Clyde Alves, Chilina Kennedy and More Set for BLAME CANADA! at 54 Below Next Week

Final casting has been announced for BLAME CANADA!, an evening featuring the best in Canadian musical theatre happening at 54 BELOW on Monday, June 15 at 9:30pm. Clyde Alves, who currently stars as Ozzie in the Broadway revival of On The Town, hosts the evening that celebrates work by members of the Canadian Musical Theatre Writers Collective (CMTWC). This year BLAME CANADA! is going global, with concerts in New York City, Toronto, Vancouver, and London. Founded by Landon Braverman and Joseph Trefler, CMTWC is a new national organization devoted to supporting and promoting the work of Canadian musical theatre writers both at home and abroad.

The NYC concert will feature a host of Canadian Broadway talent, including Chilina Kennedy (Beautiful, Jesus Christ Superstar), Clyde Alves (On The Town), Camille Eanga-Selenge (The Book of Mormon), Tyley Ross (Finding Neverland), Aaron Walpole (Les Miserables), Sam Strasfeld (An American in Paris), Kira Guloien (Doctor Zhivago), Denis Lambert (Doctor Zhivago), Nyk Bielak (The Book of Mormon), Natalie Daradich (Wicked National Tour), Blythe Wilson (Mary Poppins National Tour), Keely Hutton (Stratford Festival Tommy and Fiddler on the Roof), and Alyssa LeClair (NYU's A Man of No Importance). Music direction is by Rick Fox (Doctor Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Rent).

The concert will include songs by Neil Bartram (The Story of My Life, The Theory of Relativity), Greg Morrison & Lisa Lambert (The Drowsy Chaperone), Sankoff & Hein (My Mother's Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding, Come From Away), Leslie Arden (The House of Martin Guerre), Robert Creighton (Cagney), Daniel Maté (The Trouble With Doug), Landon Braverman & Derek P. Hassler, Britta Johnson & Anika Johnson, Sarah & Gil Jaysmith, Andrew Sabiston & Timothy Williams, Joe Slabe & Matt Board, Joseph Trefler & Bill Nelson, Lezlie Wade & Daniel Green, and Kevin Wong.

Produced in partnership with The Canadian Music Theatre Project, Sheridan College, and Michael Rubinoff.

CMTWC'S BLAME CANADA! plays 54 Below (254 West 54th Street) on Monday, June 15 at 9:30PM. There is a $25-$35 cover charge and a $25 food and beverage minimum. Tickets and information are available at www.54Below.com. Tickets on the day of performance after 4:00 pm are only available by calling (646) 476-3551.

MORE ABOUT CMTWC

CMTWC is a new organization that supports Canadian musical theatre writers and their work. With nearly 150 members (and growing), the CMTWC is poised to become the leading national organization for the development and support of new Canadian voices in musical theatre. For more information, please visit www.cmtwc.com.

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