Based Upon the Paramount Pictures Film Written for the Screen by
Norman Krasna, Norman Panama & Melvin Frank
Music & Lyrics by Irving Berlin
Book by David Ives & Paul Blake
Original Stage Production directed by Walter Bobbie Orchestrations by Larry Blank
Vocal & Dance Arrangements by Bruce Pomahac
Director & Choreographer
Michael Lichtefeld
Music Director Paul Rodermond
Set Designer
William Layton
Stage Manager
Paul Pembleton
Costume Designer Jenine Kroeplin
Assistant Stage Manager
Nadene Riehl
Josh Alcantara
Devin Alexander
Matthew Armet
Kaitlyn Bacon
Alex Batycki
Jean Blandon
Jacqueline Burtney
Lighting Designer Kevin Fraser
Assistant Stage Manager Paula Stewart
The Company (in alphabetical order)
Vanessa Cobham
Eric Craig
Ryan Desaulnier
Rachel Fairbanks
Colleen Furlan
Gabrielle Jones
Tevya Kurczak
Sound Designer Allan McMillan
Apprentice Stage Manager Lyrie Murad
Quinley Kurczak
Kelsey Lacombe
Andrew MacDonald-Smith
Marisa Ricci
Brad Rudy
Tyrell Witherspoon
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Musical Numbers
Act One
Happy Holiday............................................................................. Bob, Phil and Sheldrake
White Christmas.......................................................................... Bob, Phil and Sheldrake
Happy Holiday/Let Yourself Go.............................................. Bob, Phil and the Ensemble Love and the Weather................................................................................. Bob and Betty Sisters........................................................................................................ Betty and Judy
The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing...........................Phil, Judy, and Quintet Snow.........................Phil, Judy, Bob, Betty, Snoring Man, Mrs. Snoring Man, Passengers
What Can You Do With A General..................................................Martha, Bob, and Phil
Let Me Sing and I’m Happy...................................................................................Martha Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep....................................................... Bob and Betty
Blue Skies...................................................................................... Bob and the Ensemble
ACT TWO
I Love a Piano....................................................................... Phil, Judy, and the Ensemble Falling Out of Love Can be Fun.................................................... Martha, Betty, and Judy Sisters (Reprise)........................................................................................... Bob and Phil
Love, You Didn’t Do Right By Me / How Deep is the Ocean..............................Betty, Bob
The Old Man..................................................................................................... Bob, Men
Let Me Sing and I’ll be Happy (Reprise)...................................................................Susan How Deep is the Ocean (Reprise)................................................................Betty and Bob
The Old Man (Reprise)............................................................. Bob, Phil, Sheldrake, Men
White Christmas......................................................................................... The Company
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm............................................................The Company
the cast
(in alphabetical order)
Josh Alcantara (Marty)
Drayton Entertainment: Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys, Ja’Keith in Rock of Ages, Neil Sedaka/Righteous Brother/Lou Adler in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Other theatre: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Tweed and Co); Soldier in Sunday in the Park with George, Kiss of the Spider Woman (Eclipse Theatre); Guys and Dolls, Helga in Cabaret, Davey in Newsies (Theatre Sheridan); Mamma Mia! (Theatre St. John’s). Josh is a proud graduate of Sheridan College. Thank you to Drayton Entertainment and Stephen at daCosta. A special thanks to Kaleigh, my friends and family for their endless love and support! Check out my music! Instagram & Tik Tok: @joshpalcantara Music, Merch & Video Production: www.jpa-studios.com.
Devin Alexander (Scooter)
Drayton Entertainment: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical, The Prom, Peter Pan: The Panto. Other theatre: Spamalot, Chicago (The Stratford Festival); The Little Mermaid, Encore! (Rainbow Stage); Grease (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); Sunday in the Park with George (Eclipse Theatre Company); Mamma Mia! (Dancyn Productions); Bobby in Cabaret, Ricky in Pump Up the Volume, Specs in Disney’s Newsies (Theatre Sheridan); Human Symbiosis (Dark Dance Company). Film/TV: Northern Tracks (Stratfest@Home). Work hard, be kind, and chase after your dreams. Love to my friends and family, and special thanks to my powerhouse agents at 10 Talent Management. I’m so happy to be here. @the.devin.alexander.
