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CIBC is pleased to support The Musical Stage Company’s 13th annual signature concert spotlighting the hit songs from two hugely influential musical artists, Stevie Wonder and Prince, as part of our continued commitment to the arts. Together, we are fostering a vibrant musical theatre community in Toronto.

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MUSC 21 - Uncovered Programme -Oct2019-R8.indd 2 2019-10-25 12:04 PM WELCOME TO UNCOVERED: STEVIE WONDER & PRINCE / 20 2019

When Prince died at the age of opportunity to not only revel in the music of two of 57 in April 2016, Stevie Wonder the most bold and important artists of our time, delivered emotional tributes on but to imagine how each was shaped by the work LETTER FROM THE MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY ARTISTIC & MANAGING DIRECTOR CNN, CBS, and in Rolling Stone. of the other. During his life, Prince called Stevie Wonder “a role model,” In UNCOVERED, we celebrate great music while and those sentiments were focusing on story, letting our musical approach be returned in spades through Wonder’s poetic and inspired and led by the lyrics. In the case of both profound eulogies. Revealing a deep and personal Stevie Wonder and Prince, the stories they told friendship, Wonder noted: “I’m just glad I was able in their songs are astoundingly rich and singular. to say to him ‘I love you’ when I last saw him.” How lucky we are that thanks to their individual artistry and mutual admiration, we get to forever Celebrity artists like Stevie Wonder and Prince experience these glorious masterpieces. serve as inspirations to millions of listeners. But Enjoy the show! we rarely stop to think about who inspires the artists that move us. While Stevie Wonder and Mitchell Marcus Prince played together publicly a handful of times (including in a top-secret performance for Barack

and Michelle Obama in 2015), Wonder’s tearful interviews at a time of great tragedy illuminate the deep friendship and mutual admiration that THE ROGER & KEVIN GARLAND ARTISTIC & MANAGING DIRECTOR, existed between the two artists. Pairing Stevie THE MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY Wonder with Prince in UNCOVERED gives us the

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT PERFORMANCE NOTE The Musical Stage Company performs in As part of UNCOVERED, we ask actors venues both traditional and surprising. to perform quotes from the featured With gratitude and respect, we songwriters, bringing the essence acknowledge that Toronto is in the “Dish and spirit of these iconic artists to With One Spoon Territory.” The Dish the evening, without striving for With One Spoon is a treaty between the impersonation. Anishinaabe Nation, Mississaugas of the New Credit, and Haudenosaunee In UNCOVERED: STEVIE WONDER Confederacy that bound them to share & PRINCE, we recognize that Stevie the territory and protect the land. Wonder’s lifelong blindness is a key Subsequent Indigenous Nations and aspect of his life. While tonight, a seeing peoples, Europeans, and all newcomers, actor will wear sunglasses to evoke have been invited into this treaty in Stevie Wonder’s iconic look, the actor the spirit of peace, friendship, and will not be playing blind. While we do not respect. We recognize the presence wish to erase Wonder’s disability, we also and endurance of all Indigenous people do not wish to perform disability with on and off this land, both recorded and non-disabled actors. unrecorded, upon which we are privileged to be able to live, work, and play.

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Music Direction, Vocal Arrangements & Orchestrations by REZA JACOBS* BILLING Dramaturgy by MITCHELL MARCUS** & KEVIN WONG

STARRING THOM ALLISON, COLIN ASUNCION, AIMEE BESSADA, JULLY BLACK, DIVINE BROWN, LYDIA PERSAUD,JACKIE RICHARDSON & CARY SHIELDS

with background vocals by MICHELLE BOUEY & ALANA HIBBERT†

and SARAH AFFUL as Stevie Wonder and CHY RYAN SPAIN as Prince

ORCHESTRA Piano & Conductor Percussion Basses Cellos REZA JACOBS* JAMIE DRAKE*** JUSTIN GRAY ERIKA NIELSEN

CREATIVE & PRODUCTION TEAM

Staging Script ELENNA MOSOFF & MITCHELL MARCUS JASON SPETTER & KEVIN WONG

Lighting Design Supervisor Lighting Designer Stage Manager MATT BIRNBAUM CHRIS MALKOWSKI AJ LAFLAMME

Music Assistant Stylist Blind Disability Dramaturg Production Assistant JONATHAN CORKAL CHANTELLE HINDS JESSICA WATKIN ROBYNNE HARDER for SHARON ANGELA

* The Fine Furneaux Director of Music ** The Roger & Kevin Garland Artistic & Managing Director *** Additional orchestrations, drum, and percussion arrangements by Jamie Drake † The 2019–20 Diana Bennett & Spencer Lanthier Featured Performer

The Musical Stage The Musical The musicians engaged in this Company engages, Stage Company production are members of the under the terms of is a member Toronto Musicians’ Association the Independent Theatre Agreement, of the Toronto Alliance for the (TMA) Local 149 of the Canadian actors and stage managers who are Performing Arts (TAPA). Federation of Musicians and American members of the Canadian Actors’ Federation of Musicians. Equity Association (CAEA). 4

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SONGS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER 2019 / 20 2019 STEVIE WONDER PRINCE For Once in My Life How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore? JACKIE RICHARDSON JULLY BLACK

I Wish Kiss BILLING DIVINE BROWN DIVINE BROWN* Knocks Me O My Feet Little Red Corvette THOM ALLISON AIMEE BESSADA Living for the City / Village Ghetto Land Manic Monday THOM ALLISON, COLIN ASUNCION, JULLY BLACK, THOM ALLISON ALANA HIBBERT Nothing Compares 2 U My Cherie Amour CARY SHIELDS, LYDIA PERSAUD JULLY BLACK Purple Rain Part-Time Lover JACKIE RICHARDSON AIMEE BESSADA Raspberry Beret Saturn CARY SHIELDS CARY SHIELDS When Doves Cry Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day AIMEE BESSADA, DIVINE BROWN, LYDIA LYDIA PERSAUD PERSAUD Sir Duke *movement created by DIVINE BROWN in collaboration with TRAVIS KNIGHTS FULL CAST Superstition COLIN ASUNCION

The text featured in UNCOVERED: STEVIE WONDER & PRINCE has been curated from actual quotes spoken by Stevie Wonder & Prince.

