Costume Designer Julia Holbert Sound Designer Allan McMillan
Stage Manager Paul Pembleton
Georgia Bennett
Annelise Forbes
Lighting Designer Mikael Kangas
Assistant Stage Manager Nadene Riehl
The Company
(in alphabetical order)
Alyssa Curto
Jade Kimaya
Alicia D’Ariano
Sarah Nairne
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Musical Numbers
Act One
Round The Beehive/Let’s Rock........................................................................................... Company
It’s My Party...................................................................................................... Pattie and Company
Come See About Me......................................................................................... Laura and Company
Where Did Our Love Go?.............................................................................. Jasmine and Company
Walkin’ In The Rain......................................................................................... Wanda and Company
Junkman............................................................................................................. Gina and Company
Academy Award.............................................................................................. Allison and Company
I’ll Never Change Him....................................................................................... Laura and Company
Sweet Talkin’ Guy............................................................................................ Wanda and Company
Can’t Hurry Love...................................................................................... Gina, Jasmine and Wanda
The Name Game................................................................................................. Gina and Company
My Boyfriend’s Back........................................................................................ Allison and Company
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?.................................................................... Pattie and Company
One Fine Day................................................................................................. Jasmine and Company
Where The Boys Are......................................................................................... Laura and Company
Be My Baby......................................................................................................... Gina and Company
Then He Kissed Me........................................................................................ Jasmine and Company
Baby, I Love You................................................................................................ Pattie and Company
Abraham, Martin and John............................................................................... Laura and Company
You Don’t Own Me................................................................................................................. Allison
Son of A Preacher Man.................................................................................... .Pattie and Company
To Sir, With Love................................................................................................Laura and Company
The Beehive Dance......................................................................................... Wanda and Company
Act two
River Deep Mountain High/ Proud Mary........................................ Wanda with Jasmine and Pattie
Aretha Franklin Medley...................................................................................... Gina and Company
Somebody To Love............................................................................................................... Jasmine
Cry Baby................................................................................................................................... Laura
Try (Just A Little Bit Harder).................................................................................................... Allison
Bobby McGee................................................................................................... Pattie and Company
Make Your Own Kind of Music........................................................................................... Company
(in
the cast
alphabetical order)
Georgia Bennett (Laura)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other theatre: The Wizard of Oz (Canadian Stage); “A Whole New World” & “Music of the Night” tours (Sound the Alarm); 9 to 5: the Musical, Ghost: the Musical, Classic Country Roads, Little Women, The Magician’s Nephew, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe (CTF); Storybook Search (Bad Hats); Rumspringa Break! An Am-ish Musical (CMTP, TPM, Next Stage Theatre Festival); Dogfight, Senza Luce, Footloose (Theatre Sheridan); Back to B4: A Bingo Bonanza (Smile Theatre); One Small Step (Toronto Fringe). Film/TV: Ginny & Georgia (Netflix). Sheridan College Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance. Love to golden Rosie girl.
Alyssa Curto (Alison)
Drayton Entertainment: Irene in Crazy For You, Nicola in Kinky Boots, Eva Understudy in Evita, The Prom, and a featured vocalist in Home for the Holidays. Operatic Credits: Carmen in Carmen (Ottawa Opera); Iphigenia in the Intuition of Iphigenia (LA Opera); Cendrillon in Cendrillon (Opera Nuova). Other theatre: Karaoke Dreamer (Bruce County Playhouse); Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, One Hit Wonders (Stage West); Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Lower Ossington Theatre); Rizzo in Grease (Theatre Aquarius); Dusty Springfield in Forever Dusty (the Medley). Film/TV: Sue Ellen Cocco in Whip Cream (TLN). Alyssa holds a Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Music from University of Ottawa. Follow @alyssa_cee for more.
Alicia D’Ariano (Pattie)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other theatre (selected): Charlie/ Jovie Understudy in Elf: The Musical (Grand Theatre); Velma in Scooby-Doo! And the Lost City of Gold (Warner Bros./MONLOVE Productions International Tour); Beauty and the Beast (London Community Players); Chicago (Theatre Western); Saucy Jack & the Space Vixens (LINK Theatre); Heathers: The Musical (Musical Theatre Productions); Rocky Horror Show (Pacheco Theatre). Thank you to my family/friends for the utmost love and support xx.
Annelise Forbes (Jasmine)*
Drayton Entertainment: Liesl in The Sound Of Music. Other theatre: The Hockey Sweater (The Segal Centre); Pollyanna (Yonge St Theatricals); Levels The Play (Toronto Fringe, Cj Capital); Chaos (Hamilton Conservatory). Film/TV: The Umbrella Academy (Netflix); The Magic School Bus Rides Again (Netflix); Anne with an E (Netflix); Wild Kratts (9 Story Media Group). Annelise is a fourth year student at Sheridan College. Thank you to my family, my partner Luca and my agent Shari for all of their support. Instagram: @annelisekfor.
