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# Piaf/Dietrich

 A Legendary Affair   
by Daniel Große Boymann and Thomas Kahry   
Adapted by Erin Shields from a translation by Sam Madwar  
  
[**Song Credits**](https://www.grandtheatre.com/piafdietrich-song-credits)



 February 17 to March 7, 2026 

  
 Spriet Stage

  

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 Opening Night: Friday, February 20

    
 **Running Time:** 2 hours, including one intermission.   
**Age recommendation:** 14+

  

 

 <a class="toggle">Advisories</a> **Age recommendation:** 14+

**Audience Advisory:** *Mature language and themes; sexual references; theatrical haze; simulated smoking.*



  

 



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  ## **Two dazzling icons forge an unlikely friendship amidst the challenges of post-WWII and the Golden Age of Hollywood.** 



  

 They say—in both friendships, and relationships—that opposites attract.   
   
It is the end of the Second World War. Édith Piaf, the French chanteuse known for her raw and emotional ballads, meets fiery Marlene Dietrich, the German actress and singer who took Hollywood by storm. Dietrich recognizes Piaf's talent and takes her under her wing, for the world has yet to see the greatness she has to offer. Can their friendship thrive amidst the chaos of fame, politics, romance, and clashing personalities?



*Piaf/Dietrich* is a musical drama about the real-life unlikely friendship of icons Édith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich, featuring timeless hits such as “La vie en rose”, “Milord”, and “Lili Marlene”. Translated from the German production *Spatz und Engel* (*The Angel and The Sparrow*), and adapted by decorated Canadian playwright Erin Shields, this glamorous and music-infused bio-play has trod the boards in Europe, at The Segal Centre (Montreal), Mirvish (Toronto), and will now take on the Spriet Stage, directed by Grand Theatre Artistic Director Rachel Peake.

> "I have been a fan of the incredible Erin Shields for many years. In *Piaf/Dietrich*, she demonstrates yet again her ability to reach into the heart of a story and show us something we didn't understand until now. We see how the real friendship of these two incredible women - Europeans navigating American fame and all its trappings - helps them survive under the heat of the spotlight."  
> \- Rachel Peake, Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre
> 
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  ### Enhance Your Experience

 AFTERWORDS

 On select Wednesday evenings, immediately after the performance, join host **Breanne Ritchie** in the theatre's lounge for a brief guided discussion with guest artists, creative team members, and Grand staff members.

- [Wednesday, February 18, 2026](https://tickets.grandtheatre.com/11486/11488) - with special guests **Terra C. MacLeod** (Marlene Dietrich) and **Karen Burthwright** (Supporting Female)
- [Wednesday, February 25, 2026](https://tickets.grandtheatre.com/11486/11496) - with special guests **Terra C. MacLeod** (Marlene Dietrich) and **Karen Burthwright** (Supporting Female)
- [Wednesday, March 4, 2026](https://tickets.grandtheatre.com/11486/11504) - - with special guests **Terra C. MacLeod** (Marlene Dietrich) and **Deborah Hay** (Édith Piaf)



  



 Tea Talks

 Join us for creative conversations pre-show with host **Rachel Peake** and special guests connected to the show. Tea Talks begin at 12:00pm before the Wednesday 1:00pm matinée.

- [Wednesday, March 4, 2026](https://tickets.grandtheatre.com/11486/11503) - Artistic Director, Rachel Peake, will be joined by special guest, **Mary Ancheta**, Music Director and on-stage musician for *Piaf/Dietrich*



  



 Soirée communautaire Francophone | Francophone Community Night

 Come to the Grand Theatre to mix and mingle with members of London’s French community and enjoy the fabulous production of *Piaf/Dietrich*! Arrive early for the 7:30pm performance and head up to the beautiful 4th floor lobby Drewlo Lounge for light refreshments and social time. After enjoying the show, stay to meet some of the artists at our famous Wednesday night post-show talk, [AfterWORDS](https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grandtheatre.com%2Fafterwords&data=05%7C02%7CGBlackwell%40grandtheatre.com%7Cb51dbe850ae448f0f4c908de6b423ba8%7Cf3f73d6083f14c218e614f50c131472d%7C0%7C0%7C639066129398622639%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=XEi%2BmBteLmZol4ETgrgHxVbChiRgwWNeYThwHr%2BeDiw%3D&reserved=0)! This special AfterWORDS will be moderated in English and French, with support from [Vice-Chair of the Grand’s Board of Directors](https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.grandtheatre.com%2Fboards-governance&data=05%7C02%7CGBlackwell%40grandtheatre.com%7Cb51dbe850ae448f0f4c908de6b423ba8%7Cf3f73d6083f14c218e614f50c131472d%7C0%7C0%7C639066129398643562%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=kMJsj8ZLWLwqR92ji055G9yHI46ZSZ12oCbHmz8%2BTts%3D&reserved=0) and prominent French community leader, **Nicole Blanchette**.

