“Five teens come of age in 1957 Vancouver while a young disc jockey named Red Robinson plays the biggest hits of the time.”
If you recognize the musical by that plot description, then you’ll want to be sure to get your tickets now for the Arts Club Theatre Company’s touring production of Red Rock Diner.
The show is coming to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts as part of the Arts Club’s B.C. tour, which opens Oct. 14. The Burnaby shows are set for Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 9 and 10.
“Dean Regan’s Red Rock Diner, inspired by disc jockey Red Robinson, has been one of our most successful musical revues since its 1998 debut,” said Bill Millerd, artistic managing director of the Arts Club, in a press release. “For our 50th anniversary in 2014, we mounted a new production directed and choreographed by longtime associate Valerie Easton. An instant hit, our tour partners unanimously agreed it would be an ideal show for their venues.”
This touring production will take to stages around Metro Vancouver, plus the Interior and Vancouver Island.
The show follows the early rock’n’roll years in Vancouver courtesy of Robinson – who was a 16-year-old high school student when he began his legendary broadcasting career at radio station CJOR. He was one of the first DJs to play such stars as Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly on regular rotation in Canada.
Jesse Martyn stars as Red Robinson in a cast that includes a slew of familiar musical theatre talents: Tafari Anthony, Mat Baker, Todd Biffard, Steven Greenfield, Anna Kuman, Scott Perrie, Sayer Roberts, Robyn Wallis, Daniel James White and Brett Ziegler.
Check out www.artsclub.com for more about the show. To buy tickets for the Burnaby show, call the Shadbolt Centre box office at 604-205-3000 or see tickets.shadboltcentre.com.
– Julie MacLellan
