Brian is an award winning scenic designer whose work has been seen all over Canada, The United States and Asia. Some recent credits include Million Dollar Quartet and Bad Jews (Segal Centre of Performing Arts), In the Blood, A New Brain, The Revolutionists (Theatre Horizon), Into the Woods, La Traviata (St. Petersburg Opera), Buyer & Cellar, Really Rosie, Forever, Murder for Two (Weston Playhouse), Room of My Own (Abingdon Theatre), Unseamly (Urban Stages), Dragons Love Tacos (TheatreWorksUSA), Newsies, Curious George, Rock the Presidents (Orlando Repertory Theatre), Hal & Bee (59E59). Brian holds an MFA in Set Design from the Yale School of Drama and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from McGill University.  

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RYAN J. O’GARA, selected - National Tour: A Night with Janis Joplin, Vocalocity, Walking Dead Experience, and The Little Prince. Selected - NYC: Tail Spin, play/date, Lady Day, Moses of Egypt - New York City Opera, Knuckle Heads Zoo, Black Violin, Chix 6 and THE RIDE. Various productions for: Paper Mill Playhouse, Walnut Street Theatre, Drury Lane - Chicago, TUTS, Signature Theatre DC, Laguna Playhouse, Barter Theatre, Lincoln Center Festival, Capital Repertory Theatre and Bristol Riverside Theatre (2016 Barrymore Award).  Associate Lighting Designer for over 25 Broadway productions, currently: Donna Summer, Come from Away, Bronx Tale and Hamilton.  O’Gara graduated from North Carolina School of the Arts.  

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Props Master at the University of Lethbridge and former Head of Props at Alberta Theater Projects. Husband to my talented Wife with a keen eye and the theme to Indiana Jones, father to my Daughter who is smart and kind, as well my Son who is fearless and giving. Make opportunities when given the chance.

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Off-Broadway: A Four-Letter Word (Classic Stage Company/The Plastic Theatre); Richard III, King Lear, Macbeth (New York Classical Theatre). Off-Off-Broadway: Displaced Wedding (New Worlds Theatre Project); Brave Ducks, Revolution on the Roof (Fringe NYC). Select regional credits: Crees in the Caribbean (Theatre Aquarius); Theory (Tarragon Theatre); The Nether (Coal Mine Theatre); The New Canadian Curling Club (Blyth Festival); Amadeus (Talk Is Free Theatre); The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Relativity, Rising Water, Kimberly Akimbo (Southern Rep Theatre); Coriolanus, Henry V (Shakespeare Festival at Tulane); Orpheus (Tsunami Dance); The Philadelphia Story, Rumors (Creede Repertory Theatre). Associate costume designer: HMS Pinafore (Stratford Festival). Assistant designer: The Audience (Theatre Calgary); John Gabriel Borkman, As You Like It, Pericles (Stratford Festival); The Forest, Three Sisters (Classic Stage Company). Film/TV: Costume designer: NOLA, The Red Thunder (short), and Good Sister (short). Ms. Bohn’s teaching credits include Tulane University (New Orleans), CUNY – Hunter College (New York), and Baker University (Kansas), Fanshawe College (London, ON).

www.michellebohndesign.com

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Stephanie Gorin, CSA, CDC, is thrilled to be a part of Annerin Theatricals’ World Premiere of Jukebox Hero.  Recent theatre credits include: Come From Away, Kinky Boots, Les Miserables, War Horse, The Heart of Robin Hood, Rock of Ages, Monsoon Wedding, Mamma Mia, Bombay Dreams and The Lion King.   Selected feature film casting:  Aladdin (lead casting), IT, Shazam, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Saw II - VIII, Race.  Selected TV credits:  Fargo, Anne with an E, Private Eyes, Frankie Drake, Locke & Key, Carter Files, Pure.  In 2017, Stephanie received Ontario’s Premier Award for excellence in Creative Arts.  Other awards include:  Emmy and Artios winner for Best Casting of a Mini-Series: Fargo, CSA nomination for Anne with an E, 5 additional Emmy nominations, 3 Gemini and 6 Artios Award Nominations.

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For more than a decade, Calgary, Alberta-based impresario Jeff Parry has been celebrating the music and the artists who provided the soundtrack for a generation who, like himself, grew up during the earliest days of the rock era.