- [Wednesday, February 25, 2026](https://tickets.grandtheatre.com/11486/11496)



  



 

 

 

 

 



  



 PIAF/DIETRICH - Trailer (The Grand Theatre)

  



 



 Painting the Floor of PIAF/DIETRICH at the Grand Theatre

  



 



 You Are Here: Artistic Director Rachel Peake talks PIAF/DIETRICH at the Grand Theatre

  



 



 Writers’ Roundtable - PIAF/DIETRICH at the Grand Theatre

  



 

  

 [![Pictured: Terra C. MacLeod & Deborah Hay in Piaf/Dietrich at the Grand Theatre. Rachel Peake – Director. Mary Ancheta – Music Director. Genny Sermonia – Choreographer. Lorenzo Savoini – Set Designer. Ming Wong – Costume Designer. Michelle Ramsay – Lighting Designer. Emily Porter – Sound Designer. Suzanne McArthur – Stage Manager. Photography by Dahlia Katz. ](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2026-02/GrandPiafDietrich-photobyDahliaKatz-6612-EDIT_0.jpg?h=4f6e2068&itok=U2O_tQvm)](/sites/default/files/2026-02/GrandPiafDietrich-photobyDahliaKatz-6612-EDIT_0.jpg)

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 [![Pictured: Terra C. MacLeod in Piaf/Dietrich at the Grand Theatre. Rachel Peake – Director. Mary Ancheta – Music Director. Genny Sermonia – Choreographer. Lorenzo Savoini – Set Designer. Ming Wong – Costume Designer. Michelle Ramsay – Lighting Designer. Emily Porter – Sound Designer. Suzanne McArthur – Stage Manager. Photography by Dahlia Katz. ](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2026-02/GrandPiafDietrich-photobyDahliaKatz-5805.jpg?h=db7ea3f8&itok=f_3jF5_n)](/sites/default/files/2026-02/GrandPiafDietrich-photobyDahliaKatz-5805.jpg)

 [![Pictured: Deborah Hay & Eric Craig in Piaf/Dietrich at the Grand Theatre. Rachel Peake – Director. Mary Ancheta – Music Director. Genny Sermonia – Choreographer. Lorenzo Savoini – Set Designer. Ming Wong – Costume Designer. Michelle Ramsay – Lighting Designer. Emily Porter – Sound Designer. Suzanne McArthur – Stage Manager. Photography by Dahlia Katz. ](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2026-02/GrandPiafDietrich-photobyDahliaKatz-6365-EDIT%20%281%29.jpg?h=4f6e2068&itok=d2BEywqB)](/sites/default/files/2026-02/GrandPiafDietrich-photobyDahliaKatz-6365-EDIT%20%281%29.jpg)

 [![Pictured: Karen Burthwright in Piaf/Dietrich at the Grand Theatre. Rachel Peake – Director. Mary Ancheta – Music Director. Genny Sermonia – Choreographer. Lorenzo Savoini – Set Designer. Ming Wong – Costume Designer. Michelle Ramsay – Lighting Designer. Emily Porter – Sound Designer. Suzanne McArthur – Stage Manager. Photography by Dahlia Katz. ](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2026-02/GrandPiafDietrich-photobyDahliaKatz-6079.jpg?h=4f6e2068&itok=pdbpS753)](/sites/default/files/2026-02/GrandPiafDietrich-photobyDahliaKatz-6079.jpg)