All vocal arrangements have been created in collaboration with the performing artists. Background vocals co-created and performed by MICHELLE BOUEY & ALANA HIBBERT.

Running time is approximately 120 Cell phones and other electronic minutes. There will be one 20 minute devices are distracting for actors and intermission. audience members, please turn them off during the show. As a courtesy to the audience and artists, latecomers will be seated at an Videotaping or other video/audio appropriate break in the performance, recording of this production is strictly * The Fine Furneaux Director of Music if possible. prohibited. ** The Roger & Kevin Garland Artistic & Managing Director *** Additional orchestrations, drum, and percussion arrangements by Jamie Drake † The 2019–20 Diana Bennett & Spencer Lanthier Featured Performer SPECIAL THANKS

Sara Baker Sarah & David Kledia Verria The Sta at RCM & Megan Deeks Macdonald Fred Yurichuk the TELUS Centre Barb Onrot for Performance & Clare Dennis Learning Travis Knights Alison Rampersad John & Patti Loach Jason Spetter 5

MUSC 21 - Uncovered Programme -Oct2019-R8.indd 5 2019-10-25 12:04 PM THE HISTORY OF UNCOVERED For 13 extraordinary years, The Musical Stage Company has UnCovered the catalogues of The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Michael Jackson, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, James Taylor, Sting, The Police, Billy Joel, Elton John, Queen, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and Prince.

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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE to the stunning MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE and acoustically RANDOLPH THEATRE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE BATHURST ST. magnifi cent Koerner THEATRE). UNCOVERED becomes Hall for a one- PHOTO COURTESY OF PHIL’S BLOG. an annual fundraiser night-only concert, Following the for The Musical Stage featuring the music of The fi rst UNCOVERED great success Company, spotlighting John Lennon & Paul concert is held at the of UNCOVERED: Michael Jackson in McCartney, reaching now-closed Diesel THE BEATLES, 2010 and Joni Mitchell 1000 Toronto music Playhouse as a one- UNCOVERED returns & Leonard Cohen in lovers. night only concert with a reimagined 2011. benefi t, featuring the look at the songs of The Beatles catalogues of Simon interpreted for an & Garfunkel, this audience of 387. time at the Bathurst Street Theatre, bringing the concert to 500 people.

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FALL 2012 UNCOVERED returns for an unprecedented six nights across Koerner Hall and the George Weston PHOTO BY JONATHAN CASTELLINO. Recital Hall as one of Following the most anticipated extraordinary cultural events of PHOTO BY JOANNA AYKOL. demand, UNCOVERED the fall in Toronto, connecting an UNCOVERED returns adds performances anticipated 5000 to Koerner Hall, at the George PHOTO BY JOANNA AYKOL. music lovers to the growing from a one- Weston Recital Hall, and tours to the songs of Stevie The Musical Stage night-only event to Burlington Performing Wonder & Prince. Company transforms a three-night series Arts Centre and UNCOVERED from a as The Musical Stage Mississauga’s Living fundraiser into a fully Company’s signature Arts Centre, reaching conceived original annual concert, 4000 people from concert each season, reaching 3000 across the GTA. and UNCOVERED: patrons. CAROLE KING & JAMES TAYLOR opens the 2012-13 Musical Stage Company season at Koerner Hall.

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SARAH AFFUL COLIN ASUNCION Stevie Wonder Performer For The Musical Stage For The Musical Company: DEBUT. Stage Company: Currently based in DEBUT. Colin Asuncion is Toronto, Sarah Afful has a Toronto-based singer graced some of Canada’s biggest stages, and cabaret artist. He has produced a number including six seasons at the Stratford Festival. of solo cabarets and was a 2018 Broadway Credits in Toronto include Obsidian Theatre’s World Toronto nominee for Best Cabaret

BIOGRAPHIES Canadian premiere of HANG and the title role Performance. Selected theatre credits: Juicy in Soulpepper’s ORLANDO, for which she was in PRISON DANCER (Citadel Theatre), Jack in nominated for a Dora Award for Outstanding INTO THE WOODS (Hart House Theatre), Angel in Performance. Up next, you can catch her RENT (Fallen Rock Productions), Mitch Mahoney in Crow’s Theatre’s production of JULIUS in THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING CAESAR. BEE (Easy Street Productions). Television: Season 3 Competitor on THE GREAT CANADIAN THOM ALLISON BAKING SHOW (CBC), Guest commentator on Performer THE AFTER SHOW (MTV Canada). For The Musical Stage AIMEE BESSADA Company: UNCOVERED: Performer STING & THE POLICE; ELEGIES (2007, 2014); For The Musical Stage A NEW BRAIN. Thom Allison can be seen Company: UNCOVERED: as “Pree” in the hit series KILLJOYS. Thom JONI MITCHELL & has appeared on Broadway in PRISCILLA, CAROLE KING. Aimee QUEEN OF THE DESERT and in the original Bessada is a composer, songwriter, and Canadian companies of MISS SAIGON, THE performer currently residing in Los Angeles. WHO’S TOMMY and RENT. At The Stratford A recent alumni of the prestigious CFC Slaight Festival: ROMEO AND JULIET, MY FAIR LADY, Music Lab, she has quickly added a number THE KING AND I, KING HENRY VIII, and INTO of projects to her growing portfolio as a THE WOODS. At the Shaw Festival: RAGTIME, composer. She has created original music WONDERFUL TOWN, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, for the Hulu series HOLLY HOBBIE as well and FOLLIES: IN CONCERT. Additional credits as the CBC web series HOW TO BUY A BABY include THE WIZARD OF OZ (Young People’s (nominated for a 2018 International Emmy), Theatre), CABARET (Theatre Calgary), ANNIE both in their second season. Additionally she (Grand Theatre), EVITA (Theatre Calgary/Royal has written music for the films LATE NIGHT, Manitoba Theatre Centre) and THE DROWSY AMERICAN WOMAN, as well as the 2019 CHAPERONE (The Vancouver Playhouse, revamped FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL The Citadel, National Arts Centre, Royal as assistant to composer Lesley Barber. Manitoba Theatre Centre). TV/Film: MURDOCH MYSTERIES, KIM’S CONVENIENCE, CBC’s OVER THE RAINBOW, I ME WED, ROAD TO CHRISTMAS, LEAVING METROPOLIS. His CD, “THE MUSICAL STAGE A WHOLE LOTTA SUNLIGHT, is available on COMPANY IS iTunes. www.thomallison.com INDISPENSABLE.” J. Kelly Nestruck, The Globe and Mail

