The Broadway Musical
Book by Terrence McNally
Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek
Based on the Motion Picture by Fox Searchlight Pictures and written by Simon Beaufoy, produced by Uberto Pasolini and directed by Peter Cattaneo
Originally Produced for Broadway by Fox Searchlight Pictures, Lindsay Law, and Thomas Hall World Premiere at the Globe Theatres, San Diego, CA
Orchestrations By
Harold Wheeler
Set Designer
Doug Paraschuk
Stage Manager
Ashley Rees
Vocal and Incidental Music Arrangements By
Ted Sperling
Director Alex Mustakas
Choreographer
Christine Watson
Costume Designer Julia Holbert
Dance Music Arrangement By Zane Mark
Music Director Van Wilmott
Lighting Designer Kevin Fraser Sound Design Allan McMillan
Assistant Stage Manager
Sadie Wannamaker
The Company (in alphabetical order)
Nick Boegel
Matthew Bradley
Mark Cassius
Michael Clarke
Eric Da Costa
Autumn Joy Dames
Ryan Desaulnier
Benjamin Doncom
Amir Haidar
Mark Harapiak
Amanda Leigh
Jason Lemmon
Apprentice Stage Manager Molly Mück
Heather McGuigan
Charlotte Moore
Declan Pothier
Darcy Stewart
Blythe Wilson
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Act One
Overture.........................................................................................................…The Band
Let’s Play.........................................................................................…Buddy (Keno) Walsh
Scrap.......................................................................Jerry, Dave, Malcolm, Ethan, & Men
It’s A Woman’s World...........................................…Georgie with Estelle, Joanie, & Susan
Man............................................................................................................…Jerr y & Dave
Big Ass Rock...........................................................................…....Jerry, Dave & Malcolm
Life With Harold..............................................…Vicki with Dave, Malcolm, & Ensemble
Big Black Man...........................................................…Horse with Jerry, Dave, & Malcolm
You Rule My World ..................................................................................…Dave & Harold
Michael Jordan’s Ball................................…Jerry, Horse, Ethan, Malcolm, Dave, & Harold
ACT TWO
Jeanette’s Showbiz Number..…...Jeanette with Dave, Horse, Harold, Malcolm, Ethan, & Jerry
Breeze Off The River...............................................................................................…Jerry
The Goods..........Jerry, Horse, Harold, Dave, Ethan, Malcolm, Georgie, Pam, Vicki, & Estelle
You Walk With Me.........................................................................…Malcolm with Ethan
You Rule My World...................................................................................Georgie & Vicki
Let It Go....................................Ethan, Dave, Harold, Malcolm, Horse, Jerry, & Ensemble
the cast
(in alphabetical order)
Nick Boegel (Malcolm MacGregor)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other theatre: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (YPT); Outheis (Talk is Free Theatre); Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Mirvish Productions). Film/TV: Letterkenny (Bell); Slasher (Shaftesbury Films); Ginny and Georgia (Netflix). Graduate of the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program at Sheridan College. I’m so grateful and excited to be checking off one of my bucket list roles alongside such an incredible group of artists! To my friends and family...thanks for being the best! Insta: @nickboegel TikTok: @rayandnick.
Matthew Bradley (Marty/Tony Giordano/Ensemble)
Drayton Entertainment: Rocky: The Musical. Other theatre: The Boys in the Photograph (Mirvish/MTC); Rock of Ages, The Wedding Singer (Stage West); Plaid Tidings (Sudbury Theatre); Hogtown (Hogtown Group). Thanks to Bruce, Rachael & the Talent House Crew. This one’s for his Pa. Instagram: @billscobradley.
Mark Cassius (Noah “Horse” Simmons)
Drayton Entertainment: Kiss Me, Kate, Damn Yankees, The Little Mermaid, Sweet Charity, Dance Legends. Other theatre: Original Cast of Ragtime, Jesus Christ Superstar, Shenandoah (Broadway); Toronto Premiere of The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) for which Mark received a Broadway World “Best Actor” nomination, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with Donny Osmond, Miss Saigon, Showboat, Cats (Toronto); performed at the Shaw Festival and Stratford Festival. Insta: @themarkcassius.
