Jukebox 2 Programme

Show Programme

ARTISTIC/
MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Julie Pietrangelo

Well known in the area for her many award-winning musical and choral endeavours, Julie has a background in choral work and theatre, and created Voices because of her passion for both. She provides expert vocal guidance while crafting crowd-pleasing performances for Voices’ audiences.

CHOREOGRAPHER

Danielle Bennett

Danielle has been involved in the dance world since she was four years old. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, and a Bachelor of Education from York University, Danzielle has participated in a variety of both performance and choreographic opportunities. She had the unique experience of teaching in England before putting her BEd to good use in Canada with the TVDSB. Dance is her passion and she is excited to be a part of the creative team.

COLLABORATIVE PIANIST/
BAND DIRECTOR

Steven Morley

Steven started accompanying choirs at the early age of 13 and has been an active accompanist throughout the province ever since. He is currently the pianist at Byron United Church as well as an active musical theatre musician and music director. He has music directed for London Community Players (LCP) production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance (2024), as well as LCP’s production of Urinetown: The Musical (2026). His work for Urinetown was recognized with a co-nomination for the Western Ontario Drama League Award for Best Director. Steven is a graduate of the Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University.

Trumpet

Alexa Brown

Alexa is a recent BMus graduate in Classical Trumpet Performance from Western University. She enjoys performing a variety of musical styles, with a particular interest in Musical Theatre, Jazz, and Latin music. In addition to performing, she teaches privately, and also arranges and transcribes music for various groups. Alexa performs regularly with several bands and ensembles throughout Southern Ontario.

Woodwinds

Tony De Luca

Tony De Luca is a versatile woodwind and keyboard player who works in all musical genres and styles. He holds both a Bachelor of Music Degree with Honours in Music Education and a Bachelor of Education Degree from the University of Western Ontario, with additional studies from Humber College. Tony is a Canada's Got Talent Golden Buzzer Winner and Finalist, as a member of The Stacey Kay Band. Other recent engagements include Stratford Festival, The Grand Theatre, The Victoria Petrolia Playhouse, Drayton Entertainment, The Imperial Theatre, Season 10 of America’s Got Talent, Musical Theatre Productions London as well as freelance, session, and private work in and around the London area.

GUITAR

John Kenny

John Kenny is a full-time musician. Proficient in country, rock, pop and jazz, he has toured theatres and nightclubs across Canada (all 10 provinces) and the U.S. with various artists. He is probably the only musician in the business who has shared the stage with both the Duke Ellington Band and TVO's Polkaroo.

Zac Wrixon

Zachary Wrixon is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer whose songs have been featured by Rolling Stone and the Canadian Country Music Association. He spent a decade as a staff writer for a Nashville publishing company, and has had over three dozen songs recorded by artists in Canada, Europe, Australia, and The United States.

BASS

Jim Smythe

Jim is a retired music educator for the Thames Valley Board and Western’s Faculty of Education. He performs with several London music ensembles, notably “Encore - The Concert Band” & “The London Jazz Ensemble”, and in many theatre productions, on both tuba and electric bass. Trivia tidbit - Jim and our artistic director are graduates in the same years from Western’s music and education faculties.

PERCUSSION

Greg Mainprize

Greg is a retired high school music teacher, and freelance percussionist. In demand as a jazz drummer, he regularly performs with several London ensembles and theatre groups, as well as Drayton Entertainment, Victoria Playhouse Petrolia, and the Imperial Theatre Sarnia.

MASTER OF CEREMONIES

Jim Swan

The Voices of Broadway Show Choir is thrilled to welcome back Jim Swan as our Master of Ceremonies. Jim is retired after a career in broadcasting that spanned 60 years. His face and voice became familiar to people throughout Southwestern Ontario as a result of years in front of cameras and microphones in Woodstock, Wingham and London and his presence as MC at countless events. Jim is past-president and current member of the Board of Directors of the Agape Foundation of London, past-president of the Garrison Community Council London and Region, and belongs to the Rotary Club of London. Jim still enjoys providing MC services. He and his wife Joanne are happy to be busy from time to time with grandchildren.

A Message from the Musical Director

Welcome to Voice’s presentation of “Jukebox 2”! Preparing for this show has been a lot of fun, as most of the songs are familiar to everyone. Jukebox Musicals use pop tunes for their musical score, and it can be very nostalgic to revisit the songs in a different context. The overall show is lively and upbeat, and we invite you to go ahead and react: shout, cheer, clap, cry, laugh – Jukebox Musicals is not just to be listened to, but experienced!

