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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
2021/22
BLACKOUT
BOOK BY
STEVEN GALLAGHER
MUSIC & LYRICS BY
ANTON LIPOVETSKY
#BLACKOUT
Presenting BLACKOUT The Don & Shirley High Park Crescendo Club Anne-Marie
Season Producing Green Family Programming Leading Light Canning
David Binet
Sponsor Patron Foundation Sponsors Lucy White
MUSICALSTAGECOMPANY.COM
Supporting
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Canadian
talent, locally.
BMO is proud to sponsor
The Musical Stage Company
and its High Park Programming.
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WELCOME TO BLACKOUT
It is with the greatest of excitement, and tears in my eyes, that I welcome you back
2021/22
to the theatre.
Long before any of us had heard words like “COVID,” “social distancing” and “mutant
strains,” we programmed Anton Lipovetsky and Steven Gallagher’s beautiful musical
BLACKOUT for our 2021-22 season. We knew that this musical, set on the night of
W E L C O M E T O B L A C KO U T I N H I G H PA R K
Toronto’s 2003 blackout, would resonate with our audiences. But we had no idea how
the events that would unfold in 2020 and 2021 would make this musical resonate in
a profoundly new way. This is a story about finding connection in the darkness; it is
about how an unexpected disaster is sometimes just what we need to move forward
better. It is about Toronto – and how coming together as neighbours and strangers in
unlikely moments can impact those around us in a big way.
While originally planned for a large-scale indoor production, we pivoted to an outdoor
summer preview production in High Park. While we are offering a smaller production
to you than we originally intended, we felt it vital to share this story now – in a smaller
preview production – prior to a larger world premiere in the future. COVID rules and
outdoor realities mean a reduced orchestration, simplified staging and reduced
technical elements. But the heart of the musical is as strong as ever. And the
accidental result of offering this preview production to you in a public park could not
be more perfect for this show.
Developing BLACKOUT over the last year has been one of the most profound
examples of life imitating art that I have experienced. Watching a story about a
Toronto crisis develop over Zoom, in the middle of a global pandemic, has brought
everyone who has worked on it, a sense of purpose, joy, and hope.
My heartfelt wish is that this musical reignites all of your senses and emotions. Take
it all in; you are in a beautiful park, surrounded by your fellow citizens, witnessing
extraordinary artists telling a story that celebrates the resilience of our city. After 16
months apart, what could be better? Togetherness. Art. Healing.
Welcome back to The Musical Stage Company.
MI TCHEL L M A R CU S (HE /HIM)
CH IEF E XECU T I V E OF F ICER ,
T HE MUSICA L S TAGE C OM PA N Y
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A NOTE FROM THE WRITERS
Welcome to High Park.
BLACKOUT is a musical about the connections people made one hot August night
in 2003. When the lights went out, something miraculous happened. Everyone felt a
little braver. It was a night to take a chance, have a drink with your neighbor, and share
stories with strangers. We came out of the blackout a little changed, a little more
A NOTE FROM THE WRITERS & LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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connected.
As we emerge from another crisis, this one lasting a lot longer than twenty-four
hours, we are all looking to make those connections again. To be in the same space
with one another, to laugh with loved ones, to hold each other close. The resilience
of the people of Toronto is inspiring, and as we celebrate moving forward, we can’t
imagine a better place to start reconnecting than High Park under the stars on a
warm summer night.
Thank you for being here.
STEVEN GALLAGHER ANTON LIPOVETSKY
(HE/HIM) (HE/HIM)
BOOKWRITER COMPOSER & LYRICIST
L A N D AC K N O W L E D G E M E N T
As you watch BLACKOUT and reflect on your own memories of experiencing
reconnection and finding hope within Tkaronto, please consider its original
caretakers both recorded and unrecorded who have been telling stories and
connected to this land for generations.
BLACKOUT is being performed in the “Dish With One Spoon Territory.” The Dish
With One Spoon is a treaty between the Anishinaabe Nation, Mississaugas of the
Credit, and Haudenosaunee Confederacy that bound them to share the territory
and protect the land. Subsequent Indigenous Nations and peoples, colonial
settlers, and all newcomers, have been invited into this treaty in the spirit of
peace, friendship, and respect.
May this show, performed on this land, remind us of our responsibility to repair the
history of injustice and damage that has been done, and continues to be inflicted
upon Turtle Island (colonially Canada)’s Indigenous peoples, by its settlers. For
more information on how you can be a part of building a more equitable future for
Turtle Island’s Indigenous peoples, visit The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
of Canada by clicking here.
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2021/22
THE CRESCENDO SERIES
The Crescendo Series
The Crescendo Series offers an unprecedented breakthrough
for a Canadian composer of musical theatre through a multi-
year residency and a commitment to produce multiple of
their new musicals. This investment is strategically designed
to catapult the Crescendo Artist into the local, national, and
international spotlight, resulting in global recognition for the
individual and for Canadian musical theatre as a whole.
BLACKOUT is the first work from our Crescendo Artist,
Anton Lipovetsky.
We salute our Crescendo Series Supporters!
Crescendo Club Leading Light: Anne-Marie Canning
Marsha & Aubrey Baillie Fund at Leanne & David Matlow
Toronto Foundation Family Fund at the Jewish
Beauchamp-Winskell Family Foundation of Greater Toronto
Bulmash-Siegel Fund Noel Mowat
Linda Chu & John Donald Paul Orlander & Helayna Shekter
Patrick David & Michael Smith Len & Suzy Rodness
Jim Fleck Gary Rogers
Kathleen & Dennis Freeman Sherry Shannon-Vanstone
Howard, Barclay & Associates Celia M. Smith
In Memory of Jake Kennedy Ellen & Les Wallace
Gary & Margot Marcus
Thank you for bringing this
performance to life!
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Produced by The Musical Stage Company, in association with Canadian Stage
A Preview Production of
BLACKOUT
Book by Music & Lyrics by
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STE VEN GALL AGHER ANTON LIPOVETSK Y
STARRING
BR A ND O N A N T O NI O as Zachary G E R M A INE KO N JI § * * as Sarah
MI C H A E L D E R O S E as Lenin Y E MIE S O N U GA as Pandora
C H IL IN A K E NNE DY as Leighton J O N AT H A N W IN S BY as Manny
R A MI K H A N as Fynn SY N T H I A Y U S U F as Eddie
BAND
Piano/Conductor Guitar
WAYNE GWILLIM STEVEN JOHN DALE
CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM
Director & Music Supervisor & Movement Director
Dramaturg Orchestrator D AV ID A ND R E W
A NN H O D G E S WAY NE G W IL L IM R E ID
Set Designer Costume Lighting Designer Sound Designer
BR A ND O N Designer L O GA N R A JU K A I T LY N
K L E IM A N A L E X A MINI C R AC K NE L L M AC K INN O N
Production Production Manager Stage Manager RBC Apprentice
Supervisor L E S L IE DUSTYN Stage Manager**
C RYS TA L L E E H E R N A ND E Z WA L E S J O E Y L AU
Assistant to Fight & Intimacy
the Music Director & Copyist Director
J O N AT H A N C O R K A L- S I O BH A N
A S T O R GA RICHARDSON
(continued on next page)
** Part of the 2021-22 RBC Apprentice Program
§ Fight & Intimacy Captain
Originally developed through The Musical Stage Company’s innovative musical development initiative
Launch Pad, a selection of this new work was first seen in 2019 as part of REPRINT.
