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October, 2021

Melanie's upcoming book, Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland and the Golden Age of Hollywood is available for pre-order! HERE for Canada, and HERE for the USA. Also, there are several performances coming up throughout the UK in spring, 2022 - check back soon for details. And Edinburgh 2022 is going to be busy, with Melanie performing both A Toast to Prohibition and her newest show, A Talent to Amuse: the Noel Coward Story!

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September, 2021

Okay, everyone, it's been quite the year-and-a-half, but things are starting to open up, and there's exciting news to share! In August, Melanie performed her new show, A Toast to Prohibition, at the Edmonton Fringe, to sold-out theatres and a five-star review in the Edmonton Journal. She also signed a book deal for her biography of 1930s Hollywood Star Deanna Durbin with Rowman & Littlefield. The book will be released in spring, 2022! Other projects are in the works, so check back soon!

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January, 2020

Back to Australia!  Melanie is performing in Perth and Australia, shows including: Ingenue, Stitch in Time, Opera Mouse, Piaf and Brel and We'll Meet Again, with talented Australian pianist Emma Knights.

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December, 2019

Melanie brings Ingenue to SoHo Playhouse as part of the Fringe Encore series: The best Fringe shows from around the world, in one special festival!

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March, 2019

Adelaide Fringe!  Melanie performed Opera Mouse, Piaf and Brel and Stitch in Time, selling out performances and receiving three 5-star reviews, as well as weekly Children's Show award.

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February, 2019

Learn how a touring show is made, with Melanie's new

series, Crafting Theatre!

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December, 2018

Melanie brings Opera Mouse back to the SoHo Playhouse, for a holiday Off-Broadway run!

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July, 2018

After rave reviews at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival for the production of 'Carmen and Don Jose' (co-produced with Eden Ballantyne of Stories Alive). Melanie heads for her fourth year at the Edinburgh Fringe!

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April, 2018

It's time for Melanie's Royal Albert Hall debut, as well as concerts in Bedford and Little Budworth.  Exciting times in rainy London!

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February, 2018

Melanie has been finishing up her new CD, and is so excited to be collaborating with celebrated UK Storyteller Eden Ballantyne for her reimagining of Merimee and Bizet's Carmen.  Upcoming concerts include concerts in Shanghai China, as well as her Royal Albert Hall premiere in April. 

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F E A T U R E D   R E V I E W S

"Gall can be captivating.  Her musical capabilities can sell out venues alone, and her acting skills put her on the stage with many other great talents."

​Production Ottawa

“Sweet and nostalgic, she’s like a Disney princess from the Lower East Side.”

Uptown Magazine​

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