Michael Clarke (Gary/Ensemble)
Drayton Entertainment: Buddy- The Buddy Holly Story, Legends. Other theatre: Lloyd Boating in One Man, Two Guvnors (Canadian Premiere, Theatre Calgary); Understudy Simba/Bonzai in Disney’s The Lion King (Mirvish Productions), and over 15 productions across Canada as King Curtis/Sax player in Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. Film/TV: Series Co-Host for Get Set For Life (CBC); Mr. & Mrs. Loving (Showtime); Due South (CBS/Alliance Atlantis).
Eric Da Costa (Ethan Girard)
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Jersey Boys, Annie, Snow White: the Panto, Peter Pan: the Panto. Other theatre (selected): Step by Step, Hollywood Hits (Stage West Calgary); Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story (2b theatre International Tour); The Master and Margarita (Crow’s Theatre). Eric is very excited to be back on stage with Drayton Entertainment. He is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, and is currently working towards his Community Music degree at Laurier. He is also a teacher/ coach, and a faculty member at the Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy. Special thanks to Alex and the Full Monty team, Cat and the daCosta team, family, friends, and of course, M.
Autumn Joy Dames (Georgie Bukatinsky)
Drayton Entertainment: Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Other theatre: The Full Monty (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); Grease (Mayfield Dinner Theatre); The Full Monty (Capitol Theatre); BitterGirl The Musical (Thousand Islands Playhouse); The Soul of Motown (Stage West Theatre); Legally Blonde (Hart House); and Shopkins Live! (North American Tour/ Koba Entertainment). Training: Theatre Performance, Holland College. Special thanks always to her family and friends for their constant love and support, especially Ruthie! IG @autumnjoy242.
Ryan Desaulnier (Teddy Slaughter/Reg Willoughby)
Drayton Entertainment: Ralph Sheldrake in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Gyp Decarlo in Jersey Boys, Evita. Other theatre: Equus, The Boyfriend, The Winter’s Tale, Camelot, Coriolanus, The Gondoliers, Man of La Mancha (Stratford Festival); Rainy Day People (Victoria Playhouse). Australian credits include: Man of La Mancha (Gordon/Frost Productions); The Importance of Being Ernest, Evie and the Birdman, The Wiggles (stage, TV and CDs from 2001-2007). Film/TV: The Way Home, Matlock (2024), How to Die Alone, Counterstrike, The Instructional Guide to Dating, The Juno Awards, Due South, Foolish Heart. Ryan just celebrated his 25 anniversary and is the proud father of 3. Instagram @ryandesaulnier
Benjamin Doncom (Dave Bukatinsky)
Drayton Entertainment: Mendel/Russian Soloist in Fiddler on the Roof. Other theatre: Mr. Krabs in The Spongebob Musical (Mansfield Entertainment); Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show, Warren in Ordinary Days (Kordazone Theatre); Lionel in All Night Long! (Oh Canada Eh?); The Flame: A Podcast Musical (Dollar Bean Productions). Benjamin is a proud graduate of Sheridan College. Thank you to Alex, Christine, and Van for their wonderful guidance, to Ari and Shari for their tireless efforts, and to my family and friends for their unwavering support! All socials @benjaminjosephdoncom
Amir Haidar (Jerry Lukowski)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other theatre: Come From Away (Mirvish and First National Tour); Bed & Breakfast, Little Shop of Horrors, Stag and Doe (Capitol Theatre); James and the Giant Peach (YPT); The Music Man, Darling of the Day (Talk is Free Theatre); Treasure Island, Rapunzel (Stirling Festival Theatre); Bloodless (Theatre 20); Sweeney Todd, Oklahoma! (Theatre Sheridan). Hailing from Lebanon, Amir has loved performing since his inception. He holds a BA in mathematics from the American University of Beirut, has earned a BFA in Music Theatre from Sheridan College, obtained his Master’s and is working towards his PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Toronto. Love always to Jonathan, Artie, Mom, Haitham (ommak), Randa, and Yasmina.
Instagram: @amirhaidarpossibly.