Commissioned with funding from the Aubrey and Marla Dan Fund for New Musicals
Original Dramaturgy & Workshop Direction by Ann Hodges
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CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM
(continued)
Head of Props Production Assistant, COVID-19 Safety COVID-19 Infection
2021/22
M A RY Wardrobe Consultant Control Monitor
SPYRAKIS BE BE BR U N JE S TA L I A N Z E L- S I V K IN D A NIE L O U LT O N
Scenic Painters Production Assistant, Production Assistants, Set Up
S U S A NN A F E N G Runner ISI BHAKHOMEN
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TAT I A N A C H E R E MI S IN OVA A IMÉ E T R E MBL AY LU CI A N O D ECI C C O
JAW O N K A N G WOODMAN M A X E N C E T R E MBL AY W O O D M A N
M AT T X IE
RBC Apprentice RBC Apprentice RBC Apprentice
Producer** Director** Sound Designer**
ALICIA BARBAN VA NE S S A S E A R S * OLIVIA SHORTT
CREW
Head Technician Front of House Mix Lighting
Audio 2 Audio 1 Operator
C H R I S R O BBIN S O N PAU L B O U R G EO I S G I U L I A D ’A M A N Z O
* As a part of the Kathleen C. Freeman Leadership Development Fund
** Part of the 2021-22 RBC Apprentice Program
Stage Employees of Canadian Stage are represented by Local 58 of the International Alliance of
Theatrical Stage Employees
The Musical Stage Company engages, under the terms of the Independent Theatre Agreement, actors
and stage managers who are members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association (CAEA).
The musicians engaged in this production are members of the Toronto Musicians’ Association (TMA)
Local 149 of the Canadian Federation of Musicians and American Federation of Musicians.
Members of the BLACKOUT Design team are a part of the Associated Designers of Canada (ADC), Local
659.
The Musical Stage Company is a member of the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA).
SPECIAL THANKS
Ante Baric Dr. David Kaplan
Noah Beemer Robert McQueen
AJ Bridel Lucy McPhee
Connor Delaney Nik Murillo
Ma-Anne Dionisio Vanessa Sears
Eva Foote Lynne Shankel
Hailey Gillis Peter Velocci
Jonathan Gould Samantha Walkes
Jordan Guetter Dr. Daniel Warshafsky
Alana Hibbert Aaron Willis
Seth Johnson Taylor Young
Dr. Peter Juni The Shaw Festival
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BLACKOUT
SHOW ORDER
GEMINI
SYNTHIA YUSUF as EDDIE
CHILINA KENNEDY as LEIGHTON
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SONG LIST
Bring it On............................................................................................................................EDDIE
Leighton’s Epiphany.......................................................................................................LEIGHTON
Related...............................................................................................................EDDIE, LEIGHTON
Part Of It.............................................................................................................LEIGHTON, EDDIE
PANDORA
YEMIE SONUGA as PANDORA RAMI KHAN as FYNN
GERMAINE KONJI as SARAH JONATHAN WINSBY as MANNY
SONG LIST
Night Like This............................................................................PANDORA, SARAH, FYNN, MANNY
Other People.......................................................................................................................SARAH
In The Dark.....................................................................................................................PANDORA
Rare...................................................................................................................MANNY, PANDORA
CYGNUS
MICHAEL DE ROSE as LENIN
BRANDON ANTONIO as ZACHARY
SONG LIST
Shine Again..........................................................................................................................LENIN
Bird Like Me.........................................................................................................ZACHARY, LENIN
Summer in Toronto...............................................................................................ZACHARY, LENIN
Shine Again (Reprise).. .........................................................................................................LENIN
WARNING: This show contains explicit language and discussion of suicide
Running time is approximately 100 Photography and videography is
minutes with no intermission. not permitted
Reminder to keep your mask on at all times, practice physical distancing
from patrons that do not belong to your household/group, and wait for an
usher before leaving the venue.
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AN INTERVIEW WITH BLACKOUT
CREATORS, STEVEN GALLAGHER &
ANTON LIPOVETSKY
BY CAMERON VINDUA
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We sat down with creators Anton
Lipovetsky (Crescendo Artist) and Steven
Gallagher to learn more about their
experiences developing and workshopping
this new Canadian musical, and how they’ve
pivoted their process in the wake of the
ongoing pandemic.
How similar is BLACKOUT to the
2019 presentation of CYGNUS that Each story is a loosely based modern
took place as part of our Launch Pad version of a myth.
development initiative?
The blackout of 2003 and the current
Anton: We have written another hour pandemic share similar shared
of material--two more self contained experiences of loneliness and both
stories--to go with CYGNUS. The first losing and finding community. Has the
story starts just before sundown, piece changed since the beginning of
the second in the middle of the night COVID-19?
and the final one, CYGNUS, is set just
before dawn. Anton: Steven and I have definitely
been using our experience in the
Steven: When we were approached by COVID-19 pandemic to inform what
The Musical Stage Company to develop the characters are going through. The
CYGNUS into a full-length musical, we realization that the world could get
had long discussions about what this shut down so quickly and the fear and
would look like. Early on we decided uncertainty that comes with that feels
that we didn’t feel that expanding the really resonant now. I’ve noticed for a
CYGNUS story was the right way to go. lot of people, the regular world being
We liked that a complete story took put on pause created an opportunity
place in just over half an hour, and to ask whether things were really
we didn’t want to “overstuff” it. We working well before--that seemed like
came upon the idea of a trilogy, using a good question for the characters in
the timeframe of the blackout from BLACKOUT to tackle.
beginning to end. So each story takes
place in chronological order, as the Steven: I think the first story that
blackout proceeds from the afternoon BLACKOUT explores, titled GEMINI,
of August 14th to the morning of the has been most influenced by the
15th. We also use the idea of Greek pandemic. It was written after we
myths to tie the pieces together. were all asked to stay home, and the
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Image of Steven Gallagher & Anton Lipovetsky. Photo by Dahlia Katz.feelings of isolation, and what we were ideas and work. So the leap wasn’t
all experiencing really seemed to be as difficult for us; we are used to not
reflected in the characters we were being in the same room. The rest of
2021/22
writing. the team pivoted very easily, and we
found a groove very early on. One of
the things I think that we discovered
is that collaboration is not only Zoom.
You can share information over email,
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text with voice memos. I feel like we
all managed to overcome this hurdle
really well as a team.
What are the biggest hurdles to
overcome with digital collaboration?
What were you most looking forward
to, in presenting this piece in High Anton: Internet lag and trying to
Park in July? communicate without the aid of your
three dimensional body and energy.
Anton: Oh, I couldn’t wait to see
everyone in person. Steven: I would say just being able to
really feel the energy on the other side
Steven: I was most looking forward of the screen sometimes. And the
to being in a room with all my amazing internet lag can be frustrating.
collaborators! Working with this
team has been life changing, and I’m Are there any advantages to
so excited to now be in a room with developing a new piece over Zoom?
everyone, seeing this show come to
life. Anton: People all over the country can
be involved in a workshop so easily!
BLACKOUT has been developed for In the last year I’ve gotten to work
the past year digitally over Zoom. with some extremely talented people
How would you describe digital I probably would not have had the
collaboration when it comes to writing chance to in other years.
and working on a new musical?
