Waterford Old Town Hall
• 76 Main Street South • Waterford, ON
Doors Open: 7:30PM
| Show Starts: 8:00PM
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All Ages / Licensed
Featuring: Vivek Shraya
Tickets may still be available at the event, other ticket outlets, or the box office.
Event type: All Ages / Licensed
Through storytelling, movement, and song, Vivek charts her journey to not quite pop music superstardom, creating a moving theatrical performance that is a reflection on the power of pop culture, dreams, disappointments, self-determination and finding one's authentic voice.
How to Fail as a Popstar traces Vivek’s story from her early childhood days in Edmonton where she sang Hindu bhajans to impress God on the weekend and New Kids on the Block during the week to impress her classmates; to her teenage years performing in singing competitions at the West Edmonton Mall; recording her first pop album (which was paid for with a help from her mother); and eventually moving to Toronto to pursue her pop star dreams (only to have them thwarted by a domineering, online bingo addicted manager).
A seven-time Lambda Literary Award finalist, Vivek was a Pride TO Grand Marshal and has been a brand ambassador for MAC Cosmetics and Pantene. Her album Part Time Woman was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, and her best-selling book I'm Afraid of Men was heralded by Vanity Fair as cultural rocket fuel. She is also the founder of the award-winning publishing imprint VS Books, which supports emerging BIPOC writers.
Cutoff is Thursday, November 24, 2022 7:29 pm EST unless it sells out earlier.
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