 [![Pictured: Deborah Hay in Piaf/Dietrich at the Grand Theatre. Rachel Peake – Director. Mary Ancheta – Music Director. Genny Sermonia – Choreographer. Lorenzo Savoini – Set Designer. Ming Wong – Costume Designer. Michelle Ramsay – Lighting Designer. Emily Porter – Sound Designer. Suzanne McArthur – Stage Manager. Photography by Dahlia Katz. ](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery/public/2026-02/GrandPiafDietrich-photobyDahliaKatz-5729-EDIT%20%281%29.jpg?h=4f6e2068&itok=pxt8AFnX)](/sites/default/files/2026-02/GrandPiafDietrich-photobyDahliaKatz-5729-EDIT%20%281%29.jpg)

 

 


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 ### The Cast

  ![Karen Burthwright](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-09/Karen%20Burthwright.png?h=57024e64&itok=dU0-DaEK)

 Karen Burthwright

 Supporting Female

 **For the Grand Theatre:** Debut.

  
**Theatre Credits (Selected):** Broadway: *Paradise Square, Jesus Christ Superstar.* National Tours: T*ina: The Tina Turner Musical, Dirty Dancing, Hairspray, Mamma Mia!*. Off-Broadway: *Disenchanted* (Westside Theatre). Regional: *Tell Tale Harbour* (Mirvish Productions / Charlottetown Festival); *The Colour Purple* (Neptune Theatre); *The Colour Purple* (MTC / Citadel Theatre); *Paradise Square* (Berkeley Rep); *Jesus Christ Superstar* (La Jolla Playhouse); *I Love You, You're Perfect...* (George Street Playhouse); *Smokey Joe's Cafe* (FST); *Sweet Charity* (Writer's Theatre); *Ragtime, Hot Mikado, Aida* (Drury Lane Oakbrook).



**Film and TV Credits**: *Ripple* (Hallmark); *A Very Jonas Christmas* (Disney+); *Adults* (FX); *The Holy Hustle, Son of a Preacher Man* (BET+).



   
**Other:** 2020 Merritt Award Winner, Best Supporting Actor - 'Shug Avery' *The Colour Purple* (Neptune Theatre). @kburth.





  



  ![Eric Craig](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-09/Eric%20Craig.jpg?h=b2774bcf&itok=fNOEZ9FN)

 Eric Craig

 Supporting Male

 **For the Grand:** *Pride and Prejudice, The Hobbit.*



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** *Paradise Square* (Original Broadway Cast); *Matilda* (1st National); *Witness for the Prosecution, Evita, White Christmas, Kiss Me Kate* (Drayton); *Stick Around* (Here for Now); *Sunday in the Park with George* (Eclipse Theatre); *Intimate Apparel* (WJT); *The Secret Garden* (Theatre Calgary); *Fun Home, Pride and Prejudice* (Arts Club); *Hamlet* (SLSC); *The Last Five Years* (Angelwalk); *Edges* (Musical Stage Company).



**Film and TV Credits:** *The Handmaid's Tale, Workin' Moms, Good Witch, Reign, Murdoch Mysteries.*



**Other:** Eric has yet to see Ambrose, the resident ghost. But he would like to.



  



  ![Deborah Hay](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2026-01/Deb%20Hay.jpeg?h=d3677f4d&itok=VJDC5jjK)

 Deborah Hay

 Édith Piaf

 **For the Grand Theatre:** *Strawberries in January, Kingfisher Days, Mary Poppins, Fall on Your Knees.*



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** *Blithe Spirit, Everybody, Cyrano de Bergerac, Grand Hotel, My Fair Lady, Cabaret, Born Yesterday* (Shaw Festival, 10 Seasons); *Twelfth Night, London Assurance,*

*Taming of the Shrew, Pericles, Othello, Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V* (Stratford Festival, 7 Seasons); *Fall on Your Knees* (Canadian Tour); *A Doll’s House, Part 2* (Mirvish/MTC); *Caroline, or Change* (Musical Stage); *London Road* (Canadian Stage); *As You Like It, School for Lies* (Chicago Shakespeare Theater).



**Film and TV Credits:** *Good Sam* (CBS), *Five Days at Memorial* (Apple), *Cardinal* (CTV), *The Anniversary* (feature film).



