Jay & Shilo
About the Show
Imagine if the creatures from Narnia found themselves in The Phantom of the Opera.
Jay & Shilo is about siblings, Jay (10) and her younger brother Shilo (6), who live in the town called BroadEnd, inhabited by fantastical creatures who live in relative harmony with human beings like them.
But as you probably know, from time to time being a magical creature means you’re tough to live with. Witches might accidentally turn your dog into a toad, a ghost might prank you and fill your house with bubbles, a gnome might get squished by a large passerby, a pixie on a sugar-high might challenge you to a dance-off, or a fairy might bonk someone on the head as they fly by a little too fast. All this means the residents of BroadEnd have trouble getting along.
In BroadEnd, as it was years ago here on Earth, the Theatre is the center of town. It’s a place where humans, trolls, wizards, pixies, talking trees, and the fantastical come together to tell stories to learn how to get along.
Jay and Shilo, who have taken up residence in the Flies of the theatre, have become de facto mediators in BroadEnd, helping everybody from Fairies to Phantoms use music and theatre to resolve their differences.
As in real life Broadway, there’s no problem a good song and dance can’t solve! As Jay and Shilo help creatures resolve disputes, collaborate, and understand their differences, they also learn how to draw, to sing, to act, and to be better siblings.
Jay & Shilo inspires kids to share, be brave, to stand up for themselves and others, and (most importantly to parents) to get along with their siblings!
It is a fun music-filled romp for 3-5 year olds who love to sing, dance, and play while learning valuable life lessons. It draws from classic and well-known theatre stories and personalities and shares a love of the arts, creativity, and theatre with viewers from a young age.
Jay & Shilo features a script by Alisse Lee Goldenberg and songs by Anthony Bastianon and Brett McCaig, as well as Scott Christian and Lezlie Wade.
Contact Alisse Lee Goldenberg for more details.
Jay & Shilo is about siblings, Jay (10) and her younger brother Shilo (6), who live in the town called BroadEnd, inhabited by fantastical creatures who live in relative harmony with human beings like them.
But as you probably know, from time to time being a magical creature means you’re tough to live with. Witches might accidentally turn your dog into a toad, a ghost might prank you and fill your house with bubbles, a gnome might get squished by a large passerby, a pixie on a sugar-high might challenge you to a dance-off, or a fairy might bonk someone on the head as they fly by a little too fast. All this means the residents of BroadEnd have trouble getting along.
In BroadEnd, as it was years ago here on Earth, the Theatre is the center of town. It’s a place where humans, trolls, wizards, pixies, talking trees, and the fantastical come together to tell stories to learn how to get along.
Jay and Shilo, who have taken up residence in the Flies of the theatre, have become de facto mediators in BroadEnd, helping everybody from Fairies to Phantoms use music and theatre to resolve their differences.
As in real life Broadway, there’s no problem a good song and dance can’t solve! As Jay and Shilo help creatures resolve disputes, collaborate, and understand their differences, they also learn how to draw, to sing, to act, and to be better siblings.
Jay & Shilo inspires kids to share, be brave, to stand up for themselves and others, and (most importantly to parents) to get along with their siblings!
It is a fun music-filled romp for 3-5 year olds who love to sing, dance, and play while learning valuable life lessons. It draws from classic and well-known theatre stories and personalities and shares a love of the arts, creativity, and theatre with viewers from a young age.
Jay & Shilo features a script by Alisse Lee Goldenberg and songs by Anthony Bastianon and Brett McCaig, as well as Scott Christian and Lezlie Wade.
Contact Alisse Lee Goldenberg for more details.
News for Jay and Shilo!
Jay & Shilo are set to premiere a new digital short film at this year's 2020 Digital Fringe Festival with the Toronto Fringe! Stay tuned for more information as we get ready for our upcoming debut.
Directed by Jen Shuber, and featuring a new song by Scott Christian and Lezlie Wade, and with the return of cast members Hailey Lewis and Joseph Zita as Jay and Shilo, Jay & Shilo: Phrantic Phone Call tells the funny and heartwarming story of Shilo, who's home sick and bored, so he calls his big sister Jay looking for something to do, and some sibling comfort.
Jay & Shilo: Phrantic Phone Call premiered July 1-3, 2020 as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival Digital Fringe Collective! Find more information here: Toronto Fringe Festival Digital Collective.
Featuring...HAILEY LEWIS as Jay and JOSEPH ZITA as Shilo
Directed by JEN SHUBER
Written by ALISSE LEE GOLDENBERG
Music by SCOTT CHRISTIAN
Lyrics by LEZLIE WADE
Video Editing by ETHAN MOFFORD
Produced by BRIAN GOLDENBERG, ALENE DEGIAN, DANNY SYLVAN
Directed by Jen Shuber, and featuring a new song by Scott Christian and Lezlie Wade, and with the return of cast members Hailey Lewis and Joseph Zita as Jay and Shilo, Jay & Shilo: Phrantic Phone Call tells the funny and heartwarming story of Shilo, who's home sick and bored, so he calls his big sister Jay looking for something to do, and some sibling comfort.
Jay & Shilo: Phrantic Phone Call premiered July 1-3, 2020 as part of the Toronto Fringe Festival Digital Fringe Collective! Find more information here: Toronto Fringe Festival Digital Collective.
Featuring...HAILEY LEWIS as Jay and JOSEPH ZITA as Shilo
Directed by JEN SHUBER
Written by ALISSE LEE GOLDENBERG
Music by SCOTT CHRISTIAN
Lyrics by LEZLIE WADE
Video Editing by ETHAN MOFFORD
Produced by BRIAN GOLDENBERG, ALENE DEGIAN, DANNY SYLVAN
Jay and Shilo will be making its stage debut as a part of the 2017 Toronto Fringe Festival's Kids Fringe! Under the title of Jay and Shilo's Sibling Revelry, and featuring a stellar cast of Toronto Theatre talent, Sibling Revelry is sure to delight audiences of all ages.
Imagine if the creatures from NARNIA found themselves in THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA...
Jay and Shilo's Sibling Revelry is a fun, music-filled romp for the whole family revolving around siblings Jay and Shilo; two kids who live in a theatre populated by magical and musical creatures. Drawing on their creativity, the brother and sister duo use their strengths to help their friend Tallulah the fairy find her bravery and take centre stage.
This show, through the characters interacting with each other, will teach the audience many valuable life lessons in fun and inspiring ways, featuring songs styled in various musical theatre styles. This will appeal to the parents as well as the children listening and watching at the theatre.
Starring Justin Bott, Hailey Lewis, Jennifer Walls, and Joseph Zita
Directed by Denise Oucharek
Written by Alisse Lee Goldenberg
Music by Anthony Bastianon
Lyrics by Brett McCaig
See what people are saying about Jay and Shilo's Sibling Revelry:
NOW Magazine's 4 N Review of Jay and Shilo's Sibling Revelry
Mooney on Theatre
Toronto.com
Torontoist.com
Broadway World Toronto
NOW Magazine- Jennifer Walls Adds Pizzazz to the Fringe Festival
Artsvox Talks to Justin Bott of Sibling Revelry