Jeff Hyslop

A British Columbia -based actor/singer/director/choreographer whose career spans over four decades. He is probably best known around the world for his appearances on children’s television.

However, Mr. Hyslop has also had a fruitful career in theatre, particularly on the musical stage. He has appeared across the nation in lead roles in works as varied as Anne of Green Gables , Godspell, Pippin, Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Pirates of Penzance, Dames at Sea and Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du soldat. A particular highlight of this activity was his charismatic and touching performance in the title role of the Canadian touring and Toronto productions of The Phantom of the Opera. He has also performed in London’s West End and on Broadway (A Chorus Line, in both places). Mr. Hyslop has toured a one-man-show, Jeff Hyslop Now! (premiered, June, 2000).

Among his directing or choreographing credits are productions of Bless Them All, On Tap, Jacob Two-Two, They’re Playing Our Song, The Club, Godspell, Take Two, Modern Housewives, Irma La Douce, Peter Pan and Six Women With Brain Death.

Among non-musical productions in which he has performed are Hamlet and Love’s Labour Lost.

Mr. Hyslop has won several awards, notably three of Vancouver’s Jessies (best director and best choreographer, twice). His production of On Tap won a 1984 Dora Mavor Moore Award for best new show.