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Toronto, ON - August 19, 2014: Albert Schultz, Founding Artistic Director of Soulpepper Theatre Company, today announced the lineup for the Global Cabaret Festival, Soulpepper's seventh-annual celebration of music and theatrical excellence. This year's Festival runs from Oct. 24 to 26 with a new opening night party on Thursday, Oct. 23. The Festival lineup includes performances from John Alcorn, Heather Bambrick, Judith Lander, Dennis Lee, Sharron Matthews, John Millard, Sophie Milman, Patricia O’Callaghan, Gregory Oh, Jackie Richardson, Slaight Family Director of Music Mike Ross, Suba Sankaran, Denzal Sinclaire, Toronto Masque Theatre, Soulpepper Founding Member William Webster and many more. Opening night event details will be released at a later date.
The Global Cabaret Festival, sponsored by Global Toronto, animates the entire Young Centre with dozens of concerts featuring some of Canada's best artists in an intimate yet social setting. Concerts are scheduled to be enjoyed either all day or all weekend. Tickets and passes are available to Soulpepper subscribers starting today. Single tickets and Festival packages are available as of Aug. 26. Visit globalcabaret.ca for more details.
THE GLOBAL CABARET FESTIVAL
The Global Cabaret Festival lineup is composed of Songbooks, Features, and Cabarets, encompassing a wide range of theatrical themes and forms including jazz, pop, opera, musical theatre and the best of classic cabaret standards. Songbooks are 75 min. each, and Features and Cabarets are 60 min. each in length. Check the full schedule for details at globalcabaret.ca.
SONGBOOKS
American Pie Songbook
From Buddy Holly to The Rolling Stones, American Pie Songbook is a concert inspired by one of the greatest songs of our time. Through musical performances, storytelling, and visual media 2014 Soulpepper Resident Artist and Slaight Family Director of Music Mike Ross and a team of special guests attempt to unlock the cryptic references found in Don McLean's masterpiece.
Gershwin Songbook A multi-artist musical tribute to master songwriters George and Ira Gershwin. Music Direction by John Alcorn.
Hank Williams Songbook
A multi-artist musical tribute to master singer-songwriter Hank Williams. Music Direction by 2014 Soulpepper Resident Artist John Millard.
The Lost Songs of Toronto
2014 Soulpepper Resident Artist Dennis Lee presents a musical journey through a past that should have been. Despite our city's vibrant 200-year history, no songs have emerged as "traditional" Toronto standards that would compare to "The Bells of St. Clemens," "Sur le pont d'Avignon," or "As I Walked Out in the Streets of Laredo." Undeterred, Lee decided to write some of his own! Composed and performed by 2014 Soulpepper Resident Artists Waleed Abdulhamid, John Millard, Patricia O'Callaghan, Mike Ross, and Suba Sankaran.
FEATURES
Heather Bambrick and "Broadsway"
With musical backgrounds ranging from theatre, jazz, and cabaret to pop, gospel, and R&B, Heather Bambrick and friends Diane Leah and Julie Michels perform the timeless repertoire of the American Songbook, mixed with classics from jazz and popular music... all served with a generous helping of humour. Broadsway - three Broads doing theatre their way.
Judith Lander: Alive and Well
Judith Lander returns once again to Soulpepper with her night of cabaret songs. Interweaving the poignant, dramatic classics of Brel, Sondheim, and Weill with contemporary Broadway and jazz.
Sharron Matthews: Prince and Me
Sharron Matthews debuts her newest show, Prince and Me, weaving a tale of innocent love, naughtiness, loss, and excitement, using the songs of one of her biggest musical loves: Prince. Also featuring music by Joni Mitchell, Freda Payne, and Stephen Trask. Heels, hair and heartbreak with a killer rock and roll band. Yes baby, ALL Sharron Style.
Sophie Milman
Sophie Milman, Juno Award winner and internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist, interprets a repertoire of jazz and pop standards in her intimate style.
