entertAinment
BY Sheri radford
Legendary
Concert
Great Balls of Fire!
JUN 1 although he’s been
venturing into film lately—
with a scene-stealing turn
in the much-praised la la
land—John Legend (page 69)
is returning to his first love,
music. his crowded trophy
shelf already includes 10
grammys, a golden globe
and an oscar, and he might
very well gain some new priz-
es for his latest album, Dark-
ness and light. Don’t miss his
tour when it arrives at rogers
arena this month.
TO JUL 9 elvis presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee
Lewis and Carl perkins walk into Sun records
Studio on December 4, 1956 and end up mak-
ing memorable music together. inspired by real
events, Million Dollar Quartet (page 71) reimagines
and expands upon this legendary jam session, fill-
ing it with conflict, camaraderie and all the juke-
box hits you’d expect. Crowd-pleasers abound,
including Lewis’s “Whole Lotta Shakin’ goin’
on,” perkins’s “See you Later alligator,” presley’s
“hound Dog” and Cash’s “Folsom prison blues.”
Catch this burst of sweet nostalgia at the Stanley
industrial alliance Stage.
Fun for All Ages
TO JUN 4 For 40 years, the vancouver international
Children’s Festival (page 66) has been entertaining young-
sters and oldsters alike with lively theatre, music, dance,
circus acts, puppetry and storytelling. this year, Canadian
music icon Fred penner performs hits such as “the Cat
Came back.” rupLoops does body percussion and beatbox-
ing. théâtre de l’oeil retells hans Christian andersen’s the
Snow Queen using actors and puppets. afrique en Cirque
mixes traditional african dance and music with acrobatics
and death-defying circus feats. there’s truly something for
everyone, whether two or 102.
June 2017
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