{"id":933906,"date":"2026-10-15T11:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/933906\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T11:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T11:58:16","slug":"whats-on-in-montreal-some-choice-arts-and-entertainment-events-for-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/933906\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on in Montreal \u2013 Some choice arts and entertainment events for October"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t \"What\u2019s<\/a>\t\t\t \t\t\t <\/p>\n

\"RichardWhat\u2019s on in Montr\u00e9al courtesy of Tourisme Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n

\u00a0THEATRE<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Centaur Theatre Company<\/a> presents master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett\u2019s acclaimed marionette show Wonderful Joe<\/a> about an old man and his dog who set out on one last fantastical adventure after gentrification forces tenants out of Joe\u2019s apartment building to make room for a new condo tower.<\/p>\n

\"RonnieCentaur Theatre Company presents master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett\u2019s acclaimed marionette show Wonderful Joe, October 13 to November 1<\/p>\n

Burkett recently told me, \u201cBecause I tour, I am always housed in city centres, and what I started noticing in so many cities was shocking to me, even in Montreal: \u2018What are all these condos? It\u2019s starting to look like Toronto.\u2019 Beloved old neighbourhoods are being gentrified or torn down. That\u2019s where my story came from.\u201d<\/p>\n

The production also touches on issues affecting aging LGBTQ communities, all told with Ronnie\u2019s trademark campy wit and style. Age restriction: 16+. Runs October 13 to November 1.<\/p>\n

\"MammaMamma Mia is at Salle Wilfrid Pelletier October 13-16
Photo: Joan Marcus<\/p>\n

Over at the\u00a0Segal Centre for the Performing Arts<\/a>, the docu-concert The Secret Chord: A Leonard Cohen Experience<\/a> has been updated for this restaging: the storytelling that carries the show between songs has been rewritten, so audiences who have already seen it will find a different experience\u00a0built around the same music. Performers Divine Brown,\u00a0Emily Schultz\u00a0and\u00a0Andrew Penner\u00a0are all back. Runs October 5 to 25.<\/p>\n

The smash hit Broadway musical Mamma Mia!<\/a> runs at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier from October 13 to 18.<\/p>\n

\"RafaelFrom Tchaikovsky to The Firebird with conductor Rafael Payare, and guest violinist Leonidas Kavakos, October 21 to 22
\nCLASSICAL MUSIC<\/p>\n

The Orchestre symphonique de Montr\u00e9al<\/a> presents From Tchaikovsky to The Firebird<\/a> with OSM artistic director and conductor Rafael Payare, and guest violinist Leonidas Kavakos. Runs October 21 to 22.<\/p>\n

Bourgie Hall<\/a> presents Between Quartets<\/a> with the Musicians of the OSM (October 16), and Baroque Fantasy<\/a> with Les Violons du Roy (October 23).<\/p>\n

DANCE<\/p>\n

Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montr\u00e9al<\/a> presents choreographer Guillaume C\u00f4t\u00e9\u2019s vision of William Shakespeare\u2019s Midsummer Night Dreams<\/a> at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. Runs October 29 to November 1.<\/p>\n

The prestigious Danse Danse<\/a> series presents My Fierce Ignorant Step<\/a> by Greek choreographer Christos Papadopoulos at Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Maisonneuve. Runs October 28 to 30.<\/p>\n

\"ChiharuThe Montreal Museum of Fine Arts presents The Soul Trembles, largest solo exhibition to date of Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota
\nEXHIBITIONS<\/p>\n

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts<\/a> presents The Soul Trembles<\/a>, largest solo exhibition to date of Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota. Covering more than three decades of creative output, the exhibition pays tribute to an internationally-renowned visual artist lauded for her performances and immersive installations made with red, black or white thread. Runs to February 14, 2027.<\/p>\n

