Naughty... but Nice: NINE LIVE
Online Program
Created by JOE SLABE & JP THIBODEAU
PRODUCTION STAFF
CAST
ZACH COLANGELO
KATELYN MORISHITA
SCOTT OLYNEK
JAMIE TOGNAZZINI
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director JP THIBODEAU
Musical Director/Piano JOE SLABE
Choreographer DANIELLE DESMARAIS
Stage Manager KENNEDY GREENE
Assistant Stage Manager JENNIFER YEUNG
Production Manager GRAHAM KINGSLEY
Lighting & Scenic Designer JP THIBODEAU
Costume Designer DARCIE HOWE
Character Design and Animation EDEN SLABE-HUTCHINSON
Sound Technician TARA KIELY
Sound Technician KYLE RIEGE
Poster & Program Design JENNIFER MERIO
Production Assistant JOSIE KAIP
Publicist ALDONA BARUTOWICZ
Publicity Coordinator HAYLEY DECHAINE
Forte Musical Theatre engages under the terms of the Independent Theatre Agreement, professional artists who are members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association.
The videotaping or making of electronic or other audio and/or visual recordings of this production or distributing recordings on any medium, including the Internet, is strictly prohibited, a violation of the author’s rights and actionable under copyright law.
December 7 - 23 2022
Recommended for ages 15+
Running Time: approximately 80 minutes with no intermission.
ABOUT THE SHOW: WE'RE BACK AND WE'RE LIVE!
Now in its ninth season, "Naughty... but Nice!" returns with live performances at our new home in the Studio Theatre @cSPACE! Winner of the Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical, the Calgary Critics' Award for Best Direction and two AMPIA Rosie Awards for Best Musical or Variety Program, "Naughty... but Nice" is everyone’s favourite sweet but risqué holiday celebration!
"A superbly entertaining holiday song cycle."
Stephen Hunt, The Calgary Herald
"The naughtiest, sassiest, most daring, most energetic and most entertaining… adult holiday musical."
Louis B. Hobson, The Calgary Sun
ABOUT FORTE MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD
Forte Musical Theatre Guild (Forte) is a company on the leading edge of musical theatre in Canada. We are the only professional company west of Toronto dedicated exclusively to new musicals and, with our stable of established and emerging artists, we create engaging and intimate evenings of award-winning entertainment. Forte also creates educational and professional development opportunities for students, writers and young professionals to gain experience in this dynamic art form.
A MESSAGE FROM JOE
Welcome to an evening of holiday songs that I hope will make you laugh and brighten your spirits - Naughty… but Nice: Nine Live!
We’re very excited to be returning to in-person performances after creating filmed versions of the show for the past two years. While we learned a lot, had a ton of fun doing it, and even picked up a couple AMPIA Rosie Awards in the process, there’s nothing that compares to performing the show in front of a live audience so thanks for joining us!
There’s a lot about Naughty… but Nice that’s new this year. We have seven new songs, some reworked classics, new choreography and three new cast members! Plus, we’re happy to be in our new home in the beautiful cSPACE Studio Theatre. I know you’re going to have a great time with us!
Coming up, Forte is pleased to announce that we’ll be presenting Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical Tick, Tick… Boom! at the Big Secret Theatre from February 28th to March 12th, and then we’re partnering with Lunchbox Theatre to co-produce the Calgary premiere of Countries Shaped Like Stars in the Vertigo Studio from March 21st to April 8th.
Thank you very much for coming to our show and I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
JOE SLABE
Artistic Director
Another Christmas Song/Naughty but Nice – The Company
by Matt Board
Get Out of the F***ing Way – Jamie & Company
by Joe Slabe
Secret Santa – Zach & Scott
by Dan Perrott
Brendan, the Brown Nosed Reindeer – Scott & Company
by Dan Perrott
A Perfect New Year’s Eve – Katelyn & Jamie
by Joe Slabe
I Don’t Need That Shit – Joe & Scott
by Dan Perrott
Why Do I Live Where The Air Hurts My Face? – Katelyn & Zach
by Dan Perrott
My Package – Scott & Company
by Joe Slabe
A Christmas Public Service Announcement – Jamie & Company
by Dan Perrott
It’s For the Baby – Katelyn
by Dan Perrott
Santa’s My Daddy – Jamie, Katelyn & Scott
by Joe Slabe
The Christmas Gloves – Zach & Jamie
by Matt Board
To the People We Lost Last Year – The Company
by Grant Tilly, arr. Konrad Pluta
Miss Gender – Zach
by Joe Slabe
Baileys for Breakfast – Scott & Company
by Joe Slabe
Waiting up for Santa – Katelyn
by Jeff Thomson & Jordan Mann
Hallelujah – The Company
by G. F. Handel, arr. Joe Slabe
We Need Light – The Company
by Joe Slabe
SONG LIST
Naughty but Nice! runs approximately 80 minutes with no intermission.
