Trivia Buffs ... how many Canadian Musicals can you name?

[Peterefenton2]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 6:50am

Last night was the launch for the very first Canadian Musical Theatre Festival in Toronto. It was an all star event packed with Canucks who have done Broadway including Adam Brazier (Woman In White), Louise Pitre (Tony nominee for Mamma Mia), and even the bookwriter from The Drowsy Chaperone Don McKeller giving tribute to another Canadian Marian DeGraff (who wrote Baker Street) who had just passed away.

So here's the challenge. Aside from those listed above can you name another Canadian Musical? If you can't answer that question, check out www.scriptlab.ca which is devoted to developing new Canadian musicals and has a fest going all week. Check it out!
Toronto Script Lab

[PalJoey]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 7:51am

Billy Bishop Goes to War

[Elphaba]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 9:48am

ugh, Napoleon.....the worst thing to come out of Canada, EVER!

[Allie]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 9:54am

Anne of Green Gables is, of course, the first that comes to mind.

I saw a fantastic, fantastic production of Dracula: A Chamber Musical, by Richard Ouzounian and Marek Norman. SO good.

Oh, Top Gun The Musical is Canadian, as well, I think. :) Absolutely hilarious.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 10:33am

Oh, Top Gun The Musical is Canadian, as well, I think. :) Absolutely hilarious.



oh that just sounds wrong on SO many levels! lolol

[Peterefenton2]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 10:57am

Thanks Allie,

Top Gun! The Musical was my piece (well I wrote the music) and we were lucky enough to get a Dora nomination and a Canadian Comedy Award nomination. My latest show (THE GIANT'S GARDEN) is at the Canadian Musical Theatre Festival on Saturday night. For those of you who didn't see TG!TM when it was in Toronto, New York, or Houston, check out the website. It will be in Dallas in May. If you want to see THE GIANT'S GARDEN, get your butts down to the Canadian Musical Theatre Festival on Saturday night.

Cheers,

Scott
Top Gun! The Musical

[RobbO]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 11:23am

please. i cannot even locate canada on a map. a map that's labeled.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 11:24am

Where is the Uzbekistanian musicals thread?

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 11:37am

Couldnt everything out of Livent be considered a Canadian Musical? Ragtime, etc?

My fave Polish musical...better than Rent:

[RobbO]

Posted: 11/22/06 at 11:48am

what's a polish musicial?

[sabrelady]

Posted: 11/23/06 at 5:27pm

Where dancers sleep w the writer to get a job. ( Bwah ha ha!)

[sabrelady]

Posted: 11/23/06 at 5:29pm

Would "Spring Thaw " count?
Or Justine?

( I am sooo OLD)

[suzycat]

Posted: 11/23/06 at 5:50pm

Isn't Drowsy Chaperone Canadian?

[Timmerbo]

Posted: 11/23/06 at 6:58pm

Giant Killer Shark: The Musical.