Saturday, June 14th

Musical Theatre - Elementary Level - Ages 11-12 - Group A

Adjudicator: Ian Simpson

Musical Theatre - Elementary Level - Ages 11-12 - Group A

Ian has been a professional musical theatre performer for over 35 years and is currently the Canadian regional rep for Musical Theatre Educators' Alliance. He is a graduate of Queen's University (Bachelor of Music in voice) and Sheridan College (Diploma in Music-Theatre Performance). He has been on faculty in the Music Theatre - Performance department at St Lawrence College since 2014 and has been a voice teacher at Sheridan College in the Music Theatre Performance program.

Over the years, Ian has performed vocal styles from Operetta to Pop/Rock. His vocal pedagogy studies include NATS Conference (Chicago), Penn State Vocal Pedagogy (Mary Saunders-Barton, Bel Canto, Can Belto), Somatic Voicework TM (Levels I, II, III with Jeanie LoVetri), Soul Ingredients TM (Dr. Triniece Robinson- Martin, Princeton University), Boston Conservatory Vocal Pedagogy (Kevin Wilson, Jared Trudeau), and Rock the Audition Teacher Training (Sheri Sanders). He continues his studies of contemporary commercial voice with such courses on Belting, Training Transgender Voices, What is Mix?, Voice Acoustics, and Vocal Health and Pathologies.

As an actor/singer Ian has worked at such theatres as the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Shaw Festival, Charlottetown Festival, American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco and played Harry Bright in US National Tour of Mamma Mia! where he toured to over 144 cities across Canada, the US, and Mexico. He has worked with Tony nominated directors Frank Galati, Susan H. Schulman, Gary Griffin, Brian Macdonald, and Brian Bedford; Olivier nominated director Phyllida Lloyd; and esteemed Canadian directors Donna Feore, Robert McQueen, Jackie Maxwell, Christopher Newton, and Richard Monette. He has sung internationally with The Orchestra Japan across Japan and Taiwan. You can also see him in guest starring roles on CBC's Diggstown and Murdoch Mysteries.

Location

St. Matthew's Lutheran Church - Chapel
54 Benton St.
Kitchener, ON N2G 3H2

Musical Theatre - Elementary Level - Ages 11-12 - Group A - Morning

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:9:00 AMName:Annie DearTitles:
Naughty, Matilda by Tim Minchin
The Wizard and I , Wicked by Stephen Schwartz
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:9:15 AMName:Emma SteadTitles:
Shy, Once Upon A Mattress by Mary Rodgers and Marshall Barer
Home, Beetlejuice by Eddie Perfect
Home Festival:Hamilton
Time:9:30 AMName:Cinri XuTitles:
I'd Rather Be Me, Mean Girls by Jeff Richmond
Home, Beauty and the Beast by Alan Menken
Home Festival:Star-MVP
Time:9:45 AMName:Marcus NgoTitles:
Waving Through a Window, Dear Evan Hansen by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul
Proud of Your Boy, Aladdin by Alan Menken
Home Festival:Barrie
Time:10:00 AMName:Jingzi ZhuTitles:
Johnny One Note, Babes in Arms by Richard Rodgers
Alone in the Universe, Seussical the Musical by Stephen Flaherty
Home Festival:Windsor-Essex
Time:10:15 AMName:Alcina WojkowskiTitles:
My Grand Plan, The Lightning Thief by Kristen Stokes
Sing Your Own Song, Dear Edwina by Zina Goldrich
Home Festival:Chatham
Time:10:30 AMName:Max LuanTitles:
Middle of a Moment , James and the Giant Peach by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
What If, The Addams Family by Andrew Lippa
Home Festival:Peel
Time:10:45 AMName:James EliaTitles:
Different, Honk by Stiles & Drewe
Think Positive, Willy Wonka by Leslie Bricusse
Home Festival:Pickering GTA
Time:11:00 AMName:Lucy CerkwonykTitles:
Everything's Coming up Roses, Gypsy by Jule Styne
Home, Beetlejuice by Danny Elfman
Home Festival:Oakville
Time:11:15 AMName:Emily YipTitles:
On My Own, Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Don't Rain on My Parade, Funny Girl by Jule Styne
Home Festival:Unionville
Time:11:30 AMName:Lucas LeeTitles:
Little People, Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Herbert Kretzmer
What If, Addams Family by Andrew Lippa
Home Festival:Take the Stage

11:45 AM - Lunch Break

Musical Theatre - Elementary Level - Ages 11-12 - Group A - Afternoon

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Lisa GeimerTitles:
Johnny One Note, Babes In Arms by Richard Rogers
Quiet, Matilda by Tim Minchin
Home Festival:IMFC
Time:1:15 PMName:Kyla Johnston PotterTitles:
What it Means to be a Friend , 13 the Musical by Jason Robert Brown
Home, Beetlejuice by Eddie Perfect
Home Festival:London
Time:1:30 PMName:Evelyn TophamTitles:
Up On The Fridge , Dear Edwina by Music by Zina Goldrich and lyrics by Marcy Heisler
Six Hours as a Princess , Children's Letters to God by Music by David Evans and lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis
Time:1:45 PMName:Sophie DicksTitles:
Home, Wonderland by Frank Wildhorn & Jack Murphy
Naughty, Matilda by Tim Minchin
Home Festival:Grey County
Time:2:00 PMName:Ethan WangTitles:
Alone In The Universe , Seussical the Musical by Stephen Flaherty
When I Get My Name In Lights, The Boy From Oz by Peter Allen
Home Festival:Toronto

2:30 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm to 3:45 pm.

Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.

4:15 PM - PLAYOFFS - Musical Theatre - Elementary Level - Ages 11-12

The top two competitors from this class will proceed to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be held at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church - Sanctuary
54 Queen St. N., Kitchener, ON N2H 2H2