Steven: It was great to be able to
Anton: I would describe it as have a much more broad range
challenging, but with a few silver of actors involved in the process,
linings. including folks who we might never
be able work with because they are
Steven: Anton and I were prepared for not located in Toronto. That was a
the digital collaboration in a way that great asset to working online. I would
many teams might not be, as that is also say that a big advantage for me
how we have worked since we were as the bookwriter is that I was able
first paired together in 2018 (for the to make changes and share them
Launch Pad program). Because we with the actors right away. No need
live in different cities, we have always for printing, I could send them a
used email, text, and Skype to share link to a Google doc, and they have
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Image of High Park Amphitheatre, courtesy of Canadian Stagethe changes immediately. If you are What writing practice have you
able to get the amazingly talented learned during COVID-19 that you will
actors that we had, the bookwriter continue in a post-COVID world?
can tell if changes are working almost
immediately. And I don’t have to kill a Anton: All this time at home has made
forest to do it. me much better at home recording.
Zoom is a difficult platform to work Steven: I will probably continue to
A N I N T E R V I E W W I T H T H E C R E AT O R S
musically. How have you been able write on Google docs in a workshop
to hear your music during readings situation. I used to write exclusively
during this time? with Final Draft, but I was unable to
share those changes quickly. I would
Anton: I’ve been so impressed with also probably ask the actors to use
what music supervisor Wayne Gwillim, computers or tablets for workshops,
copyist Jonathan Corkal-Astorga, at least for the first few days, while
and each of our performers have been we are doing table work. This way I
able to achieve musically over Zoom. can make changes before anything
The process generally goes like this: is printed and they can have them
the actors get taught their music over immediately.
Zoom, they record it themselves on
their phones, they send the files over
and they all get mixed together--then
Wayne streams the recordings during
our Zoom read-throughs.
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MNP.caCAST BIOGRAPHIES
BRANDON CHILINA
ANTONIO (he/him) KENNEDY
Zachary (she/her)
Leighton
For The Musical
Stage Company: For The Musical
REPRINT, NEXT TO Stage Company:
NORMAL, Banks Prize Winner (2018-19). UNCOVERED: BILLY JOEL & ELTON
JOHN.
Brandon is a Dora nominated
performer who was named one of Chilina recently starred as Elle in
NOW Magazine’s Breakthrough Stage the one woman play THE HUMAN
Artists of 2019. Other credits include: VOICE (filmed for Toronto OIC), Dina
MABUHAY! A New Musical Workshop in THE BAND’S VISIT international
(Rainbow Stage), THE ROCKY HORROR tour (Toronto Critics’ Award). Other
PICTURE SHOW (postponed), PETER credits: Carole King in BEAUTIFUL
PAN (Neptune Theatre), MAMMA MIA! – THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL (over
(Globe Theatre). Stay connected! 1200 performances on Broadway),
Insta: @brandon_antonio Mary Magdalene in JESUS CHRIST
TikTok: @brandon_antonio11 SUPERSTAR (Broadway), Pheobe
YouTube: Brandon Antonio D’Ysquith in A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO
LOVE AND MURDER (Hartford Stage/
Old Globe San Diego), the Stratford and
MICHAEL DE Shaw Festivals and Sophie in the 1st US
ROSE (he/him) National Tour of MAMMA MIA!. Chilina
Lenin has written a musical CALL IT LOVE
(with Eric Holmes), THE GOOD FIGHT,
For The Musical Stage
& is the Artistic Producer of Eclipse
Company: REPRINT
Theatre Company in Toronto.
(Dora Nominated,
www.chilinakennedy.com
Best Actor in a Featured Role).
Michael is thrilled to be a part of the
preview premiere of BLACKOUT. RAMI KHAN
Highlights include: SugarBum in (he/him)
Ross Petty’s LIL’ RED ROBIN HOOD & Fynn
THE WIZARD OF OZ (Elgin), GREASE
(Winter Garden), RETURN TO GRACE For The Musical
(Niagara Fallsview), ROCK OF AGES Stage Company:
(Stage West Calgary; Betty Nominated, DEBUT.
Best Supporting Actor), MY DINNER Rami is a Pakistani-Canadian,
WITH CASEY DONOVAN (Theatre multidisciplinary artist and a graduate
Passe Muraille) and US National tours from Randolph College for the
of GODSPELL & SATURDAY NIGHT Performing Arts. From a young age
FEVER (Mirvish). Michael was recently Rami had a love for the performing
named among NOW Magazine’s Top 10 arts, and is beyond excited to be living
Breakthrough Stage Artists of 2019.
14his childhood dream as a part of YEMIE SONUGA
BLACKOUT. This story is coming to us at (she/her)
a time where we need it most and Rami Pandora
2021/22
is so humbled to be a part of it. Rami
wants to thank the team at The Musical For The Musical
Stage Company, his family, friends, Stage Company:
& the entire team at Talent House for DEBUT.
their ongoing support! Theatre Credits:
CAST BIOGRAPHIES
BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM: THE MUSICAL Yemie Sonuga is a Nigerian, Canadian,
(Starvox Entertainment), YOU CAN DO and American, singer, actor, model, and
IT PUT YOUR MASK INTO IT (Potato writer. She has performed on stages
Potato Presents/Toronto Fringe), across the globe. Some of her favorite
JUNGLE BOOK (WYRD Productions). credits include; Disney’s THE LION
Film Credits: 1UP (Buzzfeed/Lionsgate), KING (US National Tour), THE BOOK OF
GINNY & GEORGIA (Netflix). MORMON (original West End cast), the
Instagram @ramikhan_ original cast & world premiere of GHOST
THE MUSICAL (& Broadway Album), the
world premiere of THE LITTLE PRINCE
GERMAINE KONJI (Theatre Calgary), JANN season 3 (CTV/
Hulu), The International Tour of FAME
(she/they)
THE MUSICAL, THE BOYS season 2
Sarah
(Amazon Studios). Yemie is the voice
For The Musical of Ally Longergan in the audio sitcom
Stage Company: NEXT STOP SHOWS; her performance
BAAPII ROHO, was recognized by Indiewire magazine.
UNCOVERED: NOTES FROM THE Yemie holds a master’s degree from the
HEART, RBC Apprenticeship Performer Royal Scottish Conservatoire. She is
& Banks Prize Winner (2020-21). Lead Talent for Headstrong Meditation
by Equinox and has been commissioned
Germaine Konji is a Kenyan-Canadian to write a Social Justice Mediation
actor, singer, writer and activist. Her series. She is very grateful for the
artistry lives where the theatrical, opportunity to bring this form of healing
cultural, and political intersect. She to the community. Keep up to date with
is deeply grateful to be a part of this Yemie; @yemiesonuga &
cast. Training: Sheridan Music Theatre www.yemiesonuga.com.
Performance (graduate, 2020). Program
Awards: Outstanding Contribution to
the Canadian Music Theatre Project
(Sheridan College, 2020), Highest
Achievement in Acting Performance
(Sheridan College, 2019). Writing
credits: AFTER THE RECKONING
(Centaur Theatre, 2020), THE LOBSTER
WHO CRIED PERSON (Bad Hats Theatre,
2021).
15JONATHAN SYNTHIA YUSUF
WINSBY (he/him) (she/her)
Manny Eddie
For The Musical For The Musical
Stage Company: Stage Company:
DEBUT. DEBUT.
