Upcoming Events Rick Kish introduces for one performance only... A Really Retro Christmas Special   The Show... A Really Retro Christmas Special, Sunday, December 18th @ 2:00 pm at The McManus Studio Theatre at The Grand Theatre is an afternoon of great music. Combining jazz/musical theatre standards, Christmas music, stories and comedy, Rick and the gang take you on a journey back to simpler times...   The Players... Rick Kish & Natalie Howard-Grant are two brilliant singers who bring a keen intelligence and a heart-felt depth to every song they sing. Their long collaboration promises an afternoon of terrific songs, but also of great stories, warm connection and lot's of laughs. Special guests Jonathan Gysbers, Christine McKeon & Adrianna DiLiello add to the dynamic collaboration with a fresh take on the classic songs these talented young people sing. The band consists of Marque Smith at the piano, Randy Rektor on stand-up bass & Dereyk Goodwin on drums. Special musical contribution by Composer Eli Pasic. Special musical arrangments by the "Really Retro..." Company. Thanks to Dan Newton & Jamieson Roberts.   The Music... Some songs include holiday gems such as; Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, Jingle Bell Rock, Santa Baby, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year & White Christmas to name a few... You'll hear jazz & musical theatre standards like; Old Devil Moon, This Can't Be Love, Come Fly With Me, Autumn Leaves & Fly Me To The Moon and many more...   The information... McManus Studio Theatre at The Grand Theatre. Tickets are $20.00 and are on sale now for the one show only by calling the Grand Theatre Box Office at 519-672-8800 or go online to www.grandtheatre.com and look for "buy now" on the left side of the screen. The Grand Theatre presents... Footloose - High School Project - Mainstage   September 20 - October 1 - go to http://www.grandtheatre.com for more information...   Directed by Heather Davies Musical Direction by Floydd Ricketts Choreography by Amy Wright Vocal Coached by Rick Kish Simply Theatre presents... The Rocky Horror Show Friday, June 17 - Sunday, June 26 2011 - The London Fringe Festival - Venue - Rum Runners (inside Tequila Rose) ...advance tickets available by calling 519.434.0606 / online at http://www.ticketscene.ca/series/31 / $10.00 at the door with a $5.00 fringe button. "...this show tells the story of two clean cut kids, Brad Majors and Janet Weiss, who run into car trouble and seek help at the site of the light down the road. Little do they konw it's coming from the place where Dr. Frank 'N' Furter (played by Rick Kish) is in the midst of his maniacal experiments. The play is a rock musical, a spoof of science fiction movies, and a bizarre story of seduction and sexual confusion..." Rocky Horror Show SHOWTIMES are as follows... AND what would Rocky Horror be without a couple of MIDNIGHT shows..... Friday, June 17 9:00 pm Saturday, June 18 - two shows 6:00 pm MIDNIGHT Sunday, June 19 9:00 pm Monday, June 20 DARK Tuesday, June 21 9:00 pm Wednesday, June 22 9:00 pm Thursday, June 23 DARK Friday, June 24 9:00 pm Saturday, June 25 - two shows 6:00 pm MIDNIGHT Sunday, June 26 9:00 pm Parkinson Society Southwestern Ontario presents...  From Broadway to Jazz...an evening of entertaining music and stories Friday, May 13, 2011 - Blue Mountain Resort, Grand Central Lodge, Blue Mountain, ON. ...featuring Rick Kish with Natalie Howard-Grant ....with Marque Smith, Piano / Don Reid, Drums Rick Kish introduces A New Musical Play... Songs From The Bar... and one more for the road McManus Studio Theatre at The Grand Theatre ...March 17 - 19, 2011 "...On a cold, quiet night, two women walk into Joe’s bar. Using songs ranging from Billy Joel to Rogers and Hart, to Joni Mitchell, three people explore the tangled world of love found and lost.” - Thursday, March 17th is a juried performance and UWO students, staff and faculty get in for free. $10.00 general public. - Friday, March 18th is a special GALA benefit for Camp Wendake - a camp for people living with AIDS and their primary caregivers. $40.00 - Grand Theatre Box Office - 519-672-8800 www.campwendake.org - Saturday, March 19th is $10.00 for all seats. Reserve your tickets for March 17 & 19 at 519-433-7425 or rick.kish@sympatico.ca - general admission ...featuring Rick Kish as Joe, Sherry Steele as Jill & introducing Emily Follett as Jane. Marque Smith on Piano, Rob Weatherstone on Bass & Dereyk Goodwin on Drums. …The Thursday evening performance of “Songs From The Bar..”. is a juried workshop production and is presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Music (Literature and Performance with a focus on Music Theatre) degree, UWO.

Upcoming Performances December 18, 2011 September 2011 June 2011 May 13, 2011 - From Broadway to Jazz Natalie Howard-Grant & Rick Kish March 2011

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