Archive of Events
Hallowe'en Tap Jam
Grace Inglis and Jeff Hyslop were a hit at the Westcoast Tap Collective's Tap Jam. Grace has always wanted to do a duet with Jeff and on Sunday he made the trip over from Vancouver Island especially to dance with her. Since The Westcoast Tap Collective is honouring Grace Macdonald this year and Shel Piercy of Infinity Films has agreed to do a film tribute, Razzmatap's Grace Inglis (Grace Macdonald's niece) and Jeff Hyslop (one of her star pupils) were interviewed for the film before the performance. A quick rehearsal before the show was enough for Grace to learn the steps and they were off!
Razzmatap danced "A Tribute to Django Reinhardt". Their performance was well-received by the enthusiastic audience.
Josh Epstein's Edges Fundraiser
On Saturday, January 19, Razzmatap performed at the Carousal Theatre Rehearsal Studio. The event was to raise money for a production of Edges at the Chutzpah Festival. Performers from the Arts Club and others well-known in the theatre community came to support Josh Epstein. It was a very successful night, a great show and a wonderful audience.2008 Ovation Awards
Razzmatap was honoured to perform in the annual OVATION Awards ceremony on Sunday, January 27th at the Vancouver Academy of Music. The Ovation Awards were created in 2004 to recognize the achievements and contributions in the Lower Mainland's musical theatre community. The awards are produced by APPLAUSE! Musicals Society.There was a reception followed by a fast-paced show featuring many of the Lower Mainland's best-known performers. They entertained the audience with songs from Oliver, Seussical the Musical, Gypsy, Guys and Dolls and many more. In attendance to present awards were Josh Epstein, Ian Farthing, Steve Dotto, Susan Skemp, Johnny Duncan, Judy Chang, Pat Waldron, Lloyd Nicholson, Scott Ashton Swan, Patrick Lambier, Karen Young, Cailin Stadnyk, Gail Urquhart, Shel Piercy, Gordon Roberts and Valerie Dearden. The host, Ryan Mooney, kept everyone laughing and the excitement built throughout the evening as the awards were announced. The highlight was the announcement of Seussical the Musical as the year's top musical.
Razzmatap then performed their musical comedy, Libertango, which was listed in the program as The Big Finish! The crowd hooted and cheered throughout, finishing with an amazing standing ovation led by the presenters in the front row. It was a wonderful evening!