Matthew Armet (Ensemble)
Drayton Entertainment: Kiss Me, Kate, Holiday Inn, Thoroughly Modern Millie, How To Succeed, Hairspray. Other theatre: 6 Seasons (Stratford Festival); White Christmas (Shaw); Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Grand); A Year with Frog and Toad (MYTP); Hockey Sweater, Cinderella (Rainbow); Cabaret, White Christmas (RMTC); Hairspray (Charlottetown); High School Musical (Neptune); Peter Pan (Ross Petty). Film/TV: Skymed, The Porter (CBC); Odd Squad (Netflix). Choreography: Rent (Rainbow); Fame (WST); Guys and Dolls: in Concert (WSO). Graduate of The Canadian College of Performing Arts. Matt is so excited to share the stage once again with his husband, Tyrell. Love to 10 Talent! Insta: @mat2eh.
Kaitlyn Bacon (Ensemble)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Film/TV: It Takes Two (20th Century Studios); The Millionaire Murderer (Black Watch Entertainment); Clown in Cornfield (Temple Hill Productions); Christmas in Love (CBS Studios); Violent Night (Universal Pictures); Santa Summit (Hallmark); Reunification (JDX Creative). Kaitlyn is proud to be a part of the Amanda Cleghorn Creative. Kaitlyn is thrilled to share the stage with such an incredible cast. She would like to thank her family and friends for their love and support. Also huge thanks to 10 Talent, you guys are the best! Instagram: @kaitlynnbacon.
Alex Batycki (Ensemble)
Drayton Entertainment: Newsies. Other theatre: White Christmas (Shaw Festival); Anne of Green Gables (2024, 2022); Jersey Boys, Munschables (Charlottetown Festival); The Little Mermaid (Persephone Theatre); Let’s Dance! (Terra Bruce Productions); And I Never Stopped Dancing (Smile Theatre); Sunday in the Park with George, Kiss of Spider Woman (Eclipse Theatre Company). Training: Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance, Sheridan College. A proud prairie boy from Saskatoon, Alex is thrilled to be back with Drayton for the holidays! Lots of love to my incredible Mom, my family, and the folks at Talent House. Enjoy the snow, I mean the show! Instagram: @alex_batycki.
Jean Blandon (Mike/Ensemble)
Drayton Entertainment: Kiss Me, Kate, The Prom, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Other theatre (selected): Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Theatre Sheridan); Buddy/Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland (Bad Hats); Midwinter Mosey (MTYP Mainstage); The Snowman (Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra); Mamma Mia!, Pirates of Penzance, Footloose (MTYP/MTCO); The Witches (WPG Fringe Fest.). He’d like to thank his fantastic agent Shari Quallenberg, his partner, family, and friends for their continuous guidance and support in the arts, and Drayton Entertainment for the amazing opportunities! Instagram: @jeanblandon.
Jacqueline Burtney (Ensemble)*
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other theatre: Mrs. Darling in Wendy & Peter Pan, Spamalot, Louise in Carousel, The Adventures of Pericles, Camelot, Jesus Christ Superstar, Funny Thing...Forum (Stratford); Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway); Matilda, Anything Goes (First National Tours); Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Globe Theatre); Referee in Never Swim Alone (GDTP); Cinderella, The Little Mermaid (Ross Petty Productions); Jesus Christ Superstar (La Jolla Playhouse); Funny Thing... Forum (Mirvish). Training: Sheridan College. This is my first show since becoming a mom to my little firecracker, Alison Paige. This one is for her & for my husband, Eric Craig. I think you’re pretty cool & I love you. @jacksonbendesigns.
