A smash hit show celebrating the work of one of Canada’s greatest songwriters is coming to the Anvil Centre Theatre.
Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen is onstage Dec. 8 to 13 at the new theatre.
“This is a story of love, of pain, of artistic struggle that begins and ends with Cohens’ words but lives within us; his powerful and inspirational music is at the heart of this work,” a press release says.
The cast includes six actor-musicians: Rachel Aberle, Steve Charles, Benjamin Elliott, Jonathan Gould, Christina Cuglietta and Lauren Bowler. Bowler is also well-known in New Westminster as owner of the Great Wall Tea Co. at River Market.
The show was created by Tracy Power, who also directs it.
It premiered at the Firehall Arts Centre in Vancouver in 2012 and has since played more than 200 performances in Vancouver, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Calgary.
Following its run in New Westminster, it will tour to Vancouver for Christmas and then on to Edmonton and Toronto.
The show is onstage Tuesday to Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., with Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $40 regular or $30 for students and seniors, with group rates available. There are also $20 student rush seats at the door, subject to availability. Buy tickets through www.ticketsnw.ca.
The Anvil Centre is at 777 Columbia St., downtown.
