SYDNEY, N.S. — Johnny Reid wanted the musical based on his grandmother's life to debut on the Savoy Theatre stage so much he called back after being hung ...
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“I called back… and she hung up again. And then the third time I got lucky. I said, 'look, Pam, I'm dead serious here. We can FaceTime if you want. Like, I really want to have this conversation.'” Performing in this scene from the musical"Maggie" are, from left, Michelle Bardach, Liam Crober-Best, Jay Davis, Jeremy Legat, Alyssa LeClair , Dharma Bizier, Nicola-Dawn Brook and Aaron Reid Ryder. CONTRIBUTED/DAHLIA KATZ PHOTOGRAPHY - ContributedWords like"strong" and"firey" are used to describe Maggie Reid, who was widowed young and had to raise three boys on her own.
"One day my daughter, who is very young, just a baby at the time, was singing a wee song and it reminded me of my granny and I thought how cool would it be to be able to put my granny on stage and introduce her in her story to all the people that have loved and supported me." "I was nervous for the meeting but as soon as I sat down with Johnny, I could feel that we were kindred in many ways."
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