*Dance Captain
Vanessa Cobham (Ensemble)
Drayton Entertainment: Rock of Ages, Evita, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Tanya in Mamma Mia!, Tiara in Elf: The Musical, Linda McKenna in Rocky the Musical, Dynamite in Hairspray, Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors, Michelle in Sister Act, South Pacific. Other theatre: Apollo singer in Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story (Theatre Aquarius); Dreamgirls (MTC Theatre); June in Chicago (Neptune Theatre); Disney’s The Lion King (Mirvish). Film/TV: A Novel Christmas (Uptv); Sandra/B-line dancer in The Porter (BET/CBC); The Boys (Amazon Prime); Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC); Grand Army (Netflix); Madame C.J. Walker (Netflix); Man Seeking Woman (FXX); Gretl in The Pacifier (Disney Pictures); Heroes Reborn (NBC). I would like to thank my family and Drayton Entertainment. Instagram: @ vanessacobham.
Eric Craig (Bob Wallace)
Drayton Entertainment: Kiss Me Kate, Evita, The Prom. Other theatre (selected): Paradise Square (Original Broadway Cast); Matilda (1st National); Sunday in the Park with George (Eclipse Theatre); Intimate Apparel (WJT); The Secret Garden (Theatre Calgary); Fun Home, Pride and Prejudice (Arts Club); Hamlet (SLSC); Fiddler on the Roof, Beauty and the Beast (Stage West); The Last Five Years (Angelwalk); Edges (Musical Stage). TV/Film: The Handmaid’s Tale, Workin’ Moms, Good Witch, Reign, Murdoch Mysteries. Eric Craig is a proud dad and husband, and he couldn’t be happier to be spending the holiday season onstage with his beautiful wife - the best gift he could imagine.
Ryan Desaulnier (Ralph Sheldrake)
Drayton Entertainment: Gyp Decarlo in Jersey Boys, Ralph Sheldrake in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Evita. Other theatre: Equus, The Boyfriend, The Winter’s Tale, Camelot, Coriolanus, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Gondoliers, Man of La Mancha (Stratford Festival); Australian Credits: Man of La Mancha (Gordon/Frost Productions); The Importance of Being Ernest (Twisted Tree); Evie and the Birdman (Caspian Productions). Film/ TV: Counterstrike, The Instructional Guide to Dating, How to Die Alone, The Juno Awards, Due South, Foolish Heart. Ryan also worked with The Wiggles for six years, appearing in numerous TV series, CD recordings and live shows all around the world. For Carolyn.
Rachel Fairbanks (Judy Haynes)
Drayton Entertainment: Kiss Me, Kate. Other theatre (selected): Camelot (Broadway: Lincoln Center Theater); Hoagy Carmichael’s Stardust Road (Off-Broadway: York Theatre Company, and World Premiere: Temple Theatre); Ella/Gabrielle Understudy in Cinderella (First National Tour); Young Elise/Patton in The First Wives Club (Chicago Premiere); Mitzie in Brush Strokes (World Premiere); as well as many shows regionally with North Shore Music Theatre and Pittsburgh CLO. Film/TV: The Today Show. Rachel has a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre from Penn State University. Thank you to everyone at Drayton! Love to my husband, NYC/Boston/ Kitchener family of course our fearless leader, Michael! @rachelgeogea.
Colleen Furlan (Betty Haynes)
Drayton Entertainment: Fiddler on the Roof. Other theatre: Mary Poppins (Rainbow Stage); In Real Life (MSC/CanStage): Alice in Wonderland (Bad Hats/Soulpepper/MYTP); RENT, The Wizard of Oz, The Hockey Sweater, Cinderella, Little Shop of Horrors, Shrek, Sister Act, Les Misérables, The Little Mermaid, Shopkins Live - North American Tour (KOBA); American Idiot (WST); Jazz Soloist (WJO/WSO); Fiddler on the Roof (RMTC). Film/ TV: Time Cut, Wintertide, Harland Manor, Seance, Top 4 on Over the Rainbow (CBC). Colleen holds a Dean’s Honours Roll Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance form the Desautels Faculty of Music. Special thanks to 10 Talent and my loved ones! Instagram: @colleenosaurus.
