NEWS
*DEAR RITA WILL PLAY AT THE SAVOY THEATRE MAY 25 - 29, 2023 FOR RITA MACNEIL'S BIRTHDAY!
DEAR RITA is a musical celebration of Cape Breton's first lady of song, Rita MacNeil. Kyte was chosen by Rita's son Wade for this honour, and the show features traditional and new, reimagined arrangements of Rita’s songs — from her popular hits to songs that made her bandmates cry like babies. DEAR RITA weaves Rita’s lyrics into new perspectives and invites her spirit into the room as her songs and words are lived by a diverse cast and band, through their own experiences. Lindsay teamed up with award-winning composer/musician PEI's Mike Ross to create DEAR RITA.
DEAR RITA premiered at the Charlottetown Festival in 2021 and at the Savoy Theatre in 2022.
See DEAR RITA at the Savoy Theatre!
https://www.savoytheatre.com/project/dear-rita/
LINDSAY HAS TWO SHOWS RUNNING IN SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2022!
**OPEN CASKET, OPEN MIC premieres this summer at Victoria Playhouse, PEI!
What happens when a funeral home tries to make some extra cash by hosting an Open Mic in its spare room? Absolute mayhem. Great Aunt Doonie’s being mourned tonight and her family is furious about the power ballads drowning out her eulogy. Our Open Mic Host is also the funeral director and dealing with wackadoodle musical folks and mourners’ meltdowns is quickly driving him batty. Things ramp up even more when an amateur medium finally graduates to professional as spirits from the Other Side suddenly appear amidst the pandemonium. They’re here to get this party started… amongst other unfinished business.
OPEN CASKET, OPEN MIC is a wild, musical adventure at the place where the living and the dead meet — a funeral home. Its book is by Lindsay Kyte, and writing the music, and co-writing the lyrics with Kyte, is Nova Scotia’s award-winning singer / songwriter Terra Spencer. Kyte asked Spencer to collaborate because she is a fan of her music. But the day before they were supposed to meet about it, Kyte discovered Spencer’s day job was — get this — a funeral director! Looks like it was meant to be.
Information and tickets are available at https://victoriaplayhouse.com/open-casket-open-mic/
**DEAR RITA WILL PLAY AT THE SAVOY THEATRE MAY 25 - 29, 2022, THEN MOVE TO THE DECOSTE CENTRE JUNE 3 -5!
DEAR RITA is a musical celebration of Cape Breton's first lady of song, Rita MacNeil. Kyte was chosen by Rita's son Wade for this honour, and the show features traditional and new, reimagined arrangements of Rita’s songs — from her popular hits to songs that made her bandmates cry like babies. DEAR RITA weaves Rita’s lyrics into new perspectives and invites her spirit into the room as her songs and words are lived by a diverse cast and band, through their own experiences. Lindsay teamed up with award-winning composer/musician PEI's Mike Ross to create DEAR RITA.
DEAR RITA premiered at the Charlottetown Festival in 2021, and plays at the Savoy Theatre and the DeCoste Centre in May/June 2022!
See DEAR RITA at the Savoy Theatre!
tickets.savoytheatre.com/TheatreManager/3/tmEvent/tmEvent1728.html
See DEAR RITA at the deCoste Centre!
https://ci.ovationtix.com/36015/production/1112735
**LINDSAY HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A PLAYWRIGHT IN THE 2019 PARC PLAYWRIGHTS' COLONY**
Lindsay has been selected for this colony to work on the development of a new musical with composer/lyricist Leslie Arden.
**LINDSAY HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS A PLAYWRIGHT FOR THE 2018 EASTERN FRONT THEATRE'S PLAYWRIGHTS' UNIT!**
Lindsay has been chosen for this unit to work on the development of a new musical with composer/lyricist Leslie Arden.
**TOMPKINSVILLE WILL SHOWCASE AT THE 2017 CHARLOTTETOWN FESTIVAL MUSICAL THEATRE CONFERENCE!**
**TOMPKINSVILLE HAS WON TWO MERRITT THEATRE AWARDS!**
Lindsay's play Tompkinsville, about the Canadian Co-operative Movement, completed its second tour in 2016 to rave reviews, sold-out shows, and standing ovations.
Tompkinsville was awarded "Outstanding Score" and "Best Production From a New or Emerging Theatre Company" at the 2017 Robert Merritt Theatre awards.
Congrats to our cast, crew, producers, and Ian Sherwood, who wrote Tompkinsville's music, and co-wrote lyrics with Lindsay.
Please see www.tompkinsville.ca for more details, including press and interviews.
**LINDSAY HAS BEEN SELECTED AS A PLAYWRIGHT IN THE 2017 PARC PLAYWRIGHTS' COLONY**
Lindsay has been selected for this colony to work on her new play NELF THE WATCHER ELF (working title).
http://www.playwrightsatlantic.ca/
**LINDSAY KYTE HOSTS AND PRODUCE THE OPEN STAGE HALIFAX!**
A monthly curated variety show at the Carleton where performing artists share what brings them joy. Lindsay also performs in these shows as the lead singer of Chasing Kytes.
https://www.facebook.com/openstagehalifax/
A monthly curated variety show at the Carleton where performing artists share what brings them joy. Lindsay also performs in these shows as the lead singer of Chasing Kytes.
https://www.facebook.com/openstagehalifax/
**LINDSAY KYTE NOW PAX NEWS' EAST COAST VOICE**
Having freelanced for travel magazine PAX for years in Toronto, Lindsay now serves as PAX' East Coast Canada voice.
http://www.paxnews.com/news/archives/article/45409
Having freelanced for travel magazine PAX for years in Toronto, Lindsay now serves as PAX' East Coast Canada voice.
http://www.paxnews.com/news/archives/article/45409
