Eight Saanich youth singers have joined the Peninsula Singers for their upcoming performances of Give Our Regards to Broadway.

The shows are at SidneyB次元官网网址檚 Mary Winspear Centre, April 27, 28 and 29.

Artistic Director Lena Palermo selected songs from 16 musicals, ranging from current hits to the early days of Broadway.

Featuring alongside the Peninsula Singers are eight talented children selected by audition from schools in the Greater Victoria area, mostly from Cordova Bay elementary.

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The kids will also sing alongside the Singers on a number of other numbers as well.

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Give Our Regards will include songs from the past have stood the test of time, like 1904B次元官网网址檚 Give My Regards to Broadway, and others that have spent a long time on Broadway, such as the Phantom of the Opera.

That musical still holds the record for the longest-running show of all time, now playing at NYCB次元官网网址檚 Majestic Theatre.

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Tickets are still available for the Friday and Saturday shows, April 26 and 27, at 7:30 p.m.

The matinee on Sunday, April 28 is *sold out.

Tickets: $28 adults/$14 kids. Call 250-656-0275 or go to the , or visit .