Founding Artists
Adam Brazier
Artistic Director
Selected credits: Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps (MTC), Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone (Theatre Calgary), Butch Honeywell in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Birdland). Giorgio in Passion (Chicago Shakespeare), Kaffee in A Few Good Men (Neptune), Dr. Frank 'N Furter in The Rocky Horror Show (Canadian Stage Company) for which he received the Dora Award for Best Actor in a Musical. Khasshogi in We Will Rock You (Mirvish). Adam originated the role of Walter Hartwright in The Woman in White (Broadway), originated the role of Dr. Barnardo in The Like Of Us (Sydmonton Festival/West End), Rapunzel's Prince in Into The Woods (Broadway), Joey in Pal Joey, Freddy in Pygmalion (Shaw Fest), Jamie in The Last Five Years (MTC), Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (Theatre by the Bay), originated the role of Sky in the Toronto production of Mamma Mia! (Mirvish). Adam made his directorial debut this past year with Birdland Theatre’s production of Assassins for which he received a Dora Award nomination for Outstanding Direction of a Play/Musical. Adam was inducted into Canada’s Book of Who’s Who in 2008.
Tamara Bernier Evans
Tamara can currently be seen in Mirvish Productions' War Horse at the Princess of Wales Theatre. She is best known for her portrayal of Tanya in Mamma Mia! on Broadway (Winter Garden Theatre). While in New York and later in Las Vegas, she played Jessica Weiss in a musical version of Citizen Ruth (Alexander Payne). She spent four years at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival playing lead roles in The Two Gentlemen of Verona (Silvia), As You Like It (Celia), The Comedy of Errors (Courtezan), and The Cherry Orchard (Dunyasha), among others. She performed in the world premiere of Seven Lears (Howard Barker) and while in Toronto, starred in the new musical Anything That Moves (Ann-Marie MacDonald) at The World Stage Festival. She played Claire in Proof and performed in the Brad Fraser musical Outrageous at The Canadian Stage Company. She played Ann in the musical Rain Dogs (Lanford Wilson/Tom Waits) at The Second City. She played the lead role of Maggie in a new Jazz Opera called The Wrong Son (Allen Cole) at The National Arts Centre in Ottawa, and Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Theatre Calgary. Most recently, she has helped to develop workshops for Tarragon Theatre (Decalogue series) and for Allen Cole’s new musical Portrait of Candace as part of Canadian Stage's Festival of Ideas & Creation. (UPDATED FEB. 15, 2012)
Evan Buliung
Evan earned a Dora Award nomination for his portrayal of Aragorn in the world premiere of TheLord of the Rings. Following that, he originated the role of the evil mastermind Khashoggi in Queen's We Will Rock You in Toronto. Other musical work has included On the Twentieth Century, West Side Story, Chess, Into the Woods, Closer than Ever, Myths and Hymns and Brigadoon, among others. Having trained in the classical theatre world, he has played leading roles at both the Stratford and Shaw Festivals over the past decade in Hamlet, Journey's End, Elizabeth Rex, Major Barbara, King Lear, Man and Superman, Taming of the Shrew, Romeo and Juliet, The Devil's Disciple and The Importance of Being Earnest. His good fortune brought him to Chicago in Macbeth, to New York in Much Ado About Nothing and to theatres across Canada in such plays as Cloud 9, Art, A Streetcar Named Desire, Billy Bishop Goes to War and The Homecoming. He can currently be seen in his eighth season at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival as Tom Joad in The Grapes of Wrath and Roger in The Little Years.
