Take a look at what we have
coming up and in development

A Timeline of Past Performances

Sound the Alarm:  Music Theatre (formerly known as BC Living Arts) has created a vast array of performances that span multi-genres and have mainly been based in music as the common language.   This list does not contain the more than 150 non-performance based events produced by BCLA.

2024 (Spring & Fall)

Music of the Night: The Concert Tour

Spring: Through 17 Northern/Eastern Ontario and Quebec communities.
Fall:  a return to 18 BC cities.

2024

Phillipa Po:  Mind Changer

The Pilot epsidoe to this new fictional digital series

2024

Angel's Bone:  Toronto

Toronto Premiere of this Pulitzer Prize winning opera.
Co-Produced with Array Music, Turning Point Ensemble, and Loose Tea Music Theatre
Listed as Top 3 Toronto Operas of 2024

2023/24

Ebony Roots:  Parts 1 & 2

A musical journey through Black music that musically narrates the evolving emancipation of the Black community from the North American perspective.

2023 (Spring and Fall)

Music of the Night: The Concert Tour

Spring: Through 16 Southern Ontario communities.
Fall:  Through Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba

2022

Angel's Bone

Canadian Premiere of this Pulitzer Prize winning opera.

2022

Music of the Night:
The Concert Tour

Through 17 BC communities.  A celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 75 years of theatre in music.

2021/2022

Theatre for the Ears

Digital series of
audio-dramas + conversations.
Starman
The Eternal Sailor
Lost Soul Animal Rescue
Winner of multiple International Awards.

2021

Pilgrimage to Bach

A theatrical look at Bach's Cantata's BWV 82 & 56 in collaboration with Early Music Vancouver.

2020

Berlin:  
The Last Cabaret

Presented at the 2020 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival and produced by City Opera Vancouver in association with Sound the Alarm

2019

Music of the Night:
The Concert Tour

A celebration of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 70 years of theatre in music

2018

Side by Side by Sondheim

BC Two City Tour

2014-2018

Brownstone Interactive Themed Dinner Series 

2017

Acis + Galatea:  Handel 

co-production with re:Naissance Opera

2016

Bad Date:
A Cautionary Tale

A workshop performance of a new Musical

2016

Dragging Piaf
by Alan Corbishley 

Vancouver Queer Arts Festival

2015

Love, L. Cohen
by Alan Corbishley

A Celebration of Leonard Cohen

2015, 2012, 2010

Choral Parade

2015

The Yoga Rave 

a musical and visual stretching experience

2015

The Sketch Salon

a theatrical, sound and drawing experience

2015 & 2014

Music in the Park:  Hijacked 

a two day outdoor free music and arts event

2014

Silent Chap
by Alan Corbishley

a silent play produced by Western Canada Theatre 

2013

Kamloops THRiVE Festival 

a multi-disciplinary Arts and Living Festival

2012

Webley aWaits
by Alan Corbishley

a theatrical concert on the repertoire of Tom Waits and Jason Webley

2012

Marry Me a Little 

Musical by Sondheim

2011

Popera'liscious

a concert/dinner experience

2011

George, Noel & Cole

A concert salon game

2010

September Songs
by Alan Corbishley

A theatrical concert on songs of Kurt Weill

2008 - 2010

Canadian Cabaret:
I, II, & III

Cabaret of Canadian Music Icons

2009 & 2007

Satie de Paris
by Alan Corbishley

a circus inspired theatrical concert

2008

Metaxu 

A contemporary dance commission

Past Performances and Productions

Berlin:  The Last Cabaret

Music of the Night:  
The Concert Tour

Webley aWaits

Satie de Paris

Marry Me a Little

Sign & Flow

Yoga Rave