Theatre 20 and Musical Works In Concert Sets MUSICAL WORKS Festival Lineup

Theatre 20 and Musical Works In Concert are pleased to announce the complete line-up for Musical Works: A Festival Celebrating New Musical Theatre. Returning to Toronto for the 6th time, under the Artistic Direction of Tracy Michailidis, the festival will facilitate the dramaturgy and workshopping of four new musical works in development over the period of a week, with showcase presentations taking place from August 20-23, 2015 at Factory Theatre in Toronto. In addition to these presentations, the festival will also host talkbacks and interviews with the writers, composers, and artists involved in each of the shows.

Founded in 2010 as a part of the SummerWorks Festival, Musical Works In Concert was formed as an initiative to provide a forum for Canadian writers and composers to help develop and present original works of musical theatre. The series offers artists a space to have their work presented in a stripped-down concert format in front of an audience.

2015 MUSICAL WORKS: A FESTIVAL CELEBRATING NEW MUSICAL THEATRE

FITZ HAPPENS!

Book, Music, & Lyrics by Mark Weatherley

Fitz Happens! is a raucous musical comedy in which a blundering Mountie in the Canadian old west foils the bad guys, gets the girl, and sings a lot.

Featuring: Cara Hunter, David Leyshon, George Masswohl, Ronald Pederson, Shaina Silver-Baird

MISPRINT (ACT I)

Book by Lauren Toffan

Musical Contributions by Yan Li

For decades, millions of readers have known Sunnydale as a quirky, heartfelt daily comic strip. When a small seed of change arises, what happens when one character decides to play outside of the lines?

Featuring: DeAnn Degruijter, Brittany Lauren Kay, Doug MacLeod, Eric Morin, Kevin Morris, Megan Poole, Sabryn Rock, Adam Sanders, Lauren Toffan

OUT OF THE LENS

Book & Lyrics by David Kingsmill

Music by David Kingsmill & Nicholas Chave

After a chance encounter leads to an unconventional friendship, an uninspired photography student and a homosexual dilettante are forced to examine deep-rooted motivations and prejudices in this two-man, contemporary musical.

Featuring: Victor Pokinko, Kholby Wardell

THE YELLOW RIBBON (ACT I)

Book & Lyrics by Sara Farb

Music by Jesse Farb

The Yellow Ribbon is a musical adaptation of a classic folktale about a young woman who, strangely, always wears a yellow ribbon around her throat. She wears it for her entire life, careful never to reveal the reason why, until one night, her husband can no longer contain his curiosity.

Featuring: DeAnn Degruijter, Brittany Lauren Kay, Megan Poole, Sabryn Rock, Adam Sanders, Lauren Toffan

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