Dan Chameroy
Dan has spent 10 seasons at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival where he is currently appearing as Ensign Pistol in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Sir Dinadan in Camelot. Previous Stratford credits include The Winter's Tale, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (also with Mirvish in 2010-11 at the Canon Theatre),Oklahoma!, West Side Story, Cymbeline, Gigi, The Tempest, Timon of Athens, Pentecost, The Lark, Palmer Park, As You Like It and Camelot. He has appeared at the Shaw Festival in High Society and The Magic Fire. Toronto credits include his Dora Award-winning turn as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (Princess of Wales), The Drowsy Chaperone pre-Broadway (Elgin Theatre), Anything That Moves (World Stage Festival), Side By Side By Sondheim and Into The Woods – Dora Award nomination (Canadian Stage Company), three Ross Petty pantomimes (two as Plumbum von Botox), Les Misèrables, Miss Saigon, The House of Martin Guerre and Forever Plaid (Vancouver). In 2003 Dan released a solo CD titled “Me”. He is a graduate of the Birmingham Conservatory of Classical Theatrer Training. Film and television credits include "Politics is Cruel", "Rapid Pulse News", two seasons as Laurie Lawrence on "Little Men", "Queer As Folk", "Club Land". He currently can be heard as Syrrus on "Sex Hamilton" (CBC Saturday Mornings) and as Prospero in "The New Adventures of Babar" (YTV). This winter, Dan will reprise his popular Plumbum von Botox role in the 2011 Ross Petty Production of The Wizard of Oz.
Juan Chioran
Juan will soon be seen in his 13th season at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, as Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing and Montjoy in Henry V. Other Stratford credits include The Misanthrope, Twelfth Night, Kiss Me Kate, Evita, Three Sisters, Bartholomew Fair, The Taming of the Shrew, All’s Well That Ends Well, Hamlet, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Man of La Mancha, The Winter’s Tale, The Mikado, Knight of the Burning Pestle and Timon of Athens. Other theatre credits include The Light in the Piazza, A New Brain (Acting Up Stage); Cymbeline, The Three Musketeers, Hecuba (Chicago Shakespeare Theatre); Private Lives (Theatre Athena); Blithe Spirit, An Ideal Husband (Citadel); It’s a Wonderful Life, Much Ado About Nothing, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) (The Canadian Stage Company); Love’s Labour’s Lost (National Arts Centre); The Producers (Mirvish Productions) for which he won a Dora Award; Present Laughter, The Play About the Baby (Soulpepper Theatre Company); Anything That Moves (Tarragon Theatre); and Kiss of the Spider Woman (Broadway/first national tour; Ovation, Carbonell and Jeff Awards). His film credits include Finn on the Fly, Face Machine, Republic of Love, The Perfect Son and Universal Soldier. TV credits include The Border (CBC), Roxy Hunter, The Call, This is Wonderland, Wildcard, Soul Food, Cheetah Girls, Monk and Dracula for which he won a Gemini Award. (UPDATED FEB. 15, 2012)
Ma-Anne Dionisio
Philippine-born actress Ma-Anne Dionisio is best known for her performance as Kim in the Canadian premiere of MissSaigon for which she was nominated for the Dora Award for Best Actress in a Musical. After the show's two-year run at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre, she moved on to play the role in the Australian premiere at Sydney's Capitol Theatre. She then joined the international touring company of Les Misérables performing the role of Eponine in Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong and South Africa. Shortly after, she reprised her role as Kim in the London’s West End production of Miss Saigon at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and later performed the role of Bertrande in Martin Guerre at the Prince Edward Theatre. Some of her other credits include Maria in West Side Story (Stratford Shakespeare Festival), Eponine in Les Misérables (U.S. national tour, China and Korea), Kim in Miss Saigon (Pittsburgh Cycle Light Orchestra), Mei-Li (cover) in the Broadway production of Flower Drum Song, and Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar (Starlight Theatre, Kansas City).
Susan Gilmour
Susan is a singer-actress of international standing, having starred on Broadway, in Los Angeles, across the US and Canada, and around the world. She has been featured on many television specials including three seasons on the CTV series Sun Country and on the Gemini Award-winning CBC television special Michael Burgess Live at Massey Hall. Susan began her performance career by training at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. She returned to Canada to play the role of Miss Stacy in Charlottetown's own Anne of Green Gables, and Aldonza/Dulcinea in Man of La Mancha at the Neptune Theatre in Halifax. She then won the role of Fantine in Les Misérables which she performed in Toronto at the Royal Alexandra Theatre. She went on to play Fantine on Broadway, in Los Angeles (where she received a Robby Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress), and in the international touring company to Singapore, Hong Kong, Seoul, Korea and Cape Town, South Africa. She has starred in other highly acclaimed productions of: The Drowsy Chaperone; Evita; Man of La Mancha; Oliver!; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Anything Goes; Guys and Dolls; Little Women; The Beggar's Opera; CHESS (in Concert); and originated the role of Dorrie in Larry's Party. She created the title character in The Canadian Stage world premiere of Pelagie for which she received a Dora Award nomination for Best Actress. Susan recently enjoyed two seasons at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Three Penny Opera, My Fair Lady and Into the Woods. She toured Sardinia, Italy performing the show On Broadway in concert with Theatro Lirico de Cagliari’s Symphony Orchestra, and she performed with Colm Wilkinson in his concert Broadway and Beyond across Canada and at The Town Hall on Broadway. Susan has developed her own I Dreamed A Dream concert and plays to sold-out crowds.
