Courtney MIller
Rent’s 20th anniversary is here
November 14, 2016Is Broadway a little too far and a little too expensive for you? Were you even born when Rent hit the musical scene 20 years ago? Never fear, fans of musical theatre: URP (formerly Uncle Randy Productions) has got you covered. For one week, November 15–20, URP has assembled what director Richard Berg called, “One of the strong[est] casts of any show we’ve ever done.” Both Berg and the production’s lead, Darren Adams, spoke to The Peak to give us all a little taste of Broadway before they light up the stage at North Vancouver’s Centennial Theatre. They’ve been rehearsing…
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Birth Control: The good, the bad, and the hormonal
November 14, 2016What is birth control? The most commonly discussed form of birth control is the male condom. Male condoms are a thin sheath of material, typically latex, that slides over the penis to prevent sperm from reaching the vagina. Close behind…
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The Vancouver Tea Festival is back and bringing even more to the table
November 4, 2016The Vancouver Tea Festival is set to kick of its third year November 5 at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden and the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver. Don’t worry, though: just because the festival is located in…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
November 4, 2016By: Sarah Finley, Courtney Miller, Anahi Silva Palomec, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/25mxTPcgnrcY7eQjExXO5Y “Setting Fires” – The Chainsmokers feat. XYLØ Jessica Whitesel: Bless the Chainsmokers for going…
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Do you have what it takes to be Keeping up with the Joneses?
October 30, 2016Keeping Up with the Joneses stars Zach Galifianakis and Isla Fisher as the most stereotypical, boring married couple on the planet (the Gaffneys), and Jon Hamm and Gal Gadot as the Joneses. The Joneses are gorgeous, sophisticated, multi-talented, awe-inspiring people…
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY
October 30, 2016By: Tegan Gallilee-Lang, Courtney Miller, and Jessica Whitesel Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://play.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/27KmaOePPIuBV0GqfR3jl5 “Fake Love” – Drake Jessica Whitesel: The beat is 🔥 but Drake is lukewarm. While he has…
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Join the Virtual Stage’s Zombie Syndrome: Dead in the Water
October 24, 2016The Zombie Syndrome, first and foremost, is an interactive theatre experience whose goal is to freak out its audience. In the words of creator and artistic director Andy Thompson, “It’s a horror show. It’s a Halloween show. That’s what people…
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New Music Friday
October 21, 2016By: Tegan Gallilee-Lang, Max James Hill, and Courtney Miller Follow The Peak on Spotify to stay up to date on New Music Friday. https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/1ZxFYvF98Qzy4smLVSN188 “Brightside” – Icona Pop Courtney Miller: This is like ridiculously happy and optimistic and my dark,…
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Don’t shame artists for the liberties they take
October 19, 2016In case you missed it, Demi Lovato recently made tabloid headlines for her comments regarding a piece of fan art by self-taught Romanian artist Vladimir Serbanescu. The drawing in question depicts Lovato in a pose similar to the one she…
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Meet the musician who’s doing a PhD for fun
October 18, 2016When How to Dress Well, the stage name for Tom Krell, arrives in Vancouver for a show at the Biltmore Cabaret, he’ll find loads of friends and family, and a city that’s ready to party for the last show of…
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