1976 - 1977
S.A.M. - A Salute to the American Musical
A Salute to the Americam Musical traces the development of the American Musical from its origins in the mid 19th century through to the early 1970s. Writers Paul Gaffney, Frank Burke, and Nancy Turner developed the script and selected almost 50 musical numbers illustrating the evolution of the American Musical from it’s accident-inspired beginnings to the present-day multi-million dollar business which has become an integral part of North American culture.
Part of a free summer series presented at the Astrolabe amphitheater at Nepean Point.
Director: James G. Mimnagh
Musical Director: Frank Burke
Choreographer: Nicolaas Hilferink
Cast
Dale Schwartz
Host
Beverley James
Featured performer
Bill Luxton
Featured performer
Bo Light
Featured performer
Cathy Patton
Featured performer
appearing by permission of Actor's Equity Association
David Hayes
Featured performer
Don Laver
Featured performer
Holly Larocque
Featured performer
James G. Mimnagh
Featured performer
Jim Kerr
Featured performer
Jocelyn Crain Spaull
Featured performer
Judy Best
Featured performer
Karen Wood
Featured performer
Marion Landry
Featured performer
Mark Wiskemann
Featured performer
Martha Collins
Featured performer
Meredith Lee Pudney
Featured performer
Michael Gareau
Featured performer
Nick Michelis
Featured performer
Nina Alexandor
Featured performer
Pierre Landry
Featured performer
appearing by permission of Actor's Equity Association
Sharron McGuirl
Featured performer
Sheila Shields
Featured performer
Stuart MacKinnon
Featured performer
appearing by permission of Actor's Equity Association
York Davis
Featured performer
Alison Irons
Ensemble
Art King
Ensemble
Barbara Severin
Ensemble
Barry Patrick
Ensemble
Bill Grano
Ensemble
Bill Johnston
Ensemble
Bob Major
Ensemble
Brian K. Moore
Ensemble
Cathy Miller
Ensemble
Cheryl Fitzpatrick
Ensemble
Cor Hogeveen
Ensemble
Dale Vikanes
Ensemble
David Beckett
Ensemble
David Howden
Ensemble
Debbie Miller
Ensemble
Denis Laviolette
Ensemble
Dennis O'Hara
Ensemble
Dorothy Gough
Ensemble
Faye Lavell
Ensemble
Gail Leibovitch
Ensemble
Gail Sturgeon
Ensemble
Gary Revine
Ensemble
Heather Lyon
Ensemble
Heather Rutenberg
Ensemble
Helen Wygoda
Ensemble
Isabel Hornstein
Ensemble
Jean Halley
Ensemble
Jean Wheeler
Ensemble
Joan Hocken
Ensemble
John C. Powell
Ensemble
Josie Machacek
Ensemble
Joy Phillips
Ensemble
Judy Froome
Ensemble
Kathy Manion
Ensemble
Les Bonhower
Ensemble
Lloyd Burton
Ensemble
Louise Mongeon
Ensemble
Mara Lynn O'Connor
Ensemble
Mark Hudson
Ensemble
Mary Courneyea
Ensemble
Mimi Kampouris
Ensemble
Mitzi Hauser
Ensemble
Monica Herron
Ensemble
Peter Bartlett
Ensemble
Robert Duncan
Ensemble
Roger Webber-Taylor
Ensemble
Ron MacKenzie
Ensemble
Sheila Weeks
Ensemble
Susan Taylor
Ensemble
Tony Keenleyside
Ensemble
Valerie van Veen
Ensemble
Vicki Forrester
Ensemble
Wendy McCutcheon
Ensemble
Production
Bill McKinnon
House Manager
Casey Krzyzanowski
Master Carpenter
Cher Daley
Hair Stylist
Chris Terry
Production Co-ordinator
Ed Yeatman
Show Curtain Designer, Programme Cover Designer
Faye Lavell
Ticket Manager
Fran Smith
Ass't to Directors/Librarian, Associate Accompanist
Giselle Poirier
Costumer ("Ziegfeld")
Helen Greenough
Associate Accompanist
Jeanie Stewart
Ass't to Set Designer
Judy Hayes
Associate Choreographer (Movement)
Linda Pratt
Properties Mistress
Lorna Rice
Accompanist
Maki Kabayama
Ass't to the Choreographer
Margaret Mahony
Make-up Co-ordinator
Margot Rothwell
Set Designer, Scenic Artist
Marjorie Bishop
Associate Choreographer ("Anything Goes")
Monica Herron
Associate Accompanist
Nancy Turner
Production Co-ordinator
Neil Spicer
Lighting Designer
Nina Alexandor
Ass't to Musical Director
Norma Coll
Costume Designer
Peter Vandesande
Sound Technician
Rick Matheson
Production Co-ordinator
Roberta Sametz
Programme Director
Ron MacKemzie
Production Photographer
Sheila Shields
Social Director
Sid Jelly
Workshop Chairman
Terry Moran
Stage Manager
Tom Shields
Ass't Stage Manager
Tony Keenleyside
Publicity Director
