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AN ALL-CANADIAN, ALL-STAR TEAM BRINGS CENTRE ICE TO CENTRE STAGE

Montreal, October 20, 2017 Lace up your skates! The Segal Centre is thrilled to announce that due to popular CAST
demand, the upcoming world premiere of The Hockey Sweater: A Musical will be extending until November 15.
This new musical is based on the short story by Roch Carrier, this original Canadian production features Book and YOUNG ROCH
Lyrics by Emil Sher (Hanas Suitcase, The Boy in the Moon, and Beneath the Banyan Tree) and Music and Lyrics by JESSE NOAH GRUMAN
Jonathan Monro (Composer of No Matter What, Variations on a Nervous Breakdown, and Music Supervisor on The MME CARRIER
Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz: The Musical). The Segal is honoured to continue the legacy of this treasured Qubec CLAIRE LAUTIER
story by reinventing the classic tale into a modern musical for the whole family.
FATHER DELISLE
Commissioned and produced by the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, The Hockey Sweater: A Musical is directed and IAN SIMPSON
choreographed by Stratford Festival hit-maker Donna Feore, whose recent production of Guys and Dolls has been
wowing audiences this festival season. GATAN OUELLETTE
SCOTT BEAUDIN
Presented as part of the official programming of Montrals 375th anniversary celebrations, The Hockey Sweater: A
Musical will now run at the Segal Centre from October 19 to November 15, 2017, with four added performances on: MLLE THERRIEN
KATE BLACKBURN
Monday, November 13 1 P.M.
Tuesday, November 14 11 A.M. WITH
ANDRANE BOULADIER
Wednesday, November 15 1 P.M.
GENEVIVE DUFOUR
Wednesday, November 15 8 P.M. JEAN-FRANOIS POULIN
BRANDON HOWARD ROY
HOMEGROWN TALENT TAKES A LEADING ROLE!
Making his professional stage debut in the role of Young Roch is Montreals own Jesse Noah Gruman. Jesses musical AND ROCHS TEAMMATES
passion began at the age of three when he took up violin, and he has been studying dance since the age of five. DREW DAVIS
ANNELISE FORBES
SEVEN MORE OF THE COUNTRYS MOST TALENTED YOUNG ARTISTS JOIN THE TEAM ALESSANDRO GABRIELLI
The Segal Centre is pleased to welcome a dynamic and gifted group of young artists, all between the ages of 11 JAYDEN GREIG
and 13, to the Segal stage in this new homegrown musical. The young cast will feature Drew Davis, who began his LUCAS KALECHSTEIN
acting career on camera at the age of five on Rookie Blue, and currently voices the roles of Marshall on Paw Patrol RILEY ODONNELL
and Justin on Justin Time; Annelise Forbes, whose many credits include Pollyanna in Pollyanna, A New Musical (Lab/ BERKLEY SILVERMAN
Yonge St. Theatricals) and Young Clara in The Nutcracker (Hamilton City Ballet); Alessandro Gabrielli, who has been AND FEATURING
seen on many Montral stages, along with numerous television appearances, including the role of Michael Banks RICHARD JUTRAS
in Juste pour rires ongoing and acclaimed French-language production of Mary Poppins; Jayden Greig, who has AS ROCH CARRIER
previously appeared as Ralphie in A Christmas Story (Neptune Theatre), and Michael Banks in Mary Poppins (Neptune
Theatre and Drayton Entertainment); Lucas Kalechstein, who has also played Michael Banks in Mary Poppins for
three seasons at the Lower Ossington Theatre and Flounder in Little Mermaid (UTC); Riley ODonnell, who just recently
performed throughout North America in the Acrobat Tour of Matilda the Musical as Lavender for which the ensemble 1/3
received a 2017 Dora Mavor Moore award nomination; and Berkley Silverman completes the young group. She is a competitive CREATIVE TEAM
dancer, and trained singer,
best known for her 2017 Young Artist Award-winning role as the voice of Everest in Nickelodeons Paw Patrol.
BOOK & LYRICS
TALENTED ARTISTS OF ALL AGES EMIL SHER
Richard Jutras, whose many theatre credits include Crazy for You and Damn Those Wedding Bells at the Segal, will MUSIC & LYRICS
be playing the part of an adult Roch Carrier looking back on his childhood. No stranger to rink-side hijinks, Jutras JONATHAN MONRO
was nominated for a Gemini Award in both 2005 and 2006 for Best Ensemble in a Comedy for the hit CBC series, The
Tournament. In the role of Rochs mother is Claire Lautier who has played leading roles on stages in New York, across the BASED ON THE SHORT STORY
United States, and Canada; including six seasons as a leading actor at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. In the role of THE HOCKEY SWEATER BY
