Julian Fellowes is creator, sole writer and executive producer of the worldwide television series Downton Abbey. His theatre writing credits are: School of Rock – The Musical (Broadway/Tony Award nominee, Best Book), Mary Poppins (West End, Broadway/Drama Desk nominee, Best Book), Half a Sixpence and The Wind in the Willows. 

His film writing credits include Gosford Park, Separate Lies, From Time to Time, The Young Victoria, the Downton Abbey movie, Downton Abbey: A New Era and the upcoming Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. His television writing credits include Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Prince and the Pauper, Titanic , Doctor Thorne and most recently, The Gilded Age. 

He has authored the international bestselling novels Snobs, Past Imperfect and most recently, Belgravia; the children’s book The Curious Adventures of the Abandoned Toys and Downton Abbey scripts. Fellowes is also a screen and stage actor. He and his wife, Emma, live in London and Dorset, England. They have a son, Peregrine. 

Andrew Lloyd Webber has composed the scores of some of the world’s most famous musicals including Sunset Boulevard, School of Rock, CATS and The Phantom of the Opera. He is one of the select group of artists with EGOT status, having received Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Awards. Lloyd Webber owns six London theatres, including the iconic London Palladium and Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Reopened in July 2021, the latter was completely restored and renovated at a cost of over $80 million. His mantra is that every penny of profit made from his theatres is put back into the buildings. 

Lloyd Webber is passionate about the importance of musical education and diversity in the arts. In Britain, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation provides 30 performing arts scholarships every year for talented students with financial need and supports a range of projects. In the United States, the American Theatre Wing’s Andrew Lloyd Webber Initiative provides grant funding directly to under-resourced public schools for their theatre programs and provides scholarships to grade school and university students pursuing studies in theatre. 

In 2023, Andrew Lloyd Webber partnered with Michael Harrison to produce new productions of existing work and his future musicals. His latest, The Illusionist, will be produced in London in 2027. 

Andrew Lloyd Webber was knighted in 1992, created an honorary life peer in 1997, and made a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter by King Charles III in 2024.

For the Grand Theatre: Dream A Little Dream. 

Theatre Credits (Selected): Director: Spamalot, An Ideal Husband, H.M.S. Pinafore (Stratford Festival); The Yalta Game, Twelve Pound Look (Shaw Festival); Queen Milli of Galt (Theatre Aquarius); Meteor Shower (Theatre Calgary), Elegies, A Man of No Importance (Musical Stage); Obeah Opera (Luminato). Associate Director: Henry V (Stratford Festival); Jesus Christ Superstar (Stratford Festival, La Jolla Playhouse, Broadway). 

Other: Writer, Lyricist: The Tale of the Gifted Prince (Theatre Calgary). Two-time finalist for the Stiles and Drewe Best New Song Prize in the UK. 

lezliefwade.com 

For the Grand Theatre: Disney's Newsies, The Phantom of the Opera, Finding Black Joy, The Great Grand Road Trip, Comfort and Joy. 

Theatre Credits (Selected): Les Misérables: School Edition, Legally Blonde, Urinetown, The SpongeBob Musical (Original Kids Theatre); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Musical Theatre Productions). 

Other: BMus, BEd, MMus from Western University. Matthew is a secondary school teacher with the Thames Valley District School Board. He is also the Artistic Director of the London Gospel Collective.  

@matkinsmusic 

For the Grand Theatre: Waitress, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Shrek The Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.  
Theatre Credits (Selected): Miss Saigon, The King and I, Doctor Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Contact, Cats (Broadway); Chicago, Tommy, Camelot, Evita, Kiss Me Kate, West Side Story, A Funny Thing…Forum, Cabaret, Oklahoma!, Guys and Dolls (Stratford); Holiday Inn (Shaw); The Tale of the Gifted Prince (Theatre Calgary); Maggie, Beauty and the Beast (Aquarius); The Play That Goes Wrong (Charlottetown); Frozen, Elf, Mary Poppins (Neptune); Finding Neverland, Sister Act, Damn Yankees (Drayton); The Drowsy Chaperone (MTC); Sweet Charity (StageWest); Robin Hood, Hair (Canadian Stage).  