Gabrielle Jones (Martha Watson)
Drayton Entertainment: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, ELF: The Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Miracle Worker, The Birds & the Bees, The Drowsy Chaperone, Harvest, The Ladies Foursome, Brighton Beah Memoirs, Sexy Laundry, The Crazy Time. Other theatre: The Shaw Festival (fourteen seasons); The Stratford Festival (seven seasons); The Foster Festival; Theatre Calgary; Theatre Aquarius; Stage West, Capitol Theatre; Vancouver Playhouse. For Mirvish Productions: The Audience, Les Misérables (Toronto & 2nd National Tour); Mamma Mia! (Toronto & 1st. National U.S. Tour).
Tevya Kurczak (Susan Waverly)
Drayton Entertainment: Shprintze, Fiddler on the Roof, Brigitta, The Sound of Music, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Annie. Other theatre: Gavroche, Les Misérables (Singer’s Theatre); Wilbur, Charlotte’s Web (Agnew/KWMP); Dancer (Dance Adventure). Thank you, Alex, Michael, and the entire Drayton team, for this opportunity. I’m thrilled to share the stage with this amazing cast and crew, and this role with my sister! Thank you, Dad, Quinley and my entire family for encouraging me to follow my dreams. Mom, thank you for being my guiding light. This is for you. @tevya.dancer.
Quinley Kurczak (Susan Waverly)
Drayton Entertainment: Bielke in Fiddler on the Roof, Marta in The Sound of Music, Chorus in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Other: Dancer (Dance Adventure). Thank you, Drayton, Alex and Michael for believing in me and for this chance to be on stage again. I love that I’m sharing this role with my sister! Thank you, Tevya, Dad and my whole family for your love and support. This show is for my mom, who showed me what is means to truly sparkle on stage. @quinley.dancer.
Kelsey Lacombe (Ensemble)
Drayton Entertainment: Holiday Inn, Cinderella: the Panto, Anything Goes. Other theatre (selected): Bend it Like Beckham (Starvox); Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Sister Act, West Side Story, The Producers, Annie, Footloose (Rainbow Stage); Crazy For You (Citadel/Theatre Calgary); Beauty and the Beast (Capitol Theatre); Les Feux Follets (Charlottetown Festival); Legally Blonde, Damn Yankees (Theatre Sheridan). Kelsey is a proud graduate of Sheridan College’s Bachelor of Music Theatre Peformance Program and McMaster University’s Master of Science Physiotherapy Program. She is thrilled to be back on stage after spending the last couple of years in school. Love to my husband, Daniel, my family, and The Talent House team!
Andrew MacDonald-Smith (Phil Davis)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other theatre (selected): The Play That Goes Wrong, Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Jersey Boys, 9 to 5, Crazy for You, Shakespeare in Love, Mary Poppins, Avenue Q, One Man, Two Guvnors (Citadel Theatre): A Grand Time in the Rapids, Pith!, Witness to a Conga (Teatro Live); Matilda, The Play That Goes Wrong (Arts Club); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Mary Poppins, Crazy for You (Theatre Calgary). Andrew is the Artistic Director of Teatro Live!, a comedy-focused theatre company in Edmonton, Alberta. Follow him on Instagram @drewmacsmith.
Marisa Ricci (Ensemble)
Drayton Entertainment: Rock of Ages. Other theatre: ‘Who Do Ya Love’ Workshop (Edinburgh Fringe); Return to Grace (RGA Media); Eve of St George (TransenDance); Colony Collapse (DaCo/Festival Quartiers Danse); Carnival of the Arts (Our Parks Markham); Circus Salto Natale (Knie); Memory (Teatro Romano): Viagem (Museu Oriente); A Point of Clarity (Shanghai International Dance Centre). Film/TV: Baby Teeth (FORM Vancouver); The Violinist (Michael Lavers); Lip-Sync Battle Portugal (Shine Iberia). Marisa is a TMU graduate and has studied internationally with Metamorphosis Dance. She is looking forward to spending her holidays at Drayton! @mariccikova.