CAST BIOGRAPHIES
Born, raised, and currently residing Synthia was born in Toronto but has
in beautiful British Columbia, lived in Vancouver B.C. for most of her
Jonathan is humbled to be given the life. She has worked professionally as
opportunity to perform in one of the an actor and singer in theatre and film
first productions to be presented in Canada for almost 10 years. Select
after such a momentous global event theatre credits include: Maria in THE
has affected so many in myriad ways. SOUND OF MUSIC (Arts Club Theatre
Toronto audiences may have seen Company), THE BOY IN THE MOON
him in KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (Neworld Theatre), BEAUTY AND THE
(Eclipse Theatre), SOUSATZKA (Teatro BEAST (ACTC), MAMMA MIA! (Citadel
Proscenium), LES MISÉRABLES Theatre), THE ELBOW ROOM CAFÉ (Zee
(Mirvish/Mackintosh) or several Zee Theatre). Thank you to my agents
seasons at the Stratford Festival. at da Costa Talent, Shannon & Melissa,
Thank you for your renewed and for their hard work on my behalf, and
continued support of the performing to Colin and Peter for their unwavering
arts. support.
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CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM BIOGRAPHIES
STEVEN CAFÉ (ZeeZee Theatre), BEST LAID
GALLAGHER PLANS (Touchstone/Patrick Street/
Tom Hendry Award Shortlist), COOL
(he/him)
BEANS (Solo Collective) & BROKEN SEX
Bookwriter
DOLL (Virtual Stage/The Cultch). Acting
For The Musical Stage credits include: KING ARTHUR’S NIGHT
Company: REPRINT; (Neworld Theatre, National Arts Centre,
ELEGIES (2007, 2014); A NEW BRAIN. Luminato, Banff Arts Centre), I THINK
I’M FALLING (Belfry Theatre) & 5 seasons
Based in Toronto, Steven Gallagher is at Bard on the Beach Shakespeare
a writer, director & actor. Playwright Festival. Works in development:
credits include: STEALING SAM COWBOY TEMPEST CABARET,
(Toronto Fringe Festival, 2013) - seen MONOCEROS. Accreditations: 2 Jessie
off-Broadway & awarded Best Drama Richardson Awards & a Vancouver
(The United Solo Theatre Festival, 2014) Mayor’s Arts Award for Emerging
; MEMORIAL, a Trafalgar 24 Play Festival Theatre Artist. He is a graduate
winner - Toronto premiered (Next of the Studio 58 Acting program &
Stage Festival, 2013) & US premiered the Stratford Festival Birmingham
(Half Moon Theatre, NY); POLLYANNA Conservatory for Classical Theatre.
(with Linda Barnett) - shortlisted for
Best New Musical Award (Playwrights
Guild of Canada, 2016); DRAMA 101 (with ANN HODGES
Kevin Wong) - commissioned by Bravo (she/her)
Academy (Toronto, 2019). He is a Merritt Director &
Award nominee and the recipient Dramaturg
of a 2013 Harold Award. Upcoming;
STEALING SAM (Alberta Theatre For The Musical
Projects). Stage Company:
REPRINT, GREY GARDENS.
Ann directs plays, musicals and
ANTON operas across Canada, including at
LIPOVETSKY The Citadel Theatre, Charlottetown
(he/him) Festival, Blyth Festival, Royal Manitoba
Composer & Lyricist Theatre Centre, Great Canadian Theatre
Company, Rainbow Stage, Prairie
For The Musical Stage Theatre Exchange, and many opera
Company: Crescendo companies. A graduate of the National
Artist (2020-23), REPRINT. Theatre School, favourite credits
Anton is a theatrical composer, lyricist, include GREY GARDENS (The Musical
performer, sound designer & educator Stage Company); AUGUST: OSAGE
based in Vancouver, BC. Composing COUNTY, TOP GIRLS (Royal Manitoba
credits include: THIS IS IT (Nashville Theatre Centre); MARY POPPINS
Children’s Theatre) JOSEPH JACKET (Rainbow Stage); ONCE (Citadel) & IN
MULTI-MASK (Sheridan), ELBOW ROOM REAL LIFE (Sheridan/The Musical Stage
Company). Many thanks to The Musical
18Stage Company, Steven, Anton, Wayne, DAVID ANDREW
David, & all the artists from across REID (he/him)
the country who have been involved Movement Director
2021/22
in developing BLACKOUT during a
pandemic. It’s been a privilege to be in a For The Musical
zoom room with you! Stage Company:
One Song Glory 2020
(Director).
C R E AT I V E & P R O D U C T I O N T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S
WAYNE GWILLIM David is a Jamaican-Canadian theatre
(he/him) artist who moved to Canada to pursue
Music Supervisor, his education & career. Graduating
Orchestrator, from Sheridan College with an
Piano/Conductor Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre
For The Musical Performance, David has performed
Stage Company: TICK, TICK... BOOM!, on stages across Canada, including
JOHN & JEN, A NEW BRAIN, ELEGIES Shaw Festival, Drayton Theatre,
(2007, 2014), & REPRINT. Neptune Theatre & multiple Elgin
Theatre productions. Simultaneously
As a music director, keyboardist, synth he worked as a dance captain,
programmer and arranger, Wayne has assistant choreographer & associate
been engaged with various companies choreographer of various shows and is
across Canada & the USA. Credits excited to be debuting at The Musical
include STRICTLY BALLROOM, KINKY Stage Company as the Movement
BOOTS, & LES MISÉRABLES (Mirvish Director of BLACKOUT. A very special
Productions), and several engagements thanks to Mitchell, Ray & the creative
with the Stratford Festival, Shaw team of BLACKOUT; Ann, Steven,
Festival, and Disney Cruise Lines/Walt Wayne & Anton!
Disney Television. Recent productions:
MARY POPPINS (Dora Award nominated
for Music Direction, YPT); CABARET STEVE JOHN
(Grand Theatre, London), THE HOUSE DALE (he/him)
OF MARTIN GUERRE: IN CONCERT Guitar
(Charlottetown Festival), & INTO THE
WOODS (Talk is Free Theatre, Barrie). For The Musical
Originally from Saskatchewan, he is Stage Company:
a graduate of University of Toronto’s DEBUT.
Faculty of Music.
Steve John Dale is a guitar player,
IG: @wayneofgwillimbury
composer, arranger and vocalist. He
has a Bachelor of Music from Humber
College and a diploma in Music from
Selkirk College. Steve has arranged
and played with Chris Tsujiuchi, Keiza,
Perez Hilton, Sharron Matthews, Divine
Brown, Ephraim Ellis, Thom Allison,
Justin Bacchus & the St. Royals. Credits
include: FULL HOUSE THE MUSICAL
19(Starvox Entertainment), ANY DREAM ALEX AMINI
WILL DO (Angelwalk Theatre), HEDWIG (she/her)
& THE ANGRY INCH, JCS, RENT, SHREK Costume Designer
THE MUSICAL, HAIR, AVENUE Q (The
LOT), DRAMA 101 (Bravo Academy), & For The Musical Stage
CARRIE (Hart House Theatre). He has Company: CAROLINE,
co-produced, musically directed, & OR CHANGE, NEXT
arranged several musical & cabaret
C R E AT I V E & P R O D U C T I O N T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S
TO NORMAL (Dora Nominee), FUN
works for the Lower Ossington Theatre. HOME, ONEGIN, THE WILD PARTY (Dora
Nominee, Obsidian Theatre Company),
GREY GARDENS (Dora Nominee).
BRANDON Other theatre credits include:
KLEIMAN (he/him) ACTUALLY (Obsidian Theatre
Set Designer Company), TO LIFE, THE JAZZ SINGER,
& BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS (The
For The Musical
Harold Green Jewish Theatre); MARY
Stage Company: LIFE
POPPINS, MAMMA MIA!, & BEAUTY AND
AFTER, REPRINT.
THE BEAST (Port Hope Capitol Theatre).