His theatrical productions, featuring the music and careers of artists like The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Bee Gees and Led Zeppelin, have been seen and heard in London’s West End theatre district, on Broadway and in venues around the world. “Let It Be: A Celebration of the Music of the Beatles,” which evolved from “Rain – A Tribute to the Beatles,” which Parry elevated from cruise ship and casino performances to Broadway in the six-year period between 2004 and 2010, has been seen by well over a million people worldwide. The New York Times called it “by far the best Beatles show yet.” Various “Let It Be” touring shows are currently performing across North America, the British Isles, Australia and New Zealand.

In 2014, Jeff was inspired to mount an unapologetically patriotic production that showcases Canada’s singers, songwriters and musicians and the enormous impact they have had on popular music at home and abroad. This multimedia theatrical extravaganza, “Rock The Nation – A Celebration of Canadian Music,” written by Melhuish, features a live band and tribute singers who spirit the audience away on an exciting, inspirational and educational journey showcasing songs popularized by the legends of Canadian music.

In speaking to Parry, you realize that he is a passionate charter member of the fan club of the artists he features in these unique stage shows. Like many Canadians, Parry has marvelled at the level of success that so many Canadian artists have attained over the years. For a country of just over 30 million people, arguably, Canada has produced more world class music talent per capita than any country in the world. This was Parry’s inspiration for mounting the production Rock The Nation – A Tribute to Canadian Music which pays tribute to many of these homegrown stars and is sure to have audiences across the country leaving the theatre amazed and full of pride at the contributions of Canadian singers, songwriters and musicians to the music world over the years.

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Bachelor of Science at the London School of Economics and Chartered Accountant FCA. Since 1972 Stewart has managed Emerson, Lake and Palmer; he controls their publishing and master recordings. In 1973 he formed and ran Manticore Records through to 1981. Other notable work includes: From 1981 to 1985, Billy Squier (through 3 platinum albums); 1985, Tears for Fears (in the USA); Songs from the Big Chair (over 3 million copies sold); 1984 to 1993, AC/DC; 1981 to 1996, Gary Moore; 1993 to 2002, Scorpions; 1998 to 2003, UB40; 1991 to date, Foreigner; 1993 to 1995, Cyndi Lauper (including 12 Deadly Cyns, and then some 4 million records); 1993 to 1996, David Lee Roth; since 2002, Zucchero; and 2009 to date Partners in Exhibition Business.  

Days of the Dinosaur presented in, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Israel, France, Germany, Ukraine, and Denmark. https://www.daysofthedinosaur.com 

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One of the pioneers of of rock and roll’s most prolific era, Phil Carson, former Senior Vice President at Atlantic Records and current President of Phil Carson Associates, is responsible for signing and managing some of music’s most influential bands while establishing an enduring career that continues to innovate the business today. Carson played an integral role in shaping the trailblazing careers of such icons as AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Twisted Sister, Yes, Motorhead and Foreigner.

Getting his start as a successful recording and touring musician, notably alongside Dusty Springfield, Carson was quickly drawn to the business side of music, initially working for the Swedish record label that was the first home to Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. That relationship eventually resulted in ABBA signing to Atlantic Records for America and Canada.

From 1968-1985, Carson was Senior Vice President at Atlantic and a major contributor at the label in the development of its trio of ground breaking English bands -- Led Zeppelin, Yes, and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.  He personally signed such multi-platinum artists as AC/DC, Twisted Sister, and Gary Numan to Atlantic, brought Phil Collins to WEA, America to Warner Brothers, and co-produced the multi-platinum Honeydrippers CD with Robert Plant and Ahmet Ertegun. He was also responsible for bringing Virgin Records to the United States by signing a deal with Richard Branson, giving Atlantic distribution rights to the Virgin label for many years.  The first release under that agreement was the multi-platinum “Tubular Bells,” an epic piece of music that became the soundtrack of The Exorcist.

As President of the music division of JVC, Carson developed the classic rock-oriented Victory Music label.  He earned a Grammy nomination for the acclaimed “Muddy Water Blues” album from Paul Rodgers and scored chart positions with new albums by David Bowie, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Yes.

From joining Led Zeppelin in concert to jam on bass guitar, and saving AC/DC from Atlantic’s chopping block following their “Dirty Deeds” release in 1976, to orchestrating the launch of Robert Plant’s solo career and masterminding the return of Foreigner to renewed chart and touring succsess, Carson’s career has become the stuff of legend.

