CRITICS’ PICKS

ROCK MUSICAL

What: Jesus Christ Superstar Where: St. Matthias Church, 600 Richmond Ave. When: Feb. 16-26, 7 p.m. (Feb. 17 and 24, 1:30 p.m.) Tickets: $22.50 (seniors/students $12.50) at ticketrocket.co Why: By putting a novel twist on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Jesus Christ Superstar, Victoria’s Company P has set the bar high with its latest production. The production has set one of the top rock musicals in history in a 1920s Speakeasy, with bootleggers and flappers mixed in with the apostles and disciples. Should be interesting. Performances from Feb. 16-26 will be held at 7 p.m., with matinées at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 and 24. — Mike Devlin, Times Colonist

MULTIMEDIA

What: Unheard with Heather Pawsey Where: Open Space Gallery, 510 Fort St. When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

Admission: Free (donations accepted) Why: Unheard — a multimedia recital of new works for solo voice — combines a narrative of women often silenced in literature, history and mythology with photographs by artist Maggie MacPherson, setting the stage for an intriguing night of new compositions by Canadian composers. Opera and chamber music veteran Heather Pawsey will do the heavy lifting on this program, which includes the world première of a collaboration between B.C. composer Jeffrey Ryan and Vancouver poet laureate Rachel Rose. — MD

CHOIR

What: All Together Now Sings Blind Melon Where: Copper Owl, 1900 Douglas St. (beside Paul’s Motor Inn) When: Tonight, 7:30 p.m. (doors at 7) Tickets: $7 at the door Why: All Together Now, a monthly dropin choir, tackles one of the great one-hit wonders of the 1990s at its gathering tonight: Blind Melon. The hippie rockers scored a worldwide No. 1 hit in 1993 with No Rain, a bouncy singalong that’s perfect for this popular choir led by director Marc Jenkins. He will take a roomful of inexperienced participants — not only is no experience necessary, no music reading is required — and have them harmonizing on the song’s earworm-worthy chorus before night’s end. — MD