cabaret A playful and lofty collective of performancedriven, self-identifying women clowns present Day Old Fools, a clown cabaret of effervescent proportions. • Revue Stage, 1601 Johnston St., Granville Island • April 2, doors 8 p.m. • $15, brownpapertickets.com/event/2505513, assemblytheatre.wordpress.com

The Price is Right Live The hit interactive stage show that gives eligible individuals the chance to “Come On Down” to win. • Abbotsford Centre • April 6, 7:30 p.m. • $25-$49.50, abbotsfordcentre.ca

Throne and Games: A Chance of Snow In Vancouver TheatreSports League’s sequel to Throne and Games — Laughter is Coming, improvisers will go to “The Wall” to present an entertaining evening based on audience suggestions. • Improv Centre, Granville Island • April 7-May 28 • $15/$10, vtsl.com