Kinky Boots

Book by Harvey Fierstein

Music & Lyrics by Cyndi Lauper
Based on the Miramax motion picture “Kinky Boots,” written by Geoff
Deane and Tim Firth

June 9–July 31, 2022

Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage

Running time: approx. 2 H 30 M (one intermission)

Presenting sponsor: iA Financial Group
Cosmetics sponsor: MAC Cosmetics

Cast:
Paul Almeida richard bailey
Darren Burkett standby
Jennifer Copping pat
Jeffrey Follis ensemble/angel/drag captain
Elizabeth Ford young charlie
Jocelyn Gauthier nicola
Andrew J. Hampton angel/ensemble/lola understudy
Victor Hunter harry/ensemble
Kayvon Khoshkam don
Michel Lafleche mr. price/ensemble
Joshua Lalisan angel/ensemble
Ryan Maschke angel/ensemble
Stewart Adam Mckensy lola/simon
Troy Mclaughlin simon sr./ensemble
Makayla Moore ensemble/asst choreographer/dance & fight captain
Kelli Ogmundson lauren
Denzel Onaba young lola
Sayer Roberts charlie price
Ali Watson ensemble/female performing understudy
Andrew Wheeler george
Colleen Winton trish

Band:
Ken Cormier keyboard 1
Angus Kellet keyboard 2
Sasha Niechoda keyboard 3
Andreas Schuld guitars
Martin Fisk drums/percussion
Derry Byrne trumpet/flugelhorn
Sue Round cello

Creative team:
Barbara Tomasic director
Julie Tomino choreographer
Ken Cormier musical director
Pam Johnson set designer
Barbara Clayden costume designer
John Webber lighting designer
Chris Daniels sound designer
K.P Dennis assistant director
Tina Chang assistant musical director
Kevin McAllister assistant set designer
Ryan Cormack assistant props designer
Sean Malmas associate wig designer
Rae Takei cultural consultant
Adam Henderson dialect coach
Dawn Pemberton vocal coach
Jonathan Hawley Purvis fight director
Angela Beaulieu stage manager
Michelle Harrison assistant stage manager
Yvonne Yip assistant stage manager
Brynna Drummond child supervisor

Song List:

Act One
Price & Son Theme
The Most Beautiful Thing The Funeral
Into the Pub
Take What You Got
Before “Land of Lola”
Land of Lola
“Land of Lola” Playoff
Land of Lola - Reprise
Step One
Sex Is in the Heel
Price & Son Theme - Reprise The History of Wrong Guys Lola’s Factory
Entrance
Into the Bathroom
Not My Father’s Son
Let’s Make Boots
Everybody Say Yeah

Act Two
Entr’acte/ Price & Son - Reprise What a Woman Wants
A Bloody Slaughter
In This Corner
Out of the Pub
So Long, Charlie
Charlie’s Sad Soliloquy Soul of a Man
Sex Is in the Heel - Reprise Charlie’s Phone Call
Hold Me in Your Heart Goodbye, Daddy
Wrong Guys - Reprise
The Runway Show
Raise You Up / Just Be Bows
Exit Music

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

WELCOME............................................................................. 6
LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................ 7
DIRECTOR’S NOTE................................................................ 7
QUEER GLOSSARY............................................................... 8
ARTISTIC TEAM.................................................................. 11
DONORS:............................................................................. 28
BOARD & STAFF................................................................. 29
 WELCOME

Welcome to the first all-Canadian production of Kinky Boots! Although it’s

two years later than we originally planned (we think you know why!), we are
so glad to finally have you here. Thank you for your support.

We hope you’re excited about our 2022– 2023 season, which starts right
here at the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage in September. Onstage you
will see Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Forgiveness, Sense

and Sensibility, The Legend of Georgia McBride, and Beautiful: The Carole
King Musical, as well as our returning holiday hit The Sound of Music.

At the Granville Island Stage, catch the new Mom’s the Word: Talkin’ Tur-
key, followed by The Cull, Rubaboo, and an all-new production of Million
Dollar Quartet. And at our Newmont Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, in
Olympic Village, push your boundaries a little with Redbone Coonhound,
Me Love BINGO!: BEST IN SNOW, and Teenage Dick.

You can lock in the best seats and save by renewing or purchasing your
2022– 2023 season ticket package now! Just go to artsclub.com or talk to
our friendly box office staff at 604.687.1644. If you are able, please take the
opportunity to show your support with a tax-deductible donation with your
subscription. Now more than ever, we need theatre. And theatre needs
you.

Finally, you may have noticed our Stanley lobby refresh this season. We
wanted to create a lighter and more airy space to welcome you back, de-
signed by our great friend Drew Facey. Sadly, this was our last opportunity
to work with Drew before he passed away in May.

Drew recently designed the sets, or sets and costumes, for productions like
The Sound of Music, Cost of Living, The Matchmaker, The Curious Incident
of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Onegin, and his work always brought the-
atrical magic to our stages. He will be greatly missed, not only for his stun-
ning contribution to our art form, but also for the positive spirit and love he
brought to his work here at the Arts Club and many companies locally and
across the country.

Thank you, Drew. You remain in our hearts. Always.