Brandon is a set and costume designer As always, thanks to Carmen for saving
based in Toronto with work appearing my life.
on stages across Canada. Notable
favourites include MARY POPPINS
(Dora Nominated), OUR TOWN, (Theatre LOGAN RAJU
Rusticle), THE BALLAD OF STOMPIN’ CRACKNELL
TOM (Sudbury Theatre Centre) CHICAGO, (he/they)
MAMMA MIA, & SHREK THE MUSICAL Lighting Designer
(Globe Theatre), & world premiers of
UNDERCOVER (Tarragon, Citadel & For The Musical Stage
Virtigo, directed by Rebecca Northan), Company: DEBUT.
LIFE AFTER, a new musical (Canadian
Logan Raju Cracknell is a Toronto based
Stage, The Musical Stage Company,
theatre artist specializing in lighting
& Yonge Street Theatricals - Dora
design & live stream creation. Before
nominated), CONTROLLED DAMAGE
the pandemic he had worked as an
(Neptune Theatre). He’s also a multiple
assistant lighting designer for the Shaw
Dora award nominee and two time
& Stratford Festivals, been an associate
winner. For more information and a
lighting designer for MOTHER’S
portfolio please visit
DAUGHTER, (Soulpepper), taken a dance
www.brandonkleimandesign.com
tour across the country, & had been
designing his own shows throughout the
province. Most recently his work could
be seen in ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Bad
Hats Theatre). He is excited to welcome
a return to live theatre with The Musical
Stage Company & the rest of the team
of BLACKOUT.
20KAITLYN Production Manager for YES Theatre,
MACKINNON an annual youth mentorship musical
theatre festival in Sudbury, Ontario.
(she/her)
Sound Designer
LESLIE
For The Musical Stage
Company: DEBUT. HERNANDEZ
C R E AT I V E & P R O D U C T I O N T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S
(she/her)
Kaitlyn is a Sound Designer, Mixer, and Production Manager
Production Manager from Huntsville,
ON. Select credits include: ROSE For The Musical Stage
(Soulpepper); BRIGADOON, GRAND Company: DEBUT.
HOTEL, ME & MY GIRL (Shaw Festival);
CABARET (Theatre Sheridan); NO Leslie is a bundle of energy who
CHANGE IN THE WEATHER, THESE channels her available outputs as
ARE MY MOUNTAINS (Terra Bruce a WHATbyWHEN (WxW) Associate,
Productions); GREASE (Winter Garden specializing in freelance production
Theatre); HASTINGS!, ALECK BELL management, technical direction, &
(Tweed & Company). Kaitlyn would like occasionally lighting design. She loves
to thank her family and friends for their all things documented in a spreadsheet,
constant support, especially during this labelled, or colour-coded. Leslie is
last year. excited to return to outdoor theatre
this summer and is honoured by this
opportunity with The Musical Stage
CRYSTAL LEE Company & Canadian Stage. Leslie is
(she/her) forever grateful for her experiences and
Production training at the National Theatre School
Supervisor of Canada & the University of Windsor.
lesliehernandez.com
For The Musical Stage
Company: DEBUT.
DANIEL OULTON
Crystal began her professional career (he/him)
at the National Arts Centre on the COVID-19 Infection
Production and Technical teams. Soon Control Monitor
after beginning her independent career
as a freelance Production Manager in For The Musical Stage
Toronto, she received a Harold Award Company: DEBUT.
for her contributions to the community.
Daniel is a Toronto based, Nova Scotia
Crystal is also a standing member
raised Stage Manager, Designer, and
of Means of Production, a collective
Creative Technologist. He has spent the
advocating for culturally sustainable
past year working in television as a lead
and standardized Production
on-set Infection Control Monitor, and
Management and Technical Direction
baking a lot. Stage Management credits:
practices within the industry. Crystal
THREE WOMEN OF SWATOW, SEXUAL
currently works full-time with Why
MISCONDUCT OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES
Not Theatre as their Production and
(Tarragon); UNDER THE STAIRS
Technical Manager, and is the Resident
21(YPT); 2 tours of WHEN IT RAINS (2B). DUSTYN WALES
Assistant Stage Management credits: (he/him)
CAKEWALK, WING NIGHT AT THE BOOT Stage Manager
(Blyth). Projection Designer: A MILLION
BILLION PIECES (YPT); LET’S TRY For The Musical Stage
THIS STANDING (Keep Good). Creative Company: THE LIGHT
Technologist: THE TAPE ESCAPE IN THE PIAZZA,
(Outside the March). REPRINT, DO YOU WANT WHAT I HAVE
C R E AT I V E & P R O D U C T I O N T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S
BILLING
GOT? A CRAIGSLIST CANTATA.
SIOBHAN Other Theatre (selected): Over 75
RICHARDSON productions across Canada including
Disney’s NEWSIES, KINKY BOOTS
(she/her)
(Drayton), THE GIGLI CONCERT, BILLY
Fight & Intimacy
BISHOP GOES TO WAR, GLENGARRY
Director
GLEN ROSS, FAITH HEALER,
For The Musical Stage TRAVESTIES, WHO’S AFRAID OF
Company: DEBUT. VIRGINIA WOOLF? (Soulpepper), YOU
DANCE (National Ballet), A MAN A FISH
Siobhan is thrilled to be part of live (Persephone), MUSICAL OF MUSICALS
in-person theatre again! Her many (Mirvish), I LOVE YOU YOU’RE PERFECT
specialties (actor/fighter/singer/dancer, NOW CHANGE (Angelwalk), I THINK I
Fight Director, Intimacy Director/ CAN, THE GREAT MOUNTAIN, BLUE
Coordinator, Theatre Educator) have PLANET (YPT), ROCKY HORROR SHOW,
taken her career across Canada, the JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, TEMPEST,
States and Europe. Recent productions HEATHERS, GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER
include Fight and Intimacy Director PARK MUSICAL (Hart House), PAN AM
for ROOM (Grand Theatre, London), GAMES. Upcoming: INTO THE WOODS,
and for numerous streamed theatre CYCLOPS (TIFT).
productions during isolation, and a
performance during #CanadaPerforms
(NAC). Siobhan is dedicated to the JOEY LAU
growth and development of the art (she/her)
forms, artists and workspaces. She RBC Apprentice
was recently awarded an Arts Response Stage Manager
Initiative Project Grant from the Ontario
Arts Council for online Stage Combat For The Musical Stage
study. Welcome back to live theatre, Company: BAAPII
Everyone. ROHO (RBC Apprentice Stage Manager).
Joey is a multidisciplinary artist born,
raised & residing in Toronto, Canada.
Her passions include theatrical
management, arts education and
creative development. Joey received
her BFA from the Ryerson School of
Performance in 2019 majoring in
22theatre production, with emphasis in from Saskatoon, he currently resides
stage management, scenic art and in Toronto with his cat, Chloe. He is
theatre administration; and with that, forever thankful for his family in Chile
2021/22
she has also completed minors in and Canada for their support - saludos y
acting/dance studie & business. Her abrazos a todos!
recent works include collaborations in
education and/or design departments
of Flato Markham Theatre, Living Arts MARY SPYRAKIS
C R E AT I V E & P R O D U C T I O N T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S
Centre, Electric Moon Theatre Company, (she/her)
City Youth Players, Canadian Opera Head of Props
Company and designing the scenic
décor of the premiering holiday rink For The Musical
for Toronto Union. Joey is currently Stage Company: LIFE
a theatre production coordinator AFTER, FUN HOME,
with education-technology company, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND.