Mark Harapiak (Harold Nichols)
Drayton Entertainment: Kiss Me, Kate, Rock of Ages, The Prom, The Sound of Music, Rock of Ages, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Foursome, Camelot, High School Musical, Footloose, Damn Yankees, Mamma Mia!. Stratford Festival: Billy Elliot, The Music Man, Camelot, Coriolanus, Equus, Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Winters Tale, Man of La Mancha, The Boyfriend, Alice Through the Looking Glass. Shaw Festival: She Loves Me, Pal Joey, Pygmalion, Floyd Collins. Other theatre: Mary Poppins (North American tour); Billy Bishop Goes to War (Rose Theatre); The Gingko Tree, Cruel Tears, McGillicuddy (Blyth Festival); Cabaret, Legally Blonde, Sound of Music (Theatre Aquarius); Man of La Mancha (Mirvish Productions); Evita, Camelot (RMTC, Theatre Calgary, Citadel Theatre); The Last Resort (Charlottetown Festival).
Amanda Leigh (Joanie Lish/Ensemble)
Drayton Entertainment: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Fiddler on the Roof, It Runs in the Family, Beauty and the Beast, Man of La Mancha, Out of Order, One For the Pot, Sister Act, Anne of Green Gables, Oliver, Blood Brothers, Evita, A Flea in Her Ear. UK credits: Cosette in Les Miserables, Rapunzel in Into the Woods, Doris in Gay Divorce, Beyond the Barricade. Amanda is a proud graduate of the University of Windsor with a BFA in Musical Theatre. Thanks to TR, her planner gals, and her family for their constant support. Laughter is the best medicine!
Jason Lemmon (Buddy “Keno” Walsh/Ensemble)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut. Other theatre: Cinderella (Torrent Productions); Buy Me a Drink Joe (Forte Musical Theatre); Step by Step, 9 to 5 The Musical (Stage West); Camelot (VPP); Rock of Ages, Balloonacy, 9 to 5 The Musical, Neverland (Stephenville Theatre FesHval); A New Brain, The LiEle Mermaid, Titanic, Cinderella (Storybook Theatre); City of Angels, More Light (RCPA). Film/TV: Murdoch Mysteries, The Fabric of Christmas, Molt, Send Pic?, Finding Your Rhythm. Jason sends a huge thank you to his partner Caulin and everyone at The Talent House for their support. Instagram: @jclemmon.
Heather McGuigan (Pam Lukowski)
Drayton Entertainment: Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Sally in Me and My Girl, Glinda in Wizard of Oz, Evita, Pirates of Penzance and Twist and Shout. Other theatre: Wanderlust, Spamalot, Frankenstein Revived (Stratford Festival); My Fair Lady, The Admirable Crichton, The Women (Shaw Festival); Les Miserables (Mirvish); Annette in Saturday Night Fever (National Tour); Christine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (National Tour); Camelot (National Tour); Mary, Winifred and Ensemble, Mary Poppins (National Tour(s), Aquarius, Neptune, Rainbow Stage); Fiona in Shrek, (Neptune, Rainbow Stage); Demeter in Mythic, April Fools (Segal Centre); Those Movies (Foster Festival); Percy in The Spitfire Grill, Elsa von Schraeder, The Sound of Music (Grand Theatre). Thank you TH, my family and Drayton Entertainment.
Charlotte Moore (Jeanette Burmeister/Molly MacGregor/Betty)
Drayton Entertainment: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers, Miss Hannigan in Annie, Damn Yankees, Marathon of Hope, Footloose, Hairspray, Honk, Carousel, Lucky Stiff. Other theatre: Mama Rose in Gypsy (Neptune Theatre); three iconic productions of Cabaret; Shaw Festival (three seasons); Anne of Green Gables (twelve productions); The Rocky Horror Show (Dora Award); Sunday In The Park With George (Dora Nomination); Follies and Into the Woods (Koerner Hall). Recordings: Stan RogersA Matter of Heart; three solo albums: Friends of Mine, Long Road Back, Some Comfort Here. 2024 Slaight Family Legacy Award Winner. charlottemoore.ca
Declan Pothier (Nathan Lukowski)
Drayton Entertainment: Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Other theatre: Newsies Jr., Beauty and the Beast Jr., Little Mermaid Jr. (Studio 410 Productions); Joyful Little Noise (Studio 410 Productions presented by Here for Now Theatre). Big thanks to all my family and friends for supporting me.