Yours,

Ashlie and Peter

ASHLIE CORCORAN artistic director (on leave)
PETER CATHIE WHITE executive director

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Arts Club Theatre Company would like to acknowledge that this pro-
duction takes place on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of
̓
the Coast Salish Peoples, in particular the xwməθkwəy əm (Musqueam),
Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səlili̓ lwə̓ taʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Na-
tions. We are honoured to live, work, and play on this land together.

DIRECTOR’S NOTE

Ladies, gentlemen, and those beyond the binary—welcome to Kinky Boots.

This show is a celebration on so many levels; of love, humanity, friendship,

beauty and of course BOOTS! Based on a true story, with music by Cyndi
Lauper (one of my childhood idols), and script by Harvey Fierstein—it’s a
terrific ride. And boy, in these weird and wild times, we need something to
bring us joy. Kinky Boots is just that; the story of how two humans over-
come their own challenges to come together and create not only boots, but
friendship and understanding. And it’s ultimately love that unites them.
I have learned so much in the process of putting up Kinky Boots. In 2018,
when I was originally asked to direct this production, I thought...I don’t know
anything about Drag. That launched me into a culture and art form that I
have become immersed and obsessed with. From Paris Is Burning to Ru-
Paul’s Drag Race to our local scene, it has opened my eyes and my heart
to the journey that is Drag. What I’ve learned, is that Drag is more than just
putting on a costume and makeup and Kinky Boots! It is about having the
courage to express your inner self and celebrating the freedom to be, un-
abashedly, who you want to be. It is an act of activism, that historically has
called for LGBTQ2S+ rights, at Stonewall, Pride, and beyond. And even in
its current, more mainstream form, it teaches others how imperative it is
that we are allowed to love who we love and be who we want to be. It cre-
ates a place of love and acceptance—something we could all use more of.

I feel so honoured to have directed Kinky Boots, and with this amazing
team, I think we have created something really special. It’s easy to do that
when you have such incredible humans as part of the process.

On behalf of the Kinky Boots team—and in Lola’s words: “Let love shine, let
pride be your guide. You change the world when you change your mind.”

Barbara

Barbara Tomasic director

QUEER GLOSSARY

We’ve created this bite-size queer glossary to help foster understanding of

words and ideas used throughout Kinky Boots that may be unfamiliar. This
was compiled by Rae Takei, the Cultural Consultant for the show, with defi-
nitions provided by QMUNITY. To learn more terminology, check out this
link: QMUNITY’s comprehensive Queer Glossary

Cross-dresser: Refers to people who wear clothing traditionally associated

with a different gender to that with which they identify. Some cross-
dressers identify as trans while others do not. Cross-dresser, or cross-
dressing, was a frequently used term before the evolution of contemporary
trans-related language; today, some people may find this term offensive.
Some cross- dressers prefer to do so privately, while others cross-dress
publicly all or part of the time. Cross-dressers may or may not have a gen-
der identity related to the clothing they are wearing. “Cross- dresser” has
generally replaced the term “transvestite.”

Drag Performers: Refers to people who dress in a showy or flamboyant

way that exaggerates gender stereotypes, often for purposes of performa-
tive art and/or entertainment. Within drag performances, there can be Drag
Kings, Queens, and Performers. Some people who perform professionally
outside of queer communities prefer the term “male/female impersonator.”

Gender: The social construction of concepts such as masculinity and femi-

ninity in a specific culture in time. One may identify as being a man,
woman, or another gender. It involves gender assignment (the gender des-
ignation of someone at birth), gender roles (the expectations imposed on
someone based on their gender), gender attribution (how others perceive
someone’s gender), and gender identity (how someone defines their own
gender). Fundamentally different from the sex one is assigned at birth.

Gender Expression: How one outwardly expresses gender; for example,

through name and pronoun choice, style of dress, voice modulation, etc.
How one expresses gender might not necessarily reflect one’s actual gen-
der identity.

Gender Identity: One’s internal and psychological sense of oneself as

man, woman, both, in between, neither,
or another understanding of gender. People who question their gender
identity may feel unsure of their gender or believe they are not of the same
gender they were assigned at birth.

Gender Non-Conforming (GNC): A term under the trans umbrella which

refers to people who do not conform to society’s expectations for their gen-
der roles or gender expression.

Gender Policing: The imposition or enforcement of normative gender ex-

pressions/roles on an individual
who is perceived as not adequately performing, through appearance or be-
haviour, the gender that they are perceived to be. Gender policing occurs
through ridicule, trivialization, laws and policies, exclusion, harassment,
or violence. It may also occur through social messages that privilege cis-
gender expression and heteronormative gender roles.

Gender Roles: The socially constructed and culturally specific behaviours

such as communication styles, careers, family roles, and more, imposed on
people based on their biological sex assigned at birth. It is important to note
that gender interpretations and expectations vary widely among cultures
and often change over time. Some cultures have more than two genders,
and consequently more than two gender roles.

Pronouns: A word used to refer to someone, without using their name(s).

It is important to not make assumptions about the pronouns a person may
use about themselves; in the same way you might introduce yourself with
your name and then ask for someone else’s name, you can do so with pro-
nouns.

