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The musical directed by Serge Denoncourt – and inspired by the film of the same name – is in its final laps at the Monument-National. This is an opportunity to hear the angelic voices of the cast, made up largely of Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal and Petits Chanteurs de Laval. François L’Écuyer excels in the role of Clément Mathieu, the pawn in love with music, and Gary Boudreault portrays a father Maxence as earthy as can be. A show that feels good, until January 19.

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Loaded with awards, both in North America and in Europe, the musical Come From Away is back in Montreal for seven performances. The show that has dazzled Broadway for more than five years tells the true story of residents of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, who welcomed passengers from 38 planes that crashed during the events of September 11, 2001. A show imbued with humanity, in English only. Until January 15 at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts.

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The room Rose and the machine, starring Maude Laurendeau and Julie Le Breton, is presented on January 14 at the Desjardins theater in the LaSalle borough. We follow the steps of Maude Laurendeau who seeks to help her daughter Rose, suffering from an autism spectrum disorder. “Far from social conformity, Rose’s difference becomes an originality, no longer a problem. The author then offers a reflection on the place of neurodiversity in our performance societies,” mentioned journalist Luc Boulanger in his review published in November 2021.

The room Quills will be presented at the Diamant de Québec from January 11 to 28. Robert Lepage once again slips into the costume of the Marquis de Sade. When passing from Quills at Usine C, in 2016, the critics hailed the topicality of the subject. “The staging of the Cloutier-Lepage tandem is splendid, ingenious without ever taking over the story”, wrote our journalist Luc Boulanger, acknowledging in passing the performance of Lepage, a “gifted, unique and touching” performer. The play is intended for audiences aged 13 and over.

The room The ICES, presented at La Licorne last fall, is moving to La Bordée, in Quebec. It tells the story of Noémie (Debbie Lynch-White), a woman who decides to confront those who assaulted her when she was a teenager, even if it means upsetting the orderly lives of the two men. The words of the playwright Rébecca Déraspe, “very nuanced and of great sensitivity, manage to move, despite a certain scattering”, according to our critic Stéphanie Morin.

glitch, a new creation by the young audience dance company Bouge de là, is starting a tour that will visit 12 Quebec cities, with a total of more than 40 performances. The series of shows begins in Montreal, at TOHU, on January 14th. Choreographer Hélène Langevin immerses us in a fantastic and surreal universe, where four intrepid discover the mysterious basement of a deserted theatre. For an audience of 6 to 12 years old.

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Life According to OttoAmerican remake of a Swedish film En man som heter Ove, exceeded the expectations of our critic Luc Boulanger. “Tom Hanks finds a paying role here, with which he offers a (very) honest performance. His face is dark for most of the movie. While that of Marisol (excellent Marina Treviño) remains as radiant as his first name. »

Léopold Legrand’s first feature film tells the story of two couples brought together by mad chance: the first are gypsies, lack money, live in a caravan and are expecting a sixth child. The second are lawyers, dream of children, but do not succeed. According to our journalist Silvia Galipeau, this poignant film, inspired by a true story, keeps us spellbound, despite “a finale that is a little too cozy for our taste”.