Get ready to shake, dance and celebrate beloved Disco favorites as well as commemorate the legacy of spectacular Dark Divas!

There might be 2 feet of snow outside, but the HEAT is ON for those who love to dance to lively music this week !

Boogie Wonder Band – At the Cabaret du Casino of Montreal

Get ready to BOOGIE and dance all night long to beloved disco hits at the cabaret of Montreal’s Casino with the energetic members of Boogie Wonder Band !

To celebrate their 25th anniversary, the ten members of the Boogie Wonder Band – fully decked in sparkling and showy costumes, are excited to showcase that disco fever is still going strong !

Guitarist Jack Wrangler…….Photo by Monica Wong

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Together the band covers the greatest disco hits of all time including Relight my Fire, I got my mind, Rasputin, Don’t leave me, That’s the way and the iconic: I WILL SURVIVE !

The Boogie Wonder Band has performed more than 3,000 gigs all over the world, making it one of the most well-known disco ensembles of our time. 

Come join in their celebration at the Cabaret du Casino this winter !

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December 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29 and 30, 2022, at 8:30 p.m.

 *** December 15, 16, and 17, a special Dinner-show formula will be on offer.,

Doors open at 7:30 p.m. | 8:30 p.m.

Patrons must be 18 years and older

For tickets and more information please visit :

https://casinos.lotoquebec.com/en/montreal/explore/shows/boogie-wonder-band


Ranee Lee presents : DARK DIVAS at the Centaur Theatre

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For two nights only, come and listen to the powerful voice of JUNO Award winning jazz singer Ranee Lee as she brings you on a spectacular musical journey through time that pays tribute and honors legendary Black female performers from the the Jazz age including Billie Holiday,  Ella Fitzgerald, Josephine Baker, and many others.  

Ranee celebrates the divas who influenced her most in her career by giving each classic hit her own unique spin while being backed by some of Montreal’s greatest musicians.

Listen to Ranee Lee below:

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Featuring music and songs by Josephine BakerBillie HolidayLena HornePearl BaileyDinah WashingtonSarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald, Ranee will lead a series of mesmerizing musical performances that will make you rediscover the worlds of these legendary divas (and bold women of color), who stole the hearts and imagination of millions and dazzled audiences decade after decade.

Ranee Lee

“My grateful return to The Centaur Stage evokes wonderful and dazzling memories that continually fill me with the immense and creative passion like no other, for the theatre.”

Bio:

Canadian / American Ranee Lee (Creator and Performer) is one of Canada’s premiere jazz vocalists. She is a multi-award winning jazz musician, songwriter, and actress, as well as a celebrated educator, and an author of the children’s book Nana What Do You Say?

She recently won the 2022 Oscar Peterson Award at the Montreal Jazz Festival. 

Ranee Lee ‘s CD Dark Divas concert highlights

2001/ 15 songs , 48 minutes and 26 seconds

Technically, Ranee Lee possesses a strong mastery of the range of vocal abilities perfected by jazz singers —range, pitch, swing and flexibility.

She also possesses a keen understanding of the subtleties of lyrics and the capacity to vivaciously portray a broad spectrum of emotions.

The songs on this CD are highlights taken from her one-woman musical show Dark Divas, in which she draws upon all of her talents to evoke different eras, recreates the roles and perform the melodies of some of the legendary singers of the African American vocal tradition.

Available as a hard copy or digitally on Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/album/27kSlY8ALWghqjaBdZhmsP


DARK DIVAS:

Presented at Montreal’s CENTAUR THEATRE, this DECEMBER 16–17, 2022 at 8pm

The Centaur Theatre is located at 453 St. Francois-Xavier in Old Montreal.

For more information please visit:

https://centaurtheatre.com/box-office/tickets/