Film & TV Credits: Mother of All Shows (Goldstrike); The Boys (Sony/Amazon); Hellcats (CW); The Tony Awards (CBS).  

@juliussermonia 

For the Grand Theatre: Debut. Technical Director – Scenic. 

Film & TV Credits: Set Designer: Cross Season 2, Heretic (A24), Pachinko Season 2, Reacher Season 2, The Handmaid's Tale Seasons 2 - 5, The Sinner Season 4, The Umbrella Academy Season 2, Tiny Pretty Things Season 1, Murdoch Mysteries Season 11. 

juliacallon.com 

For the Grand Theatre: Come From Away, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, Mary Poppins, Between Breaths, Grow, Elf: The Musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Million Dollar Quartet, Fall on Your Knees. 
 
Theatre Credits (Selected): La Cage aux Folles (Stratford Festival); After the Rain (Tarragon/Musical Stage Co.); Kelly v Kelly (Musical Stage Co); Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (Crow’s/Mirvish); A Strange Loop (Soulpepper). 
 
Other: Brian is a designer for theatre from Newfoundland and Labrador and is a graduate from the National Theatre School of Canada and Sheridan College and is a proud member of IATSE659 - The Associated Designers of Canada. 

For the Grand Theatre: Debut. 

Theatre Credits (Selected): Intimacy Director: Big Fish, 13: The Musical Jr., Spamalot, Footloose (OKTC); Urinetown, Deathtrap, I'll Be Back Before Midnight (LCP); Sweeney Todd (Western Opera). Director: 20+ productions with Original Kids Theatre Company, including May We All, Carrie: The Musical, The Lightning Thief, She Kills Monsters, Rock of Ages, and Heathers. 

Other: Kerry is a director, fight director, and intimacy director specializing in working with youth. Many thanks to Christine, Lezlie, Kelly, and Hailey for this opportunity!  

For the Grand Theatre (Selected):  Favourites include: Disney's Frozen, Pride and Prejudice, Million Dollar Quartet, Rubaboo, HSPs - Prom Queen, Les Mis (2007, 2016). Upcoming: 9 to 5. 

Theatre Credits (Selected):  7 seasons at the Stratford Festival; Disney's Frozen (Citadel Theatre); Rubaboo (Arts Club); The Sound of Music, Hairspray (Drayton Entertainment);  Not Wanted on the Voyage (Canadian Stage Company); 2 years in London, England’s West End. Upcoming: The Diviners (National Arts Centre). 

Opera Credits (Selected): Orpheus & Eurydice (Pacific Opera Victoria), 12 seasons with Opera Lyra Ottawa, 10 seasons with Hawaii Opera Theatre, 7 seasons with Orchestra London/Pacific Opera Victoria, 16 seasons with Opera Hamilton/Opera Ontario, Wagner’s Ring Cycle - Götterdämmerung for the Canadian Opera Company and Idomeneo for Opera Atelier. 

Other: Much love to Jesse and Maclean! 

For the Grand Theatre: Piaf/Dietrich, Disney’s Newsies, Waitress, The Sound of Music, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Controlled Damage, Grow, Re:Opening Festival (Seeds of Self & One Year), Chariots of Fire, Once. 

Theatre Credits (Selected): Maggie, Anne of Green Gables (Charlottetown Festival); Waitress, Maggie (Theatre Aquarius); Sweeney Todd, The Gamblers, I Claudia (Talk is Free Theatre);  Elf, Hurry Hard, Miracle on 34th Street (Chemainus Theatre Festival);  Legally Blonde (Theatre Sheridan); Gin Game, Cottagers & Indians, Crimes of the Heart, Boeing Boeing, Dial M for Murder, Barefoot in the Park (Watermark Theatre).