Editor’s choice

E.T. in concert

You remember the beloved scene of a boy pedalling his bicycle in front of the moon, or the line “E.T. phone home.” But do you recall how lush and lyrical John Williams’s score for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was? Using harp, piano, celesta, and other keyboards, the composer wove together the childlike, the dreamy, and the sci-fi in his swirling polyphonic score. The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra will re-create the magic, live, in a full screening and concert of Steven Spielberg’s classic—a chance to show a new generation of kids one of the 1980s’ most beloved films, and to get nostalgic.

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra performs E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at the Orpheum on Wednesday and Thursday (May 10 and 11) .

High five

Five events you just can’t miss this week

Benjamin Grosvenor

The New York Times has dubbed him  “boy lord of the piano”.
May 7 at the Chan Centre

Dead Man Walking

Two last chances to see the moving highlight of the Vancouver Opera Festival.
May 5 and 7 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Ute Lemper

The blonde-maned songstress transports you back to the smoky cabarets of Kurt Weill’s Berlin.
May 4 at the Orpheum

La Merda

Silvia Gallerano’s raging, sung-and-howled solo trails praise from London, São Paulo, Adelaide, and beyond.
To May 13 at the Cultch

The Lawyer Show: Grease

Multitalented law pros reveal their retro-musical chops at this popular theatre fundraiser.
May 4 to 6 at the Waterfront Theatre