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The old boys club of late night talk shows is about to be injected with an atomic shot of millennial female. Welcome to the final taping of Marty O’Malley’s Early Late Show, where heir apparent to the host chair, comedienne Sarah Goldberg Kat Letwin (Chasse Galerie The Storefront Theatre, The Amazing Gayl Pile CBC Comedy Dance Animal Best of Toronto Fringe ) is about the fill the very large shoes of reluctant retiree Marty O’Malley Alon Nashman (Dora Award nominated Scorched Tarragon, Picasso at the Lapin Agile – Dora nomination, THIS – Toronto Theatre Critics Award Canadian Stage). The kicker? The Early Late Show is going LIVE, for the first time in 22 years.
To commemorate the passing of the torch, long time executive producer of The Early Late Show, Alanna Maria Vacratsis (My Big Fat Greek Wedding 1 and 2 Universal Pictures, The Rick Mercer Report CBC Domesticated Company Theatre/Canadian Stage) has organized to have Marty and Sarah share the host chair. A mistake, that may be the first and last of her career, after a Freudian slip throws the taping into chaos, further demented by the antics of movie star Kevin Lee Hicks Nigel Downer (The Meme’ing of Life, The Second City Body Buds CBC Comedy Make It Pop! Nickelodeon) and his YouTube sensation alter ego “Mama Jones,” followed by the surprise visit of Marty’s glamorous wife, actress Vivienne Lawrence Rachel Jones (Hamlet & All's Well The Ends Well Canadian Stage, A Christmas Story, The Grand Theatre ). Throw clueless unpaid intern Davey Michael Musi ( Kim’s Convenience CBC, Retreat The Storefront Theatre, Liver The Storefront Theatre) into the mix, and you have a recipe for a crazy late night finale that America won’t soon forget.
Housed in media mogul Moses Znaimer Zoomerplex, The Zoomer Live Theatre, will serve as both a theatre and TV studio for Late Night. The theatrical event will be recorded live for broadcast on Vision TV, providing an interesting meta- theatrical TV experiment for both the audience and creative team. Sandler’s original script, which won the Fringe 24 hour playwriting contest in 2014 caught Znaimer's interest due to its unique examination of ageism in the media and entertainment sector.
The generational partnership between Canada’s best known media mogul and it’s hottest young playwright has created the perfect breeding ground for the next theatrical smash hit of the year.
Late Night
Written + Directed by Kat Sandler
October 7th 23rd
WedSat 8:00, Sun 2:00PM
ZoomerHall
70 Jefferson Ave, Liberty VIllage Toronto
Tickets $25 $50
Purchase online at w ww.ZoomerLive.com or by phone 4166034740 Free parking available on site
Photo: Kat Letwin and Alon Nashman.
2016-09-20
Toronto: Kat Sandler's new play "Late Night" debuts at ZoomerHall in Liberty Village October 7