Knowledgehook. Mary has worked as a props builder,
buyer & coordinator, & a costume &
props designer since 1986 when she
JONATHAN graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
CORKAL- (York University). She has been Head of
ASTORGA (he/him) Props for The Canadian Stage Company
Assistant to Music since 1997. Mary has also built props for
Director & Copyist Young People’s Theatre, The Tarragon
Theatre, & Studio 180.
For The Musical Stage
Company: CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
(2020) (Assistant to the Music Director), BEBE BRUNJES
REPRINT (Accompanist/Copyist), DR.
(they/them)
SILVER: A CELEBRATION OF LIFE,
Production
UNCOVERED: STEVIE WONDER &
Assistant, Wardrobe
PRINCE, UNCOVERED: JONI MITCHELL
& CAROLE KING (Music Assistant), RBC For The Musical Stage
Apprentic Music Supervisor/Arranger Company: CAROLINE,
(2018-19), One Song Glory (2018-20) OR CHANGE (2020).
(Music Director).
Bebe is a performer & designer currently
Jonathan Corkal-Astorga is a Chilean- studying dance at George Brown with
Canadian music director, copyist, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen. A University of
accompanist and actor. An avid Ottawa graduate, Bebe is also a member
supporter of new theatrical works, he of IATSE Local 471 & strives to convey
has been involved with the development the significance of working backstage
of numerous new musicals, both on the in tandem to a career onstage. This
music team and as a performer. He is has led to opportunities with various
currently on staff at Sheridan College international tours; Cirque Du Soleil,
and George Brown College, and is a CBC, Justin Timberlake, and Cher. Bebe
graduate of Sheridan’s Hon. Bach. in had the pleasure of working backstage
Music Theatre Performance. Originally during The Musical Stage Company and
23Obsidian Theatre Company’s production based in Toronto. She has starred on
of CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, & now stages across Canada including the
looks forward to the post-pandemic Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, the
renaissance of live entertainment. historic Winter Garden Theatre and
many more, as well as appearing in
film and television. Selected directing
AIMÉE credits include COMFORT & JOY (The
TREMBLAY Grand Theatre London), TO RONNIE
C R E AT I V E & P R O D U C T I O N T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S
BILLING
WOODMAN WITH LOVE (Theatre Sheridan First
(she/her/elle) Drafts), PERFECT ON PAPER (Talk is
Production Free Theatre) & the upcoming BAAPII
Assistant, Runner ROHO (The Musical Stage Company). Up
next you can find Vanessa performing
For The Musical Stage Company: in WHY WE TELL THE STORY as part of
DEBUT. Stratford’s 2021 open-air season.
Aimée is going into her fourth year at
Sheridan College for Musical Theatre ALICIA BARBAN
Performance. Although she is usually (she/her)
on the stage, she is so thankful to RBC Apprentice
have had an opportunity to work on Producer
BLACKOUT as part of the production
team. She has enjoyed experiencing For The Musical Stage
what goes on behind the scenes as Company: BAAPII
part of her internship with The Musical ROHO (RBC Apprentice Producer).
Stage Company. Some of her favourite
theatre credits include: Christine - BE Alicia Barban is a performer, producer,
MORE CHILL (Bravo Academy), Gertrude arts educator, & runs The ArtFolk
- SEUSSICAL (Bravo Academy) & Alice Collective. Recently, Alicia has assisted
- THE ADDAMS FAMILY (Mainstage in the development of multiple original
Theatre Co.) plays, facilitated a digital choreography
collaboration, and produced &
performed in an episodic radio piece
VANESSA SEARS and new musical, DEAD RECKONING
(she/her) (Scott Christian & Lezlie Wade). She co-
RBC Apprentice hosts a play reading club in partnership
Director with Playwrights Canada Press and is
the producer on this year’s Banks Prize
For The Musical Stage Cabaret, BAAPII ROHO. Other credits
Company: BAAPII include: Rizzo in GREASE (Winter
ROHO (RBC Apprentice Director), One Garden Theatre), Dyanne in MILLION
Song Glory (2020) (Director), PORCHSIDE DOLLAR QUARTET (Mayfield Theatre),
SONGS (2020), CAROLINE, OR CHANGE Hope in URINETOWN (Assembly
(2020), PASSING STRANGE. Theatre, Edinburgh) and Trump in
NEWSREVUE (Canal Cafe Theatre,
Vanessa Sears is a Dora, Toronto London, UK).
Theatre Critics, BroadwayWorld and
Critic’s Pick Award winning artist
24OLIVIA SHORTT
(they/them)
RBC Apprentice
2021/22
Sound Designer
For The Musical Stage
Company: BAAPII
ROHO (RBC Apprentice Producer),
C R E AT I V E & P R O D U C T I O N T E A M B I O G R A P H I E S
Musical Moments Initiative (2021).
(Anishinaabe, Nipissing First Nation)
Olivia is a Tkarón:to-based, artist;
a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist,
noisemaker, improviser, composer,
sound designer, curator, & producer
Credits include; a NYC debut with
International Contemporary (Lincoln
Center), Australian debut (2017), their
film debut (Atom Egoyan’s, GUEST OF
HONOUR), album recording 1.5 miles
underground in SnoLAB (Neutrino Lab
- Sudbury, Canada), 1st written string
quartet, ‘The Body Remembers’ (JACK
Quartet’s, JACK Studio Inauguration,
NYC), a musical land acknowledgement
(Face The Music, NYC). Composition
& sound design; WELCOME TO MY
UNDERWORLD (Soulpepper) & BRAIN
STORM (Lucid Ludic Productions &
Why Not Theatre). Programs include;
ThisGEN Fellowship (Why Not Theatre,
2020), Emerging Creators Unit (Buddies
in Bad Times Theatre, 2020), artEquity
facilitator training program alumni (New
Orleans, 2018), Leader Lab (Toronto Arts
Council, 2019).
www.olivia-shortt.com
25THE MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY
(including back-to-back Outstanding Musical
is Canada’s leading Production awards in 2018 and 2019) and 19
charitable musical theatre company. Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards.
Established in 2004, we strive to make Our robust education programs develop the
Canada a leader in musical theatre by telling artists and audiences of tomorrow, offering
T H E M U S I C A L S TA G E C O M PA N Y S TA F F, B O A R D , & A D V I S O R Y C O U N C I L
our most important stories with music. musical theatre training that boosts self-
confidence and self-expression for over
We believe it’s better with music .
200 young people each year without cost to
We are inspired by music’s unique ability to the participants. We also curate innovative
viscerally affect people and are committed musical programs in partnership with diverse
to cultivating experiences – onstage and organizations, maximizing the resonance of
off – that transform lives, build empathy and our work across disciplines and communities.
create community through musical theatre.
