Malkin Bowl

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Coordinates: 49°17′56″N 123°08′00″W / 49.298773°N 123.133435°W / 49.298773; -123.133435
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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.

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. ISBN 978-1-55490-564-5
    . p. 489–.
  2. ISBN 978-1-61238-744-4
    . p. 118–.
  3. ISBN 978-1-894898-96-6
    . p. 64–.
  4. ISBN 978-1-78701-085-7
    . p. 63–.
  5. ISBN 978-0-8041-4309-7
    . p. 231–.
  6. 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. 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. ^
    ISBN 978-1-4597-2830-1
    . p. 1854–.
  12. 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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