FOR FORTE MUSICAL THEATRE
Artistic Director
Joe Slabe
Board of Directors
Krista Noriga – President
Penny Hume – Vice President
Sherry West – Secretary
Chelsea Mitchell – Treasurer
Kim Wiggins – Past President
Jenn Aguilar – Director at Large
Steven Bodi – Director at Large
Courtney Burton – Director at Large
Penny Hume – Director at Large
David Loria – Director at Large
Stacy Soutiere – Director at Large
Sarah Wilkie – Director at Large
Forte Musical Theatre acknowledges that we live, work and play on the traditional territories of the Blackfoot Confederacy, which include the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai. We also acknowledge the Tsuut’ina and Stoney Nakoda First Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), and all people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta.
FOR c-SPACE
Deeter Schurig – President and CEO
Erin MacLean-Berko – Manager, Events & Engagement
Nicole Zylstra – Events & Communications Specialist
Kyle Riege – Studio Technician
Calum Maunier – House Technician
DONORS, SUPPORTERS & THANK YOUS
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Kelly Adams
Jenn Aguilar
Joy Alford
Jacqueline Allen
Mary Amirault
Jolene Anderson
Nyla Ash
Ajay Badoni
Catherine Beal
Stuart Bentley
Michelle Berndtsson
Randy Booth
Paul Bowen
Alanna Brooks
Chris Brooks
Anne Brown
Nanica Brown
Patty Bruton
Kate Butler
Nancy Cameron
Kate Carey
Bridget Chan
Bonita Croft
David Cuthull
Helma De Boer
Elaine Dumoulin
Megan Drebert
Scott Drennan
Astrid Duriques
Beth Duthie
Anne Edison
Chris Enright
Russell Erickson
Kirsten Eves
Deborah Ferguson
Catherine Ford
Stuart Gannon
Sharleen Gatcha
Cathy Genge
Dianne Goodman
Darren Guenther
Vanessa Ha
Neal Halstead
Jennifer Hamilton
Sandy Harper-Jacques
Kelly Hartman
Heidemarie Haspel
Marvin Henry
Richard Henson
Marnie Hill
Penny Hume
Dean Imler
Chris Jackson
Colleen Janseen Hood
Kristian Jones
Daniela Christine Kay
Keith Knudsen
Sarah Kociuba
Kevin Konynenbelt
Linda Kriff
Siri Lake
Karen Lamola
Jane Lemaire
Samatha Lathrop
Barbara Lee
Cherie Lee
Cornelia Lehar-Scheickl
Christin Lundgren
Derek Luterbach
Robert Macdonald
Terry MacKenzie
Lisa Mah
Shelley McLeod
Ruth Minions
Chelsea Mitchell
Brent Moore
Katelyn Morishita
Michelle Nanjad
Brian Nash
Rosemary Nation
Mary Neal
Curtis Nolte
Krista Noriega
Maureen O’Connor
Brian O’Neill
Marilyn Olynek
Anthony Pavic
Jennifer Perrott
Liam Perrott
Marilyn Potts
Karen and Grant Pryznyk
Bill Richardson
Courtney Rocca
Cara Ross
Kathleen Routly
Carol Sadler
Joan Sakatch
Kelly Salmond
David Saude
Rachel Schuster
Jo-Ann Schwartzenberger
Jerradt Seier
Maria and Stephen Shaw
Clarice Siebens
Eden Hutchinson-Slabe
Frank and Pat Slabe
Joe Slabe
Jill Smart
Alane Smith
Stacy Soutiere
Don Swystun
Jaclyn Szott
Bradley Thompson
Lauren Thompson
Marion Thompson
Grant Tilly
Brie Trainor
Susan Tyrrell
Claire Vander Beek
Judy Walker
Kathryn Ward
Ruthann Watson
Sherry West
Kim Wiggins
Sandra Wiggins
Sarah Wilkie
Shari Wattling
Danielle Whyte
Rachel Wong
Michael Wright
Carolyn Zaluski
CORPORATE & PUBLIC SUPPORT
FORTE WOULD LIKE TO THANK
StoryBook Theatre
Beddington Theatre Arts Centre
Calgary Opera
Vertigo Theatre
Nicole Logan
Roadwest Pictures
Our amazing casino and front-of-house volunteers
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