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5 unusual facts about Alan Lund


Alan Lund

From 1987 until his death he was a resident director of the Rainbow Stage.

Later he directed and choreographed productions such as Kiss Me, Kate (Toronto, 1986).

Lund trained as a dancer in his native Toronto and first established a performance reputation as a dance team with his wife Blanche, appearing during World War II in the revue Meet the Navy.

From 1966 to 1986 he was artistic director of the Charlottetown Festival, where he directed the successful musical, Anne of Green Gables, and several other productions.

The scholarship is awarded annually at the Alan Lund Tribute Show, a variety show and fundraiser at the Drayton Festival Theatre in Drayton, Ontario.


The World of Music

Wally Koster hosted A World of Music and introduced visiting artists such as Ernestine Anderson, Dorothy Collins, Alan and Blanche Lund, Lister Sinclair, Joyce Sullivan and The Travellers.


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