Sylvia's Hotel — DEBORAH VOGT

Sylvia’s Hotel

“An evening that evokes memories of gentler times.”

The story

A new Canadian musical about the history
of the iconic Vancouver hotel

Sylvia’s Hotel is set in Vancouver in 1912. It brings to life the origin of the Sylvia Hotel and the story of the Goldstein family who built it. Both young Sylvia Goldstein and Joe Fortes, the beloved lifeguard who taught Vancouver children to swim, experience the challenges of those who didn’t quite “belong” in the Vancouver of the time.

Past shows

Workshop:
Resounding Scream Theatre, February 28 2016

Premiere:
Waterfront Theatre, November 8-12, 2017
*SOLD OUT RUN*

Commissioned by Kol Halev Performance Society

original Creative team

Book: Deborah Vogt
Music & Lyrics: Britt MacLeod
Christopher King – Director
Arielle Ballance – Musical Director
Shelley Stewart Hunt – Choreographer
Mark Carter – Lighting Designer
Sandy Margaret – Set Designer
Chris Sinosich – Costume Designer
Sue Cohene – Producer

“The evening has a decidedly home-grown quality; it is not a slick Broadway show but an evening that evokes memories of gentler times in Vancouver when “Dine in the Sky' meant having dinner eight-storeys up.”

Vancouver Courier
“Historic West End hotel gets its time in the spotlight with two new one-act musical plays”

Inside Vancouver
“Vogt’s one-act play, Sylvia’s Hotel, with music by Britt MacLeod and Kerry O’Donovan, lyrics by MacLeod, is set in 1912, and focuses on the origins of the hotel and on the Ablowitz-Goldstein family.”

Jewish Independent