Welcome to our Fall 2016 season! Please scroll through our season below.

All Dahl'd Up Series

JULY 22 - JULY 31

“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” - Roald Dahl 
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Experience the delightful world of Roald Dahl this summer with two of his delightful musical adaptations running in repertory — get All Dahl’d Up! In his own clever way, Dahl provide a unique voice and understanding of the minds of young people. He creates worlds young people can believe him. We hope you too will join in the spirit of young people with these stories. 

Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka Jr.
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 Pure imagination! The delicious adventures experienced by Charlie Bucket on his visit to Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory light up the stage in this captivating adaptation of Roald Dahl's fantastical tale. Featuring the enchanting songs from the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder and new songs by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka JR. is a scrumdidilyumptious musical guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth. 






Rated G
90 minutes
Words and Music by Leslie Bricussse and Anthony Newly
Adapted for the Stage by Leslie Bricusse and Timothy A. McDonald
Based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

Director                                                  Hannah Perdu
Muisc Director                                  Jake Schindler
Choreographer                                 Caitlin McKeon



“Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka Jr.” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684; Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com 

Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach Jr.
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The hot new musical critics rave is a “masterpeach!” This fun musical features a wickedly tuneful score by the TONY Award-nominated team of Pasek and Paul (Edges, Dogfight and A Christmas Story The Musical) and a curiously quirky book by Timothy Allen McDonald (Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, The Musical Adventures Of Flat Stanley). When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion which results in a tremendous peach - and launches a journey of enormous proportions.






Rated G
90 minutes
Book by Timothy Allen McDonald
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Based on the book James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

Director                          Jenny Mayer
Musical Director       Matthew Atkins 
Choreographer          Genna Goodwin 



“Roald Dahl’s James & the Giant Peach Jr.” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684; Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com  

PAST PRODUCTIONS

Disney's The Lion King Jr.

MARCH 10 - MARCH 19

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It’s the circle of life! Original Kids is proud to present the London, Ontario premiere of this special version of Broadway’s biggest blockbuster! This March Break, the African Savannah comes to life on the Spriet stage with Simba, Rafiki, Timon, Pumbaa and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journey from Pride Rock to the jungle and back again in this inspiring coming-of-age tale. With a dynamic score by Elton John and Tim Rice, all of the timeless songs are here — “Circle of Life,” “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King,” “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” and of course, “Hakuna Matata.” Make the journey to  Pride Rock this March Break with Disney’s The Lion King Jr.!

 


Rated G
90 minutes
Music and Lyrics by  Elton John and Tim Rice
Additional Music and Lyrics by Lebo M and Mark Mancina and Jay Rifkin and Will Van Dyke
Book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi
Based on the Broadway production directed by Julie Taymor                              

Director                                                        Greg Mizon
Associate Director                                 Kihanna Becke
Musical Director                                     Jennifer Floris
Choreographer                                        Andrea Gittens


​“Disney’s The Lion King Jr.” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684; Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com

Godspell

MARCH 24 - MARCH 28

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We can build a beautiful city. One of musical theatre’s beloved treasures has been captivating audiences for over 40 years. In its fourth OKTC production, this special 25th Anniversary edition will feature a fresh sound with new musical arrangements from the 2012 Broadway revival. A small group of people help Jesus Christ tell different parables by using a wide variety of games, storytelling techniques, and hefty dose of comic timing. An eclectic blend of songs ranging in style from pop to vaudeville is employed as the story of Jesus's life dances across the stage. With an unforgettable score by Stephen Schwartz featuring a parade of beloved songs including "Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord," "Learn Your Lessons Well," "All For The Best," "All Good Gifts," "Turn Back, O Man" and "By My Side,” Jesus’s messages of kindness, tolerance, and love come vibrantly to life. Celebrate Easter with Original Kids and Godspell! 
Rated G
2hrs
Book by John Michael Tebelak
Music & New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Conceived and Originally Directed by John Michael Tebelak
Based on The Gospel According to St. Matthew
New Orchestrations by Michael Holland

Director                                                     Andrew Tribe
Musical Director                                  Mark Payne
Choreographer                                    Genna Goodwin

“Godspell” is presented through special permission with Theatre Maximus. 