David Keeley
David was most recently seen in Mirvish Productions' Billy Elliot at the Canon Theatre. Other theatre includes Oklahoma, My One and Only, Hamlet, Richard III, Coriolanus, Fuente Ovejuna, The Trojan Women, Palmer Park all for The Stratford Shakespeare Festival. True Love Lies at Factory Theatre, The Wrong Son at the NAC. David won a Dora Award for his portrayal of Officer Lockstock in Urinetown at The Canadian Stage Company, he originated the role of Sam in Mamma Mia! on Broadway and most recently, was seen as Dennis in Rock of Ages for Mirvish Productions at The Royal Alex. Film and TV credits include: “Rookie Blue”, “Mudpit”, “The Manchurian Candidate”, “Missing”, “Hotel”, “Cancel Christmas”, “King of Siam”, “XIII/The Series”, to name a few. 'If music be the food of love, play on'.
Trish Lindstrom
A Toronto-native, Trish will is best known for her work at the Shaw and Stratford Festivals. She played “Miranda”, opposite Christopher Plummer in The Tempest (dir. Des McAnuff). Other memorable Stratford appearances include, “Sally Bowles” in Cabaret(dir. Amanda Dehnert) and “Helen Keller” in The Miracle Worker (dir. Jeannette Lambermont). In Toronto, Trish earned a double Dora nomination in 2010 for “Squeaky Fromme” in Assassins (TIFT/Birdland Theatre, directed by Adam Brazier) and“Mimi” in Mimi: A Poisoner's Comedy (Tarragon Theatre, dir. Alisa Palmer). Also at Tarragon, Trish recently played “Mrs. Givings” in In The Next Room (dir. Richard Rose). Other memorable roles have included: “Titania” in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Soulpepper, dir. Rick Roberts); title roles in Educating Rita (Theatre Aquarius, dir. Darryl Cloran), Emily(Charlottetown Festival, dir. Jackie Maxwell), Mary's Wedding (Merrit Award Nomination, Ship’s Company Theatre, NS). In five seasons with the Shaw Festival, Lindström also played leading roles in Gypsy, The Crucible, Hotel Pecadillo, and The Cassilis Engagement (dir. Christopher Newton).
This spring, she will appear in a new translation of The Game of Love and Chance, a Centaur Theatre/CanStage co-production, directed by Matthew Jocelyn.
As a photographer and philanthropist she has traveled to over 18 countries, using her photography to help provide educational sponsorship for children living in rural Guatemala, Uganda, and Colombia. Visit www.trishlindstrom.com to peruse her work as a photographer. (UPDATED FEB. 15, 2012)
This spring, she will appear in a new translation of The Game of Love and Chance, a Centaur Theatre/CanStage co-production, directed by Matthew Jocelyn.
