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Gigi
Book and Lyrics by: Alan Jay Lerner
Music by: Frederick Loewe
Based on a Novel by Colette
Produced in arrangement with, and the music and dialogue material furnished by: Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. 757 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 USA
Production Dates and Venue
March 8, 9, 10, and 11, 1979
Korah Collegiate Theatre
Cast
Primary Leads
| Gigi, a girl celebrating her 16th birthday | Jo-Ann Morgan |
| Honore Lachailles, an elderly rich bachelor | Larry Whalen |
| Gaston Lachailles, Honore's nephew | Phil Thibert |
| Liane D'Exeimans, Gaston's current girlfriend | Cheryl Heslop |
| "Mamita" Inez Alvarez, Gigi's immigrant grandmother | Vilma Ambel |
| Alicia, Gigi's "Demi-Mondaine" rich aunt | Barbara Johnston |
Understudies
| Gigi | Sharon Piper |
| Gaston | Michael Kimball |
| Mamita | Karen Pomber |
Other Characters
| Two girls with Gigi | Kaarena Campbell and Carol Trainor |
| Headwaiter | Ted Hallin |
| Married Ladies | Debbie Lukenda and Karen Pomber |
| Their husbands | Richard Jenkins and Herbert Johnson |
| Cocottes | Mara DiPasquale and Paula Shewchuk |
| Soldier | Stephen Rutti |
| Waiters | Tim Murphy and Roy Schuurhuis |
| Charles, Alicia's butler | Herbert Johnson |
| Jaqueline de Beautemps | Claudia Teller |
| Manuel, Honore's valet | Richard Jenkins |
| Gigi's dance teacher | Stephen Rutti |
| Receptionist at the Grand Hotel Trouville | Rudy Becker |
| Madame Dumard | Joy Campbell |
| Madame LaVerne and Husband | Karen Pomber and Algis Motiejunas |
| Telephone installer | Rudy Becker |
| Leon Dufresne, Gaston's lawyer | Michael Kimball |
| Jacques Duclos, Alicia's lawyer | Jacques Chouinard |
| Law clerks | Hans Geenan and Ted Hallin |
| Juliette LeSage | Sharon Piper |
Chorus
Dancers in "Paris is Paris Again"
Mara DiPasquale, Jo-Ann Nogalo, Sharon Piper, Paula Shewchuk, Rudy Becker, Jacques Chouinard, Stephen Rutti, Bruce Woodcock
Other Guests at Eiffel Tower Restaurant
Joy Campbell, Doris Chaumont, Michael Kimball, Algis Motiejunas, married ladies with husbands
Liane's Dance Partners in "She's Not Thinking Of Me"
| The Painter | Hans Geenan |
| The Count | Bruce Woodcock |
| Sandomir the Skater | Stephen Rutti |
Dancers on the Beach
Bruce Woodcock (with Gigi), Mara DiPasquale, Sharon Piper, Claudia Teller, Paula Shewchuk, Rudy Becker, Jacques Chouinard, Michael Kimball, Stephen Rutti
Can-Can Dancers at Maxim's (From Trixie Hardy's Dance Studio)
Barbara Cifferi, Christine LaVallee, Jo-Ann Nogalo, Karen Shepard, Jennifer Song, Shelley Woodcock
Orchestra
| Conductor | Arno Ambel |
| Concertmaster | Mary Shrubsole Walton |
| Manager | Walter Kimball |
| Violin I | Mary Shrubsole Walton, Carol O'Neill |
| Violin II | Elizabeth Bain, Marnie Kent |
| Cello | Thomas Fetter |
| Bass Viol | Hugh Stephen |
| Flute | Mary MacDonald |
| Oboe | Stephen Fetter |
| Clarinet | Cathy Bouchard |
| Trumpet I | Matthew Lintula |
| Trumpet II | Jim Gardiner |
| French Horn I | Walter Kimball |
| French Horn II | Suzan Breton |
| Trombone | Alan Campbell |
| Piano | Jane Anstice |
| Percussion | Stephen Crawford |
| Rehearsal Pianists | Jane Anstice, Ruth Chant, Barbara Severin |
Production Staff
| Producer | Herbert Johnson |
| Directed and Designed by | Arno Ambel |
| Assisted by | Hans Geenan |
| Choreographer | Trixie Hardy |
| Costume Designer | Vilma Ambel |
| Miss Morgan's costumes designed and created by | Sandy Franklin |
| Stage Manager | Susan Kovacs |
| Lighting Designer | Rutger Becker |
| Lighting Booth | Geoff Clement, Andy Discher |
| Set Dressing and Properties | Maura Dearing |
| Make-Up | LeeAnn Trbovich |
| House Manager | Penny Hanson |
| Set Construction | Herbert Johnson |
| Box Office | Noreen Myers |
| Hairstyling | Marga Pelka and Lorraine Dennis |
| Media Advertising | Arno Ambel, Hans Geenan, Terry McPhee |
| Hospitality | Erika Dello |
Production Assistants
| Set Movement | Philip Burfoot, Michael Dacy, Sandro Nevicato, David Roberts |
| Properties and Set Dressing | Judy Falkins, Mary Roberts, Jane Wiskin |
| Make-Up | Heather Stadnisky, Diane Taylor, Sharon Wreggitt |
| Wardrobe | Frieda Daniels, Sandy Franklin, Barbara Johnson, Nancy Kimball, Christel Kretschmer, Ebba Poldmaa |
| Front of House | Barbara Arnill, Grace DeAmorim, Letizia DiPasquale, Penelope Johnson, Joanne Marconi, Hilda Richardson, Ann Roberts |
| House Box Office | Noreen and Cynthia Myers |
| Set Construction | Philip Burfoot, Doris Chaumont, Michael Dacey, Richard Jenkins, Dennis Johns, Jim Johnston, Christel Kretschmer, Sandro Nevicato, David Roberts, Chris Shannon, Paula Shewchuk, Allen Campbell, Kaarina Campbell |
| Set Dressing and Construction | Judy Falkins, David Feltham, Herbert Johnson |
| Box Office Material prepared by | Fred Ambel, Rudy Becker, Barbara Johnston, Debbie Lukenda, Cynthia Myers, Noreen Myers, Paula Shewchuk |
| Advance Box Office | Sharon Baron, Rudy Becker, Romy Bock, doris Chaumont, Jacques Chouinard, Maura Dearing, Erika Dello, Michael Kimball, Irene McGillivray, Hilda Richardson, Roy Schuurhuis, Paula Shewchuk, Phil Thibert, Linda Veith, Laura Walsh, Jane Wiskin |
| Hospitality | Esme Johnson, Olive Kimball, Linda Veith |
| Programme Advertising | Christel Kretschmer, Noreen Myers, and other members of the cast |
| Poster Displays and Other Publicity | Joy Campbell, Doris Chaumont, Maura Dearing, Mara DiPasquale, Michael Kimball, Karen Pomber, Paula Shewchuk, Phil Thibert, and others |