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Gigliotti makes her return to Theatre Under the Stars

Janet Gigliotti is happy to be returning to Theatre Under the Stars. It’s a “wonderful experience” to perform in Stanley Park in the summertime, she says.
Janet Gigliotti
Janet Gigliotti returns to Theatre Under the Stars next month as Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street.

Janet Gigliotti is happy to be returning to Theatre Under the Stars.

It’s a “wonderful experience” to perform in Stanley Park in the summertime, she says.

“It’s a tradition for people to go there and it’s really lovely to be a part of that,” say Gigliotti, who grew up in Ladner.

She adds with a laugh that actors get to compete with raccoons, fireworks and beautiful sunsets.

A former school teacher, Gigliotti plays Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street, a “Golden Age Broadway sensation jam-packed with glitz and glam.” That play, along with Cinderella, run on alternating nights from July 4 to Aug. 18 at the Malkin Bowl in Vancouver’s Stanley Park.

Gigliotti says her character could be described as a bit of a diva who’s coming back to theatre at the height of the Great Depression with something to prove.

“It’s her moment to come back as a star again, make her mark again, and prove herself,” she says.

The play is an adaptation of a cult classic 1933 film.

Gigliotti says the whole artistic team and ensemble of performers is “just a really stellar group.”

Her previous credits at Theatre Under the Stars include South Pacific and Bye Bye Birdie.

Visit tuts.ca or 604-631-2877 for tickets ($30 to $49).