Portal Players Dramatic Society’s 2012 musical production of “Suds: the Rocking 60’s Musical Soap Opera” opens on Friday, February 24, and tickets are on sale now.  Portal Players is excited to present their first musical in the new-to-the-Capitol seats! 

Director Blaine Ronning and Musical Director Sandy Bouleau have pulled together a strong cast of diverse local musical talents in the cast and in the band.  Alberni Valley audiences can look forward to seeing Lisa Fryer as Cindy, the young ingénue whose job at a 1960’s Laundromat becomes decidedly more interesting and musical when she is visited by her guardian angels Marge (Janet Deakin) and Dee Dee (Yvette Deveau) on a particularly difficult day.  Chris Arthurs provides comic intervention as a number of characters (Mr. Postman, a washer repair man, and a Mystery Date) who pass by the hilarious proceedings, while Brent Ronning enters the scene to sing along with the ladies as Mr. Right and Johnny Angel.   The show features classic songs like “Please Mr. Postman”, “You Can’t Hurry Love”,  a medley of Burt Bacharach tunes, “Respect”, “Our Day Will Come”, “I Say a Little Prayer”, “Secret Agent Man”, “I Will Follow Him”, and “I Know a Place” among many others woven into the story. 

The band features Sandy Bouleau on keyboard, Dennis Olsen on guitar, Scott Jarvis on bass, James Van Metre on drums, and Kayla Burton on wind instruments. 

The show runs over four weekends on Friday and Saturday nights at the Capitol Theatre, from February 24 until March 17.  Tickets are available online now at the Portal Players website (www.atthecapitol.org) and in person at Rollin Art Centre during their regular business hours.  All seats are $20 in advance, and any tickets left on performance nights will be $25 at the door.

For more information:
Contact Producer Liz Bernstein at 250.724.6650 (liz.rallispaper@shaw.ca)
Or PPDS President Brent Ronning at 250.730.2700 (brent.ronning@shaw.ca)

Tags: Music, Comedy, Rock, Family

December 11, 2010 at The Capitol Theatre - tickets now at the box office.

One great band, six great players. One great chunk of CanCon history scrambled up to create a new and exciting sound.

Steven Drake (the odds) phoned up a bunch of his friends who all happened to live in the same few blocks and suggested they start a band. Simon Kendall (Doug and the Slugs), Del Cowsill and Steven were playing with Wyckham Porteous already so they were all in. Kevin Kane (Grapes of Wrath) was in Kelowna writing songs and had worked with Steven and Del on a project with Johnny Fay (Tragically Hip) they also got excited and jumped in with the rest of the crew.

The chemistry was immediate as was the ability of the band to come up with great songs. The Neighbours as they started to call themselves booked a show at the Crescent beach Legion and the response was overwhelming. The night was so great that the results have been released as Stellar Band of Neighbours at the Legion Hall. Now the rest of the country is getting the chance to hear what the fuss is all about.

The Stellar Band of Neighbours want to introduce you to the musical neighbourhood they inhabit. What a neighbourhood it is!

Tags: Rock