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MATT BIRNBAUM MICHELLE BOUEY Lighting Design Performer Supervisor For The Musical For The Musical Stage Stage Company: Company: 13 seasons of 2018–19 BANKS PRIZE UNCOVERED (Lighting RECIPIENT; UNCOVERED: Designer); JOHN & JEN (Assistant Stage JONI MITCHELL & CAROLE KING. Michelle Manager); ELEGIES: A SONG CYCLE; A MAN Bouey, singer/songwriter/actor, hails from OF NO IMPORTANCE (Associate Producer). Charlottetown, PEI. Since her graduation

BIOGRAPHIES Matt is thrilled to be joining The Musical Stage from the Music Theatre program at Sheridan Company for his 13th season. When he is not College, she has been busy on a number of lighting these shows, Matt spends his days fronts. Some of her favourite theatre credits as the General Manager for the Harold Green include ROSE (Soulpepper), GREASE (Winter Jewish Theatre Company. Many thanks to Garden Theatre), FREAKY FRIDAY (Theatre Mitchell for inviting him back year after year Aquarius), THE WIZARD OF OZ (Grand Theatre), and much love to Ryla and Blake. RENT (CAA Theatre), ALADDIN: THE PANTO (Drayton Entertainment). Film/TV: THE JULLY BLACK MOBLEES (CBC), ODD SQUAD (PBS/TVO), THE Performer HANDMAID’S TALE (MGM/Hulu), JAPANIZI: For The Musical Stage GOING, GOING, GONG! (YTV/DisneyXD), and Company: CAROLINE, Top Ten on OVER THE RAINBOW (CBC). In 2018, OR CHANGE (upcoming); Michelle was nominated for a Juno Award with UNCOVERED: JONI THE MOBLEES, and she is currently recording MITCHELL & CAROLE KING. Jully Black is a and writing her own music. Her first three platinum-selling singer, songwriter, performer, singles are streaming on iTunes and Spotify, international recording artist and multiple and her debut music visual is streaming on Juno Award winner. She has collaborated with YouTube. Shoutout to my family, best friends, industry heavyweights such as DESTINY’S and TH! Enjoy the show! CHILD and SEAN PAUL, has shared the DIVINE BROWN stage with superstars such as CELINE DION, ELTON JOHN and ETTA JAMES, to name a Performer few. As CEO of Jully Black Entertainment For The Musical Stage Inc., Jully continues to contribute to the Company: UNCOVERED: music landscapes that she has helped define QUEEN & BOWIE; throughout her illustrious 20+ year career UNCOVERED: DYLAN & as Canada’s Queen of RnB/Soul. Jully is a SPRINGSTEEN; PASSING STRANGE. Select phenom in Canadian entertainment, lifestyle theatre credits include RENT (Mirvish); AIN’T and public speaking arenas. It is with purpose MISBEHAVIN’ (Canadian Stage); LIFE, DEATH driven ideals and boundless spiritual fortitude AND THE BLUES (Theatre Passe Muraille); that she continues to refine and reinvent her OBEAH OPERA (Nightwood); FATHER COMES artistry. Early 2020 marks Jully’s next, highly HOME FROM THE WARS (Soulpepper). On anticipated, full-length recording project titled television, she has most recently appeared in 2020, along with her musical theatre debut the CBC series SCHITT’S CREEK for 3 seasons and starring role in the Tony Award-winning as a Jazzagal. musical CAROLINE, OR CHANGE.

