Additionally, the long running Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris cemented the Arts Club's identity in its early years.

[5] The 250-seat Seymour Street Theatre was instrumental in launching the careers of Canadian performers, including Michael J.

Fox, Bruce Greenwood, Ruth Nicol, Janet Wright, Winston Rekert, Lally Cadeau, and Brent Carver.

Additionally, new works by playwrights like Nicola Cavendish, Morris Panych, Sherman Snukal, Anne Mortifee, and John Lazarus premiered at this theatre.

In 1991, the Seymour Street Theatre was closed for demolition and is now the site of the Vancouver International Film Centre.

Now considered the company's main venue, it allowed the Arts Club to produce larger musicals like Les Miserables, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast and Billy Elliot.

However, in the first season at the Stanley, the company's revenues nearly doubled, taking in more than the rival Vancouver Playhouse for the first time.

[7] During his time with the company, Millerd expanded the Arts Club's operations to include year-round programming and regional and national tours.