Sharron Matthews and George Masswohl to Present Christmas Sing-A-Long in Toronto and Burnaby
By: Alan Henry Nov. 11, 2014
"Broadway may have Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs as their musical theatre married couple, but so what? We've got Sharron Matthews and George Masswohl" -Richard Ouzounian, The Toronto Star
After two successful runs in TORONTO in 2012 and 2013, Sharron Matthews and George Masswohl, acclaimed Canadian musical theatre couple, want to bring you a little (a lotta) Christmas, again!
The duo are presenting another series of shows this holiday season in Toronto, ON and Burnaby, BC.
"Sharron and George's SUPER FUN CHRISTMAS SING-A-LONG" is the holiday party to end all holiday parties! Don your Christmas sweater, grab your tambourine, kazoo and/or all you pals and come on down for the best evening of Christmas entertainment around!
Sharron and George hand you your own personal song sheet and then lead you through the greatest holiday sing-a-long ever featuring all of the songs you love to sing! Old school carols, movie musical carols, your favourites from beloved animated TV christmas specials, an audience duet of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" - even those Bruce Springsteen and Mariah Carey songs y'all love so much!!!
Just when you need to take a break from singing and whet your whistle with some egg nog, Sharron and George present their own hit holiday numbers, featuring acclaimed performers from your community!
In Toronto, the revolving list of guests include Louise Pitre, Joe Matheson, Thom Allison, Micah Barnes, Bruce Dow, BRAVURA, Gavin Crawford, Joni Henson, Lisa Atkinson and Virginia Hatfield! Returning to perform every single night are perennial favourites, The Christmas Carols (Ari Weinberg and Michael Hughes)! Country raconteur, John Austin, is also back all three nights to spin his annual southern fried Christmas tale, he is always a crowd favourite!
In Burnaby, the guest list continues to grow, as we search out the best entertainers for our BC debut! Vancouver mainstay and Sharron's dear friend David Adams (Phantom, Showboat, Arts Club, Vancouver Opera) from Global TV's Canada Sings, as well as local independent music artist, Graham Myrfield (Stumbler's Inn).
Where and When:
December 11th and 12th, 2014 at Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby, BC
December 19th, 20th, 21st, 2014, 7:00pm at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Tallulah's Cabaret, Toronto, ON.
About George Masswohl
The four time Dora nominated George Masswohl is one of Canada's leading musical theatre performers and actors. Nominated for a Jessie Award in Vancouver for his acclaimed portrayal of "Sweeney Todd", a role he performed in front of Stephen Sondhiem himself, Masswohl has played many major roles at Shaw and Stratford. From Lazar Wolf in the acclaimed Susan H. Schulman production of "Fiddler on the Roof" starring Brent Carver, to Frederik in "A Little Night Music" at the Shaw alongside Goldie Semple, to the world premiere of "Time And Again" at Off-Broadway's prestigious Manhattan Theatre Club, George is a much sought after artist. George was a member of the Dora Award winning company of Canadian Stages much acclaimed London Road in 2013. On TV, George can be seen in such shows as L.A. Complex, Warehouse 13, Copper, Murdoch Mysteries and the upcoming Hannibal starring Laurence Fishburne. George has spent the last three years forming, managing and performing in the baritone trio Bravura with Curtis Sullivan and James Levesque. In November of 2014 they will have completed their first East Coast Tour, coinciding with the release of their self titled, five song EP. Bravura has dates across Canada in the 2014-15 season.
Named "Woman Of the Year 2012" by UK's The New Current. Sharron's hit show 'Sharron Matthews Superstar: GOLD' was named "One of the Top Cabarets of 2012 Edinburgh Fringe" by the Scotsman. In 2012, Sharron toured 'GOLD' to Toronto, Scotland, London, New York City and Cape Town, South Africa. She received the Scotsman's BEST OF THE FEST for "Jesus Thinks I'm Funny" In 2011 and was named #1 Cabaret in New York City in 2010 by Andrew Martin, Nite Life Exchange and WPAT Radio for 'Sharron Matthews Superstar: World Domination Tour 2010'. Sharron has a clutch of leading roles under her belt such as Lottie in Showboat, Madame Thernardier in Les Miserables, the Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, and Maisie in Seussical. Playing alongside Tina Fey in Mean Girls, Sharron is comedy gold on the silver screen. Last year she starred in her second season of Global TV's hit reality show, Canada Sings, which was nominated for the prestigious Realscreen Award for it's first season. In 2013, she was named Canada's first Cabaret-Artist-in Residence at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Her latest show, Full Dark, saw two workshops in 2013 and a successful workshop run at her alma mater, Sheridan College, where she also led masterclasses in cabaret. In 2014, along with touring her shows around Ontario, Sharron has already premiered a new cabaret, Prince and Me, at the Global Cabaret Festival in Toronto at Soulpepper and is working further on "Full Dark" which will have a showing at a major festival later this season. 2014-15 will also see Sharron opening for "Kids in the Hall's" Bruce McCullough, premiering a touring variety show at Richmond Hills Centre for the Arts on New Year's Eve and in March and April Sharron will be touring Alberta and the East Coast with Canadian Icon Mary Walsh.
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