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2019 / 20 2019 JONATHAN Children’s Choir, with whom he’s performed CORKAL on three continents. He is the drummer/ Music Assistant percussionist and bandleader for cabaret superstar SHARRON MATTHEWS and plays in For The Musical Stage the Motown band THE BIG SOUND. Jamie is a BIOGRAPHIES Company: REPRINT proud Yamaha Canada artist. jamiedrake.ca (Accompanist/Copyist); @opus_32 UNCOVERED: JONI MITCHELL & CAROLE KING; DR SILVER: A CELEBRATION OF LIFE JUSTIN GRAY (Music Assistant). Additional credits as Basses Music Director include DRAMA 101 (Toronto Fringe); SPRING FEVER (Smile Theatre); For The Musical Stage HAIR, and THE PENELOPIAD (Hart House). As Company: NEXT TO Associate Music Director: HEATHERS (Hart NORMAL; FUN HOME, 6 House); THE PREPOSTEROUS PREDICAMENT seasons of UNCOVERED. OF POLLY PEEL (Toronto Fringe); Training: Justin Gray is a Toronto-based award-winning Sheridan College’s Music Theatre bassist, composer, producer and educator. Performance program. Jonathan is a Toronto- His main influences include jazz, R&B, Indian based music director, accompanist, copyist classical and world music. Justin is currently and actor. He is forever thankful to his family on faculty at Humber, Sheridan and Centennial in Chile and Canada for their constant support, College. Throughout this career, Justin has and to the UNCOVERED team for the wonderful received a number of awards and distinctions, opportunity to work on another inventive year most recently a nomination for Instrumental of reimagined music. Enjoy! Solo Artist of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. In 2010, Justin invented and JAMIE DRAKE co-created a new hybrid instrument, the Bass Percussion & Additional Veena, and is now emerging as the first artist Orchestrations, to perform on it worldwide. Justin currently Drum, and Percussion leads his own contemporary world music Arrangements ensemble, JUSTIN GRAY & SYNTHESIS, which For The Musical Stage recently released their debut album New Company: 12 seasons Horizons. www.JustinGraySynthesis.com. of UNCOVERED, NEXT TO NORMAL; FUN HOME; LIFE AFTER; EDGES. Selected ROBYNNE HARDER additional credits: LONDON ROAD (Canadian Production Assistant Stage); MATILDA (Mirvish); SANCTUARY SONG For The Musical Stage (NAC); SEUSSICAL, JACOB TWO-TWO (YPT), Company: 3 seasons and incidental music for the Shaw Festival. of UNCOVERED, ONE Jamie is a Toronto-based percussionist, SONG GLORY (2016 Stage drummer, and composer, who is known for his Manager). Robynne Harder is a Toronto based stylistic diversity. He received his Doctor of director, producer, filmmaker, and amateur Musical Arts from the University of Toronto ukulele player. Selected credits include: and has premiered works by Christos Hatzis, Director/Producer of MEANT and EURYDICE Nicole Lizée, and John Luther Adams. As a (Styx and Stones Productions); Director of member of TORQ PERCUSSION QUARTET, he TRANSFERRING KYLE (The InspiraTO Festival); has been a featured soloist with the Toronto Directing Apprentice, THE MILLENNIAL Symphony, Montreal Symphony, and the MALCONENT (Tarragon Theatre); Production Buffalo Philharmonic. He also serves as the Assistant (Yonge Street Theatricals). Robynne percussionist for the renowned Hamilton holds a B.F.A. from the Ryerson School of

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Performance in Theatre Production and is and Composition for The Shaw Festival, a graduate from the Commercial Theatre Stratford Festival, Young People’s Theatre, Institute’s producing intensive in New York. Factory Theatre, Tarragon, Theatre Passe Robynne is the Production Manager of The Muraille, Volcano, Cahoots, Luminato Festival School of Toronto Dance Theatre and the & Harbourfront’s World Stage Festival. Co-Creator and Co-Artistic Director of Styx and Stones Productions. AJ LAFLAMME Stage Manager ALANA HIBBERT For The Musical Stage Performer

BIOGRAPHIES Company: CAROLINE, The 2019–20 Diana Bennett & Spencer Lanthier OR CHANGE (upcoming); Featured Performer NEXT TO NORMAL; ; . Selected stage For The Musical Stage ONEGIN YOU ARE HERE management credits include THE OVERCOAT, Company: CAROLINE, DECLARATIONS, LIV STEIN, CHIMERICA, OR CHANGE (upcoming); ONCE ON THIS JULIE, LONDON ROAD, THE ARSONISTS, ISLAND; CAROLINE, OR CHANGE (2012); RED (Canadian Stage); THE BOOK OF LIFE, A PARADE. Alana is a Dora-nominated actor and singer who has appeared on many stages BEAUTIFUL VIEW, ANOTHER AFRICA, THE (Volcano Theatre); across Canada. She recently appeared as AFRICA TRILOGY THE BOY (Crow’s Theatre); Gertrude in the world premiere of the newly IN THE MOON, A&R ANGELS MUSIK FUR DAS ENDE (Soundstreams); THE re-imagined KRONBORG—THE HAMLET ROCK BALLAD OF STOMPIN’ TOM (Sudbury Theatre MUSICAL (Charlottetown Festival). Selected Centre); BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, credits include MARY AND MAX (Theatre MAGGIE & PIERRE, INTO THE WOODS, PIRATES Calgary); CAROUSEL, THE SOUND OF MUSIC OF PENZANCE (Thousand Islands Playhouse); (Stratford Festival); THE MOUNTAINTOP, ROCKING HORSE WINNER (Tapestry Opera); RAGTIME, GUYS AND DOLLS, TROUBLE IN ALL SHOOK UP (Globe Theatre); THE TAHITI, MAJOR BARBARA (Shaw Festival); UNPLUGGING, BINGO! (Factory Theatre); THE WIZARD OF OZ (YPT); six seasons with the WAITING ROOM (Tarragon Theatre); IT’S A Charlottetown Festival; and HAIR (Canadian WONDERFUL LIFE, KIM’S CONVENIENCE, Stage). She will be appearing next in INTO THE SPOON RIVER, LA RONDE, TRUE WEST WOODS (TIFT). (Soulpepper); TOSCA, LA TRAVIATA, DIE REZA JACOBS ZAUBERFLOTE, LA TRAGEDIE DE CARMEN Music Director, Vocal (Highlands Opera Studio). Upcoming: Arranger, Orchestrator TREEMONISHA (Volcano Theatre). The Fine Furneaux Director of Music For The Musical Stage Company: CAROLINE, “THE MUSICAL STAGE OR CHANGE (upcoming); 12 seasons of COMPANY IS SO UNCOVERED; FUN HOME; LIFE AFTER; CAROLINE, OR CHANGE (2012); and more. Reza ON A ROLL.” is an award-winning music director, arranger, Karen Fricker, Toronto Star composer, and sound designer. Reza won his third Dora Award for Outstanding Musical Direction for LIFE AFTER (The Musical Stage Company/Canadian Stage/Yonge Street Theatricals). Credits include: Sound Design

