The Boys are back in town, and ready to rock around the Christmas Tree! The Gingerbread Men: A(nother) Holiday Cabaret is onstage at The Arts Club Theatre Company’s Newmount Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre until December 22nd.
The happiest and the friendliest, and the merriest, the cheerfullest cabaret show of the season will leave you smiling from ear to ear throughout. The Gingerbread Men (GBM); Brennan Cuff, Brandyn Eddy, Jer Lowe and Jeffrey Victor (with swing Jonathan Winsby), take audiences back to the glory days of seasonal songs from the doo-wop and jazz era, mixing in a dash of modern and historic Holiday classics. The charismatic quartet charms the audience with their groan-worthy comedy banter, then like unwrapping decorations bought at Tiffany they reveal their stellar vocals and synchronized moves. While the Christmas Crooners fill the show with witty tongue-in-cheek chatter, we fight to keep our own tongue in check to not sing-along with the irresistible Christmas carols and pop standards like; White Christmas, Carol of the Bells, Mele Kalikimaka, Blue Christmas, Deck The Halls, Silent Night. The GBM even take it back to the 1550s with a beautiful rendition of Riu Riu Chiu while gathered around the fire, before breaking out their fancy footwork on The Man With The Bag featuring choreography by Keri Minty. If you listen carefully, the kings of Christmas may even deliver a taste of the Queen of Christmas!
Production Designer Ted Roberts turns the Newmount Stage into The Gingerbread House with a stage reminiscent of a Andy Williams or Bing Crosby Christmas Special. Speaking of Bing Crosby, the quartet got their start a dozen years ago while performing in an Arts Club production of White Christmas. Discovering their aptitude for four-part harmonies and a mutual love of Christmas to start performing together on the road to becoming Metro Vancouver’s holiday heroes.
In an Arts Club season that began with Jersey Boys, like a fitting bookend to the year The Gingerbread Men take us from The Four Seasons to the Festive Season. Follow the scent of fresh baked hits as The Gingerbread Men: A(nother) Holiday Cabaret take over ‘The Gingerbread House’ at the Newmount Stage artsclub.com for showtimes and tickets. You won’t want to miss it!