CIRCUS ARTS<\/p>\n

La TOHU<\/a> presents iD \u00c9VOLUTION<\/a> by Cirque \u00c9loize<\/a>. Trampwall, aerial hoop, trail biking, breakdance and many other disciplines intertwine in an electrifying ballet where each jump, gesture and musical note tell a story. Performed by nine artists directed by\u00a0Jeannot Painchaud, assisted by choreographer\u00a0Elon Hoglung. Runs October 31 to November 15.<\/p>\n

\"JeanParagraphe Bookstore presents the launch of author Jean Michel Fortier\u2019s acclaimed queer novel It\u2019s All Coming Back to Me Now
\nLITERATURE<\/p>\n

Paragraphe Bookstore presents the launch of author Jean-Michel Fortier\u2019s acclaimed queer novel It\u2019s All Coming Back to Me Now<\/a>, English translation of his bestseller Tout me revient maintenant. October 21 at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n

CINEMA<\/p>\n

The 55th edition of the Festival du nouveau cin\u00e9ma de Montr\u00e9al<\/a> runs October 8 to 18.<\/p>\n

Montreal\u2019s annual\u00a0Rocky Horror Picture Show\u00a0Halloween Ball<\/a> returns for six screenings\u00a0over three nights\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0Rialto Theatre (October 29 to 31). The ultimate interactive cult film experience,\u00a0the Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Ball\u00a0offers the original film projected on the big screen, a live shadow cast onstage, along with massive audience participation, a wild costume contest, the infamous\u00a0Time Warp\u00a0dance and an emcee arousing the audience for all the on and off-screen thrills.<\/p>\n

COMEDY<\/p>\n

British-Irish comedy superstar Jimmy Carr<\/a> headlines Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier for three shows on October 20 and 21.<\/p>\n

\"Prog-rockProg-rock supergroup BEAT at Th\u00e9\u00e2tre\u00a0St-Denis on November 2
\nPOP MUSIC<\/p>\n

Rock duo The Black Keys<\/a> at Place Bell (October 16), Canadian folk-music icon Bruce Cockburn<\/a> at Le Ges\u00f9 (October 18), pop superstar Olivia Rodrigo<\/a> at Bell Centre (October 21 and 22), and British rock royalty STING<\/a> headlines four shows at Th\u00e9\u00e2tre St-Denis (October 26-27-29-30).<\/p>\n

Concerts of note: Canadian singer-songwriter Loreena McKennitt\u00a0<\/a>brings The Mask and Mirror Anniversary Tour to the Maison Symphonique on October 26-27 and November 2.<\/p>\n

Prog-rock supergroup BEAT<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 featuring former King Crimson members Adrian Belew\u00a0and\u00a0Tony Levin, virtuoso guitarist\u00a0Steve Vai\u00a0and legendary drummer\u00a0Terry Bozzio \u2013 perform the music of King Crimson\u00a0at Th\u00e9\u00e2tre\u00a0St-Denis on November 2.<\/p>\n

Dubbed \u201cMr. Montreal\u201d by the CBC, arts and culture journalist and columnist Richard \u201cBugs\u201d Burnett knows Montreal like a drag queen knows a cosmetics counter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on in Montr\u00e9al courtesy of Tourisme Montr\u00e9al \u00a0THEATRE The\u00a0Centaur Theatre Company presents master puppeteer Ronnie Burkett\u2019s acclaimed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":933907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[205331,49,48,223163,320322,223165,5864,10635,589,1554,265765,5844,10095,2338,188740,341,23115,223171,5474,1352,207122,10904],"class_list":["post-933906","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-bourgie-hall","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-centaur-theatre","tag-cirque-eloize","tag-classical","tag-comedy","tag-dance","tag-festival","tag-film","tag-la-tohu","tag-literature","tag-live-events","tag-montreal","tag-montreal-museum-of-fine-arts","tag-music","tag-musical","tag-place-des-arts","tag-pop-music","tag-rock","tag-segal-centre","tag-theatre"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=933906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/933906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/933907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=933906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=933906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=933906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}