Patricia O'Callaghan Sings Cohen
2014 Soulpepper Resident Artist Patricia O'Callaghan explores the poetic and sensuous music of Leonard Cohen.
Jackie Richardson
Canada's first lady of jazz, blues, and gospel returns majestically to grace the Festival.
Denzal Sinclaire
Award-winning jazz vocalist Denzal Sinclaire returns with an exciting new band, new sounds, and a few other surprises.
CABARETS
Dido and Aeneas - 21st Century Remix
Purcell's operatic masterpiece is re-imagined through the lenses of bluegrass, Cape Breton fiddling, country, pop and South Indian classical music. With a band that swings from harpsichord and string quartet to banjo and electric guitar, you've never heard opera like this before. Music direction by 2014 Soulpepper Resident Artist Gregory Oh.
(re)Birth: E.E. Cummings in Song
Soulpepper's original, innovative and highly theatrical perspective on one of the pre-eminent voices of 20th-century poetry returns to the Young Centre. The cast includes: Ins Choi, Tatjana Cornij, Raquel Duffy, Ken MacKenzie, Abena Malika, Gregory Prest, Karen Rae, Mike Ross and Brendan Wall.
"Jubilant and joyous" - The Globe and Mail
"...a perfect, loving gift from actors to audience..." - National Post
The Soldier's Tale
Toronto Masque Theatre's production of Igor Stravinsky's story of a soldier whose homecoming is thwarted by an encounter with the Devil. Based on a Russian folktale and created in the shadow of the First World War, The Soldier's Tale combines elements of music, dance and theatre to evoke the traveling fair shows of Stravinsky's childhood.
Webster's Opera Corner
2014 Soulpepper Resident Artist Derek Boyes will unleash and explore fellow 2014 Resident Artist William Webster's encyclopedic knowledge and deep love of opera through a mix of storytelling, interview and live musical performances from a cast of gifted young opera singers. Music direction by Nicole Bellamy.
F-Lying: A Fellini Cabaret
Federico Fellini, one of the great filmmakers and visual artists of the 20th century was a master story teller, a great director, an irrepressible lover of women and an incorrigible liar. Sex. Circus. Cinema. Spaghetti. F-Lying explores the films, the passions, and the stories of Federico Fellini through his own words, multi-media, and dance. Created by 2014 Soulpepper Resident Artist Roberto Campanella.
Tickets to the Global Cabaret Festival and Soulpepper productions at the Young Centre are available by calling the Young Centre Box Office at 416.866.8666 or by visiting globalcabaret.ca.
Full Festival Pass ($120) includes reserved general admission tickets throughout the festival, as well as rush access to the rest of the Festival (special conditions may apply).
Single Tickets start at:
$23 in advance
$26 the day of
$20 (valid full-time student ID required)
Build your own Festival (starting at $63): Choose 3 or more concerts and save 10% on regular priced tickets.
The Global Cabaret Festival is sponsored by Global Toronto. Music programming at Soulpepper is supported through the Slaight Family Music Program by the Slaight Family. 2014 Soulpepper Lead Sponsors are: Scotiabank, TELUS, the Slaight Family, and the Michael & Karen Vukets Family Foundation. Soulpepper gratefully acknowledges annual operating support from the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, and the Canada Council for the Arts. The Soulpepper Academy is supported in part by the Canada Arts Training Fund at Canadian Heritage.
Located in its multi-venue home, the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto's Distillery Historic District, Soulpepper is Canada’s largest urban theatre company. Founded and guided by artists, under the leadership of Artistic Director Albert Schultz and Executive Director Leslie Lester, Soulpepper has a complex and integrated mission which includes: industry-leading youth outreach initiatives; the Soulpepper Academy, Canada's only multi-year paid professional training program for theatre artists of all disciplines; and a year-round diverse repertory season which is grounded in the classics and committed to the creation of new works, new forms, and innovative practices.
Photo: Jackie Richardson. ©2011 Jason Hudson.
2014-08-19
Toronto: The Global Cabaret Festival returns to the Young Centre