Brad Rudy (General Henry Waverly)
Drayton Entertainment: Bob in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, Walter Hobbs in ELF, Juror #10 in Twelve Angry Men, West Side Story, Whose Under Where?. Other theatre: Ted Narracott in WarHorse (Mirvish/Toronto); Padre in A Pack of Thieves, Ray in Sugar Road, Frank in Educating Rite (Lighthouse Festival); Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Pierre in The Father, Gabe in Dinner With Friends (Theatre Aquarius); over sixty productions/twenty-six seasons (Stratford Festival) including Bill Sikes in Oliver!, Title role in The Count of Monte Cristo, Founding member of Alternative Theatre Works in Stratford. “Life is short; make it sweet.”
Tyrell Witherspoon (Ensemble)
Drayton Entertainment: Kiss Me, Kate, Mamma Mia!, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, All Shook Up. Other theatre: Medea (Canadian Opera Company); Rent, Wizard of Oz, The Hockey Sweater, Cinderella, Footloose (Rainbow Stage); Billy Elliot (Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre); Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast (Theatre Aquarius); Anne of Green Gables, Evangeline, Canada Rocks (Charlottetown Festival); Anne of Green Gables (Theatre Calgary); West Side Story (Vancouver Opera); Beauty and the Beast (Citadel Theatre). Film/TV: Never Been Chris’d (Hallmark); Nobody (Universal); Bring It On: Cheer or Die (Syfy); Hellcats (CW). Thank you to my husband, Matt, for your continued love and support and to 10 Talent Management for keeping the dream alive. Instagram: @tlwither.
the creative team
Michael Lichtefeld (Director & Choreographer)
Drayton Entertainment: Directed/choreographed eleven musicals, including, Evita, ELF: The Musical, White Christmas, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Michael choreographed six Broadway Musicals including The Secret Garden, Sweeney Todd, Little Women and The Sound of Music (revival), nine Off-Broadway Musicals, and nine seasons at the Stratford Festival. His shows have played all over the world from Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Europe as well as the US and Canada. He has been nominated for The Drama Desk Award, three Outer Critic’s Circle Awards, and won the Independent Reviewers of New England Award.
Paul Rodermond (Music Director)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other theatre (Music Director): Tell Me On A Sunday (Magnus); Spongebob Fame (Winnipeg Studio Theatre); And I Never Stopped Dancing (Smile Theatre); A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, Rock ‘n Fables (Stephenville). Assistant Music Director: Mary Poppins, Rent (Rainbow); The Sound of Music (RMTC); In the pit: The Little Mermaid (Rainbow); 9 to 5 in concert (TBSO); The Last Five Years (Winnipeg Fringe); White Christmas, A Year With Frog and Toad, Damn Yankees (Shaw); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Stephenville). Principal Keyboard of the Thunder Bay Symphony, and excited to make the trip south for this show.
William Layton (Set Designer)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other theatre: Twist and Shout, The British Invasion, ELF, The Great Gatsby, The Hobbit, Shrek (The Grand Theatre); The Play That Goes Wrong, Jersey Boys (Charlottetown Festival); Mary Poppins (Nominated for a Dora Award; YPT). William has a Dora Award for Freud and Civilization and Its Discontents. Film/ TV: The Next Step (10 seasons), Till Death Do Us Part with John Waters, Da Kink In Her Hair, Fall (Nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Production Design). William was assistant to Douglas Schmidt on plays and musicals including Legends with Mary Martin and Carol Channing, and is a graduate of The Chicago Art Institute and The National Theatre School.
Jenine Kroeplin (Costume Designer)
Drayton Entertainment (selected): A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Marathon of Hope: The Musical, Legends...of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, I’ll Be Back Before Midnight, Sleuth, 9 to 5: The Musical, Robin Hood, Country Legends. Jenine is delighted to be back for her nineteenth season with Drayton Entertainment and her seventeenth season as the Head of Wardrobe. Jenine is a graduate of York University’s Technical Theatre Program where she specialized in costume and set design. She would like to acknowledge her family and friends for their constant support.
