Windsor Light Music Theatre

Windsor Light Music Theatre is a Canadian amateur theatre organization based in Windsor, Ontario, dedicated to providing "Broadway-style" live theatrical performances to the Windsor-Essex marketplace.

Windsor Light Music Theatre (formerly named The Windsor Light Opera Association) was founded by Dr. John H. L. Watson in 1948 with the goal of presenting musical theatre to the Windsor-Essex County area. The company started producing two major musical productions per year and has continued to do so to the present day. In the early years the company presented what was at the time referred to as operettas, "light operas", which was reflected in the name Windsor Light Opera.

Originally the productions were housed and presented on the stage of Walkerville Collegiate. In 1960 Windsor Light Opera moved to the Cleary Auditorium, now called the Chrysler Theatre in the St. Clair College for the Arts, where Windsor Light Musical Theatre stages its spring and fall performances annually.

Windsor Light Musical Theatre presents two full scale Broadway musicals every year. During non-production hours Windsor Light Musical Theatre is home to a talented Youth Choir. Here, youth in the community receive outstanding vocal training. Likewise, their Players Group presents excellent and award winning smaller musical and theatrical productions.

Further theatrical outreach to the community included their Cabaret Singers for the past ten years.

List of Productions

Year Spring Production Fall Production
1949 Pirates of Penzance
1950 Yeoman of the Guard Trial by Jury, H.M.S. Pinafore
1951 Patience The Mikado
1952 Iolanthe The Gondoliers
1953 Ruddigore Florodora
1954 M'lle Modiste The Red Mill
1955 Rio Rita Brigadoon
1956 Finian's Rainbow Kiss Me Kate
1957 The Merry Widow The Gypsy Baron
1958 Carousel Oklahoma!
1959 The Mikado The Arcadians
1960 South Pacific Brigadoon
1961 Kismet The Gondoliers
1962 Show Boat The Student Prince
1963 The Most Happy Fella Oklahoma!
1964 The King & I South Pacific
1965 Camelot She Loves Me
1966 Oliver! The Chocolate Soldier
1967 Fanny H.M.S. Pinafore
1968 Guys and Dolls Sound of Music
1969 My Fair Lady Patience
1970 The Music Man Bye Bye Birdie
1971 Bitter Sweet A Christmas Carol
1972 Hello, Dolly! Baker Street
1973 Tenderloin Cabaret
1974 My Fair Lady Fiddler on the Roof
1975 The Most Happy Fella Damn Yankees
1976 Camelot The Red Mill
1977 New Girl in Town The Stingiest Man in Town
1978 Finian's Rainbow South Pacific
1979 Kismet Gigi
1980 The Music Man The Mikado
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