Darcy Stewart (Estelle Genovese/Ensemble)*
Drayton Entertainment: A Christmas Carol: The Panto, Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Grease. Other theatre: Six (Mirvish); Bend it like Beckham the Musical (Starvox); Matilda the Musical (1st National Tour & Mirvish); Juke Box Hero (Annerin); The Heart of Robin Hood (Mirvish); Seussical & RENT (LOT). Film/TV (selected): The Madness (Netflix); Slo Pitch (Shaftesbury); Private Eyes (Global); Sensitive Skin (TMN). Darcy is so excited to be a part of this legendary show! All the love to the most supportive family and friends on the planet. Let’s go full out! @darcellas.
*Dance Captain
Blythe Wilson (Vicki Nichols/Susan Hershey)
Drayton Entertainment: The Full Monty, Shrek, Steel Magnolias, Evita, The Prom, Kinky Boots, Mamma Mia!, Sound of Music, All Shook Up. Other Theatre: The Beaver Club (Theatre Orangeville); Into the Woods (TIFT); Mary Poppins (Broadway/ US Tour); Sound of Music, Mamma Mia!, Man of La Mancha (Mirvish); Billy Elliot, Guys and Dolls, Oliver!, Oklahoma! (Stratford Festival); A Christmas Carol (Grand Theatre); The Three Musketeers (Chicago Shakespeare); 25th Annual...Spelling Bee (Connecticut Rep); Mystery of Edwin Drood, Happy End (Shaw Festival); The Last Five Years (Can Stage); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, with Donny Osmond (Chicago Theatre); Evita, Mary Poppins (Theatre Calgary/ Citadel). Film/TV: The Handmaid’s Tale (MGM).
the creative team
Alex Mustakas (Director)
As Founder of Drayton Entertainment, Alex has directed over 120 productions for this award-winning theatre organization and other theatre companies across Canada, including Rock of Ages, The Crooner, We’ll Meet Again, It Runs in the Family, Sorry, I’m Canadian 2, You’ll Get Used To It! ... The War Show, Rocky: The Musical, Rock of Ages, Million Dollar Quartet, the world premiere of Marathon of Hope, Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Spamalot, Les Misérables, and others. Alex holds a Master’s Degree in Arts Administration from City University in London, England, and an Honorary Doctorate from Wilfrid Laurier University. He is the recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Media & Entertainment, the Queen’s Diamond & Platinum Jubilee Medals, the Maggie Bassett Award from Theatre Ontario, and the Governor General’s Meritorious Service Medal for his lasting impact on Canadian arts and culture.
Christine Watson (Choreographer)
Drayton Entertainment: Choreographer: The Full Monty, Jersey Boys, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Assistant Choreographer: A Christmas Carol, Peter Pan, and Jack and the Beanstalk: The Panto; Kinky Boots, Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Performer (selected): Rock of Ages, Mamma Mia!, Grease, West Side Story, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, All Shook Up, Anne of Green Gables, Footloose, 9 To 5: The Musical. Other theatre: Choreographer/Assistant Director for Jersey Boys, Associate Choreographer for Rock of Ages (Mayfield); Mamma Mia! (Tweed). Head Choreographer for Pop Nation Canada. Performer: Rock of Ages (Mayfield/Fallsview); Spamalot (Aquarius); Dance Legends (Grand); A Chorus Line (Rose). Special thanks to everyone at Drayton, 10 Talent, my loving husband, and my wonderful family.
Van Wilmott (Music Director)
Van is super happy to be here working on The Full Monty. This is his Drayton Entertainment debut and it couldn’t be with a cooler show. He spends most of his time writing and recording music and has on occasion been known to dabble in theatre. This is an awesome show and I hope you have a great time watching it .
Doug Paraschuck (Set Designer)*
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Crazy For You, An Inspector Calls, Kiss Me, Kate, Jersey Boys, Fiddler on the Roof, American Son, The Music Man, South Pacific, Dial M for Murder. Over 30 productions for the Stratford Festival. Director of Design and Associate Director for the UAE Golden Jubilee Celebration (2021) Expo, Dubai. Designer for Stephen Fry’s Mythos (Shaw Festival, Edinburgh Festival, English National Tour). Director of Design for the Calgary Stampede Grandstand show (2014-23). Director of Design for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics opening, medals, and closing ceremonies. Director of Design for the opening and closing ceremonies for the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. For over 35 years, Doug has designed for television, theatre, film, opera, ballet, and touring productions and has created hundreds of productions in Canada, the United States, Asia, and Europe.
