; Fun! Fun! Vancouver!: December 2008

Saturday 13 December 2008

Seussical The Musical



What a holiday treat! A local production of the Broadway musical, Seussical, based on the stories of Dr. Seuss! What can I say? It was fun and a perfect night out for the whole family. There's even a special toddler night for those of you who have really little ones. This could be a great way to introduce the kids to live theatre, which I would totally do if I had kids of my own!

It's playing now until January 3 at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island.

Thursday 4 December 2008

Master Debaters

I laughed for two hours straight last night when I went to a taping of CBC Radio's The Debaters.



Hosted by the very hilarious Steve Patterson, this radio program takes two comedians and pits them against each other over topics such as "Santa Claus: A Good or Bad Role Model for Children" to "Is Blogging a Waste of Time?" and "Home Theatre vs the Movie Theatre." We were lucky enough to catch the program, along with almost 300 other fans who lined up on a chilly December evening, when it rolled into town this week. They said they've never had such a large audience before, and managed to entertain us with the taping of not one, but THREE shows! That meant a total of six debates! One of the best ones of the night was a gay comic vs a lesbian comic fighting over the surprisingly serious topic of "Portrayal of Gays and Lesbians in the Media." In the end it was just a bunch of silly fun, with everyone in the audience clutching their sides at the hysterics. (Unfortunately, the show doesn't come in a podcast format due to copyright issues with the different comedians' material.) However, try to catch the show when it airs in the upcoming weeks on CBC Radio, you might hear me laughing somewhere in the distance!