What’s on at the Burt

This Christmas give your family the gift of Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker! Step into a simpler time filled with sweet dreams and Christmas magic. With world-class artists, over 200 dazzling costumes, stunning sets, towering puppets and soaring birds, don’t miss your chance to ring in the holidays with this acclaimed Christmas extravaganza.

Sasha Velour is a gender-fluid drag queen. Velour won season 9 of the Emmy-winning reality TV competition, Rupaul’s Drag Race. She is the creator and director of the acclaimed drag show Nightgowns, which she has produced in theatres in New York, London, and Los Angeles. Velour’s live performances have been called “an entirely new level of performance art” (Yahoo) and “heart-wrenching” (Billboard).

Formidable! The Show is a tribute to Charles Aznavour. The show takes us back to the streets of Paris in the era of ‘Bohemia’ to give us an insight into the incredible career of Charles Aznavour through his greatest songs which are known throughout the world and form an integral part of the world’s musical heritage.

Comedy queen and RuPaul’s Drag Race champion Bianca Del Rio brings her worldwide It’s Jester Joke Comedy Tour to Winnipeg! The self-proclaimed “clown in a gown” brings her irreverent, side-splitting comedy to over 40 cities for what will be the biggest ever solo drag stand-up comedy tour in North America.

America’s funniest drag superstar Bianca Del Rio will tell tales of her worldwide adventures and the outrageous circus that is her life, covering life from politics to travel, family and social media. 

Everyone’s favorite holiday classic comes to life in the all-new touring production A Charlie Brown Christmas Live on Stage! Join Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, Linus, and the whole Peanuts gang as they produce their own Christmas play and ultimately learn the true meaning of the season.

In a relatively short period of time, Danny has established himself as one of the biggest-selling comedians in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as his home country of Scotland. The Gemini nominated performer has made annual appearances at all the major festivals around the world including regular appearances at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival.

Don’t miss your chance to see this internationally-renowned and critically-acclaimed comic with his unique brand of observational storytelling as he explores life in a new era!

Vancouver harpist Janelle Nadeau has built a career on versatility. She has taken the stage with everyone from Diana Krall and Kanye West to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Janelle has earned fans across the country with her magnetic solo performances, which draw from a diverse repertoire of classical, Celtic, original, and contemporary tunes. Warm and funny, Janelle is just as engaging a presence between songs as she is performing them.

Amero Little Christmas is a new take on a classic Christmas variety show. It falls somewhere between a Michael Bublé Christmas Special and Tom Jackson’s Huron Carole, giving the audience a modern take on an annual Christmas show. Between the witty banter, lots of laughs, heartfelt music and inspiring stories, Amero Little Christmas is an experience for the whole family.

It’s never too early to get in the holiday spirit with JP Hoe! The JP Hoe Hoe Hoe Holiday Show has become a heart-warming tradition for so many Manitobans and we are thrilled to bring this beloved show back to the Burton Cummings Theatre on December 13, 2019.

A message from JP Hoe:
“I’m happy to bring back the 15th annual JP Hoe Hoe Hoe Holiday Show this December. Our humble event has taken on a life of its own; starting in the cozy confines of a pub and now pushing at the seams of the Burton Cummings Theatre. A concert that features more musicians than bulbs on the tree, songs that blink nostalgia and tinselled trimming decorations to bring it all together. A winter concert meant for everyone with no agenda but one; to celebrate good feelings with the people you love, on a night you won’t forget.”

A show for the kids that the whole family will enjoy featuring a 4 character cast of the Snow Queen, the Ice Princess, and their lovable friends. Join them as they go back in time to tell their story as you sing-a-long with them to all your favourite songs. All VIP seats include front of the theatre seating, and a photo opportunity with the cast on stage after the show during an exclusive meet and greet. Little ones are encouraged to come dressed as their favourite princess. Perfect for girls, boys, and adults! Fun for the entire family!

An extra show has been added! 

January 11 at The Burt 

11 a.m. & 2 p.m. 