Julia Holbert (Costume Designer)
Drayton Entertainment: Beehive – The ‘60s Musical, 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).
Kevin Fraser (Lighting Designer)*
Drayton Entertainment: Jersey Boys, Fiddler on the Roof, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, An Inspector Calls, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, A Few Good Men, ELF: The Musical, The Miracle Worker, 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); Beautiful Scars (Theatre Aquarius); Shakespeare In Love, Carousel (Stratford Festival). Kevin is a member of Associated Designers of Canada, and a graduate of Ryerson Theatre School. Web: kevinfraserlighting.com
Allan McMillan (Sound Design)
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Crazy For You, 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.
Ashley Rees (Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment: Fiddler on the Roof, Fiddler on the Loose. Other theatre: The Ballad of Georges Boivin, Countries Shaped Like Stars (Lunchbox Theatre); The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Murder on the Orient Express, The Extractionist (Vertigo Theatre); The House of Bernarda Alba (Sage Theatre); Noises Off, A Christmas Carol (Theatre Calgary); Mamma Mia!, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Stage West). Special thanks to my family for their unending love and support.
Sadie Wannamaker (Assistant Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment: A Christmas Carol: The Panto, Kiss Me, Kate, The Prom, A Few Good Men, Rocky: The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, Footloose, The Men’s Foursome, Little Shop of Horrors, Les Misérables, White Christmas, Mary Poppins, Sleuth, Tap Dogs, Shear Madness, The Pirates of Penzance, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline. Other theatre: Mix Tapes From My Mom (RMTC Tour); Tales of An Urban Indian (TIFT); The Secret to Good Tea (RMTC); Assassinating Thomson (Blyth Festival); British Invasion (Stage West); Sword and the Stone (Theatre Orangeville); The Neverending Story (Roseneath). Sadie is glad to be in her 25th season with Drayton Entertainment. She would like to pass on love to her family for all their support.
Molly Mück (Apprentice Stage Manager)
Drayton Entertainment: Merry & Bright, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Footloose, Peter Pan: The Panto, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Prom, The Crooner, Mamma Mia!. Other theatre: UpStart Festival (University of Waterloo). Molly is excited to be a part of Drayton Entertainment this season. Thanks to her friends and family for the support.
Dani Jazzar (Intimacy Consultant)
Drayton Entertainment: Intimacy Captain in Rock of Ages and performer in countless Drayton Entertainemnt shows over the years. Film/TV credits as Intimacy Coordinator (selected): Star Trek: Star-fleet Academy (Paramount); Devil in Disguise (NBC/Universal); Adults (Hulu); Wait! There’s more (Sheridan); Oroboros (TMU). IC training: PIPs (Principal Intimacy Professionals) 2023, Conflict management and resolution, MHFA, Anti bullying and harassment. Dani is grateful for Intimacy Coordinators United (ICU) and Christina Jazzar, who are leaders in the field, for their mentorship. Thanks to Alex for the opportunity.
the band
Van Wilmott (Music Director/Keys II)
Van is super happy to be here working on The Full Monty. This is his Drayton Entertainment debut and it couldn’t be with a cooler show. He spends most of his time writing and recording music and has on occasion been known to dabble in theatre. This is an awesome show and I hope you have a great time watching it .
Aaron Eyre (Keys I)
Drayton Entertainment: Debut! Other theatre (selected): Music Director: Trey Parker’s Cannibal!, Evil Dead: The Musical US National Tour (STARVOX); Godspell, 9 to 5 (SFT); Spongebob Squarepants, The Addams Family (SLC); Forever Plaid (Fallsview); Little Women (Theatre New Brunswick); Let’s Bop! (Terra Bruce); Every Silver Lining (Next Stage); In Flanders Fields (Smile Theatre); Cabaret (RCPA). Aaron arranged music for The Nick Drake Project and Let’s Dance! and composed six new songs for Trey Parker’s Cannibal!. Aaron is a Toronto-based Music Director, Composer, Arranger, and Pianist. Very excited to make his Drayton debut. Aaron graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with degrees in Composition and Theatre, and is the recipient of the NUMUS Award for Composition for The Poison Tree.