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CHRIS MALKOWSKI across North America. She is sometimes Lighting Designer known as Camp Counsellor of the Universe. She creates events and experiences that bring For The Musical people together for deeper connections. Find Stage Company: out more at www.elennamosoff.com NEXT TO NORMAL (Lighting Assistant). ERIKA NIELSEN Chris Malkowski is a professional lighting Cellos designer based in Toronto and designs lights for dance, drama, opera, musical theatre For The Musical Stage

BIOGRAPHIES and live events across the world. Selected Company: ONEGIN. credits include: THE BLACK DRUM (Lighting Canadian cellist Designer, Soulpepper/Deaf Culture Erika Nielsen enjoys Centre), BACKBONE Europe Tour (Lighting a dynamic career as a collaborative artist, Director, Red Sky Performance), AMAL, LAST chamber musician, orchestral player, and 15 SECONDS (Associate Design, Tunisia/ educator, spanning Baroque and Classical Egypt Tour), MIDDLETOWN (Associate Design, to New Music and contemporary genres. Crow’s Theatre), MASTER HAROLD AND THE Erika has performed with KANYE WEST and BOYS International Tour (Associate Design, JOHNNY REID, and is a Dora Award nominee Shaw Festival), IN THE CONTINUUM (Black for her performance in ONEGIN. She was Ink Collective), ANTIGONE, PANTALONE’S Principal Cellist of the SUDBURY SYMPHONY PALACE (Brock University), COME DOWN FROM ORCHESTRA, and performs with CLASSIC UP RIVER (TNB, Foster Festival), DIRECTOR’S ALBUMS LIVE, Motown band THE BIG SOUND, PROJECT (Shaw Festival), FAR AWAY (Best of REZONANCE BAROQUE ENSEMBLE, and ELO Fringe 2016). Chris is a graduate of the Ryerson tribute STRANGE MAGIC. She can be heard University Performance Production Program on many albums, such as The Trews, Jennifer and an Associate Member of the Associated Castle, and The Weather Station. Erika is Designers of Canada. a graduate of The Glenn Gould School and Queen’s University and is on faculty at National ELENNA MOSOFF Music Camp of Canada. She maintains a busy Staging private studio, and is also a visual artist and author. Her first book, Sound Mind (Trigger For The Musical Stage Publishing 2019) is an Amazon #1 bestseller. Company: 10 seasons www.celloerika.com @celloerika of UNCOVERED. Elenna Mosoff is a theatrical LYDIA PERSAUD director and leadership coach who has worked Performer in Canada, the US, and Europe. As the former Associate Artistic Producer for The Musical For The Musical Stage Stage Company (2010–2013), Elenna is very Company: ONE SONG proud to be part of The Musical Stage Company GLORY (2006). Lydia culture and family. Selected theatre credits Persaud is a Brampton- as director include ZED.TO, VISITATIONS (The born, Toronto-based singer-songwriter. Her Mission Business); EQUUS, REEFER MADNESS: debut album LET ME SHOW YOU was released THE MUSICAL (Hart House Theatre). Elenna in May of 2019 and features the songs “Honey also produced Outside the March’s acclaimed Child”, “With You” and “Well Wasted”. The lead 2015 production of MR. BURNS: A POST- single “Low Light” cracked the top 10 of the CBC ELECTRIC PLAY. With her own company, Music Top 20. Lydia also performs with DWAYNE The Mission Business, she has produced and GRETZKY and has sung with LEE FIELDS, created experiences for many corporations GORDON LIGHTFOOT, ROYAL WOOD and more.

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2019 / 20 2019 JACKIE CHY RYAN SPAIN RICHARDSON Prince Performer For The Musical Stage For The Musical Stage Company: DEBUT. Chy Company: 5 seasons of Ryan Spain is a black, BIOGRAPHIES UNCOVERED. Jackie is queer, gender non- one of Canada’s foremost singers of gospel, binary multi-disciplinary artist, performer, blues, and jazz. Selected theatre: SPOON activist, organizer, and educator. Spain was RIVER, COOKIN’ AT THE COOKERY (Dora nominated for a Dora Mavor Moore Award in Award), AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’ (Dora Award), BIG 2013 along with their fellow ensemble members MAMA! THE WILLIE MAE THORNTON STORY for their work in OF A MONSTROUS CHILD: A (Jessie Award), ADVENTURES OF A BLACK GAGA MUSICAL (EcceHomo). In 2018, Spain GIRL IN SEARCH OF GOD, and ST. CARMEN OF and the cast of POOL (NO WATER) (Cue6) took THE MAIN. Selected film and TV:TURNING home a Dora Award for Best Ensemble in the TO STONE (Gemini Award), THE GOSPEL Independent Theatre category. They regularly ACCORDING TO THE BLUES (Gemini Award), perform with Toronto’s premiere women SINS OF THE FATHER (NAACP nomination), of colour burlesque troupe, LES FEMMES HALLELUJAH GOSPEL SERIES (as host & FATALES, and hold the inaugural title of performer for 24 episodes), DEAR VIOLA (TV Toronto’s Bent Beauty Supreme. Other select movie). Ms. Richardson has received The theatre credits include: SERENITY WILD (Katie Canadian Actors’ Equity Lifetime Achievement Sly), ROPE RUNNING OUT (lemonTree), SMALL Award, The African Canadian Achievement AXE (Project Humanity), THE QUEER Award, and The Toronto Blues Society Lifetime BATHROOM STORIES (Libido Productions), THE Achievement Award. PASTOR PHELPS PROJECT: A FUNDAMENTALIST CABARET (Ecce Homo), CARY SHIELDS and their original solo performance piece THE Performer PRICE OF BLEACH (Rhubarb 2007). For The Musical Stage Company: DEBUT. Cary Shields is honoured to join the cast of UNCOVERED “THEATRE THAT and sing the music of two of his favourite RISKS MUCH artists. Shields is a Toronto born singer/ songwriter and actor. Selected theatre credits AND WINS BIG.” include Roger in RENT (Broadway), Marcus John Coulbourn, Toronto Sun in TABOO (Broadway), Stacey Jaxx in ROCK OF AGES (Stage West) and the musical revue HOLLYWOOD HITS (Stage West). Most recently he performed his original one man show, I SHOT THE ALBATROSS, which chronicles a decade of his life through music and storytelling. As always, he dedicates this show to his family and TLW.

