THE WRITERS OF CHUTZPAH à GO-GO…
RANDY
VANCOURT: An award-winning composer, Randy has
performed across Canada and the U.S. as a musician, actor and writer,
including hundreds of appearances as one-half of the music-comedy duo GILBERT
& GLICK. His television work includes writing songs for DUDLEY
THE DRAGON(PBS/YTV), HELLO MRS.
CHERRYWINKLE (PBS/Family Channel) and ROCKABYE BUBBLE
(TVO). He wrote and performed the theme songs for À LA POURSUITE DE CARMEN SANDIEGO
(Radio Canada), OUR MAGAZINE and
YTV's DON'T LICK
THE PIG.
He has been Musical Director for over 100 stage productions ranging
from the SECOND CITY TOURING COMPANY
to the Canadian premiere of THE BRADY
BUNCH LIVE. He is also one-half of the DUELLING PIANOS show,
which has been touring extensively for the past 4 years.
Randy currently appears as Teddy Shapiro in SOPHIE TUCKER: Last of the Red Hot Mamas.
DAVID GALE: is the Gemini Award-winning host of WTN’s LOVING
SPOONFULS (a docu-comedy cooking show about
grandmothers) and THE SECOND TIME
AROUND. In the U.S. he can be seen on PBS's comedy THE
NEWSROOM. Other stage shows include UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN
REMAINS..., Stratford's Gemini Award-winning production of THE
PIRATES OF PENZANCE, and the hit feature film ZERO
PATIENCE.
As a writer he co-authored (with Randy Vancourt) THIS TIME FOR SURE, SELL OUT, and ANGST FOR THE MEMORIES.