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Director, dramaturge and teacher, Robert McQueen, has worked across the United States,
Canada and internationally.

Theatre production includes FALSETTOS and CAROLINE, OR CHANGE, for which Robert was nominated in the Outstanding Direction of a Play or Musical category at Toronto’s Dora Mavor Moore awards as well as productions of Adam Guettel’s THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA and Strauss’s final operatic composition CAPRICCIO which he directed for Pacific Opera, Victoria.

Internationally, Robert’s latest work includes direction and dramaturgy of the a new
music theatre piece entitled WHERE ELEPHANTS WEEP, which had it’s world
premiere at the Chenla Theatre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Along with an orchestra
comprised of Cambodian traditional and contemporary musicians, this production
brought together a company of actors, singers and dancers from Cambodia and North
America. The material was developed and rehearsed both in Phnom Penh and New York
City. The production was filmed by the Cambodian Television Network and was aired to
2 million viewers nation wide in that country.
In 2009 Robert directed a Tokyo based creative team and acting company in a Japanese
language production of the Rogers and Hammerstein musical CAROUSEL at the Galaxy
Theatre in Tokyo.

Recent opera productions include Vancouver Opera’s THE MAGIC FLUTE for which
Robert served as director and dramaturge as well as creating the libretto adaptation. The
project, developed over a three year period, was a collaboration between a 15 member
creative team of Canadian Aboriginal and non-Native visual artists and theatre makers.
This production will be remounted by Vancouver Opera in their 2013 season,
Additional opera production: LA BOHEME for the Canadian Opera Company,
TURANDOT and IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA for Arizona Opera as well as Associate
Direction on FAUST for Cincinnati Opera.

In the commercial theatre Robert was the Associate Director for the Broadway and
national touring productions of MAMMA MIA and recently directed the Mexico City
Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires productions. Additionally, he was Associate to Harold Prince for the national tour of SHOWBOAT.

Regionally, in North America, Robert’s directing assignments have included productions
of: I AM MY OWN WIFE, AS YOU LIKE IT, THE CRADLE WILL ROCK, HAIR
and PAL JOEY.

As a dramaturge Robert has worked on the development of new musicals and operas in both Canada and the US for companies including The O’Neill Centre, Vancouver Opera and the Canadian Opera.
At the invitation of the NGO Cambodian Living Arts Robert returned last Fall to Phnom Penh to lead a workshop in the development of a new production of the traditional performance discipline called Lakhon Yike. This past July , Robert led a developmental workshop of WHEN THE SUN COMES OUT, a new opera by Leslie Uyeda and Rachel Rose.

Up-coming theatre projects include: MAN OF LA MANCHA for The Stratford Festival, Canada and ARIADNE AUF NAXOS for Pacific Opera Victoria.

On-going: Robert is the Director of NoteWorthy - the musical theatre development program of Acting Up Stage Theatre Company, in Toronto, Canada.

Robert McQueen Productions

 
[Broadway, 2001]
Associate Director

Robert McQueen News


The Stratford Festival Celebrates Pride This June


2SLGBTQ+ stories take centre stage at the Stratford Festival for Pride Month and throughout the 2023 season. The month begins with the world première of Casey and Diana by Nick Green and directed by Andrew Kushnir, as well as the openings of Rent, directed by Thom Allison, and Richard II, adapted by Brad Fraser, and conceived and directed by Jillian Keiley.

BEAUTIFUL, POTUS, and More Set For The Segal Centre's 2023-2024 Theatre Season


The Segal Centre for Performing Arts launched their 2023-2024 Theatre season earlier today with a celebratory toast in their Lobby surrounded by Montreal theatre lovers. This stellar season of theatre brings two prestige shows that wowed audiences on Broadway and two groundswell Canadian hits that point to our country's vibrant future in the arts. These premium shows are happening in your own backyard at accessible prices.

