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Port Moody troupe pays tribute to musical theatre legends

A new theatrical troupe in the Tri-Cities will launch its second show this summer.

A new theatrical troupe in the Tri-Cities will launch its second show this summer.

Ioco Players is set to present a musical revue called Stages: Sondheim & Schwartz at the Inlet Theatre (100 Newport Dr.) from Aug. 4 to 7.

Sondheim, who died last November, is best known for his work on West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Company and Into The Woods, while composer–lyricist Schwartz wrote such hit musicals as Godspell, Pippin and Wicked.

Created by Players founder and triple threat Mike Arseneault, Stages will also include the talent of Connor Hogg, Ian Kowlaski, Kara McLachlan, Lannette New, Harold Perdoma, Emily Saint and Julia Walmsley.

The curtain rises at 7 p.m. for the Aug. 4, 5 and 6 dates; there is a 3 p.m. matinee on Aug. 7.

Tickets at $35 are now on sale.

For more information, you can visit the show's spage on Eventbrite.