As a photographer and philanthropist she has traveled to over 18 countries, using her photography to help provide educational sponsorship for children living in rural Guatemala, Uganda, and Colombia. Visit www.trishlindstrom.com to peruse her work as a photographer. (UPDATED FEB. 15, 2012)
Nora McLellan
Nora started her career at the age of eight with the Vancouver Opera. She started working with Christopther Newton at the Vancouver Playhouse in 1973, and followed him to the Shaw Festival in 1980. Playhouse productions included Julius Caesar, A Christmas Carol, A Doll’s House, Noises Off, The Drowsy Chaperone and A Little Night Music. She spent 22 seasons with the Shaw Festival, appearing in over 50 productions, including St. Joan, The Skin of our Teeth, The Women, The House of Bernarda Alba, Mrs. Warren's Profession and Gypsy. She spent three seasons with The Stratford Shakespeare Festival performing in George F. Walker’s new musical King of Thieves, Oklahoma!, Cabaret, Pentacost and The Trojan Women. She has performed in theatres across the country in such productions as Company for Manitoba Theatre Centre, Rough Justice, Hello Dolly! and Twelfth Night for The Citadel in Edmonton, many shows for The Arts Club in Vancouver including August: Osage County most recently, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels at Theatre Calgary, Shirley Valentine at London’s Grand Theatre and Harvey at the Segal Centre in Montreal. She is a four-time Dora Award nominee for Uncle Vanya, Farther West, Robin Hood and winner for Music for Contortionist; and a three-time Jessie Award winner for Road and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Louise Pitre
Louise earned a Tony Award nomination for her role as Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! when she made her Broadway debut at the Winter Garden Theatre in 2001. She held that role for two years in New York. Originally, she won the role in Toronto in 2000 and toured the U.S. before being asked to open it on Broadway. She became a favorite of Toronto audiences with performances such as Fantine in Les Misérables (original cast in Toronto, Montreal and Paris: original cast recording), the title character in Edith Piaf and as Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers. She has also starred in The Toxic Avenger; Annie Get Your Gun; Song & Dance; Jacques Brel is Alive And Well And Living In Paris; I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change; The World Goes 'Round; Blood Brothers; Tartuffe; Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?; Applause, and Rock 'n' Roll. She is the winner of three Dora Awards (a Canadian record for musical theatre), the National Broadway Touring Award, a New York Theatre World Award, a San Francisco Critics' Circle Award and a Bessie Award: all for best performance by a leading lady in a musical. She can be seen as the host of "Star Portraits on Bravo!. Other television includes Lifetime's A Christmas Wedding, Recipe for a Perfect Christmas, CBC's MVP and as Celine Dion's mother in CBC's biopic Celine. Louise is the recipient of three honorary degrees from the Royal Conservatory of Music, Humber College and her alma mater, The University of Western Ontario (Honourary Doctorate of Music). In September 2009, Louise made her Carnegie Hall debut singing the role of Ulrika in the concert version of Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus' new musical Kristina. She reprised this role at the Royal Albert Hall in London in April 2010.
Eliza-Jane Scott
Eliza-Jane Scott stars as Amelia Earheart in the final concert of Theatre 20's 2011 Concert Series at the Panasonic Theatre, Musicals That Fly: Amelia in Concert. This will follow a remount of the full production of Amelia: The Girl Who Wants To Fly ny John Gray at the Festival Players of Prince Edward County this summer and The Great Canadian Theatre Company in the fall. Eliza-Jane’s work has taken her across Canada and the United States. She was recently seen in the critically acclaimed production of Assassins (Birdland Theatre). Other credits include The Music Man and Fuente Ovejuna at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, The Producers (Mirvish Productions), The Full Monty; The Woman in Elegies: A Song Cycle (2007 Dora Award nomination for Best Actress); Fanny Brice in Funny Girl for the Winnipeg Jewish Theatre; Sarah in Hello Muddah, Hello Fuddah; Sir John, Eh? and The Convict Lover for Theatre Passe Muraille and Persephone Theatre; ThePossibilities and Measurefor Measure, (as a founding member of the Montreal Young Company); Anne at Young People’s Theatre; and Godspell, Unplugged at Brookstone Theatre in Toronto. Some favorite film and television credits include Christa McAuliffe in “Challenger” (BBC film/National Geographic) as well as “Molly: An American Girl Doll” (ABC/Disney), “A Saintly Switch” (ABC/Disney) and “Bleacher Bums” (Paramount/Showtime); she has also been a guest on episodics such as “Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye”, “The Gavin Crawford Show” (Idle Mind/Second City), “Odyssey 5”, “Harry’s Case” (CBC) and “Leap Years” (Showtime). Eliza is also a lyricist and composer, and has composed music in numerous theatre productions, films and ad campaigns nationwide. She has co-written songs with Grammy Award-winner Gordie Sampson and also co-written with Dahmnait Dolye. She is a lyricist for Toronto jazz great Joe Sealy. She released her much-anticipated debut album, Scott’s Emulsion, in February of 2003. She is currently working on her follow-up album.
