Started rehearsals for a production of 'Rent'. The show starts Friday March 2 and runs to Sunday March 11 with Monday March 5 being dark and matinees on Sundays.
The cast is quite good and the band is cooking. Joining me are Craig Kennedy and Rene Gely on guitars, Pierre Huneault on drums, Wendy Berkelaar on keyboard, and our fearless leader and keyboard player, James Caswell.
Showing posts with label musical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label musical. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Getting underway for another Orpheus production starting June 3 - 12.
The music is fun and the cast is strong. No bass solos though...........pity.
The music is fun and the cast is strong. No bass solos though...........pity.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Into the Woods
Into the woodshed for the next Orpheus musical. The music is by Stephen Sondheim and there are many time signature changes and more arco work. This will be my first time as part of a 'string section', should be fun.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
The Full Monty
Well it is pit time again. This show looks to be fun. The music is good, the band is clicking and the singers seem solid.
For the unenlightened the plot revolves around a group of unemployed workers and their revealing idea on how to raise some cash.
For the unenlightened the plot revolves around a group of unemployed workers and their revealing idea on how to raise some cash.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Not in the pit.
I have been playing bass for a production of "Nunsense the Mega-Musical" put on by Orpheus at the Centrepointe Theatre here in Ottawa.
The music is light and fun to play and the band is good. We are; musical director Brother Patrick (Gabriel Leury), pianist Sister Mary Melody (Cheryl Jarvis Woods), synthesist Sister May Ruth (Ruth Kwan), drummer Brother Peter (Pierre Huneault), woodwindist (yeah it's a real word) Brother Michael (Mike Mullin) and me, bassist Brother Thomas.
The band is on stage for the enire perfomance. This means that we are in costume (Nuns habits for the women and Friars robes for the men) and there is a bit of interaction with the actors. As many stages as I have performed on in my career the jury is out on how I feel about being onstage during a theatrical production of this nature. There is a certain comfort level of the anonymity of the pit but, it is cool to see more of the action on stage.
Bonus points to Orpheus for the sense of community that is on display backstage and the bonza nosh that appears in the green room.
I will be playing for their upcoming production of "The Full Monty" (June 5 - 14 at Centrepointe). We shall once again be in the pit and our garb shall consist of a sock. Black, of course.
The music is light and fun to play and the band is good. We are; musical director Brother Patrick (Gabriel Leury), pianist Sister Mary Melody (Cheryl Jarvis Woods), synthesist Sister May Ruth (Ruth Kwan), drummer Brother Peter (Pierre Huneault), woodwindist (yeah it's a real word) Brother Michael (Mike Mullin) and me, bassist Brother Thomas.
The band is on stage for the enire perfomance. This means that we are in costume (Nuns habits for the women and Friars robes for the men) and there is a bit of interaction with the actors. As many stages as I have performed on in my career the jury is out on how I feel about being onstage during a theatrical production of this nature. There is a certain comfort level of the anonymity of the pit but, it is cool to see more of the action on stage.
Bonus points to Orpheus for the sense of community that is on display backstage and the bonza nosh that appears in the green room.
I will be playing for their upcoming production of "The Full Monty" (June 5 - 14 at Centrepointe). We shall once again be in the pit and our garb shall consist of a sock. Black, of course.
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