Tag: Deceased

A professional musical director, music arranger, pianist, director, and artistic director of musical theatre, Lloyd Nicholson was associated with Studio 58 for more than three decades musical directing The Boy Friend, Guys and Dolls, Pal Joey, Trelawney of the Wells, Cabaret, Hair, and She Loves Me. He also musical directed for the Playhouse Theatre Company where his credits include…
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Founder of Vancouver’s only lunchtime theatre at City Stage, Ray Michal was a tireless worker for the theatre community. He brought new plays and great energy to downtown office workers and provided an intimate venue for actors to work. He spent years developing a new space which would be more accessible during the evening. A…
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Prior to her life in dance, Lola MacLaughlin was a student of biology and psychology, and did a stint as a singer with a German rock band. She graduated from dance studies at Simon Fraser University and continued her training in New York, Toronto and Vancouver. Seminally influenced by her studies at the Freie Universitat…
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Micki was born February 13, 1923 in Poona, India. Her father was a hydraulic engineer in the service of the British Raj. Her early education was in London, England, where she won a 5-year scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dance and also studied at the Italia Conti school of acting. At the beginning of…
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Art and magic were inseparable for Francis. In high school he began performing on stage and painting movie posters for Famous Players. At age 21 he enlisted in the Canadian Army and was assigned to the Entertainment Corps. After WWII he joined the Vancouver Magic Circle (VMC) and established his commercial art studio, Martineau Displays.…
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