Born to be Bad: The Villains of Broadway
About this event
Becoming a member of the Capitol Circle means taking pride in supporting your local arts community and commitment to the well-being of the Capitol Theatre. From the evildoers we adore to the scoundrels we love to hate, this new solo show from Capitol Theatre favourite Tahirih Vejdani (Little Shop of Horrors, Sleeping Beauty, Billboard in Concert) shares the best of being bad. Featuring some of Broadway’s most fearsome foes, Born to be Bad promises to be a night that celebrates all things evil from your favourite Broadway musicals. Tahirih’s iconic vocal stylings will wow you as she takes on iconic roles all in one entirely wicked show. “Vejdani can sing beautifully.” – Lynn Slotkin, The Slotkin Letter Shop, Dine & Show: explore downtown Port Hope, enjoy a meal, and see a show... and save 20%! Choose "Shop, Dine & Show" as your ticket type when you check out. The Capitol Theatre welcomes individuals with disabilities to attend performances and other events at our facility. We are committed to providing accessible services in a manner that maintains the dignity and independence of all while providing equality of access and integration. For the Capitol: Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors; Aurora in Sleeping Beauty: A Panto Awakening; Pam Lukowski in The Full Monty; Featured Soloist in Billboard in Concert: 1969 and Billboard in Concert: Women in Power. Selected Credit: HMS Pinafore, Treasure Island, The Pirates of Penzance, Elektra (Stratford Festival); It’s a Good Life If You Don’t Weaken (Theatre Aquarius); Ctrl Alt Delete (Toronto Fringe); The Invisible (The Cultch, Persephone Theatre, Grand Theatre), Frozen, Grand Ghosts (Grand Theatre); Frozen (Citadel Theatre); Sweeney Todd (Talk Is Free Theatre); Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson - #2B (Vertigo Theatre); Portia’s Julius Caesar (Shakespeare in the Ruff); Taming of the Shrew (Driftwood Theatre); Much Ado About Nothing (Tarragon Theatre); The Jungle Book (YPT, Cleveland Playhouse Square); The Hobbit, Shrek The Musical, Honk! (Globe Theatre). Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (CBS); Kim’s Convenience (CBC); Let it Snow (Netflix). SELECTED: Ctrl Alt Delete: An Alphabetical Musical (Toronto Fringe, 2025), Anne of Green Gables (Charlottetown Festival), Fall On Your Knees (Vita Brevis), Aqsarniit (Charlottetown Festival), The Threepenny Opera (National Theatre School), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Blue Champagne (Stephenville Festival), Last 5 Years (Daemon Theatre), Guys and Dolls, Light in the Piazza (Shaw Theatre Festival, intern MD) OTHER: Douglas Price is a composer, music director, writer and teacher. He is an alumni of Sheridan College’s Musical Theatre Program, holds a Masters in Music Direction from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, and was the inaugural Head of Music at the National Theatre School of Canada (2014-2020). He is the founder and creator of tunetorialz.com - an online catalogue of musical theatre lessons, and his first book, Seventeen To Millionaire (a personal finance book for grade 12 students) is an Amazon Bestseller. He is the writer of the 2025 Fringe Festival hit Ctrl Alt Delete; An Alphabetical Musical and he is a regular teacher at Sheridan College and Randolph Academy. The Capitol Theatre wishes to acknowledge the original caretakers of this land: the Wendake-Nionwentsio, the Mississauga, the Anishinabewaki, and many other nations–recorded and unrecorded. This theatre has a long history, but there is a much longer history in this region and we can all do a better job of recognizing that history. Open one hour prior to all live performances. Closed on statutory holidays.