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MUSC 21 - Uncovered Programme -Oct2019-R8.indd 16 2019-10-25 12:04 PM Creative & Production Services, 100 Yonge St., 5th Floor, Toronto ON, M5C 2W1 File: AD Arts Sponsorship Generic 6x4 0919 Workfront #: 1050432 Trim: 5” x 3.875” Notes: Half-page ad Deadline: October 3, 2019 Bleed: n/a Safety: n/a In Market: November 2019 Colours: K 100% Publication: Musical Stage Program Designer: Krystian Prod: n/a 2019 / 20 2019 Art inspires the creativity in everyone.

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96 Dora Award nominations, 21 Dora Awards is Canada’s leading (including back-to-back Outstanding Musical charitable musical theatre company. Production awards in 2018 and 2019) and 17 Established in 2004, we strive to make Toronto Theatre Critics’ Awards. Canada a leader in musical theatre by telling Our robust education programs develop the our most important stories with music. artists and audiences of tomorrow, offering musical theatre training that boosts self- We believe it’s better with music. confidence and self-expression for over We are inspired by music’s unique ability to 200 young people each year without cost to viscerally affect people and are committed the participants. We also curate innovative to cultivating experiences – onstage and musical programs in partnership with diverse off – that transform lives, build empathy and organizations, maximizing the resonance of create community through musical theatre. our work across disciplines and communities.

We incubate new Canadian musicals from UP NEXT AT development to production, investing THE MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY: in Canadian musical theatre writers and building national and international CAROLINE, OR CHANGE ABOUT THE MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY partnerships. Our musical productions – Featuring “Canada’s Queen of R&B” Jully Black including award-winning contemporary in her musical theatre debut as Caroline, musicals, world premieres and concerts CAROLINE, OR CHANGE will play the world- – are seen live by 30,000 people over the renowned Winter Garden Theatre, January 80+ nights that we are onstage annually 30 – February 15, 2020. For details visit in venues both traditional and surprising. WWW.MUSICALSTAGECOMPANY.COM To date, our work has been recognized with

INTERACT WITH US

THE MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY’S BLOG: MUSICALSTAGECOMPANY.COM MUSICAL NOTES Musical Notes is an online hub for [email protected] discussions about the latest trends, developments, and gossip on musical theatre in Toronto and beyond. Including @musicalstageco Artistic & Managing Director Mitchell Marcus’s blog, interviews with season artists, and more. Check out Musical Post your pictures & comments about Notes, a home for any musical aficionado. UNCOVERED using #UnCovered Visit us at musicalstagecompany.com/ musical-notes.

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MUSC 21 - Uncovered Programme -Oct2019-R8.indd 18 2019-10-25 12:04 PM THE MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY STAFF 2019 / 20 2019 THE ROGER & KEVIN GARLAND DEVELOPMENT THE FINE FURNEAUX ARTISTIC & MANAGING & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR OF MUSIC DIRECTOR ASSOCIATE Reza Jacobs Mitchell Marcus Alethea Bakogeorge DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION STAFF, BOARD & ADVISORY COUNCIL ADVISORY & STAFF, BOARD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARKETING & AUDIENCE Patrick Lavender ADVANCEMENT RELATIONSHIP ASSOCIATE Kate Supleve Nik Murillo EXECUTIVE PRODUCER David Daniels GENERAL MANAGER METCALF FOUNDATION & PRODUCER INTERN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR* ACCOUNTANT Paul Beauchamp Jordan Laffrenier Fiona Crichton

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING MUSIC ASSISTANT GRAPHIC DESIGN & ENGAGEMENT Jonathan Corkal Sherpa Creative Victoria Barber ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE PUBLICITY ASSOCIATE ARTISTIC Robert McQueen Suzanne Cheriton & DIRECTOR Jenn Perras, Red Eye Media Aaron Willis ARTISTIC ASSOCIATE Kevin Wong *Funding for the Metcalf ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Foundation Intern Artistic Robyn Hoja Director generously provided by the George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHAIR Thom Allison Suzy Rodness Ellen Wallace David Auster Celia Smith VICE CHAIR Patrick David Lucy White Megan Deeks Susan Goddard Rhonda Zwingerman TREASURER Curtis Barlow Randy McAuley SECRETARY Bart Nickerson Leanne Matlow

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Jordan Banks Linda Chu Roger Garland C.M. William J.S. Boyle C.M. David Daniels Lucille Joseph

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KELLY “BRITTA JOHNSON V. IS CANADIAN MUSICAL THEATRE’S KELLY NEXT GREAT HOPE.” THE TORONTO STAR KELLY v. KELLY AN INTOXICATING NEW CANADIAN MUSICAL

BOOK BY SARA FARB MUSIC & LYRICS BY BRITTA JOHNSON

MAY 15 – JUNE 7, 2020 MARILYN AND CHARLES BAILLIE THEATRE 26 Berkeley Street

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A MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH CANADIAN STAGE

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TICKETS, VISIT

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SALUTES… THE MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY SUPPORTERS

UNCOVERED UNCOVERED UNCOVERED at Koerner Hall Producing Leading Lights Production Sponsor Patron The Anonymous Haynes-Connell Foundation

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PRESENTING SEASON SPONSOR

UNCOVERED UNCOVERED UNCOVERED AT KOERNER HALL PRODUCING PATRON LEADING LIGHTS PRODUCTION SPONSOR Anonymous The Haynes-Connell Foundation