Kevin Fraser (Lighting Designer)*
Drayton Entertainment: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, Jersey Boys, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, A Few Good Men, The Sound of Music, On Golden Pond, ELF: The Musical, The Miracle Worker, ‘ART’, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical, Rocky: The Musical, Man of La Mancha, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Death of a Salesman, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Sister Act, Little Shop of Horrors, Les Misérables, and many more. Other theatre: Gypsy (Shaw Festival); Cirque Ambiente (Canada’s Wonderland); Treasure Island, The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, Shakespeare In Love, A Little Night Music, Carousel (Stratford Festival). Kevin is a member of Associated Designers of Canada, and a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School. Web:kevinfraserlighting.com.
*Indicated designers on this production are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.
Allan McMillan (Sound Designer)
Drayton Entertainment: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Evita, Man of La Mancha, Fiddler on the Roof, Twist and Shout, Kinky Boots, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Drowsy Chaperone, and Rock of Ages. For over 35 years Allan has been “rattling” about in theatres in Ontario in various technical positions, from Technical Direction, Production Management, Lighting Design, Carpentry, and of course, Audio. Allan came to Drayton Entertainment in 2013 from Stage West Mississauga. Allan looks forward to having another go at some of the above and to the new challenges each season brings.
Paul Pembleton (Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Stage Manager for A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, Fiddler on the Roof, Evita, Beautiful: The Carole King Story, American Son, It Runs in the Family, A Few Good Men, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, The Miracle Worker, Holiday Inn, Man of La Mancha, The Drowsy Chaperone, Death of a Salesman, The 39 Steps, Little Shop of Horrors, Chicago, Godspell (U.S National Tour), Harvey, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (U.S National Tour). Other theatre: Stage Manager for Alcestis, Cockfight (Theatre Erindale, UTM); They’re Found in Trees (Theatre Orangeville); 1812 (The Foster Festival); Suds: The Musical (Carousel Playhouse).
Nadene Riehl (Assistant Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment (selected): A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical, Sh-Boom! Life Could Be a Dream, Footloose, Bittergirl: The Musical, The Crooner, Wizard of Oz: The Panto, American Son, Legally Blonde - the Musical, We’ll Meet Again, Billy Biship Goes to War, Good Ol’ Country Gospel, You’ll Get Used To It!... The War Show, Hairspray, Kings & Queens of Country, Million Dollar Quartet, Red Rock Diner, Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Canadian Legends, Twist & Shout, Snow White: The Panto, Footloose, Legends of Harmony. Other theatre: Seussical The Musical, Grease, Bye Bye Birdie, The Fully Monty, Hairspray, The Sound of Music (KWMP); KW Glee. She’s excited to return for her eleventh season at Drayton Entertainment. Enjoy the show!
Paula Stewart (Assistant Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment: Stage Manager for Doris and Ivy in the Home, Perfect Wedding, Shear Madness, Jonas and Barry in the Home. Assistant Stage Manager for Evita, One for the Pot, Anything Goes, The Sound of Music, Bedtime Stories. Other theatre: Stage Manager for The Darktown Strutters Ball, Cinderella… if the Shoe Fits, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Boys Girls and Other Mythological Creatures (Theatre Orangeville). Paula is a graduate of the Ryerson University theatre program. M’eudail, tapadh leat. Enjoy the show!
Lyrie Murad (Apprentice Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment (Stage Manager): A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Kiss Me, Kate, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, (Performer): Fiddler on the Roof. Other theatre: Alice in Wonderland (Bad Hats/ Theatre Sheridan); Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (TUTS Vancouver); A Christmas Carol, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Diocesan Arts Movement). Lyrie is so thrilled to be a part of this production and working alongside this incredibly talented cast and crew. A big thank you to her family and friends for their constant love and support. Enjoy the show! @lyriemurad.
the Band
Paul Rodermond (Music Director)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other theatre (Music Director): Tell Me On A Sunday (Magnus); Spongebob Fame (Winnipeg Studio Theatre); And I Never Stopped Dancing (Smile Theatre); A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline, Rock ‘n Fables (Stephenville). Assistant Music Director: Mary Poppins, Rent (Rainbow); The Sound of Music (RMTC); In the pit: The Little Mermaid (Rainbow); 9 to 5 in concert (TBSO); The Last Five Years (Winnipeg Fringe); White Christmas, A Year With Frog and Toad, Damn Yankees (Shaw); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Stephenville). Principal Keyboard of the Thunder Bay Symphony, and excited to make the trip south for this show.
