Photos by Ross Davidson

Come celebrate
with the music of Broadway . . .

SHOWTIMES

Thursday November 27, 2014
Doors open: 7:00pm
Concert begins: 8:00pm
Dress Code: Cocktail Attire

LOCATION

Aeolian Hall
795 Dundas Street East

Cash Bar and Silent Auction

WHAT IS THIS EVENT?

You are cordially invited to DARE TO DREAM, a one-night-only benefit concert for Musical Theatre Productions, MTP’s past, preset and future, paying homage to some of the best moments from our productions over the past 25 years, and reaching toward the future. 

Dress up in your finest cocktail attire as we launch MTP’s 2014-2015 season. Join us for drinks before the concert and bid on one of the exciting prizes in our silent auction. All proceeds will be put toward the coming season and the continuation of our mission to nourish local talent and inspire a passion for musical theatre. Come out and support MTP so we can continue to support the London community for another 25 years.

WHAT IS THE CONCERT ABOUT?

DARE TO DREAM takes you on a musical journey through wishes and dreams. Each character is yearning for something more, something that will change their life, hopefully for the better. While some dreams are never realized, others are brought to fruition in unexpected and inspiring ways. Join us for powerful and thrilling performances from some of the finest singers in London, and featuring music from some of our most popular past productions including Evita, 42nd Street, Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma!, Seussical and Little Shop of Horrors, and from our hopeful future productions including Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Annie, and The Sound of Music.

Elaine Overholt - Elaine played the title role in MTP’s inaugural show, Evita, 26 years ago. She is now an internationally sought-after vocal coach having worked with John Travolta, Zac Efron, and Michelle Pfeiffer, in Hairspray: The Movie; and Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Renee Zellweger and Queen Latifah in the Oscar-winning movie Chicago.  Elaine also coached Ellen Degeneres in two episodes of her wildly popular TV show.   As a soloist/pianist, she has toured internationally and has been a back-up singer for the likes of Ray Charles, Martin Short, Paul Shaffer, Eric McCormack, Tina Turner.  Elaine has trained the leads of Broadway or Toronto productions of Les Miserables, Hairspray, We Will Rock You, Rent and The Sound Of Music and was a judge with Andrew Lloyd Webber on CBC’s How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?  Her own TV series Big Voice is currently airing on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) in the U.S. and Canada, and her Big Voice teaching DVD is selling around the world. Elaine owns Big Voice Studios in downtown Toronto and is a proud Western grad! www.elaineoverholt.com

Alison Smyth - Alison Smyth won the Broadwayworld.com Toronto Award “Best Featured Female” for her performance in Jersey Boys (Dancap). She has also appeared in the Toronto productions of Hairspray! (Mirvish), Evil Dead: The Musical (Starvox) as well as Anne of Green Gables – The Musical with the Charlottetown Festival and Test Drive with Festival Players.  On screen, Alison appeared in Hairspray: The Movie (New Line Cinema). Alison is also an accomplished director and choreographer working on such projects as Little Women for No Strings Theatre, Anne of Green Gables – The Musical, High School Musical, Guys & Dolls, Aladdin and Oliver!.  www.alisonsmyth.com

Photos by Ross Davidson