Arts Club Theatre: Made in Italy – Performing Arts Trail

The Trail & District Arts Council presents a celebration of family, food, and music in Arts Club Theatre’s hilariously heartwarming musical “Made in Italy”, as part of the Performing Arts Trail series, at The Bailey Theatre on March 30 at 7:30 pm.

Meet Francesco Mantini, a second-generation Italian teen struggling to find his place in Jasper, Alberta. Tired of living up to his traditional Italian-immigrant father’s expectations and the constant bullying from his Canadian peers, he takes inspiration from icons Rocky Balboa and John Travolta, and reinvents himself as Frank Martin: crooner and ladies’ man.

Weaving the electrifying music of the 1970s with classic Italian tunes, this five-time Jessie Award–nominated show is equal parts comedy, music, and heart as father and son find themselves despite their differences.

A one-man show that is as buoyant and bubbly as a glass of prosecco, Made in Italy is so delightful you won’t soon fuhgeddaboudit.

“…the show is consistently funny…more physical routines than the Cirque du Soleil” —Vancouver Sun

“A coming-of-age musical that offers myriad laughs” —Surrey Now-Leader

“Full of big laughs and funny storytelling” —Stir

Watch the trailer at https://youtu.be/PD7TPgnlGus.

Based on the Western Canada Theatre production.

Show is 2 hours including intermission.

Arts Club is one of the largest not-for-profit theatre companies in the country. Comprising three venues across Vancouver, the Arts Club welcomes more than a quarter million guests annually, tours provincially and nationally. Above all, the Arts Club is dedicated to the advancement of local artists telling stories from around the globe and, in particular, those of our region. The Arts Club was founded in 1964 and is currently led by Artistic Director Ashlie Corcoran and Executive Director Peter Cathie White.

Single tickets are $40.
Under 30 years is $20.

6-show pass $164 or Pick Your Own season by becoming a Patron Member for $25 and get 20% off Trail Arts Council presentations and other benefits. All tickets available online at thebailey.ca, by phone at 250-368-9669, and in person at the Bailey Box Office at 1501 Cedar Ave., Trail.

“Made in Italy” is ma.de possible thanks to funding from the BC Arts Council, BC Touring Council, the Government of Canada, and Tourism South Kootenay. We also gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.