Dave Wiffen (Alto Sax/Clarinet/Flute)
Drayton Entertainment: Dance Legends, Cagney, Cats, Singin’ in the Rain, David Rogers - Broadway Heroes, Chicago, Holiday Inn, West Side Story, White Christmas. Other theatre: 42nd Street, Cabaret, My One and Only, Hello Dolly, Guys and Dolls, Pericles, West Side Story, Chicago, Anything Goes (Stratford Festival); The Producers (Toronto: Canon Theatre); The Full Monty (Elgin Theatre); Song and Dance (Danforth Music Hall); Don Messer’s Violin (Festival Theatre Summerside PE); Cabaret (Grand Theatre). Dave is the saxaphone instructor at Wilfrid Laurier University, has toured the U.S., and Japan with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, and backed up many performers including Aretha Franklin, Marvin Hamlisch, Natalie Cole, Steve Allan, Jerry Lewis, Jeff Healey, Regis Philbin and Dudley Moore. He is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier Univeristy and the The Eastman School of Music.
Bob Hewus (Bass)
Drayton Entertainment: Fiddler on the Roof, Joseph...Dreamcoat, The Sound of Music, Canada 151, Lucky Stiff, Marathon of Hope: the Musical, Singin’ in the Rain, White Christmas, 42nd Street. Other theatre: The Sound of Music, Crazy For You, Fiddler on the Roof (Stratford Festival); Ned Durango (Theatre Orangeville); Forever Plaid (New Yorker Theatre). Bob resides in the Hockley Valley with his lovely wife, choreographer Candace Jennings, and too many dogs. He is very happy to be returning to work with the talented people at Drayton Entertainment.
Richard Moore (Drums/Perscussion)
Drayton Entertainment (selected): A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical, Kinky Boots, Holiday Inn, Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Mia!. Other theatre (selected): Wicked, Aladdin, Mean Girls, Ain’t Too Proud (Mirvish Productions, 2023/24). Richard’s musical background includes years of experience performing in musicals, symphony orchestras, jazz ensembles, and pop/ rock bands. He serves on faculty at both York University and the Oscar Peterson School of Music at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto. Richard is a proud member of the American Federation of Musicians Local 226.
Paul Mitchell (Trumpet)
Drayton Entertainment: Jersey Boys, Fiddler on the Roof, Evita, Holiday Inn, Elf: The Musical, Drowsy Chaperone, Little Mermaid, Anything Goes. Other theatre: Many venues acorss the nothern U.S. and Ontario including tribute shows, such as The Rat Pack, Elton John Meets Billy Joel, Blues Brothers, Steely Dan. He has played with pop R&B groups Kool and the Gang, The O’Jays, Frankie Valli, Glass Tiger and Dean Brody. Film/TV: Hemmingway vs. Callaghan (CBC/Shaftsbury). Paul is featured regularly at The Jazz Room in Uptown Waterloo, and performs with many of the top R&B and wedding bands in the GTA. He considers himself to be fortunate to be surrounded by many of Canada’s most talented musicians.
Larry Larson (Trumpet II)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Billy Elliot, The Music Man, Cabaret, Threepenny Opera, Fanfare Trumpeter, and regular sub for past 25 years (Stratford). Larry was Principal Trumpet of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony for 30 years, and has been a member of the Art Of Time Ensemble since 2010. He continues to enjoy a very healthy freelance career, including “Larry’s Jazz Guys,” a wide variety of solo and chamber music opportunities, and studio recording sessions. He has been honoured to collaborate on stage with Steven Page, Brian Wilson, Herbie Hancock, and Diana Krall, among many others.
