Theatre Under The Stars returns for their 2026 season with two different shows running this summer. For the months of July and August, you can see both Sister Act and Disney’s The Little Mermaid live at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park.

For those who have not seen Sister Act, it is a Broadway musical with lots of laughs, twists and turns. Set in the late 1970s, it follows an aspiring disco diva Deloris Van Cartier. She stumbles across a shooting involving her boyfriend, who also happens to be part of a gang. She ends up in witness protection, leading to an adventure full of soulful gospel music, hijinks, and a story of sisterhood.

For the few people that haven’t seen Disney’s The Little Mermaid, it follows the story of a young mermaid named Ariel. She dreams about being able to go above the see and the world she has no experience with. After saving a prince from a dangerous shipwreck, she makes a dangerous deal to have the chance to walk on the land above the sea. It’s a story full of music, adventure, romance, and more.

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If you haven’t been to a Theatre Under The Stars show in Stanley Park before, then you are missing out. Set to happen during the summer under the cool night sky, you can watch local actors put on off Broadway shows.

These shows have been going on since 1940, where they originally put on musicals and opperettas. Since then, with weather and local government permitting, they have been putting on shows at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park. The modern version where they put on more plays and musicals started in 1969, when they did Carousel at Dunbar Mountain.

Personally, I can say that the shows are worth it, either as a family trip or if you are a fan of musicals and want to support local talent. The shows to run late due to the fact that they are put on at night, and start at 8 PM. It should also be said that some of the shows do have content warnings, such as this year for Sister Act.

If you want to find out more about the Theatre Under The Stars, the schedule for this year’s shows, or about either show that is being produced this year, you can find that all at the Theatre Under The Stars website that you can find here.