After a production by the seniors’ society of Oliver!, Stephen Jamieson (playing Fagin at the time) came across the kids in his gang upset that the show was over and that there was no reason for them to stay together.
Stephen got together with George Mitchell to produce a Christmas concert for the seniors’ society. Following that the Juniors performed their first show together — Hip Hip Horatio — with most of the kids from the Oliver! Production.
Since then HLOS Juniors have performed an amazing musical almost every year, as well as numerous smaller concerts and collaborations with the seniors’ society.
“…I always think about how and where I started and it was in Halifax, with the Light Opera Juniors”
1979 — Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1980 — Time In, Time Out
1981 — Calamity Jane
1982 — Love From Judy
1983 — Sunny
1984 — Share And Share Alike
1985 — Summer Holiday
1986 — Grease
1987 — Finian's Rainbow
1988 — The Boyfriend
1989 — Babes In Arms
1990 — Sugar
1991 — The Pyjama Game
1992 — Annie Get Your Gun
1993 — Charlie Girl
1994 — High Society
1995 — Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
1997 — Guys And Dolls
1998 — Half A Sixpence
1999 — Kiss Me Kate
2000 — Irene
2001 — Oklahoma!
2002 — My Fair Lady
2003 — Annie Get Your Gun
2004 — The Boyfriend
2005 — Les Misérables School Edition
2006 — Calamity Jane
2007 — Fiddler On The Roof
2008 — Annie
2009 — 42nd Street
2010 — Anything Goes
2011 — Little Shop Of Horrors
2012 — Godspell
2013 — Summer Holiday
2014 — The Wedding Singer
2015 — Fame
2016 — Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
2017 — Bugsy Malone
2018 — Disney's High School Musical
2019 — Oklahoma!
2020 — Disney's Aladdin JR.
2022 — The Wizard of Oz
2023 — Madagascar - A Musical Adventure JR.
2024 — Chitty Chitty Bang Bang JR.
2025 — Oliver!
2026 — Disney's The Little Mermaid JR.
“The Juniors has really helped me build my confidence and make life-long friends. It is so welcoming and such a great atmosphere.”
The Ian Mitchell Award
The Ian Mitchell Award is awarded to a member of the Halifax Light Opera Society Juniors who has been selected by their peers. Each year during rehearsals and performance of the HLOSJ show, the members of the cast are asked to vote on who they would like to receive the award. The winner is announced on the final night of the show.
