David Canary to join PAI's 2007 Music Theater Production of Oliver!
Six-time Emmy Award-winning actor David Canary, best known for his roles as Adam and Stuart Chandler in ABC’s “All My Children,” will appear in a lead role in the August, 2007 Wyoming Seminary Performing Arts Institute (PAI) musical production of “Oliver!” Canary will appear as Fagin, leader of a troupe of pickpockets in the musical directed by William Roudebush, PAI’s musical theater program director. Each year Roudebush directs students ages 12-18 in a major musical production such as “Threepenny Opera” (2006), “Kiss Me Kate” (2005) or “Les Miserables (High School edition)” (2002).
Roudebush said he cast Canary in the role because he will be an inspiring mentor for PAI’s musical theater students and Fagin, in a much darker theatrical sense, provides a similar leadership role for Dickens’ street urchins in “Oliver Twist.” “What the PAI students will learn from David Canary is professionalism and a high level of preparation,” he said. “Soap opera actors are some of the most astute actors in the business and have the ability to adapt themselves to an ever-changing creative environment. These PAI students will be on stage with a true professional. “I think it is a great musical and David loves the role. It will be an exciting journey for all involved.” Canary has appeared in “All My Children” since 1983 and is also known for his portrayal of Candy in “Bonanza,” Russ Gehring in “Payton Place” and for numerous guest appearances in other television programs. He also has performed in major Broadway productions such as “Clothes for a Summer Hotel,” “The Father,” “The Fantasticks” and “The Happiest Girl in the World.”
Canary said he is excited to be a part of the PAI production of “Oliver!” and added that he has always loved working with young people and teaching them about the theater. “Musical theater was the beginning of my career and I have done a lot of musicals,” he said. “The theater is my first love. I call it ‘push-ups for the brain,’ to go out there on the stage without a net, without someone to yell ‘cut.’”
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Roudebush said he cast Canary in the role because he will be an inspiring mentor for PAI’s musical theater students and Fagin, in a much darker theatrical sense, provides a similar leadership role for Dickens’ street urchins in “Oliver Twist.” “What the PAI students will learn from David Canary is professionalism and a high level of preparation,” he said. “Soap opera actors are some of the most astute actors in the business and have the ability to adapt themselves to an ever-changing creative environment. These PAI students will be on stage with a true professional. “I think it is a great musical and David loves the role. It will be an exciting journey for all involved.” Canary has appeared in “All My Children” since 1983 and is also known for his portrayal of Candy in “Bonanza,” Russ Gehring in “Payton Place” and for numerous guest appearances in other television programs. He also has performed in major Broadway productions such as “Clothes for a Summer Hotel,” “The Father,” “The Fantasticks” and “The Happiest Girl in the World.”
Canary said he is excited to be a part of the PAI production of “Oliver!” and added that he has always loved working with young people and teaching them about the theater. “Musical theater was the beginning of my career and I have done a lot of musicals,” he said. “The theater is my first love. I call it ‘push-ups for the brain,’ to go out there on the stage without a net, without someone to yell ‘cut.’”
Click here to find out more about PAI's Theater program.
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