  



  ![Terra C MacLeod](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-06/Terra%20C%20MacLeod.JPG?h=d3d61aa8&itok=j68s8_2l)

 Terra C. MacLeod

 Marlene Dietrich

 **For the Grand Theatre:** Debut.



**Theatre Credits:** *Chicago: The Musical* (Velma Kelly), Broadway, West End, national tour, and the recent 2025 French revival in Quebec. *Maggie: The Musical*, *Cabaret* (Goodspeed Opera). *Next To Normal* (Hippodrome Theatre). *Annie*, *Beauty and the Beast* (Tuacahn Theatre, Utah). *Addams Family* (Moonlight Theatre, San Diego). *Spamalot*, *Blood Brothers*, *The Producers*, *West Side Story* (Vancouver Arts Club).



**Film and TV Credits:** Lizzie Maguire Movie (Disney), The Reagans, The Dead Zone, and Jeremiah.



**Other:** Jessie Richardson Award recipient (West Side Story, Vancouver Arts Club). [www.terracmacleod.biz](http://www.terracmacleod.biz)



  



 

 

 ### Creative Team

  ![Rachel Peake](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-03/Rachel%20Peake%20%281%29_0.jpg?h=57024e64&itok=VyguMdhM)

 Rachel Peake

 Director

 **For the Grand Theatre:** Artistic Director. Director: *Waitress, The Sound of Music,* Disney's *Frozen.*



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** *Frozen, 9 to 5, The Garneau Block* (Citadel); *Ring of Fire, Sense and Sensibility* (Arts Club); *The Sound of Music* (Citadel/RMTC); *Something Rotten* (Theatre Under the Stars); *The Contest of the Winds* (Caravan Farm); *A Christmas Carol* (Gateway); *Trout Stanley* (Persephone); *The Snow Queen* (Globe Theatre); *Green Lake, cool beans, After Jerusalem* (Solo Collective).



**Opera Credits (Selected):** *Carmen, Marriage of Figaro, La Cenerentola, The Pearl Fishers, La Voix Humaine* (Vancouver Opera); *Macbeth* (Calgary Opera); *Phaedra/Serenade, The Little Sweep* (Pacific Opera Victoria).



**Other:** Ovation Award and three-time Jessie Richardson Award-winner; [www.rachelpeake.com](http://www.rachelpeake.com)



  



  ![Mary Ancheta](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-06/Mary%20Ancheta_0.jpg?h=43a1a0be&itok=SmeuGj0I)

 Mary Ancheta

 Music Director

 **Theatre Credits:** *Cambodian Rock Band*, *Million Dollar Quartet*, *Da Kink In My Hair* (Arts Club); *Hey Viola!* (Charlottetown Festival, Stratford Festival, Thousand Island Playhouse, Gateway Theatre).



**Film and TV Credits:** Composer: *Golden Delicious, Emergence* (Knowledge Network); Nosocomephilia, HBO, Showtime, Netflix.



**Other:** Performed in Australia with Mary Ancheta Quartet and invited to represent Canada at the World Expo July 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Bachelor of Music at McMaster University. [www.maryancheta.com](http://www.maryancheta.com).



  



  ![Genny Sermonia](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-06/Genny%20Sermonia_0.jpeg?h=9dc2c55d&itok=ik-ASRun)

 Genny Sermonia

 Choreographer

 **For the Grand Theatre:** Choreographer: *Waitress, Grand Ghosts.* Performer: *Elf: The Musical.*



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** Choreographer: *The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Gypsy* (Shaw Festival); *Into the Woods, Follies* (Koerner Hall); Disney’s *Frozen* (Neptune Theatre); *The Last Timbit* (Elgin Winter Garden Theatre); *Hansel &amp; Gretel, Little Shop of Horrors* (Capitol Theatre); *Take The Moment, One Song Glory* (Musical Stage Co.); *Mary Poppins, The Barbecue King* (Theatre Sheridan). Performer: Three seasons at Stratford Festival; Three seasons at Shaw Festival; *Mary Poppins* (Broadway National Tour); Ross Petty Productions; Drayton Entertainment.



**Film and TV Credits (Selected):** Choreographer: *Odd Squad* (PBS Kids); *Degrassi* (Epitome, Asst. Choreographer); McDonald’s, Best Buy Canada.



