Kyle sits down with Maren Ord Burnham to discuss her approach to the creation of a musical and in particular how she found her way to creating, and now staging, The Night of the Murder, opening at the Glenmore Christian Academy March 28th through April 5th.
Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/cc/the-night-of-the-murder-4065193
About the Show: Get ready for laughs, gasps, and mishaps — come aboard and help Steve and Kate crack the case before they’re the next suspects!
Kyle sits down with Robert Cole over Zoom to discuss the forthcoming Strathmore Theatre Players production of The Addams Family Musical at the Hope Church running March 21st through April 5th with a special subtitled production on March 29th. Robert Cole directs and Kyle discusses the labour of direction along with the particular difficulties of putting up a large scale musical in a small town in the middle of the winter.
Tickets: https://thevaultonline.ca/collections/strathmore-theatre-players-guild
About the Show: THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family. Featuring an original story complete with every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on that fateful night when they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Join the extended Family to watch and laugh as Chaos reigns supreme!
Kyle sits down with Tannis Gross and Myra Gross to discuss Small Time Theatre's production of Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. opening March 13, 2025 and running through March 15th at the Glenmore Christian Academy in Calgary. Myra stars at Golde and Tannis is the director.
Tickets:
About the Show: The special adaptation of the nine-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Fiddler on the Roof Jr. follows Tevye the milkman as he tries to protect his five daughters and his way of life from a changing world. The play deals with the universal theme of tradition in ways that reach across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion. This production is sure to delight audiences with its poignant music and its endearing characters.
Kyle sits down with Marian Hamilton, Artistic Director of Painted Fish and Musical Director of The Wizard of Oz to discuss their production which ran at the Cite des Rocheuses Theatre in Calgary from February 13th through February 23rd.
Link to Painted Fish: https://www.paintedfish.ca/
About the Show:
Join us for an enchanting journey down the yellow brick road! Painted Fish Performing Arts is thrilled to announce our upcoming production of The Wizard of Oz!
Opening January 31st and running through February 15th at the Pumphouse, Morpheus Theatre presents Steel Magnolias, directed by Angela Woodard. Kyle sits down with Angela to discuss what makes this production so special.
Tickets: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?page_id=7805
About the Show: All the ladies who are “anybody” come to gossip and have their hair done by Truvy in her Chinquapin, Louisiana salon. Sharing their stories, laughs and tears, Steel Magnolias is the much-loved hit play featuring six amazing women who draw upon their strength and love to meet the challenges of life. Part comedy of manners, part heartfelt tearjerker, and featuring non-stop banter and wisecracks, this play about friendship, community, and the power of the human spirit.
Kyle sits down with Lacey Bartko and Danielle Dulmadge to discuss Calgary Community Theatre's productions so far this season, with a look ahead to what's to come.
Here's a list of shows happening that you can still get tickets to this season:
Steel Magnolias – Morpheus Theatre January 31 through February 15 https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?portfolio=steel-magnolias The Wizard of Oz – Painted Fish February 13 through February 23 https://paintedfish.tickit.ca/events/27139-wizard-of-oz The Addams Family – Strathmore Theatre Players March 21 through April 5 Tickets: https://thevaultonline.ca/collections/strathmore-theatre-players-guild Fiddler on the Roof, Junior – Small Time Theatre March 13 through 15 Tickets: https://smalltimetheatre.ca/productions/a-fiddler-on-the-roof-jr/ Forever Treasure Island – Take a Bow Theatre March 14 through March 16 Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/treasure-island/ Porcelein Dolls – Full Circle Theatre March 27 through April 5 Website: https://aflimsyplan.com/full-circle-theatre/ The Horse and His Boy – Imagine Theatre YYC April 4 through 12 https://www.ticketor.com/Account/Events?searchTerm=imagine%20theatre Guys and Dolls – MisFit Theatre YYC April 11 through April 19 Website: https://misfittheatreyyc.ca/2024-25-season Go Back for Murder – Take a Bow April 25 through May 4 Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/agatha-christie-go-back-for-murder/ The McAdo – Morpheus Theatre April 25 through May 10 Tickets: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?page_id=7805 Epic Quest of Damsels in Distress – Nose Creek Players April 25 through April 27 Tickets: https://tickets.airdrie.ca/TheatreManager/1/tmEvent/tmEvent504.html Between the Lines – Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre May 2 through May 11 Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/s/events/all/?q=between+the+lines Prescription Murder – Workshop Theatre May 9 through May 17 Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/prescription-murder-tickets-1045089479767?aff=oddtdtcreator Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Front Row Centre May 16 through May 31 Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/sweeney-todd-frc?hs_preview=OpSTSmgp-171519437223 Heathers – Untold Stories June 13 through June 28 Tickets: https://untoldst.booktix.ca/dept/main/e/HTM Much Ado About Nothing – Full Circle Theatre June 19 through June 28 Website: https://aflimsyplan.com/full-circle-theatre/
Running January 10th through the 25th at the Pumphouse Theatre in Calgary, Kyle reviews FRC's production of La Cage Aux Folles and considers it a faultless production we need more of.
Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/la-cage-aux-folles
About the Show: This crowd-pleasing, rollicking and heartwarming musical about family, commitment, show biz and drag remains one of musical theatre's all-time biggest hits! After 20 years of partnered bliss, Georges and Albin, two men partnered for better or worse, get a bit of both when Georges' son (fathered during a one-night fling) announces his impending marriage to the daughter of a bigoted, right-wing politician. Further complicating the situation is the "family business": Albin and Georges run a drag nightclub in St. Tropez, where Albin is the star performer, "Zaza." Georges reluctantly agrees to masquerade as "normal" when he meets the family of the bride-to-be. But Albin has other plans, with hilarious results.
Opening January 11th and running through January 25th at the Pumphouse, Front Row Centre Players present La Cage Aux Folles directed by Fred Amdur. Kyle sits down with Fred to discuss how this production came to be and where it fits in the season for FRC.
Tickets: https://www.artscommons.ca/whats-on/la-cage-aux-folles
About the Show: This crowd-pleasing, rollicking and heartwarming musical about family, commitment, show biz and drag remains one of musical theatre's all-time biggest hits! After 20 years of partnered bliss, Georges and Albin, two men partnered for better or worse, get a bit of both when Georges' son (fathered during a one-night fling) announces his impending marriage to the daughter of a bigoted, right-wing politician. Further complicating the situation is the "family business": Albin and Georges run a drag nightclub in St. Tropez, where Albin is the star performer, "Zaza." Georges reluctantly agrees to masquerade as "normal" when he meets the family of the bride-to-be. But Albin has other plans, with hilarious results.
Opening December 19th through the 22nd in Bragg Creek at the Swamp Donkey Theatre, Trisha Gizen directs Nuncrackers, by Dan Goggins, presented by Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre Society. Kyle sits down with Zoe Farrell, choreographer, Trisha Gizen, director, performer and properties master as well as first time performer Kristi Kraychy.
Tickets are no longer on sale as this podcast was recorded before the production, but could only be released after the show had ended.
Nuncrackers is the fourth Dan Goggins 'Nunsense' story set at Christmas with hijinks, hilarity, improv and a laugh a minute good time.
Opening December 13th and running until the 21st at the Pumphouse in Calgary, Morpheus Theatre presents Puss in Boots, a Pantomime, directed by Carl Bishop. Kyle sits down with Carl to talk about directing pantomimes and the complications that come from this unique form of theatre.
Tickets: https://www.morpheustheatre.ca/?portfolio=puss-in-boots
About the Show: Poor Tom! His father, the miller, has died. Tom, our hero, is bequeathed a cat in his father’s will. An unusual cat. A cat with the gift of the gab. A gift for getting Tom into trouble – and out of it again in his quest to marry a princess. Packed with music, dance, comedy and of course audience participation, Puss in Boots will be your purr-fect accompaniment to your Christmas celebrations, ‘Oh yes it will!’