Back to the 80's

When

Where

The Arden Theatre
St. Albert Place
5 St. Anne Street ↗

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Organizer & Cost

The Arden Theatre

$23.40
Includes GST and handling charges.

What's Happening

From the decade that gave us the Rubik's Cube, Max Headroom, and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comes the "totally awesome" musical Back to the 80's. Inspired by classic films like Back to the Future, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and The Karate Kid, this high-energy production is a nostalgic celebration of the music, movies, and unforgettable pop culture of the 1980s.

Back to the 80's follows the senior class of William Ocean High School, as remembered by thirty-something Corey Palmer. In 1989, seventeen-year-old Corey is hopelessly in love with his next-door neighbour, Tiffany Houston, one of the coolest girls in school. Unfortunately, Tiffany has her sights set on Michael Feldman, the handsome and athletic heartthrob every guy wants to be and every girl wants to date. Corey and his two best friends may not rule the school, but they still manage to stay one step ahead of Feargal McFerrin III, whose closest companion is his computer and who boldly predicts that one day CDs will replace cassette tapes! Complete with a Star Wars-inspired dream sequence, energetic dance numbers, big hair, bold fashion, and plenty of blue eyeshadow and hairspray, this show features some of the most iconic hits of the decade.

Audiences will enjoy favourites including: "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go", "Kids in America", "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "We Built This City", "Video Killed the Radio Star", "Love Shack", "Total Eclipse of the Heart","Walking on Sunshine", "Never Gonna Give You Up", "Material Girl", "Don't Worry, Be Happy", "Come on Eileen" and "I've Had – the Time of My Life."