Starmites

APRIL 6 - APRIL 10

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A 1997 Original Kids Revival of a Cult Classic! From the creators of the enormously popular Forever Plaid franchise, notably The Sound of Plaid, Starmites is pure science-fiction, packed with a big heart and big laughs. and nominated for 6 Tony Awards including Best Musical! Shy teenager Eleanor has built a fantasy world around the sci-fi comic books she collects. To the distress of her mother, she has learned to avoid the pains of growing up by escaping into fantasy, imagining herself to be an unrecognized superhero. When she is mysteriously thrust into the Website World of her favorite comic book, Eleanor is drawn into the conflict between Shak Graa, Arch-Creep of Chaos, and the guardian angels of Innerspace, the Starmites! 


Rated PG
2hrs
Book by Stuart Ross and Barry Keating
Music & Lyrics by Barry Keating

Director                                                   Sam Shoebottom
Musical Director                                Angela Southern
Choreographer                                   Laura Wood 

“Starmites” is presented through special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. 

PLAYFEST 2016

APRIL 23 - APRIL 30 

Wizard School Drop Out

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An Original Kids revival of a hilarious hit! Quentin, a new student, arrives at Slugbutts School of Wizardy, in this hilarious parody of the beloved Harry Potter series, ideal for Original Kids! When not being trampled by hordes of students or teachers, he meets hard luck Buck O’Fyfe, wizard school dropout, his goading goblin sidekick, Gobbyknuckle, disgustingly perfect Larry Porter The Perfect One and all the bizarre collection of Slugbutts people. While they await the feared arrival of Darth Vadermort — He Whose Name is Often Forgotten — they compete at Quiffleball and attend the annual Ball, in a play that will keep you in stitches for days! 




Rated G
90 minutes  
by Jayson McDonald

Director                 Steph Molloy

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​“Wizard School Dropout” is presented through special arrangement with the playwright. 

The Stinky Cheese Man (And Other Fairly Stupid Tales)

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Run, run, as fast as you can! You can’t catch me, I’m the Stinky Cheese Man! Though the characters may be familiar, each of your favorite storybook fables is uproariously derailed in this adaptation of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith's quintessential children's book of fractured fairy tales, The Stinky Cheese Man (And Other Fairly Stupid Tales). Everything from "Chicken Little" to "The Gingerbread Man" gets a complete makeover. Fun music and witty narration accompany the likes of ineloquent giants, sassy barnyard animals, colossal cow pies, and enough stinky cheese to go around.



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Rated G
75 minutes  
a play with music by John Glore
based on the book by Jon Sciezka and Lane Smith

Director                    KC Cann


“The Stinky Cheese Man (And Other Fairly Stupid Tales)” is presented through special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc. 

The Importance Of Being Earnest

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A trivial comedy for serious people. The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde's most perfect, and most popular, play. Since its premiere in 1895, it has given joy to generations of theatergoers. The play is often called a "comedy of manners," because in the world Wilde knew and wrote about, late 19th century British high society, manners were everything. In this play, young Jack Worthing and his good friend Algernon find themselves in a ridiculous situation after their fiancées learn they are coincidentally engaged to the same man. A glorious rendition of mistaken identity, Wilde's play is sure to get people of all ages and social class grinning, if not realizing themselves the importance of being earnest.


Rated PG
90 minutes
a trivial comedy for serious people by Oscar Wilde
adaptation by Ken Womble

Director           Bethany Radford


“The Importance of Being Earnest” is presented through special arrangement with Eldridge Plays & Musicals. 

Les Belles Soeurs

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An Original Kids premiere of a landmark Canadian drama. Set in 1965 Montreal, in the kitchen of a working class third floor tenement, Les Belles-Soeurs brings together three generations of women, family, friends & neighbours, gathering to celebrate the good fortune of Germaine Lauzon, winner of one million trading stamps. What should be an evening of celebration dissolves into resentment and bitterness as their repressed desires and thwarted aspirations float to the surface. An acting feast, Les Belles-Soeurs features some of OK’s finest senior actresses, many of whom will be taking their final bow on the Spriet stage. 




Rated PG
120 minutes
a play by Michel Trembley

Director                 Jim Schaefer


“Les Belles-Soeurs” is presented through special arrangement with Dramatist Play Services, New York.  

