The award-winning Off-Broadway musical Titanìque, the irreverent send-up of the blockbuster film Titanic, is getting ready to take Canada by storm. The 2023 Lortel Award-winning Best Musical, which is driven by the songs of pop icon and Canada native Céline Dion, will debut in Montreal at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts October 27–November 24, followed by an engagement at Toronto’s CAA Theatre December 5, 2024–January 12, 2025.
As previously reported, This all-Canadian production will feature Québec star Véronique Claveau as Céline Dion. Claveau will be joined by the newly announced Mariah Campos as Rose, Seth Zosky as Jack, Michael Torontow as Cal, Constant Bernard as Ruth, Mike Melino as Victor Garber, Erica Peck as the Unsinkable Molly Brown, and Christopher Ning as the Seaman and the Iceberg. Céline’s background vocalists will include André Anthony, Queenie, and Rose Messenger with standbys Kaylee Harwood, Tess Benger, and David Comeau.
Parodying the Oscar-winning film Titanic, Céline Dion commandeers a tour at the Titanic Museum and delivers her version of what really went down between Jack and Rose with hits by the iconic singer, including "My Heart Will Go On," "All By Myself," and "To Love You More."
Marla Mindelle and Constantine Rousouli co-wrote the musical with production director Tye Blue. Off-Broadway's Titanìque features music supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations by Nicholas Connell, choreography by Ellenore Scott, scenic design by Gabriel Hainer Evansohn and Grace Lauchbacher for Iron Bloom Creative Production, costume design by Alejo Vietti, lighting design by Paige Seber, sound design by Lawrence Schober, wig design by Tommy Kurzman, and prop design by Eric Reynolds. Casting is by The Telsey Office's Rachel Hoffman, Henry Russell Bergstein, and Andrew Fern. The work transferred from the Asylum Theatre to the Daryl Roth, where it is currently scheduled to run through January 12, 2025.
The Canadian Cast
Véronique Claveau stars as Céline Dion. An actor, singer and dancer, Véronique has been hailed as “a true queen of musical theatre” by Radio-Canada. Her breakthrough came in 2004 as a finalist on the reality TV talent show Star Académie. From there she quickly became a popular singer and actor in Québec. She was cast in several TV shows and became a regular in the Théâtre du Rideau Vert’s end- of-year satirical stage revue, Revue et Corrigée, which showcased her excellent comedic skills and superb singing. It was here she first won acclaim for her brilliant imitation of national icon Céline Dion. This led to her starring in the Bye Bye, Quebec’s massively popular televised year-end revue, which made her a star across French-Canada. She starred in French translations of Broadway musicals, notably Hairspray and Annie at Théâtre Saint-Denis.
Joining Ms. Claveau in the cast are Mariah Campos (Stratford’s The Music Man) and Seth Zosky (Winnipeg Jewish Theatre’s Pain to Power) as star-crossed lovers Rose and Jack. Michael Torontow (Hairspray and Dirty Dancing for Mirvish, Sweeney Todd and Into The Woods for Talk Is Free Theatre ) will play Rose’s fiancé Cal while Constant Bernard (CBC Gem/Nickelodeon’s Overlord and the Underwoods) will play Rose’s mother, Ruth, in drag. Mike Melino (Barry Mann in the Segal’s Beautiful last season) will take on the role of Victor Garber and Luigi. Erica Peck (originated the role of Scaramouche in the Canadian premiere production of We Will Rock You) will be the Unsinkable Molly Brown and Christopher Ning (Lola in Kinky Boots) will play the Seaman and the infamous Iceberg (yes, that’s really a role!). As Céline’s Background Vocalists, André Anthony (Lead Drifter in Segal’s Beautiful), Queenie (TVA’s Star Académie), and Rose Messenger (Charlottetown’s Anne and Gilbert) will belt their faces off. Kaylee Harwood (toured North America for two years on the 1st & 2nd National Tours of Beautiful), Tess Benger (Carole King in Segal’s Beautiful), and David Comeau (Rock of Ages at the Elgin Theatre), will be on Standby, ready to step in at a moment’s notice.
Titanique: A Global Phenomenon
Titanique is written by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue, directed by Tye Blue, with music arrangements and orchestrations by Nicholas James Connell, choreography by Ellenore Scott, and originally produced by Eva Price with special arrangement by Maximum Entertainment Productions, Titanique had its world premiere at NYC’s Asylum Theatre in June 2022, winning critical raves and becoming an instant audience hit – which necessitated a transfer to off-Broadway’s iconic Daryl Roth Theatre in November 2022, where its run continues to sell out. The production won three Lucille Lortel Awards, including Outstanding Musical, the Off-Broadway Alliance Best Musical Award, the Dorian Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Production, and a Las Culturistas Culture Award.
When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet love with the eleven-time Oscar®-winning blockbuster film Titanic, you get Titanique, Off-Broadway’s most award-winning splash hit, which turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical musical fantasia and joyful slay-fest.
Want to find out what really happened to Jack and Rose on that fateful night? Just leave it to Céline Dion to enchant the audience with her totally wild take, recharting the course of Titanic’s beloved moments and characters with her iconic song catalog. Sailing on fierce powerhouse voices in show-stopping performances of such hits as “My Heart Will Go On,” “All By Myself”, and “To Love You More” – backed by the unparalleled energy of a full live band – Titanique is a one-of-a-kind theatrical voyage bursting with nostalgia, heart, and campy chaos.
