A Burnaby performer is singing her way back to the 1950s in the Vancouver premiere of The Marvelous Wonderettes.
The musical, which opened Feb. 9 at the PAL Theatre in Vancouver's Coal Harbour, takes its audience on a trip down memory lane, back to Springfield High School's 1958 Super Senior Prom.
The Wonderettes - described as "four girls with high hopes and dreams as big as their crinoline skirts" - are played in this production by Meghan Anderssen of Burnaby as Betty Jean, Lalainia Lindbjerg as Cindy Lou, Jennie Neumann as Missy and Dianna Kaarina as Suzy.
Audience members will catch themselves singing along to such classics as Mr. Sandman, Lollipop, It's My Party, Leader of the Pack and more than 20 other favourites from the era.
The Vancouver production is directed by Jerry Jay Cranford, with musical direction by Steven Greenfield.
It's presented by Hey Look ... It's a Co-op!, a group created by some of Vancouver's finest performers and designers to bring a show to the stage and to help keep theatre thriving in the Lower Mainland.
The Marvelous Wonderettes runs until Feb. 26 at the PAL Theatre, 581 Cardero St. in Vancouver, with evening shows at 8 p.m. and matinees on Feb. 19 and 26 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are $25 to $30 and available at the door or online at www.tickets tonight.ca.
For all the details about the show, check out the website at www. marvelouswonderettes.ca.
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