TIFT Announces 2023/24 Season


Talk Is Free Theatre Producer & CEO Arkady Spivak and Artistic Director Michael Torontow announced their 2023/24 season, which leaps into new territory (sometimes literally) and challenges the boundaries that exist to be pushed, dismantled, or destroyed–a season full of new works and past favourites on stages (and in forests) not just at home in Barrie, Ontario, but across the far reaches of the planet to South America, New Zealand, and the South Pacific.

Margaret Atwood, Adam Gopnik & More Join Stratford Festival's 2023 Meighen Forum Lineup


The Stratford Festival’s Meighen Forum will return for its 11th season with new experiences and returning favourites that promise to deepen their 71st season through compelling discussion, intimate performances, workshops, concerts, comedy and more.

Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards


The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford Festival Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; at Assembly Theatre Leads Best Ensemble Performance!


The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford Festival Leads Favorite Local Theatre!


The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford's CHICAGO Leads Best Musical


The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos at Joe's Pub with The Skivvies & More


Joe’s Pub has announced upcoming shows fom October 18 - November 7. Join The Spooky Celebration With The Fourth Annual Bowery Boys Halloween Ghost Story Live Show, shows From Renee Goust & Epic Players, plus more. 

Leaders Of Canadian Theatre Unite To Found A New Arts Organization, THE CANADIAN GUILD OF STAGE DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS


 A veritable 'who's who' of respected Canadian theatre leaders have come together to found the Canadian Guild of Stage Directors and Choreographers (CGDC).

Nominations Announced for 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards; Nominees Include CURSED CHILD, & JULIET, & IS GOD IS & More.


At a press conference held at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 235 nominations for the 42nd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which recognize excellence in professional theatre, dance and opera in Toronto.

Jane Lynch & Kate Flannery, Hannah Corneau, The Skivvies & More to be Featured in Joe's Pub Fall Programming


Joe’s Pub has announced fall programming. This season presents incredible performances from Latine artists: Afro-Cuban jazz grooves from Dayramir González, an evening of Latin alternative music with Jessica Medina & Mai-Elka Prado, and more.

BWW Review: Jake Epstein offers audiences a glimpse behind the curtain in BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY


“What do you do when life disappoints you?” is the question asked in the program of Jake Epstein’s BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY. For Epstein, his life and career have been intertwined since childhood, with his dreams of performing woven into many choices he’s made.

VIDEO: Jake Epstein Previews BOY FALLS FROM SKY


Jake Epstein's long awaited (and twice delayed) exuberant and bittersweet musical love letter to show business, Boy Falls From the Sky, originally scheduled to play at the CAA Theatre will move to the Royal Alexandra Theatre and play April 19 to May 29. Media performance: 8:00 PM, Friday April 22nd. Tickets to Boy Falls From the Sky will go on sale Friday March 11th through mirvish.com

BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY Tickets Go on Sale Friday at Mirvish


Jake Epstein's long awaited (and twice delayed) exuberant and bittersweet musical love letter to show business, Boy Falls From the Sky, originally scheduled to play at the CAA Theatre will move to the Royal Alexandra Theatre and play April 19 to May 29.

New Government Protocol Forces Rescheduling of Jake Epstein's BOY FALLS FROM THE SKY


Due to the Ontario’s new Covid closures, Jake Epstein’s exuberant and bittersweet musical love letter to show business, Boy Falls from the Sky, has been rescheduled from its original January 2022 run at the CAA Theatre to April/May 2022 at the same venue.

UN DÍA COMO HOY: MAMMA MIA celebraba 1.000 funciones en Broadway


Un 4 de marzo de 2004 MAMMA MIA subía el telón por milésima vez en la calle 42 tras su estreno en octubre de 2001 en el Winter Garden Theatre.

Nominations for the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards Announced


At an online media announcement - pre-taped in front of Meridian Hall with physically distanced protocols in place - streamed June 8 on the Dora Awards YouTube channel, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 243 nominations for the 41st annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

& JULIET, OKLAHOMA!, and More Announced For the 2020-21 Mirvish Theatre Season


The 2020/21 Mirvish Theatre Season has been announced, featuring 13 shows, including the North American premiere of & Juliet!

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