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"Opulent scenic design by Martin Flynn and breathtaking costumes by Mary Folino highlight an all-star cast led by Kathryn Brunner as Ella and Brent Thiessen as Prince Topher. Brunner’s kind and gentle demeanor belie powerhouse vocals and complement Thiessen’s charming naivete and earnest desire to do good."
"This beautiful production not only delights in nostalgia, it also breathes progress and power. It’s an uplifting, hopeful, and magical lesson in kindness, compassion, and perseverance."
Theatre Calgary presents
The Secret Garden
Directed by Stafford Arima
Choreography by Marc Kimelman
Music Direction by Don Horsburgh
starring
Greer Hunt as Mary Lennox
Eric Craig as Archibald Craven
Lara Brandt as Lily Craven
Lucian-River Mirage Chauhan as Colin
Brent Thiessen as Dr. Neville Craven
Ma-Anne Dionisio as Martha
Eric Wigston as Dickon
Doug McKeag as Ben Weatherstaff
with
Matthew Bruce, Matt Chittick, Dave Comeau, Tory Doctor, Susan Gilmour, Jillian Hannah, Allison Lynch, Elizabeth Stepkowski Tarhan, Trish Talreja, Suchiththa Wickremesooriya
"In his Calgary directing debut, Theatre Calgary’s new artistic director Stafford Arima has given us a vocally sumptuous production of the 1991 Broadway musical The Secret Garden."
REVIEW: "It’s beautiful music and sung exquisitely by the talented cast Arima has assembled."
"Arima is a wily conjuror. He brings us Dionisio, one of Canada’s premiere musical theatre divas and casts her as Martha. Dionisio certainly enlivened the opening night audience, eliciting cheers and thunderous applause, as did Thiessen and Craig in their duet, Lily’s Eyes."
REVIEW: "Theatre Calgary’s The Secret Garden blooms with its extraordinary cast and Arima’s delightfully dark and twisty staging."
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