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Michael Rubinoff wrote and directed his first musical, America The Play, at the age of 11. Although well received by the parents of Willowbook Public School, the show closed after two performances in the Willowbrook Gymnasium.
In 2000/2001 he directed and executive produced Willy Russells Blood Brothers, at the Talbot Theatre (London, Ontario). He served as Theatre Western Commissioner, supervising theatre at the University of Western Ontario (UWO) in 2000/2001. He was a member of the Theatre Staff and Head of Theatre at Camp Walden, directing and working on 25 musicals, over a span of eight years. Michael was a member of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists. In the past he has appeared on TV and in films produced by CBC, Warner Brothers, and Disney. He is currently producing the original musical, Seder, which will have its second public workshop, at the Ashkenaz Festival at Habourfront, Labour Day Weekend.
Michael received his B.A., in political science in 1998, and an LL.B. in 2001 from UWO. While at UWO he served on the Board of Governors and two terms as Legal Society President. In 1997 he ran for Member of Parliament in the riding of London North Centre and was one of the youngest candidates in the country to do so.
Michael was nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship in 1997 and has been recognized for his commitment to student government and the arts. At his law school convocation ceremonies, he had the honour of representing his class as Valedictorian.
Recently, Michael completed articling at the Toronto law firm, Goodman and Carr LLP and will be called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in the Fall of 2002.
He is a member of the Toronto Theatre Alliance.
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Jeanine Henderson is originally from Kitchener-Waterloo. She trained at Moree School of Dance in Kitchener for 8 years, studying ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, modern, point and musical theatre. Jeanine danced competitively and won several awards and scholarships both individually and for group numbers, and was dance captain of her senior company for many years. She began teaching dance at the age of 13 to students whose ages ranged from 3 to adult. She received her Royal Academy of Dancing (R.A.D.) pre-elementary ballet exam certificate in 1995, her grade seven R.A.D. exam certificate in 1997, and has been successful in several Canadian Dance Teacher's Association (C.D.T.A.) examinations in both jazz and tap.
Jeanine was involved in all aspects of theatre while at Kitchener Collegiate Institute, and won the "Outstanding Contribution to Drama Award" upon graduation. She moved to London in 1999 to persue a degree in English at The University of Western Ontario, and has since been an active member of Western's theatre community. She has appeared in several shows through at Talbot Theatre including Cousin Hebe in HMS Pinafore (UWO G&S Society), Lampito in Lysistrata (UWO English Department), Rosamond Openwork in The Roaring Girl (UWO English Department), Miss Jones and Ensemble in Blood Brothers (Theatre Western) and earlier this year as Jocasta in Oedipus Rex?, an entry in Purple Shorts, Western's first one act festival. Most recently, Jeanine Choreographed and Co-Produced West Side Story for Theatre Western, which ran at Talbot Theatre. Other credits include Lysistrata and A is for Everything, both at Western and Office Hours for which she won an Award of Excellence for Original Choreography at the Sears One Act Drama Festival in 1999.

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Callum Morris received his Bachelor of Music Education (concentration on trumpet) from McGill University in 1997 and his Masters in Musical Direction from Arizona State University in 2000. He began his professional career in musical direction with Lyric Opera Theatre's production of Carousel at ASU for which he won an Arizona Production Association Award (ariZoni). Last summer he was musical director for Galveston Island Outdoor Musicals, in Galveston, Texas, where he music directed Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Carousel, Bye Bye Birdie, and The Fantasticks. Other credits include Musical Director for Nuncrackers (Theatre Unlimited), Once Upon a Mattress (Etobicoke Musical Productions), A Grand Night for Singing (Ganaraska Festival Theatre), The Boy Friend (Lyric Opera Theatre, ariZoni award nomination) and Free To Be You and Me (McGill Players), and Assistant Musical Director for South Pacific and Guys and Dolls Jr. (Ganaraska Festival Theatre), Pippin, Suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi, Die Zauberflöte and The Secret Garden (Lyric Opera Theatre).

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Graham began his theatrical career as an actor in such chestnuts as Hello Dolly, Fiddler on the Roof, Anne of Green Gables, Man of La Mancha, Cabaret, Music Man and Sound of Music.
After graduating from Durham College in design, and Ryerson from the Directing Program, Graham worked for 6 years as the Head Production Designer for the Laurentian Theatre at Laurentian University, working freelance in Sudbury, The Kawarthas, and Toronto in summer stock and independent theatre productions choreographing , designing or directing such productions as West Side Story, Suddenly Last Summer, Steel Magnolias, Carnival!, Grand Hotel and Mame.
Additionally, Graham has designed productions for the Alumnae Theatre, Acme Theatre company, Stagestruck Co., Sudbury Theatre Centre and Arbour Theatre including: A Streetcar Named Desire, Beyond Therapy, Couple of White Chicks Sitting Around Talking, Macbeth, and Stagestruck - The musical.
Graham created, produced, choreographed and designed over 67 productions in his 10 years as Chief of Entertainment with Club Med traveling around the world and working in over 14 countries.
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Daniel Malen is currently studying in the York University/Sheridan College Joint Program in Design. Heading into his final year of the program, he specializes in web and multimedia design. In addition to designing the promotional material and web site for A Chorus Line, he also developed the web site and promotional material for the 2001 production of Blood Brothers, at the Talbot Theatre in London, Ontario. Daniel is co-owner of Eventworks.ca. An innovative new company that specializes in digital photo novelties at events of all kinds. Daniel also designs web sites for law firms, as well as small and large businesses with the 401 design group. Daniel spent a portion of the summer interning at NOW magazine in their New Media Department.
Currently, in his capacity as Executive Producer for Michael Rubinoff, Daniel is working on a number of projects that the company has in pre-production and development.
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