Transgender (Trans, Trans*): Transgender, frequently abbreviated to

“trans” or “trans*” (the asterisk was intended to actively include non-binary
and/or non-static gender identities such as genderqueer and genderfluid,
but has fallen out of frequent use throughout the 2010s), is an umbrella
term for a wide range of experiences and identities for people whose gen-
der does not match with the gender they were assigned at birth. Identifying
as trans is something that can only be decided by an individual for them-
selves and does not depend on criteria such as surgery or hormone treat-
ment status.

Transvestite: A medical term that was historically used to label cross-

dressing as a mental illness and sexual perversion. This term is outdated,
problematic, and generally considered offensive. See also: Cross-dresser

Who is QMUNITY?
QMUNITY is a non-profit organization based in Vancouver, BC, that works
to improve queer, trans, and Two-Spirit lives. We provide a safer space for
LGBTQ2SAI+ people and their allies to fully self-express while feeling wel-
come and included. Our building serves as a catalyst for community initia-
tives and collective strength.
ARTISTIC TEAM

PAUL ALMEIDA richard bailey

For the Arts Club: Mamma Mia! (debut, 2018)
Other theatre Selected: Spamalot (Citadel); Fiddler on the Roof (Stage West);
Evita (Vancouver Opera); Mamma Mia! (Capitol Theatre, Western Canada The-
atre, Theatre Aquarius)
Film & TV Selected: The Night Agent, Balestra, Charmed, The Flash, Mighty
Ducks, A Million Little Things

ANGELA BEAULIEU stage manager

For the Arts Club: Under The Influence (debut, 2001); recent favourites:
Noises Off, The Matchmaker, The Waiting Room, Thanks for Giving, Hand
to God, One Man, Two Guvnors, The 39 Steps
Other theatre: Hey Viola! (Musical TheatreWorks); One Man, Two Guvnors
(Theatre Calgary); Footloose, Grease, Mamma Mia! (Chemainus Theatre
Festival); Kill Me Now, Sex in Heaven, Lion in the Streets (Touchstone);
Urinetown: The Musical (Firehall Arts Centre)
Other: In June of 2008, Angela received the Mary Phillips Prize for her work
behind the scenes. Love forever to SJT

DARREN BURKETT standby

For the Arts Club: Mary Poppins, Hairspray, White Christmas, The Produc-
ers, Beauty and the Beast, Gypsy
Other theatre: Mamma Mia! (Stage West); Ghost, West Side Story (Dray-
ton); The Wizard of Oz (Ross Petty Panto); Matilda (National Tour); The Pi-
rates of Penzance (TIP); Angelina Ballerina (International Tour); Buddy,
Oklahoma! (CTF); The Wizard of Oz, ...Frog and Toad, Seussical
(Carousel Theatre), and many others
Other: Jessie Award for Outstanding Performance
DERRY BYRNE trumpet/frugelhorn
For the Arts Club: Five Guys Named Moe, West Side Story
Other theatre: A slew of shows at The Q.E. Theatre, The Playhouse, Gate-
way, and more
Other: Performed and/or recorded with Barbra Streisand, Shirley Bassey,
Diana Krall, The Temptations, The Platters, Gino Vannelli, Roben Ford,
The Tragically Hip, Josh Groban, Bob Hope, Michael Bublé, Natalie Cole,
INXS, David Lee Roth. Derry has also been recorded on countless jingles,
TV shows, and films.

TINA CHANG assistant musical director

For the Arts Club: Debut
Other Described as a “scintillating player,” pianist, and coach, Tina Chang,
is currently on the music staff at Vancouver Opera and, most recently, at
Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland. Based in Vancouver, she has worked
with various musical organizations, including Chor Leoni, Astrolabe Musik
Theatre, Sound the Alarm Music Theatre, re:Naissance Opera, and Queer
Arts Festival. She is currently adjunct professor at the University of British
Columbia. Past engagements include: faculty coach, pianist, and instructor
positions at Hawaii Performing Arts Festival; soundSCAPE New Music Fes-
tival in Macagno, Italy; Fear No Opera in Victoria; Mill City Summer Opera
in Minneapolis; Glimmergalss Opera; Aspen Opera Theatre Centre.

BARBARA CLAYDEN costume designer

For the Arts Club: The Matka King (debut, 2003); recent favourites: I, Clau-
dia, Million Dollar Quartet, Me and You, Beauty and the Beast, The Or-
chard (after Chekhov) Other Theatre Coriolanus, Lysistrata (Bard on the
Beach); Wizard of Oz, Pinocchio (East Van Panto/Theatre Replacement)
Other: Nineteen-time Jessie Award nominee and six-time winner

JENNIFER COPPING pat

For the Arts Club: Reflections On Crooked Walking (debut, 1987), The Cu-
rious Incident Of The Dog In The Night- time, The Day Before Christmas,
Godspell, White Christmas, Funny Girl

Other Theatre Select: Anything Goes (TUTS); Anne Of Green Gables

(Charlottetown Festival); Les Misérables, Tommy (Mirvish); Joseph And
The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Drabinsky); Jersey Boys (Dancap);
Indian Arm (Rumble); Detroit & Body Awareness (Mitch & Murray); City Of
Angels (PIT Collective)
Film & TV Select: Debris, Riverdale, Once Upon A Mattress, Slither, Be-
coming Redwood, Supernatural, Fargo, and Bates Motel. Upcoming: The
Friendship Game and Devil In Ohio
Other: Best Actress Leo Award for Becoming Redwood