GOVERNMENT SUPPORTERS

PRODUCING PATRONS CAROLINE, OR CHANGE KELLY V. KELLY THE MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY SUPPORTERS COMPANY STAGE MUSICAL THE Linda & Chris The Don & Shirley Green Montague Family Foundation

PROGRAM & PRODUCTION SPONSORS CAROLINE, LAUNCH PAD MAKE ME RBC APPRENTICE ONE SONG OR CHANGE A SONG PROGRAM GLORY

LEADING LIGHTS

AUBREY AND MARLA DAN THE BANKS PRIZE LAUNCH PAD FUND FOR NEW MUSICALS The Banks Family The Aubrey & Marla Dan Di Bartolomeo, William J.S. Foundation Di Lorenzo- Boyle C.M. Graham CRESCENDO CLUB MAKE ME A SONG Foundation Anne-Marie Canning The Aubrey & Marla Dan Lucy White Foundation

ONE SONG GLORY THE KATHLEEN C.FREEMAN The Slaight Anonymous Norine Rose LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FUND Family Foundation Kathleen & Dennis Freeman

SEASON SUPPORTERS OFFICIAL HOTEL SPONSOR The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen Foundation

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This season is our most ambitious to date: We’re starting a new residency at the historic Winter Garden Theatre, forging ahead with unprecedented development and production support for Canadian writers and providing innovative programs that engage and educate young Ontarians. We are revolutionizing musical theatre in Canada. To support the organization at this pivotal moment, the Board of Directors is working to grow our community of supporters by Another Hundred People.

Another Hundred People Supporter

Your spot is waiting!

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY. Grow with us and together we’ll make Canada the leading force in musical theatre. Make your 3-year pledge today. Visit Another100People.com or contact Kate Supleve at 416.927.7880 ext. 224 or [email protected].

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MUSC 21 - Uncovered Programme -Oct2019-R8.indd 23 2019-10-25 12:04 PM THE 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* VIRTUOSOS ($1500+)* Corey Shefman Anonymous (2) The Pat and Tony Adams Freedom Richard Sniderman & D’Arcy Robert The Banks Family Fund for the Arts Celia M. Smith BMO Jennifer Angel & Eric Birnberg Gregory & Crystal Smith Diana Bennett & Spencer Lanthier Anonymous Jason Spetter David W. Binet Gail & George Anthony Marg Steed & Wayne Atkinson William J. S. Boyle Curtis Barlow Michael & Ira Tatham Anne-Marie Canning Beauchamp-Winskell Family Virginia Thompson CIBC Earl Bederman & Ann MacPherson Martin R. Wasserman The Aubrey and Marla Dan Byron Bellows Dr. Rhonda Zwingerman & Jeremy Foundation Barbara Black Opolsky Kate Alexander Daniels & David Brand Family Foundation at the Daniels Jewish Foundation of Greater LEAD PLAYER ($750-1499) Di Bartolomeo, Di Lorenzo-Graham Toronto Adam Brazier Foundation Helen Burstyn, C.M. Don Deboer & Brent Vickar Penny Fine & Hugh Furneaux The Paul Butler and Chris Black Haber/Greene Family Fund at the Kathleen & Dennis Freeman Foundation at Toronto Foundation Jewish Foundation of Greater Toronto Roger & Kevin Garland Louis Charpentier & Robert Dominique Hansen Andrew Gillespie Wakefield The William & Nona Heaslip The Don & Shirley Green Family Mitchell Cohen & Janice Lewis Foundation Foundation Mark & Cherie Daitchman Steven Hurowitz & Diane Osak The Haynes-Connell Foundation Patrick David & Michael Smith Kathy Kacer & Ian Epstein Hendriks Restaurant & Bar Mark & Susan Davis Fred & Judy Levy

THE MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY SUPPORTERS COMPANY STAGE MUSICAL THE Sheryl & David Kerr Bruce Dean & Robert Hall Paul, Jaclyn & Michelle Marcus Margie & Peter Kelk Marg & John Deeks David Montgomery Sarah & David Macdonald Megan Deeks & Simon Paabor Mary Sinclair The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen Philip Doyle & Yvonne Garcia Foundation Pam & Richard Earle† Ian Waldron & Tim Redmann Metcalf Foundation Kevin Finora Paul Westlind MNP LLP Jim Fleck Nan and Jack Wiseman Family Fund at the Jewish Foundation of Linda & Chris Montague Patricia J. Fleming (FBG) Fund at Greater Toronto Nu-Trend Construction Toronto Foundation Brenda Wolpert RBC Foundation John & Susan Goddard Norine Rose Carmen Griffis FEATURED PLAYER Scotiabank Paul Harding & Andrew Horberry ($350-749) The Slaight Family Foundation Kent James Scott Belton† TD Bank Group The Norman and Margaret Jewison Daniel Brown Lucy White Charitable Foundation Karen Cheah Yonge Suites Lucille & Urban Joseph, O.C. Robert D. Cook Elaine Kierans & Shawn McReynolds Barbara de Kat CRESCENDO CLUB ($5000+)* Scott Lauder Louise Ferri & Brian Monti LEADING LIGHT: Anne-Marie Victoria Lee & Philip Hebert Brian Fior† Canning Ann Leese & Irwin Rotenberg William Flanagan† Marsha & Aubrey Baillie Fund at Linda Lewis & Lorie Cappe David Goldbloom & Nancy Epstein Toronto Foundation Phil Lind Bulmash-Siegel Fund Julia Grant Patti & John Loach Jeff & Joanne Gray Brenda Christen Jefferson & Sally Mappin Linda Chu & John Donald David & Donalda Hilton Mitchell Marcus & Orrin Wolpert Alison Himel Kathleen & Dennis Freeman Randy McAuley Howard, Barclay & Associates Dr. Shelley Hornstein & Sam Sandie Newton / The Edward G. Rabinovitch Nancy Lockhart & The Murray Frum Agency Ltd. Nina Josefowitz Foundation Bart Nickerson Gary & Margot Marcus Roger Keglevich & Andrew Fleming Opolsky Family Barb Kelly Leanne & David Matlow Family The Pottruff Family Foundation Fund at the Jewish Foundation of Ken Kirsh† Dr. G R Rastegar & Family Greater Toronto Lee Lamothe† Gary Rogers Noel Mowat Leila & Gary Lax Anne & Jeffery Schwartz Len & Suzy Rodness Kathy & Becky Liddle Mike Scott Sherry Vanstone† Ken Lipson† Charlie Seminerio 24 Ellen & Les Wallace Betsy MacDonald

