LEGENDS of COUNTRY 1 THERE GOES the Stage West Theatre Restaurant Proudly Presents ANNOUNCING OUR SEPT 6 - NOV 10, 2019 2019/20 SEASON
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of EGENDS L OF CREATED BY LIZ GILROY, JASON PECHET & KONRAD PLUTA EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HOWARD PECHET LEGENDS OF COUNTRY 1 THERE GOES THE Stage West Theatre Restaurant proudly presents ANNOUNCING OUR SEPT 6 - NOV 10, 2019 2019/20 SEASON SUBSCRIPTION RATES 2019/20 5 Show 5 SHOW SEASON Season REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION Savings Subscriptions RATE RATE PER PERSON Senior Wednesday $572.25 $330.00 42% PER PERSON PER PERSON Evening $572.25 $360.00 NOV 15, 2019 - FEB 9, 2020 Weekdays 37% PER PERSON PER PERSON FRIDAY $624.75 $374.85 PER PERSON PER PERSON 40% $624.75 $410.00 Saturday 34% PER PERSON PER PERSON CREATED BY Sunday $414.75 $310.00 25% LIZ GILROY, JASON PECHET & KONRAD PLUTA Brunch PER PERSON PER PERSON Wednesday Matinée 4 Show Subscription Wednesday $331.80 $196.00 41% FEB 14 - APRIL 19, 2020 Matinée PER PERSON PER PERSON All Prices Are Per Person & Include Gst shows and dates subject to change FRIDAY SEASON SUBSCRIPTION 5 SHOWS FOR APRIL 24 - JUNE 28, 2020 THE PRICE OF 3! $37485 3 SHOWS = 5 SHOWS 2JULY LEGENDS 3 - SEPT 6, 2020OF COUNTRYAT REGULAR FRIDAY RATE AT SEASON FRIDAY RATE Stage West Theatre Restaurant proudly presents of ANNOUNCING OUR 2019/20 SEASON EGENDS SUBSCRIPTION RATES L OF CREATED BY LIZ GILROY, JASON PECHET & KONRAD PLUTA DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER: LIZ GILROY MUSIC ARRANGER/MUSICAL DIRECTOR: KONRAD PLUTA COSTUME & WIG DESIGNER/ EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SET DESIGNER/ LIGHTING DESIGNER HEAD OF WARDROBE Howard Pecheet TECHNICAL DIRECTOR JP Thibodeau FRIDAY SEASON SUBSCRIPTION Sean D. Ellis Norman J. Galenza-MacDonald SOUND DESIGNER/ PRODUCTION MANAGER STAGE MANAGER ASSISTANT 5 SHOWS FOR HEAD OF AUDIO ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE Sara Turner STAGE MANAGER Michael Gesy Kira Campbell Darcy Foggo THE PRICE OF 3! APPRENTICE STAGE MANAGER DRESSER FOLLOWSPOT OPERATOR Ava Bishop Taisa Chernichko Chris Cooper The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited. THIS PRODUCTION WILL INCLUDE THE USE OF STAGE FOG, HAZE & STROBE LIGHTING EFFECTS We hope you enjoy our two hundred and ninth production. Opening June 28, 2019 LEGENDS OF COUNTRY 3 THE SHOW SYNOPSIS: Fresh off the success of Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll and due to popular demand, Stage West presents Legends of Country! The quintessentially rural sound of the American south has roots reaching back as far as the 1920s, having been officially recognized by the US Congress as being “born” in Bristol, Tennessee. This expedition through the music of the working class runs through the ‘60s all the way to the 2000s, taking stops along the way with the classic Buck Owens, the soulful Kenny Rogers, the sultry Dolly Parton, the eclectic Dwight Yoakam, the innovative Trisha Yearwood, and the electrifying Garth Brooks. Pack up the steel guitar, the country fiddle, and the vocal twang as we take a ride with the Legends of Country. of MUSICAL NUMBERS: EGENDS SONGS AND SONG ORDERS ARE SUBJECT L OF TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTIFICATION ACT ONE: ACT TWO: BUCK OWENS: DWIGHT YOAKAM: • The Buckaroo Theme Song • Guitars and Cadillacs • Act Naturally • The Dwight Yoakam Medley: • Truck Driving Ma Honky Tonk Man THE CAST • My Heart Skips A Beat Fast As You Can • The Buck Owens Medley: BY ALPHABETICAL ORDER: I Sang Dixie Loves Gonna Live Here Gaelan Beatty .....................Garth Brooks • Streets of Bakersfield Foolin’ Around April Cook............................Dolly Parton Under Your Spell Again • Gone (That’ll Be Me) Merritt Crews ...............Trisha Yearwood • Tiger By The Tail TRISHA YEARWOOD: Jade McLeod .................Backup Vocalist KENNY ROGERS: • Everybody Knows Edward Murphy ...........Dwight Yoakam • Lucille • Believe Me Baby I Lied • Coward of the Country Kent Sheridan ..................Kenny Rogers • Wrong Side of Memphis • Ruby, Don’t Take Your • How Do I Live Without You Victoria Scully ...............Backup Vocalist Love To Town • She’s In Love With The Boy • The Kenny Rogers Medley: Josh Wiles .............................Buck Owens Lady She Believes In Me GARTH BROOKS: THE BAND Through The Years • Calling Baton Rouge • The Gambler • Standing Outside The Fire Konrad Pluta ...............Musical Director/ • Ain’t Goin’ Down Keyboards DOLLY PARTON: • The Garth Brooks Medley: Lucien Desharnais ........Lap Steel Guitar • Jolene In Anothers Eyes • Here You Come Again The Dance Jeff Fafard ......................................Drums • Why’d You Come In Here Rob Hutchison ........................... Bass sub Lookin’ Like That? • Islands In The Stream FINALE: Darcy Johnstone ............................... Bass • 9 To 5 • Friends in Low Places – Brad Steckel ................................... Guitar • Two Doors Down full Company 4 LEGENDS OF COUNTRY THE CREATIVE TEAM LIZ GILROY ~ CO - CREATOR/DIRECTOR/ CHOREOGRAPHER Liz is overjoyed to be returning to Stage West to direct Legends of Country. Some of her past credits include the Betty nominated Legally Blonde, Jersey Boys, Legends Of Rock And Roll, And Then The