UP NEXT AT
We incubate new Canadian musicals from THE MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY:
development to production, investing
in Canadian musical theatre writers UNCOVERED
and building national and international The Musical Stage Company’s 15th annual
partnerships. Our musical productions – signature concert returns to spotlight songs
including award-winning contemporary from the Queen of Country, Dolly Parton, Live
musicals, world premieres and concerts from CityView Drive-In, running October
– are seen live by 30,000 people over the 4-7, UNCOVERED: THE MUSIC OF DOLLY
80+ nights that we are onstage annually PARTON. This show features wildly inventive
in venues both traditional and surprising. arrangements of Dolly classics by Music
To date, our work has been recognized with Director, Reza Jacobs and an award-winning
105 Dora Award nominations, 23 Dora Awards cast of Canadian artists. For details visit
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26STAFF
CHIE F E XE C U TI VE O F F I C E R M A R K ETI NG AS S OC I ATE A RTISTIC ASSOCIATE
2021/22
Mitchell Marcus (he/him) Cameron Vindua (he/they) Kevin Wong (he/him)
T H E F I N E F U R N E AU X
A RT IST IC DI RE CTO R A RTI STI C D E VELOPM E NT
D IRECTOR OF MUSIC
Ray Hogg (he/him) AS S OC I ATE
Reza Jacobs
Victoria Wang (she/her)
A B O U T T H E M U S I C A L S TA G E C O M PA N Y
EXE CUT IVE D I RE CTO R,
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
ADVAN CE MEN T D E VELOPM E NT AS S OC I ATE
David Daniels
Kate Supleve (she/her) Cassandra Di Felice
(she/her)
ACCOUNTANT
GE NE R AL M A N AG E R
& PR O DUCE R
Jenny Cheng
I NTE R N A RTI STI C D I R ECTOR
Paul Beauchamp (he/him) Patricia Cerra (she/her)
G R APH IC DESIGN
DI R E CTO R OF M A RK E TI N G Sherpa Creative
M A R QUEE PR OG R A M
& E N GAG E M E N T M A NAG ER
Victoria Barber (she/her) PUBLICITY
Camila Diaz-Varela
(they/she) Suzanne Cheriton,
P R O DUCE R Red Eye Media
Robyn Hoja (she/her) E VENTS & AUD I ENC E S
S E RV I C ES AS S OC I ATE
AC CE SSIBIL I T Y M A N AG E R Katie Gorham (she/they)
& D E VE LO P M E N T AS S O C I AT E
Alethea Bakogeorge A RTI STI C AS S OC I ATE
(she/her) Robert McQueen ( / )
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CH AIR Dave Auster Paul Orlander
Ellen Wallace Megan Deeks Tisha Rattos
V ICE CH AIR
Daren Herbert Suzy Rodness
Patrick David
John Hughes Celia Smith
TR E ASUR E R
Randy McAuley David Kaplan Lucy White
SECR E TARY Catherine McCartney Rhonda Zwingerman
Ian McAuley Bart Nickerson
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Jordan Banks Linda Chu Roger Garland C.M.
William J.S. Boyle C.M. David Daniels Lucille Joseph
27T H E M U S I C A L S TA G E C O M PA N Y S A L U T E S
Salutes our BLACKOUT
Producing Patron
The Don & Shirley Green
Family Foundation
Salutes our
High Park Programming
Sponsors
David Binet Lucy White
28OUR 2021-22 SPONSORS
P R E S E N T I N G S E AS O N S P O N S O R
2021/22
T H E M U S I C A L S TA G E C O M PA N Y S U P P O R T E R S
G OV E R N M E N T S U P P O R T E R S
P R O D U CI N G PAT R O N S
UNCOVERED: BLACKOUT
DOLLY PARTON The Don & Shirley Green
Anonymous Family Foundation
H I G H PA R K P R O G R A M M I N G S P O N S O R S
David Binet Lucy White
PROGRAM & PRODUCTION SPONSORS
MARQUEE MUSICAL MOMENTS NOTEWORTHY
William J.S. Boyle,
C.M.
ONE SONG ONE SONG RBC APPRENTICE
GLORY GLORY PROGRAM
The Aubrey & Marla
Dan Foundation
LEADING LIGHTS
AUBREY AND MARLA THE BANKS PRIZE CRESCENDO CLUB THE KATHLEEN
DAN FUND FOR NEW C.FREEMAN LEADERSHIP
MUSICALS The Banks Family Anne-Marie Canning DEVELOPMENT FUND
The Aubrey & Marla Kathleen & Dennis
Dan Foundation Freeman
NOTEWORTHY ONE SONG GLORY UNCOVERED:
DOLLY PARTON
Andrew Gillespie Norine Rose
The Haynes-Connell
Foundation
S E AS O N S U P P O R T E R S
The Catherine & Maxwell The F.K. Morrow Metcalf
Meighen Foundation Foundation Foundation
D E S I G N PA R T N E R
The Musical Stage Company is a registered charity BN 86204 4146 RR0001. If you would like more information,
please contact Kate Supleve at 416.927.7880 ext. 224 or katesupleve@musicalstagecompany.com
29THE MUSICAL STAGE
COMPANY SUPPORTERS
Special thanks to our sponsors, major supporters, Crescendo Club & Virtuosos — core
builders of The Musical Stage Company who have committed to a multi-year donation.
SPONSORS & MAJOR GIFTS* Brand Family Foundation at the Jewish Carole Winberg
Anonymous (2) Foundation of Greater Toronto Nan and Jack Wiseman Family Fund at
The Banks Family Helen Burstyn, C.M. the Jewish Foundation of Greater
David W. Binet The Paul Butler and Chris Black Toronto
T H E M U S I C A L S TA G E C O M PA N Y S U P P O R T E R S
BMO Foundation at Toronto Foundation Brenda Wolpert
William J. S. Boyle Louis Charpentier & Robert Wakefield Cynthia Zimmerman
Anne-Marie Canning Mitchell Cohen & Janice Lewis In Honour of Hartley Zwingerman
The Aubrey and Marla Dan Foundation Mark & Cherie Daitchman
Kate Alexander Daniels & David Daniels The Peter & Eleanor Daniels Foundation F E AT U R E D P L AY E R
Di Bartolomeo, Di Lorenzo-Graham Mark & Susan Davis ($ 3 5 0 -74 9)
Foundation Bruce Dean & Robert Hall Anonymous
Penny Fine & Hugh Furneaux Marg & John Deeks
Janis & Dave Auster
Kathleen & Dennis Freeman Megan Deeks & Simon Paabor
Philip Doyle & Yvonne Garcia Dianne Azzarello & Steve Wilton
Roger & Kevin Garland John Bailey
Andrew Gillespie Pam & Richard Earle
The Government of Ontario Kevin Finora Peter Bakogeorge & Christine Mushka
The Don & Shirley Green Family Patricia J. Fleming (FBG) Fund at Guy Beaudin
Foundation Toronto Foundation David Bell
Hal Jackman Foundation John & Susan Goddard Scott Belton & Jessica Leeder
The Haynes-Connell Foundation Ray Hogg & Gerald Michaud Daniel Brown
Sheryl & David Kerr Kent James Norman Buchanan
Sarah & David Macdonald The Norman and Margaret Jewison
Robert D. Cook
Catherine McCartney Cadogan/Karen Charitable Foundation
Lucille & Urban Joseph, O.C. Stephen Farb & Esther Yermus
Tanz Louise Ferri & Brian Monti
The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen Elaine Kierans & Shawn McReynolds
Foundation Scott Lauder Brian Fior
Metcalf Foundation Victoria Lee & Philip Hebert William Flanagan & Saffron Sri