*Dance Captain
Jade Kimaya (Wanda)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Jade Kimaya is thrilled to be making her Drayton Entertainment debut in Beehive: The ‘60s Musical playing Wanda! A Toronto-based multi-hyphenate artist, she aims to truthfully navigate the intricacies of existence through her artistic endeavors. Jade had her on-stage debut as Minnie in An American Hymnal by Terra Bruce Productions, and recently performed in Girls Just Wanna Have Fun with Stage West Calgary! Her work, a symphony of exploration, invites audiences to journey beyond the mundane and revel in their own authenticity. IG: @jadekimaya
Sarah Nairne (Gina)
Drayton Entertainment: Cinderella the Panto. Other theatre (selected): Come From Away (Mirvish Productions & Australian National Tour, NewTheatricals); THE INVISBLE (Grand Theatre/ Catalyst Theatre); Canadian Premiere of The Color Purple (Neptune Theatre, and the Citadel Theatre/Royal MTC co-production); Black and Blue Matters - Workshop (Black Theatre Workshop). Sarah Nairne is an actor/singer of Jamaican heritage, born and raised in the Waterloo Region. She is so excited to be singing music from one of her favourite genres in Drayton’s Beehive! She’s grateful to God, and thankful to her family, friends and agents at The Talent House. Follow Sarah on Instagram @canvassarah.
the creative team
David Connolly (Director & Choreographer)
Drayton Entertainment: Cinderella: The Panto, A Christmas Carol: The Panto, Priscilla, Beehive, Peter Pan: The Panto, Kinky Boots, The Prom, Mamma Mia!, Wizard of Oz: The Panto, Newsies, Annie, Sleeping Beauty: The Panto, Hairspray, Jack and the Beanstalk: The Panto, Red Rock Diner, HONK!, Lucky Stiff, Singin’ in the Rain, Cinderella: The Panto, Legally Blonde, High School Musical, Miss Saigon, and Crazy For You. David is the Artistic Director of Drayton Entertainment and an internationally recognized disability inclusion advocate. He is the recipient of the 2024 Canadian Actors’ Equity inaugural Change Maker Award and the Ontario Premier’s Award of Excellence.
Nico Rhodes (Music Director)
Drayton Entertainment: Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Rock of Ages, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Jack and the Beanstalk, Sleeping Beauty, Anne of Green Gables. Between running his own film music company (over 400 compositions), writing musicals (five to date), directing several local choirs, touring internationally with his hit duo-piano comedy show Piano Heist, collaborating with Juno award-winning artists, arranging for big band, symphony orchestra, choirs, brass quintets and more, Nico enjoys studying Japanese, knitting, playing chess and learning new instruments (14 to date). Much thanks to Alex and to his wife for her unrelenting support.
David Boechler (Set Designer)*
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Beehive – The ‘60s Musical, Bittergirl The Musical, The Prom, Hairspray, Holiday Inn, Singin’ in the Rain, Honk!, Mamma Mia!, Sweet Charity, Guys and Dolls. Other theatre (selected): La Cage aux Folles, Spamalot (Stratford Festival); six seasons at Stratford; eight seasons at Shaw Festival; Cinderella (National Ballet of Canada/American Ballet Theatre); quondam (Royal Swedish Ballet); La Traviata (Pacific Opera); Red (Canadian Stage/Citadel); Prom Queen, Evita (Grand); A Fitting Confusion, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Theatre Calgary); Mary Poppins, The Producers (Rainbow). Awards: Two Betty Mitchells, two Sterlings, and one Dora. davidboechlerdesign.com.
Julia Holbert (Costume Designer)
Drayton Entertainment: Halfway There, Beehive, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, The Sweet Delilah Swim Club, You’ll Get Over It … The War Show (2019), The Rain Maker (2018), Out of Order (2018), Office Hours (2017). Other theatre: Costume Designer: The Haunting of Hungerford (Tweed & Co., 2019); Stalkyard Hurts (Tweed and Co., 2015). Associate Designer: Wendy and Peter Pan (Stratford Festival, 2024); Assistant Designer: Henry VIII, Mother’s Daughter, Nathan the Wise (Stratford Festival, 2019); Macbeth (Stratford Festival, 2016); She Stoops to Conquer (Stratford Festival, 2015). Film/TV: Reacher Season 1 and 2 (Amazon Prime; Costume Assistant).
Mikael Kangas (Lighting Designer)*
Drayton Entertainment: Beehive – The ‘60s Musical, Naked Radio Other theatre: Anything Goes, My Fair Lady, The Amen Corner, Damn Yankees, Trouble in Mind, Glass Menagerie, O’Flarety VC (Shaw Festival); Die Walküre (Edmonton Opera) ,Chris Mrs. (Boldy Productions); Wozzeck, Madama Butterfly, Nabucco, Fantasma (Canadian Opera Company); Just for One Day, In Dreams, & Juliet (Mirvish Productions, Associate Designer); White Christmas, Holiday Inn, Brigadoon (Shaw Festival, Associate Designer). Mikael is the Lighting & Projection Design Coordinator for the Canadian Opera Company, and is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada & United Scenic Artists. www.mikaelkangaslighting.com.
