For over a decade, Nightwood Theatre’s annual fundraiser, the Lawyer Show, has hosted hundreds of legal professionals as they venture on stage in support of local Toronto artists. Every year up to 40 members of the legal community rehearse for three months to stage an exhilarating, entertaining production, led by a team of professional directors, designers and vocal coaches. Cast members benefit from invaluable networking opportunities, all while putting on a truly spectacular show and supporting Canada’s flagship feminist theatre company.

Since the Lawyer Show’s inception in 2010, over 300 legal professionals have appeared in 14 shows to raise more than $1,300,000 in support of Nightwood.

This season we invite you to join us for the 2024 Lawyer Show, The Sound of Music, one of the most beloved musicals of all time, June 13 to 15, 2024  at the Jane Mallett Theatre in The St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts.

The Sound of Music

Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
Suggested by The Trapp Family Singers by Maria Augusta Trapp

 

Directed and Choreographed by Sadie Epstein-Fine
Music Direction by Melissa Morris
Assistant Music Direction by Alexa Belgrave
Set & Costume Design by Amanda Wong 黄婷婷 
Assistant Director Lee Stone
Stage Manager Ashley Elliott

THE  SOUND OF MUSIC – The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “My Favorite Things,” “Do-Re-Mi,” “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” and the title number, “The Sound of Music” won the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars. The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, follows an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire von Trapp family must make a moral decision.

THE SOUND OF MUSIC is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. www.concordtheatricals.com

Support of the Lawyer Show production of The Sound of Music will go directly towards supporting future productions community programs at Nightwood Theatre. Click here for information on how you can help champion this project!

For more information on how you can support the Lawyer Show with a donation, sponsorship or silent auction prize, please contact Charlene Wolf, Head of Partnerships & Giving, at charlene@nightwoodtheatre.net.

PERFORMANCE DATES:
June 13 at 7:30 PM
June 14 at 7:30 PM
June 15 at 1:30 PM & 7:30 PM

At the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Jane Mallett Theatre

TICKETS:

Earlybird discount until May 13th: Evenings $75 | Matinee $65
Regular price after May 13th: Evenings $95 | Matinee $75

MEET THE CAST OF THE SOUND OF MUSIC

MARIA RAINER
CAPTAIN VON TRAPP
ELSA SCHRADER
MAX DETWEILER
LIESL VON TRAPP
FRIEDRICH VON TRAPP
LOUISA VON TRAPP
KURT VON TRAPP
BRIGITTA VON TRAPP
MARTA VON TRAPP
GRETL VON TRAPP
MOTHER ABBESS
SISTER AUGUSTA
SISTER BERTHE
SISTER MARGARETTA
SISTER KATHERINE
SISTER SOPHIA
SISTER BERNICE
ROLF
FRANZ

FRAU SCHMIDT
URSULA / BARON ELBERFELD
BARONESS ELBERFELD
HERR ZELLER
FRAU ZELLER

ENSEMBLE CHORUS

COURTNEY EVANS, TD BANK
DAVID MILLS, MILLS & MILLS LLP
SHEILA GIBB, EPSTEIN COLE LLP
JOSEPH CUYEGKENG, SPIN MASTER
OLIVIA DANYLCHUK, GOLDENBERG & CO P.C. 
GARRETT ZEHR, LEGAL AID ONTARIO
ASTRID MRKICH
BENNETT JENSEN, EGALE CANADA
RONA GHANBARI, STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP
LUCIE CATHERINE ZHANG, LIFETIME DEVELOPMENTS  
ARI STERLIN, ARTIST MANAGEMENT INC.
JENNIFER WHINCUP, ATLUS GROUP
ALIAH EL-HOUNI, COMMUNITY JUSTICE COLLECTIVE
TRACY PRATT, FASKEN
HEIDI LEBLANC, CARTERS PROFESSIONAL CORP.
KHRYSTINA MCMILLAN, ONTARIO SECURITIES COMMISSION 
SHARLENE ATKINS, BMO
ANGELA ZHU, OPSEU / SEFPO
BRENNYN WATTERTON, MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
RICHARD CHAN 陳駿華, CBC / RADIO-CANADA
MELANIE HERBIN, MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
HEATHER PATERSON, SHIBLEY RIGHTON LLP
EDINA CAVALLI, TD BANK
LEO SALLOUM, LEGAL AID ONTARIO
LAURA PRECUP-POP, PUBLIC PROSECUTION SERVICE OF CANADA

MATTHEW CHUNG, MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
LEAH CUMMINGS, RAYMAN HARRIS LLP
CHRISTINE DOUCET, MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
VALÉRIE DUCHESNEAU, ONTARIO MINISTRY OF FINANCE
COURTNEY EDWARDS, LERNERS LLP
ALLY LAWRENCE, TORYS LLP
KAJA MARINIC
LIZ MCCONKEY, JPAK EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS
ELIZABETH MOORE, MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
LESSA NOSKO
ALLISON PRESSE, STRIGBERGER BROWN ARMSTRONG LLP
DANIKA SO, DEWART GLEASON LLP

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