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Paul Ledoux

PAUL LEDOUX

  
Nationality:    Canadian
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Literary Agent:    Kensington Literary Representation  represented by Michael Petrasek

Paul Ledoux is one of the most produced creators of musical Theatre in Canada and has had 37 plays produced in Canada and abroad. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and began his theatrical career in Montreal where his play the electrical Man won the QDF award in 1975. Other works included the musicals; Dream a Little Dream (with Denny Doherty) (multiple Dora Nominations) the musicals Cheatin' HeArts (with David Smyth), Hot Flashes, (with John Roby), Judy! (Dora and Jessie nominee), Honky Tonk angels (with Ferne Downey), Love Is Strange and the Dora, Betty and Chalmers award winning Fire (with David Young). He has also adapted the novels the Secret Garden (Chalmers award nominee) and Anne of Green Gables for the stage. Tyrants a Drama about the family of John Wilkes Booth is his most recent production. Plays in development include the musicals Still Desire You with Juno award winning songwriter Melanie Doane and Paris before the Crash with John Roby. In addition to his work as a playwright Ledoux has worked as an artistic director Dramaturge, story editor and producer. He has written extensively for series TV, including the Pit Pony (supervising producer) Freaky Stories and Street Legal, plus the seasonal special, Johann's Gift To Christmas. Radio Drama credits include his series, Salvage, In the Blood , and the Old Guy(WGC award nominee) . Directing credits include: Dream a Little Dream in Toronto (Dora nominee), Judy at the Persephone Theatre in Saskatoon, and productions of Salt Water In Your Socks, Me and My Gals and It's Delicious at the White Point Theatre. Paul is the past Chairman of the Playwrights Union of CanadA.

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below is a list of Paul Ledoux's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Anne         Chasin' Broadway Flo         Cheatin' Hearts         Children Of the Night, The         Dada Show , The         Dream A Little Dream         Electrical Man , The         Fire         Honky Tonk Angels         Hot Flashes         Judy!         Kill them         Love Is Strange         Merlin         Night they Raided Truxxx , The         North Mountain Breakdown         Paris Before the Crash         Rag Doll         Salt Water Soakin' My Sox         Sam Slick: the Clockmaker         Secret Garden (No Kids Version) , The         Secret Garden , The         Similar Difference, A         Still You Desire         Tyrants         Ubu the Barbarian

Anne

Anne
they wanted a young boy from the orphanage to help out around the farm. Instead, Matthew and Marilla got the irrepressible anne Shirley. their lives and the community of avonlea would never be the same again.

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adapted from L.M. Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables

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Chasin' Broadway Flo

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Goldie is secretary to Flo Ziegfield the Broadway producer of the Follies. Tony is a hoodlum assigned to look after the Mob's investment in the next Zeigfield production. But disaster happens - but as Tony is a frustrated dancer and Goldie a frustrated singer - can they save the show?

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Music by Tom Fair; lyrics And book by Paul Ledoux

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Playwrights Co-op, Toronto,    -

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Genre:
Musical

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  extras

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Cheatin' Hearts

Synopsis:
Three women form a country and western group - "Daddy's Girls" and try to make it big but are cheated by their manager

Notes:
written by Paul Ledoux & David Young

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Magnus Theatre, Ontario, Canada     1994

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Children Of the Night, The

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Comedy

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Dada Show , The

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Dream A Little Dream

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Electrical Man , The

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Fire

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written by Ledoux, Paul And Young, David

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Genre:
Musical

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Honky Tonk Angels

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Hot Flashes

Synopsis:
a married couple try to re-kindle their love. they go away to the resort where they first met but their teenage daughter turns up demanding attention

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written by Ledoux, Paul And Roby, John

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Musical

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Judy!

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Kill them

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Love Is Strange

Synopsis:
Based on a true story. Robert Kieling had the belief he and singer anne Murray were in love. Because of his stalking of the star he ended up in a mental institution

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written by Ledoux, Paul And Young, David

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Merlin

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Youth audience

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Night they Raided Truxxx , The

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North Mountain Breakdown

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Paris Before the Crash

Synopsis:
Americans in Paris in the 1920s. Robert Mcalmon the gay publisher who was the first to publish Gertrude Stein. the gay John Glassco known as "Buffy" bohemian and poet. Kay Boyle a would be novelist who thinks she is in love with Robert Mcalmon

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Written by John Roby And Paul Ledoux

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Genre:
Musical. - - Gay/Lesbian, musical

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Rag Doll

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Salt Water Soakin' My Sox

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Sam Slick: the Clockmaker

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Secret Garden (No Kids Version) , The

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Secret Garden , The

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Similar Difference, A

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Still You Desire

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Genre:
Musical

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Tyrants

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about the family of John Wilkes Booth

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Ubu the Barbarian

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