Part of the 25th Annual Chutzpah! Festival!
Channukah celebrations are starting early this year with the West Coast debut of 8 Gays of Channukah – The Musical. Creators Gila Münster, Sarah Freia, and Yan Simon, take the stage with eight stories that explore identity, resilience and community in this reimagining of some holiday traditions with camp, dazzling costumes, and pride.
From laugh-out-loud sketches to heartfelt moments, you’ll be wanting to get up and dance with this fabulous queer Jewish celebration.
PLUS! Local theatre artist Joylyn Secunda will open the show with an excerpt from their show The Routine, and don’t forget to check out the Channukah Shuk during intermission and after the show!
Presented as part of the 25th annual Chutzpah! Festival, which runs from November 13 to 25, 2025.
Tickets
Tickets are Pay What You Will in the following denominations – $18 | $36 | $54 | $72. Purchase by calling Box Office at 604-257-5145 (limited hours), or Shayna Goldberg (Artistic Managing Director, Chutzpah! Festival) at 604-257-5117. Be sure to mention VocalEye when booking your tickets.
Running time: 120 minutes
Created by Gila Münster, Sarah Freia, and Yan Simon
VocalEye is thrilled to partner with the Chutzpah! Festival for their 25th year! The Chutzpah! Festival: The Lisa Nemetz Festival of International Jewish Performing Arts is an annual festival of world-renowned dance, music, theatre, and comedy, through a lens of Jewish experiences, stories, and values in all their richness and diversity, creating unforgettable and unique experiences for audiences throughout the Lower Mainland.
The Chutzpah! Festival was launched in 2001 by the Vancouver West Side Theatre Society. The Society, established and incorporated in 1994, also operates the Festival’s home, the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre, a professionally-equipped 318 seat proscenium theatre catering to the presentation of professional dance, music and theatre, as well as film, literary and community arts events.
