Andrew Lippa's 'john & jen' Gets Toronto Premiere January 26-February 11

Acting Up Stage Theatre Company presents the Toronto premiere of the international hit, john & jen opening January 26 to February 11, 2006 at the Walmer Centre Theatre in Toronto. Join John and Jen on a forty year journey from the mid-50s to mid-90s that explores the relationships between brothers and sisters, and parents and children during four decades of change. John and Jen is a musical journey about relationships and the mistakes that we make, reminding us that family ties sometimes bind a little too tight. With music by Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party) and orchestrations by Jason Robert Brown (Songs For A New World, The Last Five Years), john & jen is a gem of a musical brimming with intelligence, wit and beautiful melodies.

john & jen stars Kyle Blair (four seasons with the Stratford Festival, currently playing Jack in Into the Woods) as John and Stephanie Roth (U.S. National Tour of Rent and two seasons with the Stratford Festival) plays Jen. Joining director Michael Jones is a team that includes musical director Wayne Gwillim, choreographer Marc Kimelman, stage manager Dot Routledge, set designer Laura Gardner, costume designer Alex Amini, and lighting designer Gavin McDonald. Artistic Producer Mitchell Marcus brings the show to Toronto.

Acting Up Stage Theatre Company is a theatre company in the Toronto theatre scene, dedicated to producing intimate musical theatre productions in Toronto, while cultivating a new generation of audiences through thought-provoking, contemporary works. The company previously produced the Canadian premiere of Jonathan Larson's tick, tick…BOOM! in February 2005.

DETAILS

RUNS: January 26th-February 11th, 2006

SCHEDULE: Wednesday-Saturday 8 p.m.; Saturday 2 p.m.

TICKETS: $27 to $30
Discounted Tickets: Student $20. Arts Workers $20

Limited Rush Seats are available for any performance one hour prior to show time. Rush Seats are $10

LOCATION: Walmer Centre Theatre – 188 Lowther Road (at Walmer – 1 block north of Bloor, 1 block west of Spadina)

BOX OFFICE: By phone (416) 927-7880
Online www.johnandjen.ca

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