RYAN CORMACK assistant props designer

For the Arts Club: Debut
Other theatre: A Shakesperience (Bard on the Beach); Mr. Burns, A Post
Electric Play (DSDM); If/Then, Bring It On! (QMT); Christina The Girl King
(5th Co). As Assistant:Done/Undone (Bard on the Beach); Actually, The
Great Divide (Harold Green/Obsidian)
Other: Graduate of The Dan School of Drama and Music; studied set &
costume design at The National Theatre School of Canada

KEN CORMIER musical director/keyboard 1

For the Arts Club: She Loves Me (keyboard debut, 2000), The Producers
(musical director debut, 2008); recent favourites: Dolly Parton’s Smoky
Mountain Christmas Carol, The Sound of Music, Matilda the Musical,
Mamma Mia!, Billy Elliot, In the Heights, Spamalot, Dreamgirls
Other theatre: Showboat, Sunset Boulevard, The Phantom of the Opera
(Livent)
Other: Jessie Award nominee (Next to Normal); three seasons as repetiteur
with Vancouver Opera; accompanist (since 1998) with Vancouver’s
beloved and internationally acclaimed men’s choir ChorLeoni
CHRIS DANIELS sound designer
For the Arts Club: Swing (debut, 1998); favourites: Mary Poppins, The
Sound of Music, Billy Elliot, Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast, My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Cabaret, Buddy: The Buddy
Holly Story, Singin’ in the Rain, The Producers, Little Shop of Horrors,
Rocky Horror Show
Other Theatre: Anne and Gilbert (Summerside PEI); Dirty Rotten
Scoundrels (Theatre Calgary); Forever Swing (Toronto)

K.P DENNIS assistant director

For the Arts Club: Debut
Other Theatre: Cavities (Obsidian Theatre); Monica vs. the Internet (Rage
Sweater Theatre Productions); The Newcomer ( Ay, Caramba! Theatre)
Other: K.P is delighted to be working with the Arts Club Theatre Company.
They have received the VACCS Community Recognition Award (2017),
The Witness Legacy Award for Social Purpose and Responsibility Through
Art (2020), was the Youth Poet Laureate of Victoria (2016), and was a pro-
fessional axe and knife throwing coach for two years.

BRYNNA DRUMMOND child supervisor

For the Arts Club: carried away on the crest of a wave (child supervisor,
2020)
Other Theatre: Holiday at the Elbow Room Cafe (The Cultch); The Tem-
pest (Carousel Theatre); TomorrowLove, Rocky Horror Picture Show (Stu-
dio 58)
Other: Graduate of Studio 58 production program

MARTIN FISK drums/percussion

For the Arts Club: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (2017/18), Mamma
Mia! (2018), Matilda (2019), The Sound of Music (2019), Dolly Parton’s
Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (2021)
Other: Martin is a founding member of Driftwood Percussion, and has per-
formed regularly with Turning Point Ensemble, Chor Leoni, Livent Inc., Red
Shift Music Society, City Opera, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the
Vancouver Opera. Performances include Frank Sinatra Jr., Petula Clarke,
Weird Al Yankovic, and The Who.
JEFFREY FOLLIS angel/ensemble/drag captain
For the Arts Club: Debut
Other Theatre: [title of show] (Birnton Theatricals); Candy Cane Kids, Zoo
Street (Occasional Notes)
Other: Hoja (FatCat Productions); Jeffrey is honoured to join the cast of
Kinky Boots in his Arts Club debut! You might also recognize Jeffrey from
his drag persona Uropa, through which he invented the lace-front Yarn-wig.
Followed by Dua Lipa’s hairstylist, his works—including Yarn Barbie—can
be found on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram at @uropaqueen and at the
website: https://uropaqueen.com/

ELIZABETH FORD young Charlie

For the Arts Club: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (2018)
Other Theatre: Little Mermaid Jr., James and the Giant Peach, the Greatest
Showman (Vancouver Performing Stars); Alice in Wonderland the Panto
(Metro Theatre)
Other: The Happening Dance Co. “Gotta Sing! Gotta dance!” (Junior Show-
case) With love and thanks forever to Katy, Kira and Kim

JOCELYN GAUTHIER nicola

For the Arts Club: Les Misérables
Other Theatre Selected: Molly in Ghost: The Musical (Drayton, Canadian
premiere); The Little Prince (Theatre Calgary, world premiere); The Buddy
Holly Story (Globe Theatre); Rock Legends and Footloose (Chemainus
Theatre); Elle in Legally Blonde, Donna in Mamma Mia! (TUTS)
Film & TV Selected: Grease: Rydell High, Firefly Lane, Planning On For-
ever, A Honeymoon To Remember, Christmas Under The Stars, Molly
Other: Holds a BFA in Acting from The University of British Columbia, at-
tended the Master’s Acting program at LAMDA, and is an Ovation and E.V.
Young Award recipient. Thanks to my family, friends, and this cast/creative
team for their unending support. To my husband and son—you put the
color in my world. This one’s for you.
ANDREW J. HAMPTON angel/ensemble/lola understudy
For the Arts Club: Debut
Other Theatre: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (William Bar-
fée); Hair national tour (swing); Wizard of Oz (The Tin Man); Carnival
Cruise Lines (production singer)
Film & TV: What We Don’t Say, The Flash
Other: Drew holds an Honours B.Mus from the University of Windsor and is
a graduate of the Randolph College for the performing arts. He is honoured
to share his art with this company on the unceded territories of the Coast
Salish peoples. Everlasting gratitude to his friends & family who’ve sup-
ported his art.