As we close out Voices 13th season, I continue to feel so very privileged and honoured to be working with so many talented people. Heartfelt thanks to Danielle, our choreographer, for her creative staging & movement, and for taking so very little time off to have her first Broadway Baby. Additional shoutout to Becky Tompkins, our Dance Captain, who filled in for our choreographer, and guided the choir members through rehearsal time!! Huge thank you to Steven Morley, our accompanist & my collaborative partner, who helps the singers so much at every rehearsal, and coordinates the band. Thanks also to the band members who add SO much to our performance!

Kudos and thanks to our choir members, my “small but mighty” gang. They are so dedicated and committed to excellence and give so much time outside of rehearsal to learn the repertoire and the stage routines. Extra shoutout to the many choir members and the Lead Team who do so
much of the behind-the-scenes tasks and contribute so much to the success of Voices. I also wish to acknowledge and thank our many volunteers working for us today – without you the show could not go on.

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CREDITS & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Stage Manager

Joanna Makinson

Dance Captain

Becky Tompkins

Group Choreo Lead

Joseph Alfano

Props & Costumes Coordinator

Amanda Donald

Multimedia, Posters,

Programmes & Ticket Design

Abe Kelledjian

Lighting

Jessica Vizniowski

Sound

Dan Hamilton

Technical Crew

Dan Manherz

Alex Tompkins

Livestream

Ben Rudland

Livestream Camera Operator

Adriano Burgo

Front of House Manager

Santina Pope

Front of House Volunteers

Rob Davis

Chelsey Dykeman
Olivia Folk
Kaitlyn Peachey

Pauline Richards

Script Writing

Julie Pietrangelo

Amanda Donald

Marketing

Dan Manherz (Manager)
Robert Clarke
Tori Laird
Phil McArthur
Kaitlyn Peachey
Becky Tompkins

ACT 1

A Wonderful World

When You’re Smilin’

Music and Lyrics by Mark Fisher,
Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay
Arranged by Mark Fisher

What a Wonderful World

Arranged by Mark Brymer

Soloist: Karlee Csire

Jagged Little Pill

You Learn

Music by Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard
Lyrics by Alanis Morissette
Arranged by Mark Brymer

& Juliet

Medley

Music and Lyrics by Brian Littrell,
Kristian Lundin, Max Martin,
Andreas Carlsson, Lukasz Gottwald
Arranged by Mac Huff

Soloists: Karlee Csire, Candice Burgo

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

True Colors

Music and Lyrics byBilly Steinberg
Arranged by Mac Huf

Soloists: Jessica Schreuders, Joanne Burke, Abe Kelledjian

Summer: The Donna Summer Musical

MacArthur Park

Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Webb
Arranged by Mark Brymer

Soloist: Jenna Goldsack

Piaf/Dietrich

La Vie en Rose

Music by Louiguy
Original French Lyrics by Edith Piaf
English Lyrics by Mack David
Arranged by Paris Rutherford

The Cher Show

I Got You Babe

Music and Lyrics by Sonny Bono
Arranged by Scott Pietrangelo

Soloists: Phil McArthur, Allison Meiwald

The Beat Goes On

Music and Lyrics by Sonny Bono
Arranged by Greg Gilpin

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Medley

Music and Lyrics by Jeff Barry,
Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector,
Graham Lyle, Terry Britten,
John Fogerty
Arranged by Kirby Shaw

Just in Time

Splish Splash

Music and Lyrics by
Bobby Darin, Jean Murray
Arranged by Teena Chinn

Mack the Knife

Music by Kurt Weill
English Lyrics by Marc Blitzstein
Original German Lyrics by Bert Brecht
Arranged by Mark Hayes

The Heart of Rock and Roll

The Heart of Rock and Roll

Music and Lyrics by
Johnny Colla, Huey Lewis
Arranged by Kirby Shaw

The Power of Love

Music and Lyrics by Johnny Colla,
Chris Hayes, Huey Lewis
Arranged by Kirby Shaw

Just for One Day

We Are the World

Music and Lyrics by
Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie
Arranged by Roger Emerson

Soloists: Lisa Baxter, Nele Von Dem Knesebeck, Abe Kelledjian

We Are the Champions

Music and Lyrics by Freddie Mercury
Arranged by Roger Emerson

Soloists: Phil McArthur, Kristin Vardon

MJ the Musical

Man in the Mirror

Music and Lyrics by
Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett
Arranged by Ed Lojeski

Thriller

Music and Lyrics by Rod Temperton
Arranged by Mark Brymer

Soloist: Curtis Hiscox

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Backstage Romance

Music and Lyrics by
Stefani Germanotta, Nadir Khayat
Ed Cobb, Jack White, Cathy Dennis,
Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg,
Henrik Jonback, Annie Lennos, David Stewart
Arranged by Audrey Snyder

Arranged by Mark Brymer