Allan McMillan (Sound Designer)
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Beehive – The ‘60s Musical, Grease, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cinderella: The Panto, The Full Monty, Crazy For You, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Fiddler on the Roof, Evita, Jersey Boys, Kinky Boots, Man of La Mancha, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Rock of Ages. Allan is a graduate of the Technical Production Program at Sheridan College, and over his 35+ years of experience, has held many positions in production, from Technical Direction, Lighting Design, Carpentry and Production Management.
*Indicated designers on this production are represented by the Associated Designers of Canada, IATSE Local ADC659.
Paul Pembleton (Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment (Selected): Stage Manager: Crazy For You, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, Evita, It Runs in the Family, A Few Good Men, ‘ART’, Disney’s Beauty & the Beast, The Miracle Worker, Rocky: The Musical, Holiday Inn, Man of La Mancha, The Drowsy Chaperone, Death of a Salesmen, The 39 Steps, Godspell (U.S. National Tour), Harvey, Shear Madness, On Golden Pond, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (U.S. National Tour). Other theatre: Stage Manager: The Birds, Cockfight, Alcestis (Theatre Erindale, UofT); They’re Found in Trees (Theatre Orangeville); 1812 (The Foster Festival); Suds: The Musical (Carousel Playhouse).
Nadene Riehl (Assistant Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Crazy For You, A Christmas Carol: The Panto, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, 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 Bishop 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 Full Monty, Hairspray, The Sound of Music (KWMP); KW Glee. She’s excited to return for another great season at Drayton Entertainment. Enjoy the show!
the band
Nico Rhodes (Music Director/Keys)
Drayton Entertainment: Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Rock of Ages, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Jack and the Beanstalk, Sleeping Beauty, Anne of Green Gables. Between running his own film music company (over 400 compositions), writing musicals (five to date), directing several local choirs, touring internationally with his hit duo-piano comedy show Piano Heist, collaborating with Juno award-winning artists, arranging for big band, symphony orchestra, choirs, brass quintets and more, Nico enjoys studying Japanese, knitting, playing chess and learning new instruments (14 to date). Much thanks to Alex and to his wife for her unrelenting support.
Earl Filsinger (Guitar)
Drayton Entertainment: Cinderella: The Panto, Christmas Carol: The Panto, Peter Pan: The Panto, Beehive – The ‘60s Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Sorry…I’m Canadian 2, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, Rocky: The Musical, Jack and the Beanstalk: The Panto, Hairspray, Kings & Queens of Country, Marathon of Hope: The Musical, Man of La Mancha, Evita, Me and My Girl. Other theatre: Grow, Mamma Mia! (Grand); The Music Man, Camelot (Stratford Festival); Hank Williams Show (Petrolia); Jesus Christ Superstar, High School Musical. Earl has played lead guitar on the Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Mary cruise ships touring Europe. He also toured Canada and the U.S. in various bands, and has produced numerous CDs.
Will Jarvis (Bass)
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Crazy For You, The Prom, West Side Story, Man of La Mancha, Sister Act, Smokey Joe’s Café, Swing!, She Loves Me, Romance, Romance, Blood Brothers. Other theatre: In Dreams, Hadestown, Piaf/Dietrich (Mirvish); Rocky Horror Picture Show, Billy Elliot, Little Shop of Horrors (Stratford); Jersey Boys, 9 to 5: The Musical (Dancap) Peter Pan (Ross Petty); Pollyanna, Spamalot (Theatre Aquarius). Will is a busy freelance bassist, composer and educator who currently performs and records as a member of the award-winning group Manteca. As an educator, Will is on the music faculty at Humber Polytechnic. Will is thrilled to be back with the Drayton family this season.
David Myers (Keys II)
Drayton Entertainment (Selected): Cinderella: The Panto, Christmas Carol: The Panto, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert the Musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Hairspray, Footloose, Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Disney’s Beauty And The Beast, Little Shop of Horrors, White Christmas, Mamma Mia!, and numerous pantos. Best known as a Toronto audition pianist, David also taught at both Sheridan College and The Randolph Centre for over 20 years. He was a founding member of The Musical Box, the world’s premiere tribute to Genesis, where he enjoyed 15 years of touring Europe and the Americas.
Craig Snowden (Drums)
Drayton Entertainment: Beehive, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin. Other theatre: Mary Poppins, A Christmas Carol, Beauty and the Beast, A Christmas Story (Theatre Aquarius); Brigadoon, Holiday Inn, White Christmas, Sweet Charity, Peter and the Starcatcher, Cabaret, Guys and Dolls, My Fair Lady, Damn Yankees, Ragtime (Shaw Festival); Nine (St. Lawrence College); Urinetown (Sheridan College). Craig performs regularly with orchestras throughout Southern Ontario, including Niagara, Hamilton, Kitchener, and Windsor. He is also the percussion coach and mentor for the Niagara Youth Orchestra.
Special thanks to Steve Lavoie, rehearsal accompanist and assistant to the Music Director.
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 Toronto Musicians’ Association, Local 149.
the author
Larry Gallagher
Larry Gallagher created and directed the original production of BEEHIVE, presented at Sweetwaters in New York City. Prior to BEEHIVE, Mr. Gallagher wrote and directed the hit musical revue Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, which received unanimous critical praise.
