Fringe News
Fringe News
Does everybody really want to be famous? How far would you go for fame? Alexandra Lean Productions presents NOBODY’S IDOL, a fun, fast-paced musical created by Alexandra Lean, playing July 4-13, 2013 at the Randolph Theatre as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival. Come and spend 90 minutes with Fame as he hosts the singing competition where he is the grand prize. Tickets to NOBODY’S IDOL are available beginning June 17 via www.fringetoronto.com, by telephone at 416-966-1062 (ext.1), or at the door.
A lifetime of fame. That’s the guarantee for the grand prize winner in NOBODY’S IDOL, an irreverent musical parody that dives into the conflict between the “nobodies” and “somebodies” of our pop-culture world. Inspired by this magical promise, misfits and wannabes duel with their voices at the world’s biggest televised competition. From pop to hip-hop to rock n’ roll, this new musical bursts onto the Toronto scene with gorgeous voices, great dance numbers and a twisted plot that will pin you to your seat – who will have it all? In a world divided between “somebodies” and “nobodies”, who is judging whom?
NOBODY’S IDOL features Jory Rossiter (CityTV/CBC’s The Murdoch Mysteries; Anne of Green Gables, Charlottetown Theatre Festival; Anne and Gilbert, Harbourfront), Jajube Mandiela (8 seasons of Degrassi: the Next Generation; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Canadian Stage), Emma Bartolomucci (West Side Story, Theatre St. John’s; Conflicts and Resolutions, Jasmyn Fyffe Dance), vocalist/songwriter Piper Hayes (Piper Hayes Live in NYC; Les Miserables; Into The Woods) and Braulio Elicer (The Comedy of Errors, Centaur/NAC; Paradise by the River, Centaur Theatre). Juno-nominated God Made Me Funky lead singer Kevin Brathwaite (Joy in the Morning, Robin Givens; PBS’s Peg +Cat) and Sean Ban Beaton (Mamma Mia!, Royal Alex; CBC’s Little Mosque on the Prairie) round out the stellar cast.
NOBODY’S IDOL is directed by Ramona Gilmour-Darling (Les Miserables, Anne of Green Gables, Thousand Islands Playhouse; Weightless, New Ideas Festival; Forever Plaid, Victoria Playhouse Petrolia; Treehouse TV’s Big Comfy Couch). Musical Direction by noted Composer/ Musical Director Sandy Thorburn (Thousand Islands Playhouse). Choreography by Siona Jackson (Creative Habitat Dance; Paramount Pictures' Superstar; Liona Boyd Live in Concert; Canadian Dance Festival). Set and Lighting Design by Dirk Ave (Dancing Down the Decades, Ballet Jorgen; Little Shop of Horrors, Thousand Islands Playhouse). Sound Design by Debbie Courchene (Copenhagen, Black Bonspiel, Globe Theatre; Native Earth Performing Arts). Stage Managed by Alana MacDonald (National Arts Centre, Théâtre de la Catapulte).
More information is available via nobodysidol.wordpress.com.
Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/NobodysIdolTO. Photos available here: www.flickr.com/photos/96240554@N04/sets/72157634015630166/
Show information for NOBODY’S IDOL:
Venue:
Randolph Theatre at 736 Bathurst St, Toronto (Bathurst at Lennox)
Performances:
Thurs July 4 – 8:45pm
Sat July 6 – 5:15pm
Mon July 8 – 12:45pm
Tues July 9 – 6:45pm
Wed July 10 – 3:30pm
Fri July 12 – 5:15pm
Sat July 13 – 11pm
Please note there is absolutely no latecomer seating.
Toronto Fringe Festival, July 3-14
Fringe Box Office Information: On-line sales www.fringetoronto.com
By phone: 416-966-1062; Ticket cost: $10.00 (at the door); $11.00 (in advance)
Photo: Piper Hayes, Braulio Elicer, Emma Bartolomucci and Jajube Mandiela. ©2013 Marlene Handrahan.
2013-06-11
Nobody’s Idol