Elegies: A Song Cycle

“The living was the prize, the ending’s not the story.”

How do we deal with loss in a post 9/11 world? Through the 18 stories told onstage, Tony Award-winner William Finn (Falsettos, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee) pays tribute to relatives and friends, long-lost pets, and the victims of 9/11, celebrating those who have passed on. Often hilarious, always touching, and very poignant, Elegies: A Song Cycle takes audiences on a musical journey that explores the modern world we live in and life’s infinite joys.

Elegies stars Thom Allison (Rent, National Tour), Barbara Barsky (Dora Award winner; six time nominee), Steven Gallagher (Toronto’s Urinetown), Eliza-Jane Scott (Toronto’s The Producers), and Michael Strathmore (Shaw Festival). The show is directed by Lezlie Wade, with musical direction by Wayne Gwillim.