WHAT ARE YOU DOING NEW YEARS EVE? One of my New Years Wishes is that people realize how small the world on Facebook is...and also, World Peace. ALSO, if you arent doing anything on New Years Eve...there is a show...up in Richmond Hill...at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts...a new Variety show...and these are the guests (amazing) and here is the title...now, the title may seem like a lot...but this gal has got to continue to dream big...AND I could not be more excited. Here is a link to the tickets...the Richmond Hill Centre decided to debut the show before the title was even figured out!! GOD BLESS THEM! So, here is a link to the tickets...it is listed as comedy and cabaret...AND THAT is what it is!! If you have nothing to do on New Years, come on up!!! sa1.seatadvisor/sabo/servlets/EventInfo?org=&event=&eventId=877205&performanceId= Sharrons Canadian Superstar Variety Roadshow NEW YEARS EDITION 2014 In her quest to entertain ALL the people Canada, Sharron Matthews, acclaimed world wide comedy cabaret superstar, has put on her high heels and combed this country in an exhaustive search for OTHER Canadian Superstars to take out on the road! Sharrons Canadian Superstar Variety ROADSHOW features STARS from the worlds of Comedy, Cabaret, Opera, Theatre, Musical Theatre, Jazz, and Concert Performance! Appearing on screens big and small, from recording studios to the stage, this bonanza of WORLD CLASS entertainers have either starred on and/or written, performed, and produced for every major Canadian TV network, and every important theatre festival in Canada. Sharrons Canadian Superstar Variety ROADSHOW has something for every audience member, young, old and in between! Sharrons Canadian Superstar Variety ROADSHOW will make you laugh, will make you swoon, will amaze you, and will leave you spent...Feeling like you have wrung every cent out of your entertainment dollar! Sharrons Canadian Superstar Variety ROADSHOW is simply a night you will never forget! Compére/Host/Curator Sharron Matthews During Sharron’s 25 year career in musical theatre she has gone from performing in the original company of Harold Prince’s award winning revival of Showboat to portraying Madame Thenardier in a North American tour of Les Miserables with Colm Wilkinson as Valjean and Sutton Foster as Eponine. Sharron has toured her acclaimed comedy cabarets from New York City to Scotland, London to South Africa, all to rave reviews. She was named “Woman of the Year” by the New Current UK, in anticipation of her third Edinburgh Fringe show, “GOLD”. In 2013, Sharron accepted the position of the first Cabaret-Artist-in-Residence at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto. For two seasons she starred on Global TV’s hit show, Canada Sings. On the big screen, Sharron played ‘Joan the Secretary’ in Tina Fey’s iconic Mean Girls and was featured in the movies Cinderella Man and Hairspray: The Movie. In the 2014-15 season, Sharron will premiere two new cabarets, one at Soulpepper’s Global Cabaret Festival and the other at the groundbreaking Rhubarb Festival. In the spring she will embark on a tour of Alberta and the East Coast on a double bill with Canadian icon, Mary Walsh. Musical Director Steve Thomas Steve has written or arranged over 25 productions for the stage. He has collaborated with award winning playwright Norm Foster writing the musicals ‘Jasper Station’, ‘Race Day’, ‘Sitting Pretty’ and ‘One Moment’. Other writing projects include, ‘Monsieur d’Eon Is A Woman’, ‘The BBQ King’ ‘Ice Time’ and ‘Stabbat Martha’ with Mark Brownell and ‘Rum Runners’ with Derek Ritschel. Steve has also provided Musical direction for over 100 productions throughout the United States and Canada, including Theatre Aquarius, The Elgin Theatre, Lighthouse Festival, Drayton Festival Theatres, Vancouver Playhouse, Charlottetown Festival, Showboat Festival, Sunshine Festival, Muskoka Festival, Stage West, Theatre Brockville, Canada’s Wonderland, and Theatre Sheridan. Steve has toured Canada extensively with Sharron Matthews as an accompanist and musical director, as well as being one of her chief musical arrangers since 2007. Guests Bravura Celebrated Baritones (George Masswohl, Curtis Sullivan and James Levesque, accompanied by Anthony Bastianon) From the Palace at Versailles, to the City Centre in New York City, the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, to the Four Seasons in Toronto these three thrilling artists have performed all over the world. Bravura takes songs from every genre and makes it there very own, singing in a three part harmony that can only be described as thrilling. Bravura has just completed recording their debut, self titled album, which was kicked off in November of 2014 with a hugely successful tour of the east coast. Kevin Fox Cellist/Composer/Solo Performer Although Kevin Fox has been spending the last few years composing arrangements for the likes of Justin Bieber & Kathleen Edwards, recording with artists as diverse as Raine Maida & Celine Dion, & touring extensively with musicians ranging from Chantal Kreviazuk & Steven Page to Tom Cochrane & Olivia Newton-John not to mention touring in support of his own critically acclaimed 2008 release SONGS FOR CELLO & VOICE he has somehow found the time to write & record his third album, SET RIGHT. Kevin just came off a hit tour of the States with Jane Siberry. Thom Allison Cabaret/Concert Artist Thom Allison is a Canadian treasure, having performed in theatres large and small all across Canada. From his critically acclaimed performance as Coalhouse Walker in Ragtime at the Shaw Festival to his many appearances in the Stratford stage in Into the Woods, Three Penny Opera and The King and I, as well as his renowned turn as the MC in Cabaret and Theatre Calgary, Thom is one of the most talented and versatile musical theatre artists in this country. Well known for his turn as one of the three judges on CBCs Over The Rainbow, Thom recently was honoured to be a part of the original musical, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, which took him to Broadway. Thom is a go to concert artist all across North America. Micah Barnes Jazz Vocalist/Performer/Recording Artist Micah was a part of the accapela vocal group, The Nylons. After the Nylons, Micah launched a very successful solo career touring the U.S.which led to his #1 international club hit Welcome To My Head and coverage in Rolling Stone Magazine as an Indie artist to watch. Micahs upcoming collection New York Stories,(due fall 2014), pays homage to the rich musical history of the Big Apple. On this recording The Micah Barnes Trio is joined by special guest Michael Shand on keys and features a duet with the legendary Jackie Richardson. The results are an assured collection of deeply personal and sophisticated songs that remind us that, like Micahs musical heroes Tony Bennett, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and Ray Charles, the deepest of musical traditions are always contemporary. Gavin Crawford Comedian/Performer/Solo Artist Crawford appeared in eight seasons of This Hour Has 22 Minutes to much critical acclaim. He won several Gemini Awards over the years for his work on the show, as well as a Writers Guild of Canada Award. Crawford also co-wrote and starred in the award-winning series The Gavin Crawford Show, which aired on the Comedy Network from 2000 to 2003. In 2008 he hosted CBC’s reality show How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria? Crawford won a 2011 DORA Award for his work on stage in The Situationists and a Gemini Award for a guest star role on The Murdoch Mysteries. He also won the 2012 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male in Film for his role in French Immersion. The pilot for Gavin Crawford’s Wild West, co-created, co-written by, and starring Crawford, aired in July 2013 on CBC. Gavin has performed at numerous showcases and festivals, including: the Vancouver International Comedy Festival; the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival; and the Edmonton Comedy Festival. Crawford has produced three one-man shows, Standing/Mis, You Shouldn’t Be Watching This, and Menage.
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