Rosie Shaw
General ManAGER
Rosie Shaw is a Toronto-based PR practitioner specializing in the arts and culture industry. A graduate of Carleton University’s Journalism program (Arts Criticism & Reporting/Public Relations), she has held such positions as Publications Editor & Publicist at the Canadian Stage Company, Publicist at Harbourfront Centre, Manager of Public Relations & Corporate Communications at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts and Director of Public Relations at PEI’s Montgomery Theatre. She has also worked extensively with indie theatre companies, including Theatre Revolve, The Sweat Company and Fence Post Productions. She is a freelance PR/communications consultant, independent jewelry designer, and a seasoned guest speaker, having appeared at York University, Carleton University, Seneca College and Humber College as well as at other arts industry special events and panels. (UPDATED FEB. 15, 2012)
Carly Street
Since her graduation from The National Theatre School of Canada, Carly has appeared in over 50 theatre, film, television, and radio productions, and has been seen on stages across Canada including: The Canadian Stage Company, Mirvish Productions, The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, The Factory Theatre, Tarragon Theatre, The Citadel Theatre, Shakespeare-in-the-Rough, Buddies in Bad Times, Theatre Calgary, The Grand Theatre in London, Aquarius Theatre in Hamilton, The Segal Centre for the Arts in Montreal, The Thousand Islands Playhouse, The Atlantic Theatre Festival, Drayton Entertainment, and Resurgence Theatre Company. Carly has received two Best Actress nominations for her stage performances as The Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods (Robert Meritt Award) and as Arwen Evenstar in the World Premiere of The Lord of the Rings (Dora Award). In November, Carly made her Broadway debut in the hit production Brief Encounter at the Roundabout Theatre - understudying the female leads. She was delighted to join her fellow Founding Artists in launching Toronto’s own Theatre 20 on Jan. 20 and performed in the 2011 Concert Series at the Panasonic Theatre.
Steven Sutcliffe
Steven has performed in theatres across Canada and the U.S. including the Arts Club, Theatre Calgary, Citadel Theatre, Manitoba Theatre Centre, The Grand Theatre, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Canadian Stage Company, Soulpepper Theatre Company, the National Arts Centre and Neptune Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre, Longwharf Theatre, the O'Neil Theatre Centre, L.A. Theatreworks, City Centre, Chicago's Goodman Theatre and Broadway. Most recently, Steven played Lord Goring in An Ideal Husband at the Shaw Festival. Most Recently: Hysterium, A Funny… at the Canon Theatre, Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure at the Grand Theatre. Steven is currently playing the title role of Crichton in The Admirable Crichtonand Dexter in Michael Healey’s re-mix of Bernard Shaw’s On the Rocks in the 50th anniversary season of the Shaw Festival.
Colm Wilkinson
Colm Wilkinson, whose career has spanned nearly four decades, has been internationally hailed by critics as "one of the greatest voices in the musical theatre." After gaining recognition in the Ireland in the early 1970's as a hit-making singer-songwriter with his band The Action, and also as a solo artist, Mr. Wilkinson transitioned to the theatre on the London stage as Judas in the West End production of Jesus Christ Superstar, and recorded the role of Ché on the legendary "white album" concept recording of Evita. Mr. Wilkinson won several major theatre awards for his performance as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables in the West End and on Broadway, and was seen by over 4 million viewers worldwide in the televised 10th Anniversary Concert version. He moved to Toronto in 1989 to star in the Canadian production of The Phantom of the Opera, which is the longest-running musical in Canadian theatre history. Mr. Wilkinson has recorded several albums, including: the Broadway, London and concert versions of Les Misérables, which have sold over 50 million copies worldwide; the best-selling Toronto cast recording of "Phantom"; and "Stage Heroes" (BMG) - a solo album performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and recorded at the historic Abbey Road Studios, and "Some of My Best Friends Are Songs," a selection of some of his favourite songs of all time. His latest recording, “Broadway and Beyond”, is a collection of songs that were featured in Mr. Wilkinson’s recent concert appearances.
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