Backstage Chatter @ The Segal

Backstage Chatter @ the Segal - Clue: On Stage An enriching pre-show discussion about the journey of a show from the page to the stage! Clue: On Stage is a riotous theatrical twist on the beloved cult film - and at the heart of its mayhem are the artists who bring this classic whodunit to life. On this episode of Backstage Chatter , we go behind the scenes with actor Tamara Brown, who plays the de...

Backstage Chatter @ the Segal - Max and Aaron Write a Musical An enriching pre-show discussion about the journey of a show from the page to the stage! In this episode of Backstage Chatter, we dive into the vibrant world of Max and Aaron Write a Musical. It's a joyful, queer rom-com about two childhood friends and creative partners trying to finish a musical loosely based on their lives in a si...

Backstage Chatter @ The Segal - Our Little Secret: The 23andMe® Musical An enriching pre-show discussion about the journey of a show from the page to the stage! Our Little Secret: The 23andMe® Musical is the hilarious and heartfelt true story of Noam Tomaschoff’s unexpected discovery that he wasn’t an only child—but had over 35 siblings around the world. On this episode of Backstage Chatter @ the...

Backstage Chatter @ The Segal - The Secret Chord: A Leonard Cohen Experience An enriching pre-show discussion about the journey of a show from the page to the stage! Leonard Cohen’s music is woven with mystique, poetry, and a deep sense of spirituality—and few understand this better than Cantor Gideon Zelermyer of Shaar Hashomayim Synagogue, who lent his powerful voice to Cohen’s haunting You Want...

Backstage Chatter @ The Segal - Titanique An enriching pre-show discussion about the journey of a show from the page to the stage! There’s nothing quite like the unsinkable charm of Titanique, the hit musical that takes the classic Titanic story and gives it a hilarious, campy twist. On this episode of Backstage Chatter, we’re setting sail with the brilliant minds who helmed this ship from its inc...

An enriching pre-show discussion about the journey of a show from the page to the stage! The Great Divide Join Director Trevor Barrette, two of three translators, Aron Gonshor and Anna Fishman Gonshor (Edit Kuper lives in Toronto), and Costume Designer Sabrina Miller to discuss the process of bridging historical settings (1911 New York City) with modern aesthetics (punk rock culture) and delve int...

An enriching pre-show discussion about the journey of a show from the page to the stage! Fifteen Dogs Fifteen Dogs is a stage adaptation by Marie Farsi of the Giller® Prize-winning novel of the same name by Andrés Alexis. This Sunday @ the Segal will bring together two local playwrights - Alice Abracen (The Covenant) and Michaela Di Cesare (Extra/Beautiful/U) - to discuss the artistry of adaptatio...

An enriching pre-show discussion about the journey of a show from the page to the stage! Boy Falls From The Sky Since Boy Falls From The Sky is a showbiz tell-all that explores the perspective of a life-long performer climbing the ranks of the theatre, TV, and film industries, this edition of Sunday @ the Segal will be a one-on-one interview with one of Canada’s most respected agents, Shari Qualle...

An enriching pre-show discussion about the journey of a show from the page to the stage! Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is the inspiring true story of Carole King’s remarkable journey from teenage songwriter to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Join us for this exciting panel discussion bringing together a quartet of music experts, featuring jazz musician Ranee L...

Best known for her career as a glamorous diva of stage & screen, Josephine Baker’s legacy is celebrated for acting as a spy for the allied forces in WW2 and an essential figure of the civil rights movement in the United States. She proved beyond all doubt that the tassel can be mightier than the sword (and even the pen!).  Baker’s Burlesque Legacy: a conversations on the politics and popping p...

An enriching pre-show discussion about the journey of a show from the page to the stage! Josephine: A Musical Cabaret In this multi-award-winning biographical cabaret that combines music, theatre, burlesque, and dance, we follow Josephine Baker’s exploits that were groundbreaking for her time and still incredible nearly a century later.  This dazzling panel discussion featutres Tymisha Harris (co-...

An enriching pre-show discussion about the modern Jewish experience Prayer for the French Republic is the latest work by multi-award-winning playwright Josh Harmon. This play explores modern antisemitism through the lens of a family living in France in 2016 amid a rise of antisemitic attacks and a pivotal election which led to the emigration of 5000 French Jews.  This Sunday @ the Segal is moderat...

English by Sanaz Toossi is a humourous and heartwarming story about four Iranian students studying for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and their teacher that explores the relationship between language and identity. This Sunday @ the Segal brings together 4 theatre artists of Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) descent, Anne-Marie Saheb, Arash Ebrahimi, Leila Ghaemi, and Sophi...

From the minds of Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen, Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors brings together one of the greatest works of literature and a whole lot of hilarity to create a laughter-filled journey for its audience. Joy might be a universal feeling, but it takes a unique and creative mind to crack up an entire audience. This Sunday @ the Segal features local Montreal favourites Mike Carrozza, D...

For the third (and final!) episode of the first season of Backstage Chatter, we are revisiting a Sunday @ the Segal Panel from our virtual production of YidLife Crisis: Pandemish. In this panel, which originally aired in January 2022, we invited four Jewish-identifying panelists of different ages and experiences to talk about their relationship to Jewishness, and how it influences their lives and...

For our second episode of Backstage Chatter, we are revisiting a panel discussion that originally aired in May 2021. Moving Forward is a panel of recent graduates from five Anglophone Quebec theatre institutions to reflect on what works, what needs to change, and how to move forward. Over the past few years, we have discovered more about the harsh reality of what many theatre students have experie...

For our first episode of Backstage Chatter, we are revisiting a panel discussion originally aired in September 2020. The Montreal Holocaust Museum & Segal Centre presented Keeping the Conversation Going , a panel of inspiring Black voices in our community in conversation about art, culture, and systemic racism.  Moderated and guest hosted by Mike Payette , Actor, Director, Educator, Arts...

Announcing our newest off-stage venture: Backstage Chatter, a podcast from the Segal Centre! Like many artistic and cultural institutions, the Segal Centre was shut down in March 2020. While we waited to get back to doing what we do best, producing live theatre in front of an audience, we had the opportunity to have a lot of important and varied discussions, many of them captured and streamed onli...