The Musicians and Music Director engaged for this production are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, and are performing in the jurisdiction of the Central Ontario Musicians’ Association, Local 226.
ADMINISTRATION
Artistic Director & CEO
Alex Mustakas
Executive Director
Steven Karcher
Associate Artistic Director
David Connolly
Director of Audience Services
Ellen Berwick
Director of Facilities
Alan Card
Director of Finance
Siobhan Lovejoy
Director of Human Resources
Natasha Hopf
Director of Production
Dave Horner
Accounting Clerk
Joanne Labrecque
Ticketing & Systems Specialist
Randi Perriam
ARTISTIC
Artistic Administrator
Brenley Charkow
Artistic Administrative Assistant
Stephanie Reeve
AUDIENCE SERVICES
Audience Services Manager
Gary Good
Box Office Manager
Laurie Castro
Box Office Supervisor
Paige Corriveau
AUDIO
Head of Audio
Allan McMillan
Audio Assistant
Nicholas Wadel-Turcotte
MARKETING & DEVELOPMENT
Development Manager
Lindsay Bellaire
Marketing Manager
Jackson McMillan
Group, Events & Rentals
Manager
Karen De iuliis
Community Engagement Specialist
Danielle Dixon
Marketing Associate
Lia Tunstall
Graphic Designer
Annissa Malthaner
PRODUCTION
Production Coordinator
Jeff JohnstonCollins
Technical Directors
Lyle Franklin
Jeff JohnstonCollins
Austin Wilson
Head of Electrics
Lyle Franklin
Head of Construction
Rob Clarke
Assistant Head of Construction
Jenna Barry
Lead Carpenter
Lindsey Woelfle
Carpenters
John Bigelow
John Graham
Toofik Boulus
Ajae Whittaker
House Technicians
Glenn Beckner
Naomi Damasco
Richard McLeod
Production Administrator
Caitlyn Hill
PROPS
Head of Props
Kat Theriault
Senior Props Builder
Madeline Samms
Junior Props Builder
Josiah Bosse
Daijah Clement-Day
SCENIC PAINT
Senior Scenic Painters
Frank Crickmore
Kristen McCormick
Maggie McMichael
JR. SCENIC PAINT
Chayse VanVliet
Leo Woolley
WARDROBE
Head of Wardrobe
Jenine Kroeplin
Assistant Head of Wardrobe
Jessica Pembleton
First Hand
Joanna Lee
FOR WHITE CHRISTMAS
Head of Wardrobe
Jenine Kroeplin
Assistant Head of Wardrobe
Jessica Pembleton
Cutter(s)
Anna Farquharson
Rachel Berchtold
Costume Assistant
Amanda Kennedy
Stitchers
Ivan Brozic
Molly Fortier
June Gunn
Taylor Hill
Sarah Hunsberger
Jaida Lapsley
Heather McKenzie
Wardrobe Maintenance
Amanda Kennedy
Head Dresser
Sarah Hunsberger
Dressers
Molly Fortier
Taylor Hill
Wig Stylist
Anne May
Gerry Altenburg
First Hand
Joanna Lee
Assistant Wig Stylist
Amanda Kennedy
Molly Fortier
Wig Maintenance
Amanda Kennedy
Flys
Glenn Beckner
Abbey MacDonald
Followspot
Noah McKeown
Toofik Boulus
Running Crew
El D’Almeda
Chayse VanVliet
Vivi Valo
Daijah Day
Child Supervisor
Lyrie Murad
HAMILTON FAMILY THEATRE
Facility Manager
Jenna DeGraaf
House Manager
Gary Good
Box Office Staff
Amanda Howe
Zoha Kan
Lyne Lemaire-Harnack
Kayden McKeown
Laura Hole
Bartender(s)
Tristan Sabourin
Alyssa Gasho
Emily Foell
Custodian
Monique Bride
by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent
by material by Guy Bolton and John McGowan
By Norm Foster
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Lyrics by Tim Rice
