Get Down Tonight
starring Leisa Way and the Wayward Wind Band
From the glittering dance floors of disco, to the coffee houses of folk, to the classic anthems of rock, Leisa & her powerhouse band light up the stage in this electrifying concert featuring hits from The Eagles, Led Zepelin, Fleetwood Mac, James Taylor, ABBA, Carole King, Elton John, The Bee Gees, The Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Joni Mitchell, Marvin Gaye, Carly Simon and many more of your all-time favourite artists. Whether you're a dancing queen, or a rock-and-roll rebel, grab your sequins, warm up your hustle, and get ready to..... SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING!
A live concert celebration of the 70's - a decade that defined a generation!
Show Times
Ticket Information
Theatre: $50
Dinner & Theatre: $100
All tickets subject to HST and a $2 ticket fee
All tickets include a $2.50 per ticket fee towards our building fund
Call Box Office at +1(705) 738-2037 or 1-800-304-7897 for information on group bookings.
Cast and Creative Team for Get Down Tonight
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Concert Creator, Producer & Lead Vocalist
In the last few years, Leisa was named, “Toronto Musician of the Year”, and she (and her band) made the cover of International Musician Magazine.
Leisa began her career as an actor, and has performed in over 200 plays and musicals across Canada and the United States, including comedies like Dave Carley’s “Test Drive”, and Norm Foster’s “The Love List”; dramas like “The Invisibility of Eileen” and “Born Yesterday”; the farces “Lend Me a Tenor” and “No Sex, Please, We’re British”; musicals like “Guenevere” in Camelot (where she met her husband); the off-Broadway tour of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change! and Leisa toured the USA in “Peter Pan”, alongside rocker John Baldry, who was instrumental in both the careers of Rod Stewart and Elton John. In 2009, Leisa founded Way-To-Go Productions, and she was the first in Canada to create ‘musical documentary’ concerts, telling the stories of celebrated artists lives. Leisa has now created 15 unique concerts that have performed at over 150 theatres across Canada. You may have seen one of her concerts on this stage or elsewhere, including Rhinestone Cowgirl (Dolly Parton), Across the Pond (British Invasion), Early Morning Rain (Gordon Lightfoot); Opry Gold (Grand Ole Opry); Oh, Canada (Canadian Legends), and Country Jukebox (duets). In 2026, Leisa is debuting two concerts, “Get Down Tonight: The Ultimate 70’s Soundtrack” and “I Beg Your Parton: Dolly & Friends”. Leisa is grateful to share the stage with such talented artists and friends. And she is extremely grateful to artistic directors and the marvellous teams at theatres, like this one, for continuing to support her creative endeavours. But most of all, special thanks to you, our audience. The world is much in need of music to uplift our hearts. Because of you, we get to do what we love, and hopefully make a difference, if only for two hours in the theatre. Thank you for being here!
For more info: www.waytogoproductions.ca
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Piano, Guitar, Lead Vocals, Musical Arranger
Born in Hamilton, Bruce has enjoyed a long and steady career. A regular on television for many years, he played piano for both The Tommy Hunter Show, and The Ronnie Prophet Show. There he worked with many Nashville artists including Don Everly, Chet Atkins Brenda Lee, and Dolly Parton. During the same period of time, Bruce wrote all the music for the THP orchestra, Bruce also composed music for Sesame Street, the Polka Dot Door, and has written scores for many television dramas, including one that was nominated for a Gemini for best dramatic score. Bruce scored "The Painted Door", a film that was nominated for an Academy Award. Over his eclectic career, he made his mark in the blues field as lead guitarist and singer in the award-winning Trouble and Strife Blues Band, and in the jazz world, his Bruce Ley Trio is much sought after. Bruce moved to Mulmur, ON 26 years ago to open a recording studio on his 80 acre farm. Leisa and Bruce met performing for Theatre Orangeville, where Bruce played guitar in “Home & Away”, “A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline” and “Ned Durango”, and was musical director for “MESA”, and “Eighteen Wheels.” Bruce has arranged fourteen of Leisa’s concerts, including this one.
In recent years, Bruce has resumed his interest in the classical music he listened to in childhood, and has completed 5 large scale orchestral works for symphonies, 4 string quartets, 3 woodwind quintets, much choral music, and many solo piano pieces.
Bruce is also a beautiful painter, and a proud father, and papa.
For more information, go to bruceley.ca
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Lead Vocalist
Jerome Ransome is a singer-songwriter, studio vocalist, and vocal coach from Toronto. With 35 years of experience as an independent artist and vocalist for hire, Jerome performs studio work, concerts, private and corporate shows, and enjoys singing Gospel music in churches. Over the past few years, Jerome has been privately teaching & working as a voice teacher at a Music School in Scarborough. In 2021, he released a few singles (Over & Over) as well as some collaborations. Jerome also co-wrote with Artist, 7Keyz, owner of Broken Silence Records, a well-respected independent label.
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Bass and Lead Vocals
Mark Dunn was born into a musical family and started playing piano at age 3. He began playing saxophone professionally at age 14. He navigated his way through several instruments through the 1970’s before settling on bass in 1980. After finishing college, Mark continued his studies with various artists in Montreal, New York, and of course, Toronto. He has performed at numerous jazz festivals in Toronto, Niagara, Eastern Ontario, and toured England, and the US at other local folk and rock festivals. He continues to perform at local clubs and concert venues in the GTA and surrounding areas. Mark currently holds the bass chair for two of Toronto’s longest working big bands, Martin Loomer’s Orange Devils, and the Jim Galloway Wee Big Band.
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Lead Vocals & Lead Guitar
Jeremy Fox is a professional singer, songwriter, guitarist, and coach. Jeremy graduated from the Classical Music Performance Program at the University of Western Ontario. Trained in opera, he is known for his powerful vocals and expressive guitar playing that is rooted in rock, country, and pop.
Jeremy writes and releases his own music, performs weekly as a solo artist with his band, The Jeremy Fox Band, and works as a singer and guitarist across a wide range of musical projects. He also coaches aspiring musicians to build the skills and confidence to pursue music professionally.
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Drums
John’s father was a drummer who taught him as a youth, before sending him to Humber College to study with notable great, Roger Flock. Being influenced by the big band drummers of the swing era and B-Bop jazz drummers, John has played with most of Toronto’s prominent big band jazz ensembles, including The Savoy Band, The Ross Woolridge Orchestra, the Bob DeAngelis Band, the Dixie Demon’s, and The Ron Johnston Quintet, among others. John alsol eads his own ensemble, The John Collin Jazz Band, who have fun playing swing dances, and at many other occasions andvenues. With over 30 musical theatre shows to date, John has also toured across Canada with Actress/Singer Cassie Steel fromthe TVshow Degrassi: The NextGeneration, played in show bands on cruise ships, cabaret shows at casinos in the Yukon, and toured internationally at hotels in Asia. He is also a sought-after Toronto drum teacher.
Pre-Show Dinner is available for all 8pm performances!
Doors open at 5:30pm with dinner being served around 6pm.