The Drowsy Chaperone

MAY 5- MAY 8

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A Canadian love letter to the Broadway musical! What began as a small wedding present at Toronto’s The Rivoli, became a sold-out run at the Toronto Fringe Festival and ended up a Broadway sensation and winner of 5 Tony Awards (including Best Book and Best Original Score)! Returning from a hot Original Kids revival in 2011, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz age musical featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another. With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favourite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not so bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight!

Rated PG
2 hrs
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar

Director                                              Andrew Rethazi-Recchia
Musical Director                            Patrick Bowman
Choreographer                               Andrea Gittens



“The Drowsy Chaperone” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684; Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com

G2K Once Upon A Mattress

MAY 12 - MAY 15

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If you thought you knew the story of 'The Princess and The Pea,' think again! Following 2013’s sold-out run of G2K Cinderella, Original Kids can’t wait to bring another fairy tale to life on the Spriet stage! Did you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that it may not have been the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on a wave of beguiling songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances are, you'll never look at fairy tales quite the same way again. G2K Once Upon A Mattress is an Original Kids first and will enchant audiences with a timeless story and dazzling score.


Rated G
90 minutes
Music by Mary Rodgers
Book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller and Marshall Barer
Lyrics by Marshall Barer
Adapted by Tom Briggs

Director / Choreographer                       Ceris Thomas
Assistant Choreographer                       Emma Ratcliffe
Musical Director                                          Karlee Dowell



​“G2K Once Upon a Mattress” is presented through an exclusive arrangement with R & H Theatricals. 

Anything Goes: Young Performers' Edition

MAY 19 - MAY 22

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I get a kick out of you! Anything Goes, recent 2011 Tony Award winner for Best Musical Revival, is a classic Boy-Meets-Girl story full of intrigue and comedy! This brand new adaptation, designed specifically for young performers, is a wacky story told at sea, wrapped around Cole Porter’s magical scores, featuring terrific numbers like “It’s               De-Lovely”, “Friendship”, “I Get A Kick Out Of You”, “Anything Goes,” “You’re The Top” and “Blow, Gabriel, Blow.”






Rated G
90 minutes
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Original Book by P.G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton
and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse
New Book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman

Director                                       Sarah Abbott 
Musical Director                    Brittany Cane
Choreographer                       Lia Karidas



“Anything Goes: Young Performers’ Edition” is produced by special arrangement with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc., 560 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022.

Tarzan

MAY 26 - MAY 29

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Two worlds, one family. Based on Disney's epic animated musical adventure and Edgar Rice Burrough's "Tarzan of the Apes", Tarzan features heart-pumping music by rock legend Phil Collins and a book by Tony Award-winning playwright, David Henry Hwang.  Tarzan, the ape man, is raised by gorillas in the jungle. He meets Jane, a young English naturalist, and falls in love. High-flying excitement and hits like the Academy Award winning "You'll Be in My Heart" as well as "Son of Man" and "Two Worlds" make Tarzan an unforgettable theatrical experience.





Rated PG
2hrs 
The Stage Musical Based on the Disney Film
Book by David Henry Hwang
Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins
Adapted from the story "Tarzan of the Apes" by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Originally Produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions
TARZAN ® owned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

Director                                         Kerry Hishon
Musical Director                       Matthew Atkins
Choreographer                          Lindsey Runhart



“Tarzan” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street New York, NY 10019. Phone: 212-541-4684; Fax: 212-397-4684 www.MTIShows.com

School Of Rock - The Musical

July 7 - July 16

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May the spirit of rock be with you! Currently playing on Broadway, School of Rock marks a special 25th Anniversary Original Kids project. School of Rock is a brand new musical based on the famous Paramount film written by Mike White, which starred Jack Black. The musical follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn a few extra bucks by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. Completely disinterested in academic work, Dewey decides to create his own curriculum, turning his class into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. The stage musical on Broadway is produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who has composed 14 new songs to create a score, which also features all of the original songs from the movie. School of Rock, with its sensational live kids’ rock band, is a loving testimony to the transforming power of music.
Rated PG
2hrs
Based on the Paramount movie by Mike White
Book by Julian Fellowes
Lyrics by Glenn Slater
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Producer / Director                    Andrew Tribe 
Musical Director                          Angela Southern 
Choreographer                             Megan Alfano 



“The School of Rock” is presented through an exclusive arrangement with R & H Theatricals and the Really Useful Theatre Group, Ltd.