MNP LLP Ann Leese & Irwin Rotenberg David Fuller
Linda & Chris Montague Linda Lewis & Lorie Cappe Alex Galatis
The F. K. Morrow Foundation Patti & John Loach David Goldbloom & Nancy Epstein
Nu-Trend Construction Jefferson & Sally Mappin Sari Goldenberg
RBC Foundation Mitchell Marcus & Orrin Wolpert
Robert Gouley
Norine Rose Ian McAuley
Randy McAuley Bob & Kathy Grant
Sherpa Creative Julia Grant
The Slaight Family Foundation Bart Nickerson
TD Bank Group Opolsky Family Lawrence Herman
Lucy White The Pottruff Family Foundation David & Donalda Hilton
Anne & Jeffery Schwartz Joe Hoja
Mike Scott In Honour of Kent James
C R E S C E N D O C L U B ($ 5 0 0 0 +) * Charlie Seminerio Lorraine Kelly
LEADING LIGHT: Robert Sherrin
Anne-Marie Canning Michael Kleinman
Gregory & Crystal Smith
Marsha & Aubrey Baillie Fund at Toronto Brian Knudsen
Richard Sniderman & D’Arcy Robert
Foundation Jason Spetter Dana Lafarga
Beauchamp-Winskell Family Marg Steed & Wayne Atkinson Lee Lamothe
Bulmash-Siegel Fund Martin R. Wasserman Jillian & Mark Lebovits
Linda Chu & John Donald Dr. Rhonda Zwingerman & Jeremy Linda Lee
Patrick David & Michael Smith Opolsky Kathy & Becky Liddle
Jim Fleck Adrian M. Macdonald
Kathleen & Dennis Freeman L E A D P L AY E R ($ 7 5 0 -1 4 9 9) Anne Matlow & John Bohnen
Howard, Barclay & Associates In Honour of Justice Rosalie Silberman
In Memory of Jake Kennedy Shawn McCarthy
Abella
Gary & Margot Marcus Cindy & Ed Nowina
The Pat & Tony Adams Freedom Fund
Leanne & David Matlow Family Fund at for the Arts Nancy Pencer
the Jewish Foundation of Greater Sara & Michael Angel Kerry Pond
Toronto Earl Bederman & Ann MacPherson Sam & Joseph Rosenthal
Noel Mowat Karen Cheah Gretchen & Donald Ross
Paul Orlander & Helayna Shekter Don Deboer & Brent Vickar Andra & Marc Rubin
Len & Suzy Rodness Annie & Rich English Annalee & Brian Schnurr
Gary Rogers Julia & Curtis Gallagher Penny Shore
Sherry Shannon-Vanstone Steven Hurowitz & Diane Osak
Celia M. Smith Professor Julie Silver
Blake Hutcheson
Ellen & Les Wallace Amanda & Scott Sinclair
Kathy Kacer & Ian Epstein
David M Kaplan Medicine Professional Mary Sinclair
Corporation Shannon Teskey & John Monczka
V I R T U O S O S ($ 1 5 0 0 +) * Andrew Tremayne
ML & JK
Jennifer Angel & Eric Birnberg Paul, Jaclyn & Michelle Marcus Jeff Walderman
Anonymous Marcia McClung Jennifer Webster
Gail & George Anthony David Montgomery Paul Westlind
Curtis Barlow In Memory of Karen Sharf
Earl Bederman & Ann MacPherson Marc Zwelling & Judith M. Adam
Jennifer Webster
Diana Bennett & Spencer Lanthier
30THE MUSICAL STAGE
COMPANY SUPPORTERS
2021/22
E N S E M BL E ($ 1 0 0 - 3 4 9) Roslyn Holden D & F Robinson
Anonymous (12) Brett House Michael Rosenbluth & Ronni Rosenberg
Adrienne Anderson Kathy Hoy Corey Ross
Rick Archbold & Rick Feldman Pam Hrick Donna Rouzaud
Ilene Hyman Erin Schachter
T H E M U S I C A L S TA G E C O M PA N Y S U P P O R T E R S
Elizabeth Asselstine
Lawrence Axmith & Naomi Savage Dara & Lorne Indig Jennifer & Noah Schein
Janice Baker Mark Irvine Steven Schipper
Jeff Bale In Memory of Kenneth Roy Jacob Gayla & Ken Schwartz
Karen & Stephen Baron Sarah Jacob Linda Scott
Marie Baron In Memory of Harry & Jean Jankura Elizabeth Sheffield
Kate Barris & JIm Betts Alicia Jeffery & Neil Foster Don Sider
Victoria Bassett Susan & Liman Jegins Jason & Konrad Sigala
Joan Belford Robert Johnston Suzanne Simzer
In Honour of Jilean Bell Rayna Jolley Michael Sinclair
Melissa Bencic & Jason Nichols Debbie Kassirer & Glenn French David & Marlene Smith
Harry Berholz Lynn & Aubrey Kauffman Saralee Smolkin
In Honour of P.J. Boosham Heather Kertland Sheryl Smolkin & Joel Troster
Theresa Boyle Jeffrey Knox & Jen Sutherland In Honour of Chris & Debbie Sobolewski
Linda Bracken Francy Kussner Michael & Brenda Somer
Dianne Bradley Jordan Laffrenier Deborah Staiman
The Brayley Family Fund In Honour of Spencer Lanthier Jennifer Stein
John Brenko Joan Lasley Voy Stelmaszynski
Natasha Brijcoomar Brenda Lazare Jean Stephen
Danielle Brown CG Leatherdale Carol Strom & John Migicovsky
Graham Brunke Gina Lee Vinetta Strombergs
Peter Caldwell & Stephen Mader Judith & Harvey Levkoe Ross & Ann Stuart
D. Callison Kevin Long Beth Sulman
In Honour of Anne-Marie Canning (2) Leah-Ann Lymer Merrill Swain
Cameron Capel Liane Macdonald Almos Tassonyi
Leonard & Cheryl Cappe Megan MacKeigan Leonie Thelwell
Boris Celis Alexandra MacLennan David & Elizabeth Thompson
Danny Chen Mira MacLeod Richard M. Thomson
Rebecca Chesley In Honour of Larry and Marilyn MacNeill Michael Trent
Joseph Paul Christie David MacNicol Roslyn Tsao
Laurie Clark Ruth Manchee Kenins Robert Wallace
Lyle Clark Elizabeth Manson Laura Webster
Jerry & Sharon Cooper Susan Marcus & Rozanne Grimard Linda Weir
In Memory of Jim Craig Ruth & Harold Margles Scott Werry
Jan Crowley Ken Marple Howard Wetson
Terry Crowley Rose Mastracci In Memory of Gregory Williams
In Honour of Patrick Dale Edward Mathewson Marni Whitaker
In Honour of Patrick & Gloria David Pat & John McCormack Adam White & Robert Allan
James Davis Robert McLaren Christopher White
Jeanie Davis Julie Michailidis Heather Wilson
Michael Dewson Wendy Millar & Mark Dawson Judy Wineberg
Alan Dingle The Rev. Marili Moore Susan Wolburgh Jenah
Sholem Dolgoy Joy & Eddy Morassutti Debby Wright
Lisa Douglas In Honour of Erika Morey The Yee Family
Anne Dragicevic Jeff Morris Mary Young Leckie & Keith Leckie
Tenio Evangelista Michael Murphy & Robert Stephen Hersh Zeifman
Angela Ferrante Carole & Richard Murzin Lilie Zendel
Barbara Fingerote Laraine & Neil Naft Connie & Hartley Zwingerman
Anne Fleming Lindsay Naft In Honour of Hartley Zwingerman
Tim Fort Briane Nasimok
Murray D. Foster Vanessa Naughton
Don & Wendy Fraser S. Nevills
Amiel Gladstone Sharon Okuno
Elaine Gold Shelagh Paul
Catherine Graham Ruth & Andy Patterson
Grosskleg Family Felicia & Ante Pavlovic
Doreen Gryfe Larry Peloso & Andy Neilson
Gail Hakala Aliisa Percival
Jennifer Hardy Michael Pezzack
Nancy Hawkins Jo Ann Pynn
Katie Hermant Lola Rasminsky
Ann Hodges Luke Anthony Reece
In Honour of Robyn Hoja Adele & George Robertson
Andrea Robertson
*Multi-year giving program.
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