BODY OF WORK

NED DURANGO

CYRANO de BERGERAC

MOLL

THE BEARD OF AVON

THE BOYS ARE...

...COMING HOME

THE HOUSE OF....

MARTIN GUERRE

**6 Jefferson Awards,

including Best Musical

**3 Dora Mavor Moore Awards

LESLIE ARDEN & FRIENDS-

A Meeting Of Minds

THE LAST RESORT

THE HAPPY PRINCE

*Chalmers Awards Recipient

THE PRINCESS AND ...

THE HANDMAIDEN

**Dora Mavor Moore Nom.

Best Young Audience Prod

THE GREATEST GIFT

THE SAGA OF ROZA BROWN

HARVEST MOON RISING

THE PRINCE AND....

....THE PAUPER

OPERA HIGH LITES

PICTON PAPERS

RUMPELSTILTSKIN

HANSEL & GRETEL

Composer/Lyricist

Composed Soundscore

Music & Lyrics

Composed Soundscore

Music & Lyrics

Book/ Music & Lyrics

Music & Lyrics/

Co-Book Writer

Music & Lyrics/Book by

Norm Foster

Book/Music & Lyrics

Book/Music & Lyrics

Book/Music & Lyrics

Book/Music & Lyrics

Music & Lyrics/

Book by Peggy Sample

Co-Lyricist w/Joey Miller

Book

Book/Music & Lyrics

Book/Music & Lyrics

Lighthouse Festival Theatre/

Theatre Orangeville

Book by Norm Foster

Stratford Shakespeare Festival/

Directed by Donna Feore

Commissioned by Can Stage &

The Bushnell Centre

Produced by CanStage

Commissioned by The NAC/

Manitoba Theatre Centre

Commissioned/Produced by

Thetre Plus Toronto

Produced by The Goodman Thtre/

The Canadian Stage Company

Produced by CanStage

Premiered Theatre Orangeville/

Thousand Islands Playhouse

Produced by the Lorraine Kimsa

Theatre For Young People/

Charlottetown Festival/CHFI Radio/

Prologue to the Performing Arts

Commissioned by

Prologue To the Performing Arts

Produced by Charlottetown Festival/

Muskoka Festival

Commissioned & 1st Produced by

Lighthouse Festival Theatre

Commissioned by CBC Radio-

5 Part Series

Produced by Classical Cabaret

Premiered by Homefree Prods

Produced by Young People's Thtre

Canadian Opera Company

Quinte Summer Music Festival

Commissioned by

Prologue to the Performing Arts

Produced by Charlottetown Festival/

Festival Antigonish/

Huron Country Playhouse/

Muskoka Festival

Commissioned and Produced by

Charlottetown Festival

OTHER RELATED EXPERIENCE

Leslie was one of 13 professional musical theatre writers chosen by Cameron Mackintosh and Stephen Sondheim to take part in a 6 month master class taught by Mr. Sondheim in Oxford, England in 1980.

Winner of the 1989 Eric Harvie Award - Artist in Residence at The Charlottetown Festival

Founder and Artistic Director of The Children's Trio since 1983. The Children's Trip tours musical theatre for young audiences to theatres, schools and children's festivals.