Let’s face it, this band looks good in a toque.  Hell, they’ve toured the world teaching people that it’s called a toque not a beanie, so why not have your cross-country tour in the height of toque season!  The Strumbellas announce their Rattlesnake Canadian Tour with stops in Victoria, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Kitchener, London, Peterborough, Quebec City and Sherbrooke. Halifax’s Neon Dreams will join them as their special guests in select cities

Half Moon Run 

A Blemish In The Great Light

with guest Taylor Janzen

Half Moon Run has expanded their already impressive tour itinerary into 2020, adding in another 20 international, headline shows. Half Moon Run have partnered with PLUS1, so that $1 from every ticket sold will go to Project Peanut Butter (PPB) and the treatment of severe acute malnutrition through effective, locally produced, ready-to-use therapeutic foods.

Their new album, A Blemish In The Great Light, will be released November 1, 2019! 

Back by popular demand! Legends of Motown is a 16-piece cast of singers and musicians performing live look-a-like/sound-a-like tributes to The Supremes, The Four Tops, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 5, Martha and the Vandellas and more and features all your favourite songs of the Motown era!
With dazzling choreography, authentic costumes, stunning vocal performances and a fabulous live band, this high-energy show with the most timeless music of our lives is not to be missed!

One of Canada’s most treasured musicians, Alan Doyle announces his latest cross-Canada tour, Rough Side Out. Hitting 21 markets across the country, the Rough Side Out tour will be Alan Doyle’s most extensive Canadian tour ever. Doyle will be touring with his powerhouse 6-piece band and special guest Kelly Prescott.

Doyle recently teamed up with country star Dean Brody for a new single, “We Don’t Wanna Go Home”, the first song released from Doyle’s upcoming EP, Rough Side Out

The KIDZ BOP Kids, Billboard Magazine’s “#1 Kids’ Artist” for nine consecutive years, are bringing their interactive family-friendly concert experience to Winnipeg! The concert features awesome set design, costumes, exciting choreography, and tons of cool surprises! Dads even have the chance to show off their best dance moves on stage during the “Daddy Dance Off.” 

KIDZ BOP 40 will feature today’s biggest hits including “Truth Hurts,” “Senorita,” and “Old Town Road.”

Taking their music to new heights, Canadian country band PETRIC is excited to announce a headlining performance in Winnipeg on February 29.

Breaking into 2019 with a new look and new sound, PETRIC round out the year with the release of their brand new single “Something To Do With You”, available on all streaming platforms November 8. 

STEVE HACKETT – GENESIS REVISITED
Plus SPECTRAL MORNINGS
Anniversary Celebration

Acclaimed by many to be GENESIS’s finest album, SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND will be performed by Hackett and company in its entirety. Supported by some of the best musicians on the planet, Steve’s unique guitar work remains the fulcrum on which this challenging and exhilarating show is balanced. 

STEVE HACKETT is renowned as an immensely talented and innovative rock musician. He was lead guitarist with GENESIS as part of their classic line up with Gabriel, Collins, Banks and Rutherford, that produced acclaimed albums such as SELLING ENGLAND BY THE POUND (a favorite of John Lennon). With Steve’s extraordinary versatility in both his electric guitar playing and his composing, he involves influences from many genres, including Jazz, World Music and Blues. He is equally adept in his classical albums. 

Science First Presents An Evening With Bill Nye Sponsored by CBC Manitoba

An entertaining evening of science, education, discovery and an audience Q & A. Known globally as “The Science Guy”, Bill Nye is an American science educator, speaker, engineer, comedian, television presenter, author, and inventor, with a mission to help foster a scientifically literate society and to help people everywhere understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Making science entertaining and accessible is something Bill has been passionate about his entire life.

Calling all Fred Heads! Fred Penner announces his cross-Canada The Cat Came Back 40th Anniversary Tour, which includes a stop in Winnipeg!

“40 years ago I recorded my first record, The Cat Came Back! I am excited to bring those wonderful songs to the next generation. See you soon!” – Fred Penner

A gentle giant with an undeniable ability to make you feel good about yourself, this musical master brings 40+ years of commitment, consistency and depth to a career that blends the many genres of performing and communication.

