JP Thibodeaux: The Art of Directing Musical Theatre

The Music Prophet

Director of We Will Rock You Canada shared his love of theatre, the importance of theatre communities and what makes a Canadian Queen-inspired show fun to see! The show is happening January 30 at Sudbury Arena, and this interview has a lot of insightful gems for hopeful theatre professionals.

Guest Biography:

JP Thibodeau is an Alberta based artist and a member of Canadian Actor’s Equity Association. Known for his work both on and off the stage, he is an accomplished director, designer & performer. In 2012 he was nominated as Best Actor in a Musical for both the Calgary Critics Choices Awards and the Cat Awards for playing Princeton/Rod in Avenue Q. He was the Artistic Director for the Cornerstone Theatre & Restaurant, a Canmore based Theatre Company known for its award winning tourist driven dinner show, the Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show for 10 Seasons (2002 to 2011). He is now a freelance actor and director and is the owner and operator of FayKeen It Creative & Production, an event and graphic design company specializing in production planning and event marketing.

Play Description:

We Will Rock You – The Musical: Knowing the Show We Will Rock You (WWRY) is an original story musical written by Ben Elton set to the songs of Queen. Welcome to the iPlanet; a distant future earth where individualism is outlawed, and the youth (called the Yuppies) have all become mindless digital clones. The musical follows two revolutionaries, Galileo (Trevor Coll) and Scaramouche (Keri Kelly), on a quest to save Rock N’ Roll in this post-apocalyptic world where there are no musical instruments and rock has died. Filled with “more musical puns than all the dad jokes in the world”, WWRY is chalk full of pop culture references from every era. Pair that with energetic personalities and wild costumes to match, the musical itself is a “nonstop ear and eye candy extravaganza”

Social Media:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/jpthibodeau

Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.ca/we-will-rock-you-tickets/artist/949844