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COMPANY SUPPORTERS, CONT. / 20 2019 Anne Matlow & John Bohnen Angela Ferrante Meghan Moore Shawn McCarthy M. Fine & M. Alexandroff Joy & Eddy Morassutti Cindy & Ed Nowina Barbara Fingerote Jeff Morris Nancy Pencer Anne Fleming Carole & Richard Murzin Kerry Pond Tim Fort Laraine & Neil Naft Andra & Marc Rubin Karen Franklin Briane Nasimok THE MUSICAL STAGE COMPANY SUPPORTERS Gilda & Allan Rubin Don & Wendy Fraser Gavin Nevsky Annalee & Brian Schnurr Robert Gard Cindy & Ed Nowina Professor Julie Silver Elaine Gold Sharon Okuno Amanda & Scott Sinclair Catherine Graham Andrew Park Shannon Teskey & John Monczka Robert Green† Felicia & Ante Pavlovic† Andrew Tremayne Perry Haig Kenny Pearl Robert Wallace Tom Hastings Lynn Petruzzella Jennifer Webster Nancy Hawkins Nick Petruzzella Leanne Herbert Harold Povilaitis ENSEMBLE ($100-349) Roslyn Holden In Honour of Jolene Read Christie Acker† Lyal Keith Holland Dolly Reisman Rick Archbold & Rick Feldman Brett House Emily Robb Anonymous (5) Ilene Hyman Adele & George Robertson Janis & Dave Auster Dara & Lorne Indig Nicole Rosychuk Blaire Baker Alicia Jeffery & Neil Foster Elisa Russo Marie Baron Susan & Liman Jegins C. Doreen Rutter Kendra Bator Rayna Jolley Erin Schachter David Bell Norman Kahn Jennifer & Noah Schein Scott Belton & Jessica Leeder Lynn & Aubrey Kauffman Gayla & Ken Schwartz Melissa Bencic & Jason Nichols Sandy Kelly Holly Shephard Bruce Bennett & Anne Simmonds Jessica Knox Penny Shore Mark Biderman Greg & Alison Knudsen Michael & Susan Silver Daniel & Lillian Bodley Lynn Knudsen Susan Sinclair Susan Borden Tara Knudsen Gabriella Skubincan The Boston Consulting Group of Rona Kosansky & Jordan Glick Fay Sliwin† Canada Limited Francy Kussner Gloria Smith Penny & Graham Boundy Judith Levkoe Jonathan David Smith Linda Bracken Alice Lin Rodney Smith Dianne Bradley Clara Lomas Saralee Smolkin John Brenko Adrian M. Macdonald Michael & Brenda Somer Graham Brunke Liane Macdonald Deborah Staiman Loreli Buenaventura Richard Magnaye Jennifer Stein Leonard & Cheryl Cappe Kevin Magnayon Voy Stelmaszynski Joseph Paul Christie Mary Mahonny & Peter Donato Ross Stuart Jeffrey Chu Elizabeth Manson Merrill Swain Laurie Clark In Honour of Mitchell Marcus Jennifer Teichman Lyle Clark Susan Marcus & Rozanne Grimard Greg & Jennifer Thompson Ruth Ann Companion Ruth & Harold Margles Richard M. Thomson Donna Daitchman Ken Marple Gail Tolley Jane & Skip Darville Liana & Michael Martow John & Dianne Vanstone James Davis Derritt Mason Lorne Vineberg Ann Devarashetty Rick Matthews Scott Werry Linda Diener† Pat & John McCormack Marni Whitaker Alan Dingle David McMullen† In Memory of Gregory Williams Sholem Dolgoy Brian & Kathleen Metcalfe Debby Wright Kevin Doran† Julie Michailidis Hersh Zeifman Lisa Douglas Wendy Millar & Mark Dawson Marc Zwelling & Judith M. Adam Aubrey D’Souza Jacquelyn Miskie Connie & Hartley Zwingerman† Stephen Farb & Esther Yermus The Rev. Marili Moore

*Multi-year giving program. †Contributors to the Another Hundred People pledged giving campaign. These listings are current as of October 25, 2019, and we have made every effort to ensure appropriate recognition. If, however, your name has been accidentally omitted, listed incorrectly, or misspelled, please contact Alethea at [email protected]. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. 25

MUSC 21 - Uncovered Programme -Oct2019-R8.indd 25 2019-10-25 12:04 PM ONE SONG GLORY Now in its 14th year, One Song Glory is a musical theatre “My confidence as training program for 50 youth a singing actor was from across Ontario. One Song first bolstered by Glory uses artistic training as a One Song Glory.” means to develop transferable —Sara Farb, Broadway Performer life skills for youth, without Harry Potter and the Cursed Child cost to the participants.

Join us on NOV 17, 2019 for the ONE SONG GLORY FINAL SHOWCASE! Buy tickets and learn more about ONE SONG GLORY by visiting musicalstagecompany.com

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PRESENTING PRODUCTION SPONSOR

“A MODERN MASTERPIECE” Evening Standard

JANUARY 30 – FEBRUARY 15, 2020 THE WINTERTHE WINTER GARDEN GARDEN THEATRE 189 YONGE 189 YONGE STREET STREET

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