SNEAK PEEK: PUTTING IT TOGETHER
A Musical Revue by Stephen Sondheim
Directed &Choreographed by Marc Richard
Music Directed by Chris Tsujiuchi
This stunning tribute to the music of Stephen Sondheim features five people who are thrown together at a party in a Manhattan penthouse where they fall victim to love, lust, and loss. Featuring almost 30 songs from such hits as “A Funny Thing Happened”, “Sweeney Todd”, “Company”, “Into the Woods”, and more!
From the Director of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” and “The Sea Shanty Show” and the Music Director of “Mamma Mia”
Select Seats available for Free every performance while supplies last thanks to Radical Access.
CAST & CREW
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Paul Gatchell (he/him) - THE HUSBAND
Favourite HAT Credits:
Dream (Oberon), Mamma Mia (Bill), The Best of Broadway, Sinatra! A Celebration, Holiday on Christmas Island (Oberon)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Mikado (Broadway Revival), The Phantom of the Opera (North American Tour) -
Marlene Handrahan (she/her) – THE WIFE
Favourite HAT Credits:
HAT Debut!Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Anne of Green Gables; The Musical, Hairspray, Johnny Belinda, Emily (Charlottetown Festival); Steel Magnolias; Gaslight, (Watermark Theatre) ; Mamma Mia (Broadway Across America Tour); Nunsense, Blood Brothers (Thousand Islands Playhouse); Secret Garden, How The Other Half Loves (Drayton Ent); The Ballad of Stompin Tom, Affections of May (Harbourfront Theatre); The 39 Steps (Orillia Opera House); OKLAHOMA!, My Fair Lady, Cash On Delivery (Stage West, Calgary).
Other:
Thank you for supporting live theatre!! -
Dane Pedersen (he/him) - THE YOUNG MAN
Favourite HAT Credits:
Rapunzel’s Prince (Into the Woods), As You Like It (Arlo), She Loves Me (Arpad), The Drowsy Chaperone (Gangster), Comedy of Errors (Duke Solinus), The Sea Shanty Show
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Legends: Remembrance (Savoy Theatre)
Training:
BMUS in Jazz Studies (Voice) from St. Francis Xavier University -
Kiersten Penny (she/her) – THE YOUNG WOMAN
Favourite Previous HAT Credits:
The Beloved (Director)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Feelin' Good: A Bubbly & Buble Dinner & Show (Choreographer & Featured Dancer), Christmas at Sacred Heart (Choreographer & Featured Dancer), Blow Me: A Big Bad Musical Comedy (Cat of the Woods & Dance Captain), A Christmas Carol (Ghost of Christmas Present & Dance Captain), Dream: Dinner and a Show (Waitress Ensemble & Dance Captain), Jack and the Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime (Harpie & Dance Captain), Mamma Mia (Ali), Funny Girl (Ensemble & Dance Captain), Into the Woods (Lucinda), Cabaret (Frenchie), Shrek the Musical Jr. (Choreographer)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Nutcracker (Savoy Theatre), Chicago (Savoy Theatre)
Training:
Broadway Dance Center Professional Semester, BA Dance/BKIN University of Calgary, Safe in Dance International: The Healthy Dance Practice Certificate
Other:
Always happy to be back on the HAT stage doing what I love with the most talented people! -
Wesley J. Colford (they/them) – THE NARRATOR
Favourite HAT Credits:
The BelovedFavourite Credits Elsewhere:
Spelling Bee (William), Punch Up (Duncan), The Sea Shanty Show, Here Comes the Sun, She Loves Me (George); The Wakowski Brothers, A Christmas Carol, Heart of Steel, Dream, Disco Nights, She Loves Me, The Drowsy Chaperone, As You Like It, Jack and the Beanstalk, Funny Girl (Director)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Jersey Boys, Annie, Matilda the Musical, Into the Woods, Nutcracker (The Savoy Theatre), Hamlet (The Boardmore Playhouse, CBU)
Training:
Sheridan College Musical Theatre Performance, George Brown Theatre School -
Marc Richard (he/him) – DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
Favourite HAT Credits:
The Sea Shanty Show, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (Director & Choreographer)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
The Last Resort, Jasper Station, Nunsense (Drayton Entertainment) Suds, Shaking the Blues Away, Race Day, I Do I Do (Victoria Playhouse Petrolia) When We Were Singing (Belfry, NAC)
Other:
So happy to be back at the HAT and working with these great people! -
Chris Tsujiuchi (he/they) - MUSIC DIRECTOR
Favourite HAT Credits:
Jack and the Beanstalk: A Musical Comedy Pantomime, Blow Me: A Big Bad Musical Comedy (Music Director)
Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Mamma Mia (HAT/Savoy Theatre), Escape to Margaritaville (Theatre Calgary), Alice in Wonderland (Manitoba Theatre for Young People / Bad Hats Theatre), Into the Woods (Talk is Free Theatre), Parade (Toronto Musical Concerts) The Last Five Years (YRG Productions), Onegin (Musical Stage Company / National Arts Centre / Arts Club Western Canada Tour) -
Deepti Limaye (she/her) - STAGE MANAGER
Favourite HAT Credits:
Constellations (Stage Manager)
Other:
I am delighted to be stage managing another wonderful production at the HAT! -
Kayla Cormier (she/her) – SET & COSTUME DESIGN
Favourite HAT Credits:
Cabaret (Costume), She Loves Me (Set), Little Shop of Horrors (Set), West Moon (Set), See Jane Run (Costume)Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Matilda The Musical (Costume Designer, Savoy Theatre); Pillowman (Set Designer, Boardmore Theatre); Hamlet (Scenic Painter, Boardmore Theatre)Training:
Production Management (CBU -
Ken Heaton (he/him) – LIGHTING DESIGNER
Favourite HAT Credits:
My recent lighting designs include almost everything produced at the HAT since 2014.Favourite Credits Elsewhere:
Both Grease and Matilda (Savoy Theatre, Glace Bay)Other:
It is great to be back at the HAT!