**Other:** Honours Graduate of Sheridan College - Music Theatre Performance. [www.gennysermonia.com&amp;nbsp](http://www.gennysermonia.com&nbsp);





  



  ![Lorenzo Savoini](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-06/LorenzoSavoini_0.jpg?h=6c83441f&itok=sTyjr63i)

 Lorenzo Savoini

 Set Designer

 **For the Grand Theatre:** Set Design: *Mary Poppins*. Set and Lighting Design: *The Sound of Music*.



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** Set Design: *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels* (Stratford Festival); *Wait Until Dark* (Shaw Festival). Set and Costume Design: *Forgiveness* (Stratford Festival). Set and Lighting Design: *Summer and Smoke* (Crow’s Theatre).



**Other:** 5 Dora Awards, MFA from University of British Columbia and memeber of Associated Designers of Canada. lorenzosavoini.com.



  



  ![Ming Wong](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-07/Ming%20Wong%20%281%29.jpeg?h=9dc95b1d&itok=oNU19hyp)

 Ming Wong

 Costume Designer

 **For the Grand Theatre:** *Controlled Damage.*



**Theatre Credits (selected):** *A Strange Loop, Kim's Convenience, Three Sisters, De Profundiis, Sizwe Banzi is Dead* (Soulpepper); *Flex, Wights, Rosmersholm, Natasha, Pierre &amp; The Great Comet of 1812, The Master Plan, Uncle Vanya* (Crow's); *Charlie &amp; The Chocolate Factory* (YPT); *Salesman in China, Rent* (Stratford Festival); *Once* (TIP); *Peter's Final Flight* (Ross Petty Productions); *The Wizard of Oz, The Inheritance* (Canadian Stage); *Is God Is* (Canadian Stage/Obsidian/Necessary Angel); *Wait Until Dark, Candida, Just to get Married, Trouble in Mind* (Shaw); *The Color Purple* (Citadel/RMTC).



**Other:** 2021 Virginia &amp; Myrtle Cooper Award Laureate, 2 time Dora winner.



  



  ![Michelle Ramsay](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-06/Michelle%20Ramsay%20%281%29.jpg?h=a1e1a043&itok=giYRhmVK)

 Michelle Ramsay

 Lighting Designer

 **For the Grand Theatre:** *Waitress, Million Dollar Quartet, Titanic, The Mountaintop, The Ladies Foursome, Mary’s Wedding.*



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** *Copperbelt* (National Arts Centre/Soulpepper); *A Strange Loop* (Soulpepper/Musical Stage Co./Crow’s Theatre/TOLive); *Waitress* (Arts Club Theatre); *Trident Moon* (Crow’s Theatre/NAC); *Women of the Fur Trade* (Globe Theatre and Stratford Festival); *Snow in Midsummer* (Shaw Festival/NAC); *Prison Dancer the Musical* (Citadel Theatre); *The Tempest* (Theatre Rusticle).



**Other:** Michelle has received eight Dora Awards, was a finalist for the 2021 Siminovitch Prize, and is the Chair of the Board for Associated Designers of Canada.





  



  ![Emily Porter](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-06/headshot%20resizing_0.png?h=57024e64&itok=ZKngoJBd)

 Emily Porter

 Sound Designer

 **For The Grand:** *Newsies*, *The Sound of Music, Home for the Holidays, Into the Woods, Prom Queen, Titanic.*



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** *Rez Gas, Waitress, The Full Monty, A Year With Frog &amp; Toad, The Ballad of Stompin’ Tom* (The Capitol Theatre); *Midsummer Night’s Dream: 1970’s Musical, The Sound Of Music* (The Citadel); *Jersey Boys* (Charlottetown Festival); *Ms Holmes &amp; Ms Watson Apt 2B, This is Tom Jones!* (The Human Race Theatre); *The Little Woman, Monty Python’s SPAMALOT* (Stratford Festival); *Beauty &amp; The Beast* (The Globe Theatre); *Mamma Mia* (Rainbow Stage, Neptune Theatre).



