The Arts Club Theatre Company is lacing up their rollerskates in their latest production of Xanadu. This upbeat disco-dancing musical is based on the 1980 Universal Pictures Film that was adapted from the book by Douglas Carter Beane (To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar; The Little Dog Who Laughed). Marlie Collins and Gaelan […]

The Arts Club’s production of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story opens today at the Surrey Arts Centre. The world’s most successful rock n’ roll musical is currently on tour around the province until November 20, 2011. “Peggy Sue,” “That’ll Be the Day,” “Oh Boy,” “Not Fade Away”—the list of hit songs penned by Buddy Holly […]

The Arts Club Theatre Company is presenting the Tony-award winning musical Hairspray from May 12 until July 10, 2011. Adam Charles and Jennie Neumann in the Arts Club’s production of Hairspray.Photo by David Cooper. Amidst the doo-wop and sock-hops of ‘60s Baltimore, pleasantly plump Tracy Turnblad won’t let popular Amber Von Tussle squash her dream […]

The Vancouver theatre scene has always been alive and kicking however this spring and summer it seems it to have attracted a large variety of blockbuster productions. Riverdance April 5 – April 10, 2011 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre The Graduate April 14 – May 14, 2011 at the Granville Island Stage Fiddler on the […]

Zachary Stevenson in the Arts Club’sBuddy: The Buddy Holly Story Photo by Tim Matheson The Arts Club presents Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story at the Stanley Theatre on now until July 12, 2010. It’s the world’s most successful rock ‘n’ roll musical and has been viewed by more than 20 million people across the globe. […]

The Arts Club is presenting the California Wine Fair April 7th from 7:00pm until 10:00pm at the Vancouver Convention Centre. This is the 30th anniversary of the fair that tours around showcasing premium wines from over 100 California wineries. Tickets can be purchased for $60 (or $50 for groups of six people or more). Attendees […]

Warren Kimmel and Amy WallisPhoto by David Cooper In the car on the way to The Stanley this evening to see Disney’s Beauty and the Beast my sister had to fill me in on the story. Being the mother of four children she can pretty much recite any Disney movie by heart (and she knows […]

Ten years ago I first saw Hamlet at The Stanley Theatre and I have been meaning to go back ever since. I’m not sure why it takes us years and years to explore some of the greatest (and non-touristy) portions of our region but taking in a show at this historical venue is a must […]