MICHELLE HARRISON assistant stage manager

For the Arts Club: Peter and the Starcatcher
Other Theatre: HMS Pinafore, Blond Eckbert, Orfeo ed Euridice, The Music
Shop, Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Barber of Seville, La Traviata, La
Cenerentola, La Bohème, Eugene Onegin, Le Nozze di Figaro (Vancouver
Opera); For A Look Or A Touch (Pacific Opera Victoria); It’s a Wonderful
Life (Patrick Street Productions); Il Barbiere di Siviglia (Burnaby Lyric
Opera); A Christmas Carol (Gateway); Mies Julie (Baxter Theatre Centre/
Cultch); Whose Life Is It Anyway? (Realwheels); Uncle Vanya (Blackbird)
Other: Michelle is a graduate of the University of British Columbia

ADAM HENDERSON dialect coach

For the Arts Club: First appeared as Captain Lesgate in Dial M Murder
(2003); As Dialect Coach for Mary Poppins, One Man, Two Guvnors, The
Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Matchmaker, The Cost
of Living, Buffoon
Film & TV: Dialect Coach for Disney’s Tomorrowland, Shogun, Turner &
Hooch, Arrow, Magicians, Altered Carbon, Nancy Drew, and more
Other: Theatre director and voice actor; Graduate of The Bristol Old Vic
Theatre School; Instructor at Vancouver Film School

VICTOR HUNTER harry/ensemble

For the Arts Club: Debut
Other Theatre: Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins (Theatre Under the
Stars); Legally Blonde (Align Entertainment); Grease (Chemainus Theatre);
Rock of Ages (Renegade)
Other: Victor is also the voice of Prince Euden in the hit videogame Dra-
galia Lost (Nintendo)

PAM JOHNSON set designer

For the Arts Club: Closer than Ever (1991), Blues in the Night, The Visit,
Side By Side By Sondheim, Under the Influence, All My Sons, Memory of
Water, Jacque Brel, Mom’s the Word, Mom’s the Word: Unhinged, Age of
Arousal, Mrs. Dexter & her Daily, Mom’s Remixed, Intimate Apparel, Mas-
ter Class (costumes), Saint Joan, Bakersfield Mist, RedPatch
Other: Pam has received several Jessie Awards, as well as a Career
Achievement Award. Pam graduated from Studio 58 in 1980.

ANGUS KELLETT keyboard 2

For the Arts Club: Master Class (debut, 2012), Mary Poppins, Les Mis-
érables, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Mamma Mia!, Matilda, The Sound
of Music
Other theatre: Annie, The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, The Wizard
of Oz, It’s a Wonderful Life (Gateway); City of Angels (Putting It Together);
Music of the Night (Sound the Alarm); Wicked, Les Misérables, The Book
of Mormon (Broadway Across Canada); Songs for a New World (Fabulist);
Into the Woods (Fighting Chance); La bohème, Carmen, Il barbiere di
Siviglia, L’elisir d’amore, Madama Butterfly (Burnaby Lyric Opera); Elektra
(Heroic Opera); The Magic Flute, Tosca, Ariadne auf Naxos, Nixon in
China, Turandot (Vancouver Opera)

KAYVON KHOSHKAM don

For the Arts Club: The Graduate (debut, 2009), Buffoon, Noises Off
Other Theatre: Othello, Merchant of Venice, Macbeth (Bard on the Beach);
The Father, Bunny (The Search Party); Shakespeare in Love (Citadel The-
atre); The December Man, Twelfth Night (NAC); Chelsea Hotel (Firehall
Arts Centre); As You Like It (Chicago Shakespeare)
Film & TV: iZombie, Supernatural, Fairly Legal
Other: Graduate of the Canadian College of Performing Arts

MICHEL LAFLECHE mr. price/ensemble

For the Arts Club: Debut

Other Theatre: On Broadway: Show Boat (Tony Awards and Cast Album),
Phantom Of The Opera, Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, CATS, Drowsy
Chaperone, A Chorus Line, Joseph, Evita, Crazy For You, Camelot; Strat-
ford Festival

Film & TV: Once Upon A Mattress, A Million Little Things, Package Deal

Other: I am thrilled to be back in my hometown!

JOSHUA LALISAN angel/ensemble

For the Arts Club: Debut

Other theatre Select credits: Sky in Mamma Mia, ensemble in Cinderella

and Mary Poppins (Theatre Under The Stars); Nephtali (Gateway Theatre);
ensemble in Singing in the Rain (Royal City Musical Theatre)

Film & TV Select credits: Riverdale (dancer); Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist

(dancer)
Other: Joshua is ecstatic to be making his Arts Club debut as Angel/En-
semble in Kinky Boots. Joshua is a graduate from the Musical Theatre pro-
gram at Capilano University. Joshua would like to thank the creative team
of Kinky Boots and Brenda Campbell from Premiere Talent Management.
Thank you for coming and enjoy the show!

