Jeff Hyslop

Jeff Hyslop is a Canadian musical theatre actor, singer, dancer, choreographer, and director. His most famous roles were as Jeff the mannequin in the children's show Today's Special and as the title role in the Canadian travelling production of The Phantom of the Opera. Hyslop is married to Vancouver-born singer and actress Ruth Nichol. They have one daughter, Gemma Nichol Hyslop, born in 1976. In 2003 Jeff Hyslop moved to Campbell River on Vancouver Island, to find peace and to be able to spend more time with his family. He has been doing weekend musical theatre workshops with as many as 32 children. His sister, Sandra Bailey, manages his career.

The Wars (1983)

Robert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb. Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled. He feels compassion for his weak and conventional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robin Phillips
CAST:  Brent Carver  •  Kirsten Bishop  •  Jackie Burroughs  •  Shirley Douglas

Robert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb. Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled. He feels compassion for his weak and conventional ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robin Phillips
CAST:  Brent Carver  •  Kirsten Bishop  •  Jackie Burroughs  •  Shirley Douglas

The Pirates of Penzance (1985)

Brent Carver stars as the swashbuckling Pirate King in the famous Stratford Festival's rollicking production of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic that pits British bobbles against unlikely pirates on the Cornish coast. Sullivan regarded this operetta - a hit ever ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Campbell  •  Brian Macdonald
CAST:  Jeff Hyslop  •  Brent Carver  •  Caralyn Tomlin  •  Douglas Chamberlain

Brent Carver stars as the swashbuckling Pirate King in the famous Stratford Festival's rollicking production of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic that pits British bobbles against unlikely pirates on the Cornish coast. Sullivan regarded this operetta - a hit ever ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Campbell  •  Brian Macdonald
CAST:  Jeff Hyslop  •  Brent Carver  •  Caralyn Tomlin  •  Douglas Chamberlain

Jesus Christ Superstar (1973)

Recounts the last days of Jesus Christ from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus' following increases, Judas begins to worry that Jesus is falling for his own hype, forgetting the principles of his teachings and growing too close to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Ted Neeley  •  Carl Anderson  •  Yvonne Elliman  •  Barry Dennen

Recounts the last days of Jesus Christ from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus' following increases, Judas begins to worry that Jesus is falling for his own hype, forgetting the principles of his teachings and growing too close to the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Jewison
CAST:  Ted Neeley  •  Carl Anderson  •  Yvonne Elliman  •  Barry Dennen

Once Upon a Giant (1988)

Lester and Humphrey are the Royal Jester and Doctor, respectively, in a Kingdom terrorized by a mysterious giant whose presence is known only by his horrible voice and giant shadow. The giant takes the crown jewels which permit the Evil Prince Malokeo to convince ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Trevor Evans
CAST:  Johnny Wayne  •  Frank Shuster  •  Gwendolyn Pacey  •  Jeff Hyslop

Lester and Humphrey are the Royal Jester and Doctor, respectively, in a Kingdom terrorized by a mysterious giant whose presence is known only by his horrible voice and giant shadow. The giant takes the crown jewels which permit the Evil Prince Malokeo to convince ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Trevor Evans
CAST:  Johnny Wayne  •  Frank Shuster  •  Gwendolyn Pacey  •  Jeff Hyslop

The Magic of Aladdin (1989)

A classic British pantomime version of the tale of Aladdin and the Lamp. The evil vizier Abanazar tries to manipulate Aladdin and his mother, Widow Twankey, into helping him acquire the magic lamp. But with the help of the Genie of the Ring, Aladdin wins through ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tudor Davies
CAST:  Karen Kain  •  Ross Petty  •  Jeff Hyslop  •  Bruno Gerussi

A classic British pantomime version of the tale of Aladdin and the Lamp. The evil vizier Abanazar tries to manipulate Aladdin and his mother, Widow Twankey, into helping him acquire the magic lamp. But with the help of the Genie of the Ring, Aladdin wins through ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tudor Davies
CAST:  Karen Kain  •  Ross Petty  •  Jeff Hyslop  •  Bruno Gerussi