village priest (and referee) Father Delisle, is another Stratford and Shaw festival regular, Ian Simpson; he has previously ROCH CARRIER
worked with Director Donna Feore on The Sound of Music. Also making their Segal Centre debuts are Scott Beaudin who TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH BY
in addition to his musical theatre credits, has appeared on several television shows including Saving Hope, Murdoch SHEILA FISCHMAN
Mysteries, and Degrassi: TNG, as Gatan Ouellette; and Kate Blackburn who has performed in beloved musicals across
PUBLISHED BY
the country like Little Mermaid (Globe Theatre) and Crazy for You (Gateway Theatre) as the school teacher, Mlle Therrien.
HOUSE OF ANANSI PRESS
THEATRE IS A TEAM SPORT TOO! DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER
Rounding out the exciting company are Andrane Bouladier (as seen in the North-American/Broadway tour of Les DONNA FEORE
Misrables), Genevive Dufour (who has performed many times at the Thtre Franais de Toronto), Jean-Franois
MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Poulin (winner of the Juste pour rire Victor Award for Artist of the Year 2016 for his role as Bert in Mary Poppins), and JONATHAN MONRO
Brandon Howard Roy who will be making his professional stage debut following three seasons with the Confederation
Players. All four are graduates of Sheridan Colleges illustrious Musical Theatre Program. ORCHESTRATOR
ORAN ELDOR
A TRIBUTE TO ONE OF MONTRALS GREAT PASSIONS!
SET AND COSTUME DESIGNER
Originally published in 1979, The Hockey Sweater recalls Carriers childhood hockey mishaps during the winter of MICHAEL GIANFRANCESCO
1946. Like many young people in small towns across Qubec, Roch and his friends lived for one thing only: hockey.
They idolize the Montral Canadiens star-player Maurice Richard; each emulating The Rockets every move. When COSTUME CO-DESIGNER
Rochs favourite hockey sweatera glorious tricolore emblazoned with the iconic #9becomes over-worn and too LOUISE BOURRET
small, his mother insists he get a new one. But when a mail-order mix-up leaves him dressed in the enemy colours LIGHTING DESIGNER
of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Roch must learn the importance of whats in your heart, even when its not on your sleeve. LUC PRAIRIE
The creative team will showcase the talents of Michael Gianfrancesco (Set and Costume Designer), Louise Bourret HEAD OF SOUND
(Costume Co-Designer), Luc Prairie (Lighting Designer), and Peter Balov (Head of Sound). The production will also PETER BALOV
feature projections by Normal Studio. Their projection designs can be seen around Montral in projects such as
Montral Symphonique and Cit Mmoire. PROJECTION DESIGN
NORMAL
We are thrilled to welcome this extraordinary company of adults and children as the final piece of the puzzle to this
exciting productions development. Shining a light on this quintessential Qubec story with such a brilliant group of BAND
artists is a musical theatre dream come true and a special gift to our city and country, said Segal Centre Artistic JONATHAN MONRO (BAND LEADER)
and Executive Director Lisa Rubin. EVAN WATTS SMITH
JASON FIELD
THE SEGAL CENTRE IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE CANADIAN MUSICAL REVIVAL BETH MCKENNA
The Globe and Mail has recently named the Segal Centre a prime location for developing new musicals under Artistic FREDERIC BOURGEAULT
and Executive Director Lisa Rubin and has listed The Hockey Sweater: A Musical a production to watch out for this VANESSA MARCOUX
PARKER BERT
fall due to the impressive team behind it.
For the full production team list,
please visit segalcentre.org
ABOUT THE SEGAL CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS
The Segal Centre for Performing Arts is a not-for-profit theatre company dedicated to nurturing, producing and
presenting world-class English-language theatre and to showcasing the best professional artists from Montral and
beyond. A part of the community since 1967, the organization was reborn in 2007 as the Segal and has expanded
to become a nationally recognized venue for the performing arts with a focus on creation, innovation, diversity and cross-cultural collaborations. Driven by a belief in the
power of the arts to strengthen and connect communities, the Segals programming emphasizes original interpretations of popular classic and contemporary works, new
Canadian musicals and engaging productions with universal appeal. www.segalcentre.org\