Howard Gaul (Drums)
Drayton Entertainment (selected): Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, Evita, Annie, Ghost, Rocky: The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, Joseph..., Thoroughly Modern Millie, Sister Act, Marathon of Hope, Smokey Joe’s Café, Blood Brothers, Little Shop of Horrors, Snow White: The Panto, Footloose, Twist & Shout, Legally Blonde, Peter Pan, Spamalot, Evita, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (North American Tour). Other theatre: Ring of Fire, Mamma Mia!, Dance Legends (Grand); SpongeBob The Musical (RCM Productions), The Full Monty (Moonpath). Howard has played, toured and recorded in many musical settings including with The Henrys and awardwinning jazz group The Heillig Manoeuvre. Thanks to Alex and the Drayton family for another season of theatre excellence!
Bob Hewus (Bass)
Drayton Entertainment: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, 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.
Daniel Steduto (Guitar)
Drayton Entertainment: Rock of Ages. Daniel is a 28-year-old professional guitarist based out of Guelph, Ontario. He found his love of the guitar at the age of 11, first starting with classical music before immersing himself in a wide range of styles such as Rock, Jazz, Funk and R&B. After playing in bands all throughout highschool, Daniel graduated from Humber College with a Bachelor of Music degree in 2019, and has since been performing and recording professionally all around the GTA. He has had the opportunity to learn from world-class guitarists and educators before and during attending college, such as Nick Johnston, Tony Zorzi, David Occhipinti, Emile Deon and Ted Quinlan.
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 authors
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally had a remarkably far-ranging career, including a new work on Broadway in each of the last six decades. In 2018 he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is a 2019 recipient of a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. He also received the Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award and the Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award. He won four Tony Awards for his plays Love! Valour! Compassion! and Master Class and his musical books for Kiss of the Spider Woman and Ragtime . He wrote a number of TV scripts, including “Andre’s Mother,” for which he won an Emmy Award.He received two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant, four Drama Desk Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, two Obie Awards, and three Hull-Warriner Awards from the Dramatists Guild. In 1996 he was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. He wrote the libretto for the operas Great Scott and Dead Man Walking , both with music by Jake Heggie. Other plays include Mothers and Sons; Lips Together, Teeth Apart; The Lisbon Traviata; Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune; A Perfect Ganesh; The Visit; The Full Monty; Corpus Christi; Bad Habits; Next; The Ritz; Anastasia; It’s Only a Play; Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone?; and The Stendhal Syndrome.
David Yazbek
A varied career as a recording artist, Emmy-winning TV and film writer, music producer and pianist has somehow led Yazbek to a career on Broadway. His four shows, The Fully Monty , Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown , and The Band’s Visit were all Tony nominated for Best Score. Yazbek took home the Tony for Best Score for The Band’s Visit The Fully Monty won him the Drama Desk Award for Best Music. As a recording artist, Yazbek is responsible for five albums: The Laughing Man (winner NAIRD award, Best Pop Album of the Year) , Tock, Damascus, Tape Recorder and Evil Monkey Man He also produced the original cast albums of The Band’s Visit, The Fully Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels , and Women on The Verge of a Nervous Breakdown , the first three of which were nominated for Grammy Awards. Yazbek scored the final season of HBO’s BOARDWALK EMPIRE, scored and performed the music for Larry David’s giant Broadway hit Fish in the Dark , and built an Ikea storage shelf. Yazbek teamed up with 13 librettist Robert Horn to collaborate on the musical Tootsie , which won the Tony for Best Book of a Musical and was nominated for a total of 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
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Associate
Christian Rose
Administrative Assistant
June Sung
Front Desk Ambassador
Katie Neeb-Craig
Abby Verberne
KING’S WARF THEATRE
Facility Manager
Ashley Legedza
House Manager
Brynne Davenport
House Technician
El D’Almada
Bartender
Ashley Melnyk
Box Office Staff
Ashlyn Black
Shannon Bumstead
Angela Lesperance
Connor Pitkanen
Custodian
Mary DuMoulin
FOR THE FULL MONTY
Child Supervisor
Isabella Castillo
Audio Operator
Spencer Seilling
Running Crew
El D’almada
Ashleigh Murray
Ryan Carriere
Spot Ops
Matthew Canning
Noah McKeown
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey