Front Row Centre Players

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Tickets still available, check out the link in the post below!!

CONGRATULATIONS to Julie Ann Chapman Kyliuk - the winner of our Halloween Costume Contest, and of two tickets to see our next show - Evita! Thank you to EVERYONE who entered your amazing costumes, you all looked fabulous! Julie - watch your inbox for more details! Still hoping to see Evita? Check out our website for tickets! www.frontrowcentre.ca

DON'T MISS THE DEADLINE! You have until 11:59 TONIGHT to send in your brilliant submissions for next year's season! See details below...

🎃 HAPPY HALLOWEEN 👻 Reminder about our costume contest, running until tomorrow at midnight, so you can still post your costumes for your chance to win tickets to Evita!

ICYMI last night

We've opened up 8 more audition spots for GREASE! Sign up for yours at http://frontrowcentre.ca/auditions/We 9;ve opened up 8 more audition spots for GREASE! Sign up for yours at http://frontrowcentre.ca/auditions/

COSTUME CONTEST TIME! We want to see your best Halloween costumes! Post your photos in the comments for a chance to win TWO TICKETS TO SEE EVITA! You have until midnight on November 1st to post your costume photos, and the winner will be announced on our Facebook page, good luck! Kid & pet photos are acceptable entries as well! 🐶👶🏽

Early Bird tickets available! Follow the links!

Tickets now on sale! Come support this wonderful cause as well as check out some of your favorite songs from Rent!

DIRECTORS! You still have until Friday, November 2nd to submit for next year’s season! Believe us - it’s closer than you think, so get your ideas in now!

Icymi

Want to be part of the costume team for Evita? Join us on Tuesday 30th October, from 7-9 pm, in the board room at Beddington. There will be no actual sewing at this event, just chatting ideas and passing out supplies.

Guess who we want to sign up for GREASE auditions?!?!?!

It's a Green Day in Canada? #TheresAMusicalForThat...

AUDITIONS FOR THE ORCHESTRA OF EVITA HAVE OPENED UP!
Save your spot!

You keep bringing me the very best shows! You get better every year.

We've been coming to your shows for two years now and you guys ROCK!

Just saw young Frankenstein this week and I have to say you outdid yourselves!

Love you guys. we'll be back for more! :-)

This past Friday evening I purchased tickets to see the Front Row Centre Players production of the Tony award winning, “Urinetown.” I have been attending and participating in theatre nonstop since May of 2011; I have experienced many a variation in quality and entertainment in the productions under my own belt. I can honestly say that I have never been privileged to see such an incredible performance as I was treated to by Urinetown.



Lindsay Kurtze, at the helm as the shows director, with the combined talents of her Musical Director Andrea O’Brien, Choreographer Jordanna Fraser-Strangeland and Her Assistant Director Jeff Diodati; have all taken this cast and moulded a truly breath-taking performance. The quality of vocals is leaps and bounds above the high standard that community theatre in Calgary has set in the past few years. None of this could be possible without the machine that is the Stage Manager. As we all know opening nights can be a little choppy; Mikee Ames seemed to make every cue go without a hitch. I personally loved the Lighting choice (throughout the entire show but to clarify) at the beginning of the show. Having the cast start onstage in blacks with work lights on is a very bold and interesting choice and it works incredibly well. The lighting design by JP Thibodeau and Kris Mish is visual brilliance, and it works perfectly with Graeme Humphrey’s amazing set. I could spend this whole review on the technical side of this show that I loved to pieces but I will move on to other aspects to avoid this becoming an essay.





The Cast is simply perfection. Not a single body is wasted. The stage never seems cluttered and every single performer has astounding stage presence and performs without taking the spotlight from eachother. Michael Brown, last seen in last year’s CAT award winning, “That Championship Season”, Is Officer Lockstock whom acts as the narrator of this story. We are taken by him into this post-apocalyptic world of water shortage, and not moments later we meet the incredibly talented Cj Moore, (Last seen in Storybook’s “Captain Louie”) as Little Sally, whom acts as a secondary narrator/foil to Michael Brown. The two have such incredible chemistry on stage and play off of one another in such riveting comedy.



Next up we have the talented Caitlynne Medrek as Hope Cladwell, our female lead. The stage lit up with each moment she was on stage. Known for her voice-acting work on the popular series “Total Drama Island” among her many other credits, and although her character is filed to the brim with pure hearted naivety, she brings such depth to her role and keeps eyes glued to her every moment she has to. An astounding actress indeed. The man she plays off of for most of the show, The protagonist, Bobby Strong, is played by Adam Sanders. From the moment these two come together for, “Follow Your Heart.” You are silently rooting for them, or quite verbally because they get a little touchy in that number and it works. Adam is flawless in her performance. I was in complete belief that he was Bobby Strong. They absorbed me into the story so much that I found myself in tears during a particularly upsetting moment in the second act. Adam stops the show with his incredibly performance of, “Run, Freedom Run.” I would pay again just to see and hear that song.





We also have our Antagonist. The evil, vile, intelligent man who is trying to keep the world together, Stuart Bentley as Caldwell B. Cladwell (I had to spell check that six times.) Stuart delivers a performance worthy of a villain but at the same time, one can sympathize with his decisions. He plays with so much heart that you are taken aback with the wonder if he really is the villain of this story.





I could go on for hours about how astounding this production was. I could have paragraphs about each individual cast member, they are all so wonderfully talented and work together like a machine.



Urinetown is the best show I’ve seen in my years and it is no doubt the best show of the year thusfar. With tickets at $25 you are getting a professional quality production for half the price. In short (tl;dr) Urinetown is incredible. The cast is amazing and the production team has done such an incredible job creating such an artistic masterpiece of a production, If you haven’t checked out Urinetown yet then hurry up and get your tickets. I don’t doubt this show will sell out. Congratulations Urinetown! And Well done. Now I need to go buy some more tickets. 9/10!!

So much fun !

Saw Young Frankenstein yesterday and it was absolutely fabulous! FRC - you never disappoint. I thought the production itself was amazing - strong cast including Jamie, Janos, Tanis and Janos Zeller - awesome! Loved Donna as Frau Blaucher and also really enjoyed Mike's performance as Fredrick - just a wonderful piece! Costumes were fabulous as well:) Great job everyone!!!

Saw Jesus Christ Superstar today! I loved the modern day context ! What a super enjoyable 2 hours. Thanks . Looking forward to what's next at the Front Row Centre Players!

Priscilla Queen of the Desert was such a fun show! Packed full of laughs and big dance numbers, I grinned and giggled throught the entire show! Felica, you are my hero :)

Priscilla Queen of the Desert was so awesome!! I highly recommend it!!

Oh my gosh!! I laughed I sang I chair danced. The acting, the dancing, the singing, the orchestra, the costumes (oh my GAWD! the costumes!!), the wigs, the set...... I loved it ALL!!!

Loved it!! Such a fun, entertaining night out! Once again, Front Row Centre Players does not disappoint!

Loved it!

Love FRC!!! Started out with 4 subscribers - then went to 6 - then 8 - and now we are 10 strong and already looking to grow for next season!! Always a fun time - always affordable - always professional - best kept secret in the city!!

I've hidden backstage, working with the fabulous FRC since January of this year; and I've had an amazing time! When the new season was announced, I knew I'd have to finally overcome my fear and audition for my very first show as a performer, for The Who's Tommy. Luckily for me, FRC was running a workshop to help people just like me--How To Audition for Musical Theatre! The incredibly talented Lindsay Kurtze ran it, and I loved every minute of it. She has the experience and ability in both vocal training and acting to teach even the most green of beginners (like myself), while being able to offer content and guidance that allows more experienced performers to hone their skills. I look forward to taking part on more classes and workshops and cannot recommend them highly enough to others. Take a chance to live a dream! A new class is starting now!

I saw Young Frankenstein last night. Seriously, best show ever!!!

FRC's audition class with Lindsey was absolutely amazing!



Being so new to community theatre, and having no training or experience, I had no idea what to expect when I walked into an audition. The level of experience and teaching style that Lindsey has made the class both extremely educational and a blast to be apart of. Because of what I learned in this class, I was SO prepared for my audition for The Who's Tommy that I landed my first ever named role as Gypsy. I would recommend this class to anyone, whether you know nothing about auditions or just need a brush up and place to prepare for an upcoming audition.

FRC always provides great value and excellent entertainment.

Congratulations on an amazing show! You all deserved the standing ovation you got this afternoon.

By far the best FRC show ever. Big question: who won the shoe?

You keep bringing me the very best shows! You get better every year.

We've been coming to your shows for two years now and you guys ROCK!

Just saw young Frankenstein this week and I have to say you outdid yourselves!

Love you guys. we'll be back for more! :-)

This past Friday evening I purchased tickets to see the Front Row Centre Players production of the Tony award winning, “Urinetown.” I have been attending and participating in theatre nonstop since May of 2011; I have experienced many a variation in quality and entertainment in the productions under my own belt. I can honestly say that I have never been privileged to see such an incredible performance as I was treated to by Urinetown.



Lindsay Kurtze, at the helm as the shows director, with the combined talents of her Musical Director Andrea O’Brien, Choreographer Jordanna Fraser-Strangeland and Her Assistant Director Jeff Diodati; have all taken this cast and moulded a truly breath-taking performance. The quality of vocals is leaps and bounds above the high standard that community theatre in Calgary has set in the past few years. None of this could be possible without the machine that is the Stage Manager. As we all know opening nights can be a little choppy; Mikee Ames seemed to make every cue go without a hitch. I personally loved the Lighting choice (throughout the entire show but to clarify) at the beginning of the show. Having the cast start onstage in blacks with work lights on is a very bold and interesting choice and it works incredibly well. The lighting design by JP Thibodeau and Kris Mish is visual brilliance, and it works perfectly with Graeme Humphrey’s amazing set. I could spend this whole review on the technical side of this show that I loved to pieces but I will move on to other aspects to avoid this becoming an essay.





The Cast is simply perfection. Not a single body is wasted. The stage never seems cluttered and every single performer has astounding stage presence and performs without taking the spotlight from eachother. Michael Brown, last seen in last year’s CAT award winning, “That Championship Season”, Is Officer Lockstock whom acts as the narrator of this story. We are taken by him into this post-apocalyptic world of water shortage, and not moments later we meet the incredibly talented Cj Moore, (Last seen in Storybook’s “Captain Louie”) as Little Sally, whom acts as a secondary narrator/foil to Michael Brown. The two have such incredible chemistry on stage and play off of one another in such riveting comedy.



Next up we have the talented Caitlynne Medrek as Hope Cladwell, our female lead. The stage lit up with each moment she was on stage. Known for her voice-acting work on the popular series “Total Drama Island” among her many other credits, and although her character is filed to the brim with pure hearted naivety, she brings such depth to her role and keeps eyes glued to her every moment she has to. An astounding actress indeed. The man she plays off of for most of the show, The protagonist, Bobby Strong, is played by Adam Sanders. From the moment these two come together for, “Follow Your Heart.” You are silently rooting for them, or quite verbally because they get a little touchy in that number and it works. Adam is flawless in her performance. I was in complete belief that he was Bobby Strong. They absorbed me into the story so much that I found myself in tears during a particularly upsetting moment in the second act. Adam stops the show with his incredibly performance of, “Run, Freedom Run.” I would pay again just to see and hear that song.





We also have our Antagonist. The evil, vile, intelligent man who is trying to keep the world together, Stuart Bentley as Caldwell B. Cladwell (I had to spell check that six times.) Stuart delivers a performance worthy of a villain but at the same time, one can sympathize with his decisions. He plays with so much heart that you are taken aback with the wonder if he really is the villain of this story.





I could go on for hours about how astounding this production was. I could have paragraphs about each individual cast member, they are all so wonderfully talented and work together like a machine.



Urinetown is the best show I’ve seen in my years and it is no doubt the best show of the year thusfar. With tickets at $25 you are getting a professional quality production for half the price. In short (tl;dr) Urinetown is incredible. The cast is amazing and the production team has done such an incredible job creating such an artistic masterpiece of a production, If you haven’t checked out Urinetown yet then hurry up and get your tickets. I don’t doubt this show will sell out. Congratulations Urinetown! And Well done. Now I need to go buy some more tickets. 9/10!!

So much fun !

Saw Young Frankenstein yesterday and it was absolutely fabulous! FRC - you never disappoint. I thought the production itself was amazing - strong cast including Jamie, Janos, Tanis and Janos Zeller - awesome! Loved Donna as Frau Blaucher and also really enjoyed Mike's performance as Fredrick - just a wonderful piece! Costumes were fabulous as well:) Great job everyone!!!

Saw Jesus Christ Superstar today! I loved the modern day context ! What a super enjoyable 2 hours. Thanks . Looking forward to what's next at the Front Row Centre Players!

Priscilla Queen of the Desert was such a fun show! Packed full of laughs and big dance numbers, I grinned and giggled throught the entire show! Felica, you are my hero :)

Priscilla Queen of the Desert was so awesome!! I highly recommend it!!

Oh my gosh!! I laughed I sang I chair danced. The acting, the dancing, the singing, the orchestra, the costumes (oh my GAWD! the costumes!!), the wigs, the set...... I loved it ALL!!!

Loved it!! Such a fun, entertaining night out! Once again, Front Row Centre Players does not disappoint!

Loved it!

Love FRC!!! Started out with 4 subscribers - then went to 6 - then 8 - and now we are 10 strong and already looking to grow for next season!! Always a fun time - always affordable - always professional - best kept secret in the city!!

I've hidden backstage, working with the fabulous FRC since January of this year; and I've had an amazing time! When the new season was announced, I knew I'd have to finally overcome my fear and audition for my very first show as a performer, for The Who's Tommy. Luckily for me, FRC was running a workshop to help people just like me--How To Audition for Musical Theatre! The incredibly talented Lindsay Kurtze ran it, and I loved every minute of it. She has the experience and ability in both vocal training and acting to teach even the most green of beginners (like myself), while being able to offer content and guidance that allows more experienced performers to hone their skills. I look forward to taking part on more classes and workshops and cannot recommend them highly enough to others. Take a chance to live a dream! A new class is starting now!

I saw Young Frankenstein last night. Seriously, best show ever!!!

FRC's audition class with Lindsey was absolutely amazing!



Being so new to community theatre, and having no training or experience, I had no idea what to expect when I walked into an audition. The level of experience and teaching style that Lindsey has made the class both extremely educational and a blast to be apart of. Because of what I learned in this class, I was SO prepared for my audition for The Who's Tommy that I landed my first ever named role as Gypsy. I would recommend this class to anyone, whether you know nothing about auditions or just need a brush up and place to prepare for an upcoming audition.

FRC always provides great value and excellent entertainment.

Congratulations on an amazing show! You all deserved the standing ovation you got this afternoon.

By far the best FRC show ever. Big question: who won the shoe?