ABOUT THE SOCIETY FOR THE CELEBRATION OF MONTRALS 375TH ANNIVERSARY

The Society for the Celebration of Montrals 375th Anniversary is a non-profit organization whose mission is to organize the festivities and socioeconomic initiatives that
will mark Montrals 375th anniversary in 2017. With a focus on promoting Montral expertise, it acts as a catalyst for local forces to carry out its mandate: mobilize the
community, implement a funding strategy, rigorously manage its financial resources, develop quality programming and ensure the visibility of the celebrations.
The Society receives financial support from the Ville de Montral, the Qubec government and the Canadian government, as well as private funding from 12 Great Montrealers.
For more information, see 375mtl.com.
For the complete list of press releases as well as images and videos, visit our virtual press room here.
Follow us live on Twitter @375Mtl.
Follow us on Facebook.
To learn more about the Qubec governments contribution to Montrals 375th anniversary, click here.
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TICKETS
$52 - $66
Group, Senior, Student, Under 30 discounts
available. Subject to availability.
514.739.7944 / www.segalcentre.org
ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCES WHERE
Monday, November 13 1:00 p.m. 5170 ch. de la Cte-Ste-Catherine,
Tuesday, November 14 11:00 a.m. Montreal, H3W 1M7
Wednesday, November 15 1:00 p.m. Metro: Cte-Ste-Catherine, Snowdon
Wednesday, November 15 8:00 p.m. Bus: 129, 51, 17

PERFORMANCES MEDIA CALL

October 19 November 15, 2017
PREVIEWS
Thursday, October 19 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 21 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 22 1:30 p.m.
Monday, October 23 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 24 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 25 8:00 p.m.
REGULAR RUN
Mondays 7:00 p.m.
Tuesdays Saturdays - 8:00 p.m.
(closed Fridays)
Sundays 7:00 p.m.
MATINES
Wednesdays, November 1 & 8 1:00 p.m.
Sundays, October 29, November 5,
and November 12 2:00 p.m.
Opportunity for interviews, video and photo
ops with cast and creative team.
Wednesday, October 18 11 a.m.
SUNDAY @ THE SEGAL
The Making of a New Canadian Musical:
an in-depth look at the creative, legal,
and technical aspects of producing a new
Canadian musical.
Sunday, October 22 11:00 a.m.
Entrance is free.
MONDAY NIGHT TALKBACKS
A chance to interact with the creators and
actors of the play after the curtain goes
down.
Mondays, October 30 and November 6
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#HOCKEYSWEATERMUSICAL
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FOR TRAILERS AND
BEHIND THE SCENES!
The Hockey Sweater: A Musical is made possible with
the generous support from Molson Foundation, with
additional support from MUSE.
The Segal Centre gratefully acknowledges the NHL,
the Montral Canadiens, Maurice Richard Jr., and the
Richard Family for their support of our project.
NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL
and its teams. All Rights Reserved.

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For Interviews and media inquiries:

Segal Centre for Performing Arts Society for the Celebrations of Montrals 375th Anniversary
Mlanie Thompson Isabelle Pelletier
Communicationas Manager Media Relations
514.739.2301 ext 8363 514.238.4178
mthompson@segalcentre.org ipelletier@375mtl.com
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