SEAN MALMAS associate wig designer

For the Arts Club: Wig builder: Matilda, The Orchard & Miss Bennet; Wig
running crew: Mary Poppins, Spamalot, Rock of Ages, Matilda; Wardrobe
maintenance 9 seasons
Film & TV: Rupaul’s Drag Race Season 11 (Brooke Lynn Hytes Zebra
Facekini & Purple Kaftan); Canada’s Drag Race Season 2 (Kendall Gen-
der, Gia Metric, Synthia Kiss); Canada’s Drag Race Season 3 & Canada vs
The World
Other: Sean teaches wig making and styling at VFS; @madebymalmas on
Instagram

RYAN MASCHKE angel/ensemble

For the Arts Club: Debut
Other theatre: The Louder We Get, Billy Elliot (Theatre Calgary); Hair
(BrownCow Collective); Bare: A Pop-Opera (The Honest Collective)
Other: Artistic Director and founder of BrownCow Collective; recipient of the
“Be Discovered” Scholarship with the Radio City Rockettes (2016)

KEVIN MCALLISTER assistant set designer

For the Arts Club: Mustard, King Charles III, Helen Lawrence, Xanadu,
Glengarry Glen Ross, His Greatness, The Weir

Other Theatre: On the Edge (Belfry); Equivocation (Bard on the Beach/ Bel-
fry); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Bard on the Beach); Singin’ in the Rain
(Chemainus)
Film & TV: Associate Designer, Vancouver 2010 Olympic Opening & Clos-
ing Ceremonies (David Atkins Enterprises); Exhibit Design, Rewilding Van-
couver (MOV)

Other: Ten Jessie Award nominations, BFA from UBC Theatre, Jewellery
Art and Design Diploma from VCC; thanks to Holly and Lila for their sup-
port. www.mcallisterstudio.ca

STEWART ADAM MCKENSY lola/simon

For the Arts Club: Debut
Other theatre Select: Superdogs: The Musical (Segal Centre); Brigadoon,
The Horse and His Boy, Me and My Girl, Trouble in Tahiti, Ragtime (Shaw
Festival); Kinky Boots, The Wizard of Oz (U.S National Tour/Mirvish Pro-
duction); Hairspray, The Producers (Mirvish Productions); “Beast” in Beauty
and the Beast, Canadian Premiere of James and the Giant Peach (Young
People’s Theatre); “Sebastian” in The Little Mermaid, Buddy: The Buddy
Holly Story (The Globe Theatre); To Kill A Mocking Bird, My One and Only
(Stratford Festival)
Other: Stewart was nominated for a Dora award as “Dryer/Bus” in Caroline,
or Change (Musical Stage & Obsidian). I would like to dedicate this run to a
person I never knew, a person who was always distant and a person who
never got to truly understand what love is. RIP Father. Much love to my
family, friends, Newton Landry, Alan, Chris, The Arts Club, and this tal-
ented cast and crew for showing the world you can be who you want to be.
#fullout

TROY MCLAUGHLIN simon/ensemble

For the Arts Club: Ms. Saigon, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Dream Girls
Other theatre: Starlight Express (Germany, Las Vegas); Radio City Rock-
ettes; Disney’s The Lion King (Mirvisch)
Film & TV: Schmigadoon (Apple TV+); Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (NBC);
The J-Team (Paramount+); Time For Us to Come Home for Xmas, Xmas
Sail, RIP IN TIME (Hallmark); Batwoman
Other: Troy is the founder of the dance program Troy’s BopShop; Much
love to the fam

MAKAYLA MOORE ensemble/ asst choreographer/ dance & fight captain

For the Arts Club: Spamalot (debut, 2014), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Other theatre: The Marvelous Wonderettes, Grease, Footloose (Chemai-
nus Theatre Festival); Shout! The MOD Musical (Magnus Theatre); Crazy
For You (Citadel/Theatre Calgary); Ross Petty Panto (Elgin Theatre); Evita
(Vancouver Opera); James and the Giant Peach (Carousel Theatre)
Other: NBA dancer (Toronto Raptors); Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

SASHA NIECHODA keyboard 3

For the Arts Club: Little Shop of Horrors (debut, 2003), Evita, Jacques Brel
Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Miss Saigon, Company, Suds, Dis-
ney’s Beauty and the Beast, Les Misérables, Hairspray, The Producers,
Dreamgirls, Spamalot, In The Heights, Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!, Matilda
The Musical, and The Sound of Music. As Musical Director: Buddy: The
Buddy Holly Story, Altar Boyz, and Blood Brothers.
Other theatre: Toronto credits include productions for Livent Inc., Mirvish
Productions, and the Shaw Festival including The Phantom of the Opera,
Ragtime, Sunset Blvd, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,
Mamma Mia!, and many others. Other Vancouver credits include Mamma
Mia!, A Chorus Line, and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Broadway
Across Canada); The Sound of Music, The King and I, The Secret Garden
(Gateway Theatre); and Mamma Mia! (Mirvish)

KELLI OGMUNDSON lauren

For the Arts Club: Fun Home (debut, 2018)
Other Theatre: Peter Pan, Elephant & Piggie’s We Are In A Play! (Carousel
Theatre)
Film & TV: Nina on Family Law (Global TV); Bryn on Cavendish (CBC); Su-
pernatural (CW); Haters Back Off (Netflix); My Little Pony (Discovery); Se-
crets of a Marine’s Wife (Lifetime); The Slowest Show (CBC Gem)
Other: Two-time Jesse Award nominee, Leo Award nominee, Ovation
Award winner; Graduate of Capilano University’s Musical Theatre Program;
Little Mountain Improv member. For the fam and the cat, always.

