The Show Theatre
building in British Columbia, Canada
The Show Theatre in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, is a 1,074-seat live event theatre adjoining the Great Canadian Casino Vancouver. The venue opened with a show by Little Richard in 2006, and was named The Red Robinson Show Theatre for local radio legend Red Robinson. It was later briefly called The Theatre at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver and changed its name again to the Molson Canadian Theatre in 2016 due to a sponsorship. The theatre was rebranded again in late 2023 alongside the casino.
Acts appearing at the theatre have included singers Tony Bennett, Jewel, Paul Anka, Olivia Newton-John and Chris Cornell; pop/rock groups Barenaked Ladies, The Beach Boys, and Judas Priest; comedians Dennis Miller, Jay Leno, Howie Mandel, and Bill Maher; country acts Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, and Wynonna; and plays and musicals including Cats.
History
The Red Robinson Show Theatre, named for local radio personality Red Robinson, opened on September 16, 2006, at the Boulevard Casino in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The theatre's opening day had planned performances from Little Richard, Brent Butt, Roseanne Barr, Huey Lewis and the News, and Bachman/Cummings.
The Great Canadian Gaming Corporation announced in late 2013 that it would rename the theatre alongside the casino's rebranding under the Hard Rock brand. Singer Michael Bublé opposed the renaming, among others on an online petition against it. Later in 2013, its name was changed to The Theatre at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “The Show Theatre” as building in British Columbia, Canada. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 31, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7304890. Authority coordinates are 49.228, -122.837. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2006, 2016, 2023 and 2013.
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