Matt Evans plays the Roxy next month as Billy Bishop Goes To War returns to the Owen Sound stage Thursday, Dec. 1. Curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m. sharp!

Matt shares this media release:

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Billy's back for one more flight.

Billy Bishop Goes to War, the award-winning Canadian musical that brought audiences leaping to their feet will be playing:

Date: December 1st at 7:30

Location: Roxy Theatre

This beloved show, and winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Drama, pays tribute to Canada’s iconic Owen Sound WWI hero and flying ace, Billy Bishop. The two-man musical features actor Matt (John) Evans portraying the legendary Bishop, as well as an astonishing 15 other characters.

Diana Bishop, grand-daughter of Billy Bishop, and former producer for CBC, CTV, NBC and Global Television said of this production “ Matt is my favourite Billy Bishop ever. He is a tour de force as my grandfather.”

Matt has appeared in Canadian feature films including Beowulf & Grendel, Black Swan, Things To Do, and The Birdmen.

Musician Michael Mulrooney co-pilots Billy Bishop Goes to War with Evans, using the on-stage piano to score and punctuate battle scenes, taking us from bar rooms to ball rooms, capturing both humour and heartstrings with skillful musicianship.

Mulrooney is a sought-after music director, conductor, pianist and arranger, having worked on the Canadian theatrical productions of The Lion King, Phantom of the Opera, Ragtime, and Showboat. Michael has taught at York University and is currently a professor at the prestigious Sheridan College Musical Theatre Program.

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Billy Bishop Goes To War plays The Roxy Theatre Thursday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available here.

The theatre box office, lobby and bar open one hour before show time. The doors to the auditorium open half an hour before show time.

source: media release, Matt (John) Evans