DENZEL ONABA young lola

For the Arts Club: Debut
Other: Vancouver child actor and filmmaker, Denzel Onaba’s talent, confi-
dence, wisdom, and career vision stretch far beyond his young age and he
is already making an indelible mark on the entertainment industry. Just like
Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington, for whom he was
named, Denzel Onaba is not only a consummate professional but is ex-
tremely good-natured. As an actor, writer, filmmaker, director, and musi-
cian, Denzel seeks to integrate his Afro-Canadian heritage into his craft
whenever possible.

DAWN PEMBERTON vocal coach

For the Arts Club: ‘da Kink in my Hair (Nia), Beneath Springhill (vocal
coach)

Other: Jessie Award Nominee (da Kink in My Hair); The Shipment (vocal
coach); WCMA Best Urban Recording (2015). Dawn has her B.Mus in Jazz
Studies from Capilano University and is a certified teacher in Somatic
VoiceworkTM The LoVetri Method. She has become a staple of the Van-
couver music scene and can often be found tearin’ it up as a vocalist, pi-
anist, teacher, adjudicator, choir director and “go to girl” for live perfor-
mances and studio sessions. Dawn is currently hosting her own funk, soul,
and r&b show called, “Get on The Good Foot” on CKUA. Prior to March
2020 she spent her time touring with her own original music project as well
as, Moira Smiley + VOCO, Vox.Infold, The Bluesberries, and Canadian
blues juggernaut,The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer. Dawn has toured
extensively throughout Canada and Europe and has performed with musi-
cal greats such as Bettye LaVette, John Boutte, Kenny Werner, Kurt Elling,
Robert Randolph &The Family Band, Randy Bachman, Ruthie Foster, The
Hamiltones, The Sojourners, Linda Tillery and has opened for musical
heavyweights Maceo Parker, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, The Philoso-
pher Kings and Lee Fields.
JONATHAN HAWLEY PURVIS fight director
For the Arts Club: Sweat, Curious Case of the Dog in the Night Time
Other theatre: As You Like It, Macbeth, Shrew, Shakespeare in Love (Bard
on the Beach); As You Like It (Chicago Shakespeare, Milwaukee Rep);
Antony & Cleopatra, Three Musketeers, Julius Caesar, Romeo & Juliet (St.
Lawrence Shakespeare); Silver Arrow, Shakespeare In Love, West Side
Story, Romeo & Juliet, Penelopiad, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Citadel
Theatre); I Am For You (Concrete Theatre)
Film & TV: The Last of Us, Motherland, When Calls the Heart, Planning on
Forever
Other: Three time winner of the Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award for Fight
Direction. www.jonathanpurvis.com

SAYER ROBERTS charlie price

For the Arts Club: Les Misérables, Red Rock Diner (tour)
Other theatre: Performed across Canada, including starring at the Stratford
Festival (Rocky Horror, The Music Man, Guys and Dolls, HMS Pinafore), to
RCMT in New West (Oklahoma, Hello Dolly!), and TUTS (Titanic)
Other: This all happens because of and for you, so thank you, and wel-
come back! It’s beyond words being on this stage again, especially with my
mum Colleen. Since 2020, Sayer also became a freelance composer for
short films and podcasts, as well as fantasy themes and ambiance for Dun-
geons & Dragons. I also co-host the Marvel podcast “MCU and Me!” with
Kaylee Harwood. Rwy’n dy garu di, cariad.

SUE ROUND cello

For the Arts Club: Mary Poppins, Matilda the Musical
Other theatre: Oliver, A Little Night Music (Vancouver Playhouse); Show-
boat, Ragtime, Joseph, Phantom (For LiveEnt Ford Centre); Sound of Mu-
sic, My Fair Lady, Annie, Fiddler, Secret Garden (Gateway Theatre)
Other: Vancouver Opera Orchestra, CBC Radio Orchestra, Vancouver New
Music Ensemble

ANDREAS SCHULD guitars

For the Arts Club: A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline (debut, 1991), Next to
Normal, Xanadu, Billy Elliot, Mamma Mia!

Other Theatre: Hairspray (Mayfield)

Other: Umbral (Composer, Pata Sola Dance); multiple Juno nominations;

MD for BC Country Music Awards, Starry Night, Motown Madness. An-
dreas is one of the most recorded guitarists in Canada. He can be heard on
countless records, movie soundtracks, TV shows, and commercials.

