The House Series brings to audiences the best concerts, cabarets, and comedy in a casual, relaxed atmosphere. These specially-curated shows offer audiences a night out to explore everything from music and storytelling to laugh-out-loud comedy.
2024/25 House Series
Ali Hassan
Does This Taste Funny?
February 6 – February 9, 2025
Comedy comes back to the Rice Theatre! Host of CBC Radio’s Laugh Out Loud and the annual Canada Reads program, author and comedian, Ali Hassan’s career plans started off as simply as anyone’s: become a chef, get a food show on television, get a second food show on television, be the face of the network and have oven mitts with his face on them. But sometimes things get in the way of your dreams: like your parents’ disappointment, your family of four children and your successful comedy career. This show is a hilarious exposition of Ali’s journey in and out of the culinary world.
It Takes Two
Dynamic Duets
March 6 – March 9, 2025
Get ready to groove to the tunes of dynamic duos! Join us as we celebrate the powerful pairs who brought us some of music’s most iconic duets – featuring songs made famous by Johnny Cash & June Carter, Olivia Newton-John & John Travolta, The White Stripes, Simon & Garfunkel, Kenny & Dolly, Hall & Oates, and many more! Starring Alison MacDonald (A Christmas Carol, Matilda, Legends of Carnegie Hall), Steven Greenfield (Disney’s Frozen, Jersey Boys, Clue, Once), Andy Cohen (Disney’s Frozen) and other Edmonton favourites – this genre-bending concert is sure to have you dancing in your seats!
We Are Family
United in Harmony
April 3 – April 6, 2025
Musical Duo C.J. – consisting of Edmonton’s own Chariz Faulmino (Prison Dancer, Almost a Full Moon, She Loves You, Uptown Girls) and Jameela McNeil (The Colour Purple, As You Like It, The Royale, She Loves You) – are back at the Citadel with a concert all about family! From Stevie Nicks to Janet Jackson to Cher, some of the biggest musicians we know started in family bands. Joined by an incredible group of local musicians, C.J. will take you on a journey through the decades celebrating the ties that bind. Featuring music from groups such as The Bee Gees, The Isely Brothers, ABBA, Styx, Sister Sledge, and more! Sit back, relax, and let the rhythm move you!
Lucy Darling in Indulgence
April 30 – May 4, 2025
Lose yourself in a magical experience at the Citadel! Lucy Darling is known the world over for her wit, her charm, and her exceptionally good hair. Lucy’s shows are a wonderful mix of playful improvisational comedy, hilarious, witty writing, and impossible magical feats right before your eyes. Miss Darling is a 15-time Award-Winning Entertainer featured in the Guinness Book of World Records and Ripley’s Believe It or Not. She is the winner of the 2019 prestigious Allan Slaight Award and two-time winner and current reigning Stage Magician of the Year at the Magic Castle for a second time. Starring Canada’s Carisa Hendrix!