**Other:** Member of ADC659 and teaches Theatrical Sound Design and Technology at the university level.



  



  ![Nicole Wilson](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-09/Nicole%20Wilson.jpg?h=c9c4fc9b&itok=KGFUQjEb)

 Nicole Wilson

 Assistant Director

 **For the Grand Theatre**: Disney's *Frozen*.

**Theatre Credits (Selected):** Actor: *Common Ground* (The Orillia Opera House); *Clue* (The Segal Centre); *Dead Elephants, One Left Hour - The Life and Work of Daniil Kharms, Two Character Play, Potosi* (Good Old Neon); *The Real Sherlock Holmes* (Lighthouse Theatre Festival); *The Belt and the Necklace* (Odyssey Theatre); *Mankind UK Tour* (PLS); *Brimstone and Treacle* (Precisely Peters Productions); *The Seagull* (Chekhov Collective). Director: *Ivona, Princess of Burgundia* (George Brown Theatre School); *Phaedra’s Love* (Stratford Festival); *Dead Elephants, The Last Mammoth, Blue Remembered Hills* (Good Old Neon); *Frankenstein(esque)* (Silent Protagonist). Assistant Director: *Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?* (Canadian Stage); *London Assurance* (Stratford Festival).

**Film &amp; TV Credits (Selected):** *The Good Witch* (Seasons 6 &amp; 7).



  



  ![Siobhan Richardson](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2026-01/Siobhan%20Richardson.jpeg?h=606c29e5&itok=o0EheFcm)

 Siobhan Richardson

 Intimacy Director

 **For the Grand Theatre:** Actor: *The Penelopiad*; Fight and/or Intimacy Director: *Waitress, Heist, Controlled Damage, Room, A Christmas Story, The Hobbit*, High School Projects: *Les Misérables, Romeo &amp; Juliet.*



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** *A Doll's House* (Canadian Stage); Resident Fight and Intimacy Director (Canadian Opera Company); *Sex, Getting Married, The Russian Play* (Shaw Festival), *The Play That Goes Wrong* (WMU), *Betrayal* (Soulpepper), *Trout Stanley* (Tarragon Theatre).



**Other:** Awards: Chalmers Arts Fellowship (Ontario Arts Council); Best Fights in a Martial Arts Short nomination (Action on Film, LA); Arts Response Initiative (Ontario Arts Council). Instructor (Paddy Crean International Workshop), [www.SiobhanRichardson.com](http://www.SiobhanRichardson.com), Instagram: @fighteractress.





  



  ![Phyllis Cohen](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2026-01/Phyllis%20Cohen.jpg?h=97102f31&itok=M5x7O9oA)

 Phyllis Cohen

 Dialect Coach

 **For the Grand Theatre:** Debut.

**Theatre Credits (Selected):** *Dead Elephants* (Good Old Neon).

**Film and TV Credits (Selected):** *Once Upon a Christmas Crown* (Nicely Entertainment, Prime Video).

**Other:** Knight-Thomas Speechwork Certified Dialect Coach. [www.canadianpronunciationcoach.com](http://www.canadianpronunciationcoach.com). Instagram @canadianpronunciationcoach. GAA Instructor ProActorsLab (Toronto). Individual and group dialect coaching.



  



  ![Suzanne McArthur](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-06/Suzanne%20McArthur_0.jpeg?h=1982bea4&itok=ZBHvIrI8)

 Suzanne McArthur

 Stage Manager

 **For the Grand Theatre:** 17th season.



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** Seven seasons with the Stratford Festival; 6 season with Drayton Entertainment; 6 seasons with Port Stanley Festival Theatre. Worked with the National Arts Centre, the Blyth Festival, Mirvish Productions, Studio 180 Theatre, Buddies in Bad Times, and Tarragon Theatre.



**Other:** Suzanne lives in London with her children, Michael and Charlie.



  



  ![Melissa Cameron](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-06/headshot%20resizing%20%285%29.png?h=57024e64&itok=9okY5NUs)

 Melissa Cameron

 Assistant Stage Manager

 **For the Grand Theatre:** *Newsies, Waitress, The Sound of Music, Charlie &amp; the Chocolate Factory, Controlled Damage, Grow,* Re:Opening Festival (*Seeds of Self &amp; One Year*), *Chariots of Fire, Once,* *Anything Goes, Mixed Tape, The Importance of Being Earnest, Much Ado About Nothing.*



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** *Jersey Boys, Maggie, Anne of Green Gables, Munschables* (Charlottetown Festival); *Waitress, Maggie* (Theatre Aquarius); *Sweeney Todd, The Gamblers, I Claudia, Offline* (Talk is Free Theatre); *Hurry Hard, Miracle on 34th Street* (Chemainus Theatre Festival); *The Last Five Years, She Loves Me, The 29 Steps* (Rose Theatre); *Legally Blonde* (Theatre Sheridan); *Gin Game, Cottagers &amp; Indians, Crimes of the Heart, Boeing Boeing, Dial M for Murder, Barefoot in the Park* (Watermark Theatre).