RAE TAKEI cultural consultant

For the Arts Club: Debut
Other: Rae (they/he) is a non-binary multidisciplinary artist, grateful to be
born and raised on Unceded Coast Salish Territory. A graduate of Studio
58, Rae has spent the better part of the last decade devoted to the inven-
tion and imaginings of their drag persona, Rose Butch, a self-styled Non-Bi-
nary Drag Thing. Rose is part of experimental drag theatre collective The
Darlings (Transform Cabaret Festival, Queer Arts Festival, Intrepid OUT-
stages) and has been the subject of an episode of CBC Gem’s Canada’s A
Drag. @rose.butch

JULIE TOMAINO choreographer

For the Arts Club: The Producers (performer), Pride and Prejudice (chore-
ographer)

Other Theatre: 9 to 5, Once (Citadel); Newsies (TUTS); Buddy Holly

(Globe); Mary Poppins (WCT/Persephone); Marvelous Wonderettes
(Chemainus); Shakespeare in Love (Bard on the Beach)

Film & TV: Beaches (remake starring Idina Menzel)

Other: Dora Award winner, Jessie Award winner, and three-time Ovation
Award winner for Outstanding Choreography. Former Radio City Rockette.

BARBARA TOMASIC director

For the Arts Club: The Twelve Dates of Christmas
Other Theatre: Director: The Music Man, Crazy for You, and Wizard of Oz
(Gateway Theatre); Little One (UBC); Mamma Mia!, Footloose, Grease
(Chemainus Theatre); Lucille Star (PTE)
Other: Director of Artistic Programs at Gateway Theatre, graduate of UBC
(MFA Directing). So much love to the cast and crew, my supportive family
and friends, and team at Da Costa. Dearest Drew, you will be so missed.

ALI WATSON ensemble/ female performing understudy

For the Arts Club: Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Lefou), No Child (Ms.
Sun/all others)

Other theatre: Suzy in The Marvellous Wonderettes (Theatre Northwest);

Betty- Jean in The Marvellous Wonderettes (Chemainus); Violet in It’s a
Wonderful Life (Patrick Street)

Film & TV: My Singing Monsters: Fandemonium, Starstruck: A Cinderella

Story

Other: After a long 3 years, Ali can’t believe it’s finally happening! What a
comeback for large-scale summer musicals at the Arts Club. Ali feels very
lucky to be invited back and to be involved in a story that centres Black-
ness, the LGBTQ2S+ Community, and the incredible art form of drag. Put
on your kinkiest pair of boots and enjoy the show!

JOHN WEBBER lighting designer

For the Arts Club: The Great Leap, Matchmaker, Onegin, Angels in Amer-
ica Part 1 and 2, St Joan, Venus In Fur, Do You Want What I Have Got? A
Craigslist Cantata, Master Class, Scar Tissue, The Philanderer
Other Theatre: Wizard of Oz, Chelsea Hotel (Western Canada Theatre);
How the World Began (Pacific Theatre)
Other: John (he/him) is honoured to be back with The Arts Club once
again, and to be a part of the production of Kinky Boots. A long time de-
signer of both sets and lighting, he has had the privilege of working with
some of Canada’s most talented and adventurous artists.

ANDREW WHEELER george

For the Arts Club: Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, One-
gin, Les Misérables, The Day Before Christmas, Henry and Alice, One
Man, Two Guvnors, Gordon, Gypsy, Cyrano, Comedy of Errors (debut,
1990)

Other Theatre: Craigslist Cantata, Glory, Hir, Best Laid Plans, Rainmaker,
Re:Union, La Cage aux Filles, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, and 12 seasons at
Bard on the Beach

Film & TV: Over 100 film and TV appearances. Look for Andrew in the up-
coming season of Pillow Talk on Crave.

COLLEEN WINTON trish

For the Arts Club: Stepping Out (debut 1988), Dames at Sea, Calendar
Girls, The Black Rider, Noises Off, and one performance of Gypsy!

Other theatre Select: The Unnatural and Accidental Women (NAC Indige-
nous Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Snapshots, Jessie & Ovation Awards for
Mrs. Lovett); Glengarry Glen Ross (Classic Chic); Daisy in Driving Miss
Daisy; Marilla in Anne of Green Gables (Theatre Calgary); Hello, Dolly!
(RCMT)

Film & TV: Family Law, Lost in Space, Man in the High Castle, iZombie,
Van Helsing, You Me Her, and a host of Hallmark movies

Other: Excited to share this exuberant show with audiences; Colleen is be-
yond thrilled to share the stage with her son, Sayer
YVONNE YIP assistant stage manager
For the Arts Club: It’s a Wonderful Life (debut, 2015), The Day Before
Christmas, Mustard
Other Theatre Select: Clean/Espejos, King Arthur’s Night (Neworld The-
atre); Himmat (Theatre Conspiracy); East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland
(Theatre Replacement); China Doll, King of the Yees (Gateway Theatre);
It’s A Wonderful Life (Patrick Street Productions) Inheritance—a pick the
path experience (Alley Theatre & Touchstone Theatre); Shylock (Bard on
the Beach)
Other: Graduate of University of Victoria; Artistic Associate of Neworld The-
atre

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Theatre Alliance, and the BC Alliance for Arts and Culture, and operates
under the jurisdiction of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.

Pre-Production personnel and stage crew are members of Local 118 of the
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, and guest services
staff are members of Unifor 3000.

The Arts Club Theatre Company, one of the largest not-for-profit theatre
companies in the country, is the principal gathering place for the theatrical
arts in British Columbia. The organization is dedicated to the advancement
of local artists telling stories from around the globe and, in particular, those
of our region. From this, we believe that culture expands, an understanding
of differences is nurtured, and art bursts forth. The Arts Club was founded
in 1964 and is currently led by Artistic Director Ashlie Corcoran and Execu-
tive Director Peter Cathie White.
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