The internationally-acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story chronicles the amazing journey shared by the folk-rock duo, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

It tells the story from their humble beginnings as Tom & Jerry to their incredible success as one of the best-selling music groups of the ‘60s to their dramatic split in 1970. It culminates with the famous “The Concert in Central Park” reunion in 1981 with more than half a million fans in attendance.

Using state of the art video projection, photos and original film footage, the show also features a full live band performing all of their hits, including ‘Mrs. Robinson’ (featured in the 1967 film The Graduate), ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’ and many more.

Celtic Illusion showcases a stellar cast of champion and internationally acclaimed dancers, including performers from Riverdance and Lord of the Dance.

Still on a high from the success of its recent tours, which included a marquee performance at Her Majesty’s Theatre in Melbourne as well as sell out shows across South Australia and New Zealand, Celtic Illusion boasts electrifying new choreography with the Irish dance and magical illusion spectacular set to blow audiences away.

A Bowie Celebration: Bowie Alumni Play Diamond Dogs & Ziggy Stardust

Following a major world tour earlier this year, A BOWIE CELEBRATION is back!! Join key alumni musicians of David Bowie’s bands from across the decades beginning in March 2020 for The David Bowie Alumni Tour as they play two of the greatest albums of all time – Diamond Dogs and Ziggy Stardust – in their entirety featuring an unforgettable and critically acclaimed evening of Bowie songs with world-class vocalists.

Audiences will be held at the edge of their seats by the jaw-dropping grand illusions and laugh out loud at the hysterical comedy magic as performers from around the world combine fantasy, fervor and flair with magic created in front of their very eyes.

Only the best, most unique, amusing, astounding and amazing performers have been chosen to perform in Masters of Illusion. Master of Illusion is a huge stage phenomenon born from the multi-award-winning television series “Masters of Illusion,” which is heading into its 6^th season on the CW in 2019.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, The Iron Maidens show on August 24, 2019 has been rescheduled to March 21, 2020.

All previously held tickets will be honored at the new rescheduled date, along with new tickets which will be made available for this show.

Formed in 2001, The Iron Maidens have quickly established themselves as one of southern California’s most popular tribute acts and are rapidly gaining international recognition.

The band boasts beauty as well as excellent musicianship, lively stage presence, and a remarkable stage show with theatrical scenes interspersed throughout.

First and foremost on the agenda of The Iron Maidens is talent. These women are highly trained professionals with diversified musical backgrounds ranging from orchestral and musical theatre to blues and rock. The band and its members have been the recipients of many awards including best tribute band, and best in category (guitar, bass, drums, voice) at events such as The Rock City News Awards, The LA Music Awards, and The All Access Magazine Award Show to name a few.

Filipino singer/actor Ariel Rivera is a passionate, warm-voiced performer known for his melodic, adult contemporary-style pop. Born José Ariel Jiménez Rivera in 1966 in Manila, Rivera immigrated to Canada, where he worked as an architect until 1989, when he was discovered as a singer during a visit back to the Philippines and signed his first recording contract. His self-titled debut album was a huge hit in Southeast Asia, eventually achieving triple-platinum status. 

Host of Family Feud Canada and star of award-winning sitcom, Mr D, Gerry Dee has been making audiences laugh for two decades and is back on the road with his latest cross-Canada tour – Alone. On A Stage. Dee will take his trademark humour about marriage, fatherhood, and his years as a teacher

Award-winning and internationally acclaimed guitarist, composer and producer Jesse Cook is set to mark 25 years of music with 25 special tour dates across Canada, including a stop in Winnipeg on April 3! The Tempest 25 Tour is a nod to his 1995 debut, Tempest (Narada).

Winnipeg roots rockers and JUNO Award Winners, The Bros. Landreth are announcing their upcoming Canadian tour with dates throughout Western Canada including a hometown show at The Burton Cummings Theatre.

The Bros. new album, ’87, is an exciting evolution of the band’s sound, honed by thousands of hours on stage and filtered through the lens of the last many years on the road.