Lights Went Out..., and Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat (Choreographer). She was also a performer at Stage West and some of her favourite shows included: Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, Seven Year Itch, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and the show that originally brought her to Cow-Town, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. Some of Liz’s other directing credits include: Rob Ford The Musical (Factory Theatre), Boeing Boeing (Upper Canada Playhouse), Beauty And The Beast (Brockville Centre for the Arts), One Moment, Fitz Happens..,(LFT), Sexy Laundry, Not In My Backyard, and Bingo Ladies (PSFT), A Christmas Carol (Charlottetown Festival), and The Addams Family (Annex Theatre). As a performer, Liz has worked across the country from Newfoundland to Vancouver, with 2 seasons at The Stratford Festival, 3 seasons at The Charlottetown Festival, Neptune Theatre, The Citadel Theatre, Magnus Theatre, The Globe Theatre, Theatre Aquarius, The Stephenville Festival, and YPT. Upcoming Liz will be directing and choreographing Cabaret (The Annex Theatre). JASON PECHET ~ CO - CREATOR Jason was born in Edmonton, Alberta, moved to San Diego, California for high school and is a graduate of the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. He is a third generation hotelier, with extensive hands-on experience in the hospitality and entertainment industries. He has overseen the development, opening, and management operations of properties in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia. Jason is currently the president of Stage West Hospitality and oversees a portfolio of hotels, restaurants and Play Estate Winery. His first official role with Stage West Dinner Theaters came in 3rd grade when he had a small role on stage in The Nerd starring Bill Christopher. KONRAD PLUTA ~ CO - CREATOR/ MUSIC ARRANGER/ MUSICAL DIRECTOR Such a great cast for such a great show. Thank you Stage West. Here’s a partial list of other projects I’ve loved working on: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder, Jersey Boys, Spamalot, Rock of Ages, Avenue Q, Fiddler On The Roof, Young Frankenstein (Stage West Calgary). Gutenberg, (Lunchbox) Napoleon, Moving Day (TIFT). A Matter of Heart, (Charlottetown Festival) Death the Musical (Neptune). Princess and Carnival Cruises. Armed with a Masters in Classical Performance from the Cincinnati Conservatory, Konrad has also arranged and produced for artists such as Ian Sherwood, Grant Tilly, J. Sean Elliott, Lee Siegel. Love to Tina, the boys and Liv. LEGENDS OF COUNTRY 5 THE CAST GAELAN BEATTY ~ GARTH BROOKS Gaelan is very happy to be back at Stage West for the fourth time! He’s had the pleasure of performing as Neil Diamond in Legends of Rock and Roll as well as Warner in Legally Blonde, and appearing in Pure 90s as Garth Brooks and Ricky Martin among others. He’s been fortunate enough to travel all across Canada doing theatre as well as a stint Off-Broadway in New York. He would like to thank Liz, Kira, and Konrad, and of course Kate. APRIL COOK ~ DOLLY PARTON April is thrilled to be making her Stage West debut in her new hometown of Calgary! A graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NYC, her most recent credits include: Hairspray (Ensemble/Tracy u/s) - Mayfield Dinner Theatre, Drayton Entertainment, Charlottetown Festival, Wizard of Oz (Dorothy), The Sound of Music (Maria) - Live @ The Centre, Anne of GG (Tillie/Diana u/s), Disco-Cirque, British Invasion 2 - Charlottetown Festival. Thank you to Sarah at 10 Talent Mgmt. and to Stage West for this exciting opportunity! “You’ll never do a whole lot unless you’re brave enough to try.” - Dolly Parton MERRITT CREWS ~ TRISHA YEARWOOD Merritt is a Toronto-based actor/singer, thrilled to be making her Stage West debut playing Trisha Yearwood! Select credits include two North American tours/Toronto runs as Annie/Shelly in Evil Dead: The Musical!, Snow White in Disenchanted (Broadway-in-Chicago/North American Tour) (Starvox), AvengerDale, Jurassic Games, Orange Is The New Burgundy, (Players), Ibsen’s Ghost (Theatre Inamorata), The Goat or Who Is Sylvia (9Lives Theatre Company), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Collective Productions), Aldonza in Man of La Mancha, Lucy in Jekyll & Hyde, Hair, Into The Woods (QMT), Shakey-Shake & Friends Company Member 6 years, Players Board Member 2014-16/2018-20. Training: George Brown Theatre School, Queen’s University (BAH Psychology/Drama). She’d like to send her heartfelt thanks Patrick and the whole team at Oldfield, her wonderfully supportive family and friends (especially those able to make the trip!), Sarah, Kylie, and her love, Dave. JADE McLEOD ~ BACKUP SINGER A self-proclaimed country girl, Jade is thrilled to be making her Stage West Debut! Growing up just outside Toronto, Jade’s first love is a toss-up between music of all kinds, and her horse Becca. Recent adventures include: singing for Carnival Cruise Lines, playing Veronica in We Are Here’s production of Heathers, and creating original music. Jade would like to thank her family (both chosen and otherwise) for their endless love and support, and the creative team for this wonderful opportunity! @colourofjade EDWARD MURPHY ~ DWIGHT YOAKAM Edward is a singer-songwriter based in Montréal, QC.