A presentation of My Bonnie Lass, a new musical from top-selling recording artist and long-time Brampton, Ont. resident Johnny Reid, will be performed by students of Sheridan’s celebrated Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program on Saturday, March 2, 2019.
Presented at the Rose Theatre in Brampton, Reid will introduce the musical before inviting the cast of 25 students on stage to perform a concert-style version of the show. Reid will join in on a few of the numbers, ending with a finale of three songs from his chart-topping albums.
Reid co-wrote My Bonnie Lass with Toronto playwright Matt Murray. Set in post-war Scotland, the musical is a love letter from Reid to his grandmother, Maggie. It’s a celebration of the human spirit, the power of a mother’s love, and the way the women of her generation persevered. While the musical is still in development, fans of Reid’s music will not want to miss an opportunity to get a sneak-peek of this beautiful story told in Reid’s signature style.
My Bonnie Lass was originally workshopped in 2017 as part of Sheridan’s Canadian Music Theatre Project (CMTP), an international centre of excellence for the development of new musicals. Since the program’s inception in 2011, 24 shows have been incubated and continue their development. Five of these shows have enjoyed professional premieres, including Come From Away, which opened on Broadway in 2017, receiving a Tony Award for Best Direction and a nomination for Best Musical.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, January 17 and are $50 each. Faculty and staff are invited to save 15% by using promo code “Sheridan” at tickets.brampton.ca when the tickets become available.