Herb Alpert, iconic trumpeter, A&M Records co-founder, artist and philanthropist, has announced additional tour dates for the Herb Alpert & Lani Hall North American Tour 2019. 
 
Herb Alpert and his wife, the Grammy award-winning vocalist Lani Hall, and their gifted band – Michael Shapiro on drums, Hussain Jiffry on bass and Bill Cantos on piano – perform an eclectic set, covering some of Herb and Lani’s classics from their Tijuana Brass and Brasil ’66 days to Cole Porter, The Beatles and improvisational jazz tunes. The show features a multi-media experience with a large video screen projecting classic moments and rare footage from Herb & Lani’s music careers.

Bert Kreischer is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and host who performs to sellout crowds across the country. His stand-up specials “Secret Time” and “The Machine” are currently streaming globally on Netflix. 

After the successful debut of The Body Shots World Tour in 2019, where he quickly sold out theaters and added shows in almost every market, Bert is launching a brand new tour in 2020, The Berty Boy Tour.

Lauded as one of the best storytellers of his generation, Bert seamlessly and sincerely shares anecdotes about his family and fatherhood while showing his ability to prove “that there’s a way to take his [party-boy] antics into middle-age,” (Forbes).

Jimmy Eat World recorded Surviving, the 10-track set, mostly in their home studio. The result is punchy, dynamically explosive & hearkens back to the heavy yet crafted melodic edge that woke the world up to Jimmy Eat World a quarter century ago.

There’s plenty of guitar rock on Surviving, from the blast off of the title track through the ferocity of “Criminal Energy,” “All the Way (Stay)” and “Love Never” and the gritty, propulsive grind of “Diamond.”

AJR

The Neotheater World Tour – Part 2

With guests

DOORS 6:30pm / SHOW 7:30pm

Insightful lyrical confessions, alternative ambition, earnest charm, D.I.Y. songcraft, and magnetic pop choruses ushered AJR to mainstream ubiquity just under the radar.

Since their 2013 independent debut Living Room, the New York trio of brothers—Adam [bass, vocals], Jack [vocals, guitar], and Ryan [ukulele, piano, vocals]—quietly transformed into an international phenomenon. By 2019, the group earned RIAA platinum certifications for breakout singles “I’m Ready” and “Weak” and gold certifications for “Burn The House Down” and “Sober Up” [feat. Rivers Cuomo] as well as for their 2017 sophomore full-length The Click [AJR Productions/S-Curve/BMG]. Not to mention, they generated upwards of 1 billion streams worldwide and 120 million YouTube views for the latter in less than two years. The band also landed two songs, “Burn The House Down” and “Sober Up,” on Billboard’s “Top 10 Alternative Songs of the Year.” Beyond selling over 100,000 tickets for the 2018 Click Tour, they graced the stages of festivals such as Forecastle, Reading, Leeds, and Bumbershoot and have a busy Summer ahead at Bottlerock, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and more. Plus, they garnered features from Time, Nylon, Paper, and Billboard in addition to performing on Jimmy Kimmel LIVE!, Good Morning America and TODAY, to name a few.

Kicking off their next chapter, the 2019 single “100 Days” unfurls as another undeniable offbeat anthem. Underscored by an orchestral hum, slick bass, and heavenly horns, it slips from memories like, “Remember when we all got drunk, I ended up with two broke thumbs,” into a handclap-driven hypnotic hook, “A hundred bad days made a hundred good stories. A hundred good stories make me interesting at parties.” Sonically, you could liken it to Air and Weezer teaming up to score Curb Your Enthusiasm…

About the song, AJR share, “As a band, and as guys in their twenties, most of our experiences end in rejection, failure, and bad days. We wanted to write a realistic look at that… what doesn’t kill you doesn’t always make you stronger. But what doesn’t kill you always makes you more interesting.”

They’ll most definitely have a few hundred more stories once their third full-length album, Neotheater, arrives as they continue to redefine, reshape, and reinvigorate alternative music.

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