If you weren鈥檛 one of the approximately 330 people who packed the Outlook Civic Centre last week to take in the live stage show by touring group SaskExpress, you may have missed out on the musical performance of the year after a supremely talented young cast of singers and performers did their best in blowing the roof off the building.
The show took place on Thursday night, August 22, taking the Outlook audience on a trip through the movies, generation by generation, by way of its musical entitled, 鈥楻eel Music鈥�.聽 Told in the style of a movie trailer, the show takes viewers on a journey through the history of iconic musical compositions that have been heard in some of the biggest motion pictures of all time.
The show packs in musical pieces that span multiple generations of Hollywood; from the days of Charlie Chaplin and Judy Garland to the dance numbers from 鈥楪rease鈥� and 鈥楽aturday Night Fever鈥�, from Disney鈥檚 鈥楾he Lion King鈥� to 鈥楩rozen鈥�, all the way up to contemporary movies such as 鈥楾he World鈥檚 Greatest Showman鈥� to the 2018 adaptation of 鈥楢 Star Is Born鈥�.
As well, you had Elvis Presley doing his hip-swinging thing; Freddie Mercury showing up to wow the crowd; cameos from Indiana Jones and Superman; even Kermit the Frog got in on all the fun.
Long story short 鈥� if you鈥檙e a fan of the movies, this was most definitely the live show for you.
Without hesitation, the Outlook audience stood and gave the cast a rousing and well-deserved ovation at the show鈥檚 conclusion.聽 The cast of the show was comprised of Bryce Johnson, Onello Bahingawan, Jenna Hsu, Emmanuel Osaseri, Miranda Sheepwash, Joshua Luansing, Shania Cabilao, Heaven Smith, Elisabeth Hilderman, Jenna Brown, and Outlook鈥檚 very own Madeline Codling.聽 Danny Balkwill serves as Artistic Director and CEO.
The SaskExpress performance in Outlook was held courtesy of a combined effort between the Outlook & District Arts Council, the Town of Outlook, and Equinox Theatre.
