Lights Up! – Musical Theatre for Young Performers
Lights Up! is an 8-week musical theatre experience designed for students ages 9–14 who want to explore the exciting world of performing on stage. Through a combination of singing, acting, and movement, students will learn the essential skills that make up musical theatre while developing confidence, creativity, and teamwork.
Each class includes fun theatre games, vocal warmups, movement exercises, and rehearsal time as students work together on several musical theatre numbers. Along the way, participants will also learn valuable audition skills such as projecting confidence, telling a story through song, and presenting themselves on stage.
The program culminates in a relaxed and celebratory performance where students will present 3–4 musical theatre songs for family and friends. This final showcase allows students to experience the joy of performing in front of an audience while celebrating everything they have learned.
Lights Up! is welcoming to both beginners and young performers with some experience. The focus is on creativity, encouragement, and helping every student discover their unique voice on stage.
Greg Gibson
Greg Gibson is a pianist, music director, conductor, and educator with more than twenty-five years of professional experience in musical theatre and live performance. Since 1996, he has worked on more than fifty productions across Canada and the United States, bringing energy, musical clarity, and a collaborative spirit to rehearsal rooms and stages alike.
Greg spent nearly fifteen years performing around the world at sea. From 2010 to 2019 he served as a Band Leader and Pianist for Holland America Line before joining Norwegian Cruise Line’s Broadway-at-Sea program in 2019. There he worked as Music Director/Keys for the Tony Award–winning musical Jersey Boys (over 250 performances), and went on to music direct additional Broadway productions including Kinky Boots and Beetlejuice: The Musical.
Over the course of his career, Greg has collaborated with theatre companies across Canada and the United States, including Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People/YPT, Sudbury Theatre Centre, Theatre Kingston, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Muskoka Summer Theatre, Theatre by the Bay, and The Weston Playhouse. He is also a respected vocal coach, accompanist, and adjudicator.
Born and raised in Collingwood, Ontario, Greg holds a Bachelor of Music from Queen’s University, with a focus on Music Education and Piano/Vocal Performance.
