Roger Peace has been an integral part of the Theatre scene in Montreal since 1957. As a playwright/director/song writer, he has written and directed Piaf: Love Conquers All, Red Hot Mama: Songs and Stories of Sophie Tucker, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Judy: By Myself and Mahalia Jackson: the Musical, to name but […]
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‘Misbehavin’ at the Segal!
Sharman Yarnell for Curtains Up Wowza! What a trip at The Segal! ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’ absolutely rocks the room! The term “this joint is jumpin” is, quite frankly, inadequate. It’s hard to go wrong with the music of Fats Waller, but when you have a cast made up of Kim […]
Ranee Lee Is Mahalia Jackson – spirit and soul!
What do Edith Piaf, Billie Holliday, Sophie Tucker, Judy Garland and Mahalia Jackson all have in common?Peace.That’s Roger Peace, playwright, choreographer, director and producer. His latest creative endeavour as a writer and director, The Mahalia Jackson Musical, is about to open at The Segal Theatre in March.Since his arrival in Canada from England, he has […]