Currently Carson is the President of Phil Carson Associates, a management and music company whose client list has included Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Paul Rodgers, Yes, Foreigner, Motorhead, Bad Company, The Who (for sponsorship marketing) Twisted Sister, Jason Bonham, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, ASIA, and Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood.

Other projects include “Good Rockin’ Tonight – The Legacy of Sun Records”, a PBS TV documentary and soundtrack album that he produced with Ahmet Ertegun. The Billboard chart soundtrack CD features newly recorded tracks from such luminaries as Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Elton John, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Tom Petty, Kid Rock, and Sheryl Crow. His latest film is the American Masters documentary on Ahmet Ertegun and Atlantic Records, ‘The House That Ahmet Built”.  In 2007, he set up and directed the Ahmet Ertegun Education Fund board that organized the London concert reunion and final performance of Led Zeppelin.

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Bassist, songwriter, vocalist, producer and all around musician Jeff Pilson is probably best known for his work with the heavy rock group Dokken. He was a part of the classic line-up in the 80’s and again in the 90s as well as a reunion tour of Japan in 2016. He has also played with numerous other well-known acts such as Dio, MSG, and his own band War and Peace. Pilson now plays bass and serves as Musical Director for legendary rock band Foreigner, with whom he’s been with since 2004. Pilson also acted alongside Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Anniston in the 2001 Warner Bros film Rock Star, where he also served as musical director. Along the way Pilson has also produced several albums for groups such as Warrant, the Starship, Adler (featuring Steven Adler of Guns and Roses), Last in Line, TNN, Foreigner (including the 2008 platinum CD No End In Sight) as well as the 2018 release of the song “It's Another Day” by Dokken. Pilson continues to tour, record and produce for Foreigner. In 2018, “Foreigner with the 21^st Century Orchestra” recorded live in Lucerne Switzerland in May of 2017 was released where Pilson served as producer as well as a member of the band. Foreigner will be doing a headline tour in the summer of 2018, alongside the bands Whitesnake and The Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Evening. Then in fall of 2018. the group will embark on an orchestral tour of Australia and New Zealand including a sold out show at the Sydney Opera House.

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Mark Camilleri's theatre credits include Music Directing and playing in “THE TOXIC AVENGER” (Dancap Productions), “MAMMA MIA”, “DIRTY DANCING” “THE LORAX” (Mirvish Productions) “CINDERELLA” (Ross Petty Productions), “FUNNY GIRL” (HGJTC) “CATS” (NuMu Productions), “HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL”, “WEST SIDE STORY” (Drayton Entertainment) and the World Premiere of “QUEEN FOR A DAY” (April 30^th Productions) and “PROM QUEEN” (Segal Centre).  Mark has Music Directed many concerts including “THE PRIESTS”, “THE CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME GALA”, the “CANADIAN SCREEN ACTOR AWARDS”, “THE CANADIAN TENORS PBS SPECIAL”, “CANADA EH” with Steve Patterson (CBC) and has shared the stage with Il Divo, Celine Dion, Sting, Eric Clapton, Seth MacFarland Andrea Bocelli, Paul Anka, Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, David Foster, Annie Lennox, Audra McDonald, The Canadian Tenors, Herbie Hancock, Johnny Reid and Jim Cuddy.

As an orchestrator/arranger, many of his works have been played and recorded by symphony orchestras and theatre companies across Canada. Mark was also a featured pianist at the Pan-Am Games cultural concert and has toured as a Concert Artist for Yamaha Canada.  In 2016, Mark co-founded PODIUM Concert Productions, bringing shows like “THE SECRET GARDEN” and “NINE” to the stage with full orchestra.

Mark also owns and operates his own recording studio IMAGINE Sound Studios and his Recording/Producer credits include his own CD “Mark Camilleri and the CT Project” as well as working with the late Jeff Healey, Jason Priestly, Quartetto Gelatto, Marvin Hamlisch, and the late Alan Thicke as well as various CDs for Somerset Entertainment.  T.V. and Radio credits include composing and recording commercials and corporate videos for Cosmopolitan Magazine, Johnny Walker, General Mills, Microsoft, General Motors as well as scoring documentaries for the History Channel and TLC.  Mark was also part of the creative team for both seasons of “Triple Sensation” (Produced by CBC Television/Garth Drabinsky).

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