  



  ![Gina Woodward](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-08/Headshot%20resizer_0.png?h=57024e64&itok=jrTXIzoa)

 Gina Woodward

 Apprentice Stage Manager

 **For the Grand Theatre**: *The Play That Goes Wrong.*



**Theatre Credits**: *Coal Bowl Queen* (Ships Co. Theatre, EFT, HEIST); *Mamma Mia!*, *Little Shop Of Horrors*, *Disney’s Frozen, Rumour Has It: Adele Tribute* (Neptune Theatre); *Heathers: Teen Version, The Prom* (Neptune YPCo.); *Still Dancing, Downed Hearts* (Ships Co. Theatre).



**Other**: BA Dalhousie University, Honours in Stage Design and Technical Theatre from Fountain School of Performing Arts.



  



 

 

 ### Musicians

  ![Erik Larson](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2026-01/Erik%20Larson.jpg?h=86da3090&itok=zZisfOzC)

 Erik Larson

 Bass

 **For the Grand Theatre:** *Million Dollar Quartet.*



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels* (Stratford); *The Crooner, A Gentleman’s Guide…, Fiddler on the Loose, Marvelous Wonderettes, Fiddler on the Roof, Good Ol’ Country Gospel, Music Man* (Drayton); *Frozen* (Aquarius); *Kelly V Kelly* (Musical Stage Co.); *Forever Plaid* (Starvox); *Mary Poppins* (YPT); *Legally Blonde, Rocky Horror Show, Hair, Heathers, Hedwig…, Into The Woods, Jesus Christ Superstar* (Hart House); several productions at the Victoria Playhouse Petrolia.



**Other:** Erik has been fortunate enough to play with some of Canada’s most celebrated musical talents, including Steven Page, Jully Black, The Tenors, and Emilie-Claire Barlow. @ErikSonOfLars





  



  ![Céline Murray](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2026-01/Celine%20Murray.jpeg?h=ded12df9&itok=yg66Jiwy)

 Céline Murray

 Violin

 **For the Grand Theatre:** Disney’s *Newsies, The Sound of Music, The Phantom of the Opera, Into The Woods, Grow, The Addams Family, Legally Blonde, My Fair Lady.*



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** *The Magic Flute* (Opera McGill); *West Side Story* (Beal Musical Theatre); *Hairspray* (JPII); *Seussical The Musical* (CCH).



**Film and TV Credits:** *A Celtic Family Christmas - Natalie MacMaster &amp; Donnell Leahy* (VisionTV).



**Other:** Honors Bachelor of Music Degree specialized in Violin Performance at McGill University, Canadian Open Old Time Fiddle Champion, Stratford Summer Music Festival, Home County Music &amp; Arts Festival, Ontario Youth Symphony, London Youth Symphony.





  



  ![Dave Robilliard](/sites/default/files/styles/cast/public/2025-09/Dave%20Robilliard%20%281%29.jpeg?h=89badcb6&itok=3Fgc3Zwc)

 Dave Robilliard

 Drums

 **For the Grand Theatre:** *Dreamgirls, Waitress.*



**Theatre Credits (Selected):** *Fiddler on the Loose, Finding Neverland, Good Ol’ Country Gospel, Yesterday Once More* (Drayton Entertainment); *Waitress* (Theatre Aquarius); *Starbright Christmas, Camelot, Summer of ’69, East Coast Kitchen Party* (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia).



**Orchestral Credits:** London Symphonia, Windsor Symphony, Hamilton Philharmonic, Jeans ‘n Classics Rock Symphony, Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Duo Percussion.



**Other:** Graduate of both Oklahoma City University and Western University, Education Artist for both Pearl/Adams Drums &amp; Concert Percussion, and Dream Cymbals &amp; Gongs.





  



 

 

 

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