The Guide to Being Fabulous (2023)
Book: Sandra Caldwell
Lyrics: Sandra Caldwell
Music: Sandra Caldwell and James Dower
Director: Weyni Mengesha
Run
October 24th, 2023 – November 12th, 2023
Synopsis
The Guide to Being Fabulous features stories and original songs that follow Sandra Caldwell’s journey from a pickpocketing youth to a star of stage and screen.
Along the journey she joins the frontlines of the Stonewall riots, the New York Ballroom scene, the legendary Club 82, and performs everywhere from the Moulin Rouge to Broadway and on screen in The Cheetah Girls. It’s not all glam and glitz though as her prison time in Montreal and New York can attest to. Sandra’s story is as inspiring as it is incredible, and her decades of experience are a testament to survival in a world that denied her existence.
An award-winning actress, trailblazer, and icon, Sandra is an inspiration within and beyond the trans community. (soulpepper.ca)
Cast
| Sandra Caldwell | Herself |
| Tiffany Deriveau | Joann & Others |
| Nikki Nikita | Romy Haag & Others |
| Legendary Twysted Miyake-Mugler | Ballroom MC |
Creative Team
| Sandra Caldwell | Book |
| Sandra Caldwell | Lyrics |
| Sandra Caldwell | Music |
| James Dower | Music |
| Weyni Mengesha | Director |
| John Alcorn | Additional Music |
| John Alcorn | Additional Lyrics |
| Marilyn Jaye Lewis | Additional Dialogue |
| Michael Shand | Music Director |
| Rodney Diverlus | Choreographer |
| Tsholo Khalema | Assistant Director |
| Mel Hague | Dramaturge |
| Anahita Dehbonehie | Set Designer |
| Ming Wong | Costume Designer |
| Michelle Ramsay | Lighting Designer |
| Thomas Ryder Payne | Sound Designer |
| Frank Donato | Video Designer |
| Frank Donato | Projection Designer |
Music
| Michael Shand | Piano Conductor |
| Kobena Aquaa-Harrison | Guitar / Percussion |
| Jen Benton | Bass |
| Wilson Laurencin | Drums |
Production
| Robert Harding | Stage Manager |
| Madison Kalbhenn | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Matthew Cuff | Movement Coach |
| Dainty Smith | Movement Coach |
| Dainty Smith | Burlesque Consultant |
| Matthew Cuff | Vogue Consultant |
| Gunes Agduk | Lighting Operator |
| Christopher Blanchenot | Scenic Painter |
| Paul Boddum | Head Scenic Artist |
| Greg Chambers | 1st Props Builder |
| Greg Chambers | Props Buyer |
| Everett Dalingwater | Sound Mixer |
| Sylvia Defend | Cutter |
| Andy DeVries | Head Carpenter |
| Erin Halls | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Eli Jorgensen | Stitcher |
| Brian Kirn | Deck Audio |
| Ellie Koffman | Head of Wardrobe |
| Brooke Logie | Dresser |
| Lisa Nighswander | Head of Properties |
| Kalina Popova | Assistant Head of Wardrobe |
| Jacqueline Robertson-Cull | Wig Head |
Staff
| Annie Clarke | Producer |
| Robyn Hoja | Producer |
| Julia Carrano | Associate Producer |
| Jasmine Knox | Senior Production Manager |
| Julian Bulof | Technical Director |
| Nicholas Beardsley | Assistant Technical Director |
| Rhett Costin | Assistant Technical Director |
| Alex Edwards | Production Assistant |
