Highlands United Productions is a North Vancouver theatre group that puts on a show every two years. In 2025 it’s 10 Million Stars which is a musical revue.
This year Highlands United Productions presents “10 Million Stars – and the Stories They Could Tell.” It runs from March 5th to 8th at Highlands United Church. For tickets to the show in March 2025, visit the Brown Paper Tickets website.
This year’s musical revue is a collection of many of the production company’s favourite songs from the vast world of musical theatre. The cast of 45 actors has been busy preparing over twenty musical selections and telling their stories in their own unique setting. Some of the numbers included in this year’s production are from Hair, South Pacific, The Greatest Showman and other musicals.
The 2025 production is directed by Doug and Gillian Irwin and choreographed by Carolyn Bergstrand. The musical direction is by Geordie Roberts.
Where, When and How Much in 2025
10 Million Stars the musical revue takes place in North Vancouver’s Edgemont Village. The performance runs from Wednesday, March 5th, to Saturday, March 8th. Taking place at Highlands United Church, the venue’s address is 3255 Edgemont Boulevard. The church is just a short drive from both Capilano Suspension Bridge and Grouse Mountain in North Vancouver.
All shows start at 7:30 pm. Tickets cost $35.00, or $39.09 including online fees.
There is free parking across the street from the church, under the Shoppers Drug Mart and Thrifty’s Supermarket building. Access to the parkade is off Ayr Street.
For tickets to the show in March 2025, visit the Brown Paper Tickets website.
What to Expect at the Concert
Shows with Highlands United Productions take place at Highlands United Church. The theatre is the sanctuary (which has wonderfully comfortable, modern, cushioned chairs). It’s an attractive facility and great for both church services and live performances. The church is the venue for 10 Million Stars. The show isn’t a “church” event and it doesn’t have religious components (other than what one might expect in the lyrics of a few Broadway musicals).
10 Million Stars is a compilation of songs from a number of Broadway and other famous musicals. It showcases songs that everyone will be familiar with, plus likely a few new ones too. Featuring a cast of over two dozen entertainers, Highlands United Productions is thrilled to have many cast members from its past productions featured in this show.
At the show you can expect to be thoroughly entertained with professional-level singing and dancing. Highlands United Productions and its crew are all very talented!
A couple of years ago, the show was a 2-hour production with two acts and a 15-minute intermission in the middle. We’re guessing the production this year will be similar, but with exact details to be confirmed.
For tickets to 10 Million Stars, visit the Brown Paper Tickets website.
About Highlands United Productions & Its Past Shows
Highlands United Productions is a theatre company based out of Highlands United Church in North Vancouver. Although a North Shore-based theatre group, its actors and singers are from across the Lower Mainland. Also, despite being produced by a “church-affiliated” organization, the quality of the performances is as high as those of any of Vancouver’s professional theatre companies. We’ve attended a number of their shows and have always been both thoroughly entertained and impressed! Their last production was no exception.
Every couple of years Highlands United Productions puts on a show. They are always musicals. Past productions have included Jesus Christ Superstar (2014), Fiddler on the Roof (2016) and The Music Man (2018). In 2020 it was going to be Anything Goes, but that got cancelled due to the pandemic. The most recent show, in 2023, was Lights Up!
Most of the company’s previous productions have been famous full-length musical plays. The most recent show from a couple of years ago, Lights Up!, however, featured an evening of music from a variety of Broadway and other famous musicals.
Although Lights Up! wasn’t a musical with a single story, it did have lots of dancing. The choreography was first rate! The show featured about two dozen numbers where the performers danced and sang in costume just like they would in a real Broadway play. The show’s cast included over 40 performers. It was all wonderful, and very professional! The production in 2025 will be similar.
Music at the 2023 Concert
Some of the songs at the Lights Up! show a couple of years ago included the following numbers from popular Broadway shows and other famous musicals. The music in 2025 will be different, but comparable.
- Oh What a Beautiful Morning (Oklahoma)
- You’re the Top (Anything Goes)
- Ya Got Trouble (The Music Man)
- For Good (Wicked)
- We Beseech Thee (Godspell)
- Seize the Day (Newsies)
- Book Report (You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown)
- A Million Dreams (The Greatest Showman)
- Do You Hear the People sing (Les Misérables)
- You Can’t Stop the Beat (Hairspray)
Tips and Things to Know
Below are some tips and suggestions to help you get the most out of your experience at the Highlands United show.
TIP #1: There is parking on the streets nearby and underground at the Grosvenor Building across the street from Highlands Church and accessed off Ayr Street.
TIP #2: When booking the show on Brown Paper Tickets be sure to select the correct dates and number of attendees. This is important as tickets are not refundable.
TIP #3: Plan to arrive early to give yourself time to find parking and enjoy a glass of wine before the show (and then another one during the intermission).
TIP #4: Cantina Norte is a Mexican restaurant that’s just a block away from Highlands United Church. In 2025 they are offering attendees of 10 Million Stars a 25% discount on meals between March 5th to 8th. If you have a ticket to the performance, show it to them on the date of your show and you’ll save some money. Note though, that the discount is on food, not alcoholic beverages.
TIP #5: If you like musicals, then also be sure to see a show with Theatre Under the Stars at Stanley Park in the Summer. Another show you might like to see in the spring of 2025 is Shen Yun. It takes place at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on April 9th to 13th.
TIP #6: Other North Shore-based theatre groups include Presentation House Theatre, Deep Cove Stage Society and First Impressions Theatre. They put on great community theatre productions too.
Other Information
For tickets to the show in 2025, see the Brown Paper Tickets website.
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