Malkin Bowl

2013 TUTS production at Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park

The Marion Malkin Memorial Bowl, or Malkin Bowl, is a 2000-seat outdoor theatre in Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[1][2] Malkin Bowl is home to Theatre Under The Stars,[3] which stages family-friendly Broadway musicals there.[4][5]

History

The Malkin Bowl was built in 1934 to replace a more traditional bandstand which had stood at the same location since 1911.[6] The Bowl was designed as a two-thirds-size replica of the Hollywood Bowl. Allard de Ridder, then conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, was largely responsible, along with John Vanderpant,[7] for convincing W.H. Malkin, a former mayor of Vancouver, to build the theatre as a summer concert venue for the orchestra.[8][9] Malkin endowed the theatre in memory of his wife, Marion.[10]

In spite of the lack of backstage space, in 1940 Theatre Under the Stars began staging operettas and musicals at the Malkin Bowl.[11] In 1950, six productions were held during the summer season.[12]

A live variety show, hosted by Norman Campbell and broadcast on CBC Radio, was also performed at the Bowl during the late 1940s and early 1950s.[11]

Canadian progressive rock band Harmonium recorded its live album, Harmonium en tournée, at the Malkin Bowl on June 20,1977 (released in 1980).[13][14]

More recently the Malkin Bowl has hosted rock and pop concerts between theatre productions.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ Alison Appelbe. Secret Vancouver 2010: The Unique Guidebook to Vancouver's Hidden Sites, Sounds and Tastes. ECW Press; 2009. ISBN 978-1-55490-564-5. p. 489–.
  2. ^ Andrew Hempstead. Moon British Columbia: Including the Alaska Highway. Avalon Publishing; 15 April 2014. ISBN 978-1-61238-744-4. p. 118–.
  3. ^ John Lee. Drinking Vancouver: 100+ Great Bars in the City and Beyond. TouchWood Editions; 9 December 2009. ISBN 978-1-894898-96-6. p. 64–.
  4. ^ Lonely Planet. Lonely Planet Pocket Vancouver. Lonely Planet Publications; 1 June 2017. ISBN 978-1-78701-085-7. p. 63–.
  5. ^ Fodor's Travel Guides. Fodor's Vancouver & Victoria: with Whistler, Vancouver Island & the Okanagan Valley. Fodor's Travel; 24 February 2015. ISBN 978-0-8041-4309-7. p. 231–.
  6. ^ Frank Gowen's Vancouver: 1914-1931. Heritage House Publishing Co; May 2003. ISBN 978-1-894384-48-3. p. 76–.
  7. ^ BC Studies. Vol. Issues 96-99. University of British Columbia Press; 1993. p. 46.
  8. ^ Bryan N.S. Gooch. "Allard de Ridder". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20.
  9. ^ Maria Tippett. Made in British Columbia: Eight Ways of Making Culture. Harbour Publishing; 19 September 2015. ISBN 978-1-55017-730-5. p. 127–.
  10. ^ Cecil Maiden. Lighted Journey: The Story of the B.C. Electric. Public Information Department, British Columbia Electric Company; 1948. p. 134.
  11. ^ a b Dundurn Performing Arts Library Bundle — Theatre: Broadway North / Let's Go to The Grand! / Once Upon a Time in Paradise / Passion to Dance / Sky Train / Romancing the Bard / Stardust and Shadows. Dundurn; 26 December 2013. ISBN 978-1-4597-2830-1. p. 1854–.
  12. ^ Kaija Pepper. The Dance Teacher: A Biography of Kay Armstrong. Dance Collection Danse Press/es; 2001. ISBN 978-0-929003-43-6. p. 74–76.
  13. ^ Laurence, Jean-Christophe (June 22, 2002). "Témoin d'Harmonium". La Presse. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  14. ^ Laurence, Jean-Christophe (June 15, 2002). "Harmonium - L'ultime réédition". La Presse. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
  15. ^ "July Talk pictures love at Vancouver’s Malkin Bowl". Vancouver Weekly, September 18, 2017 by Laura Sciarpelletti
  16. ^ James Olson. "Spoon Live at Malkin Bowl". Beatroute, 6 September 2017

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