Murray Ellis

Murray Ellis was an avid theatre-goer and supporter with multiple subscriptions to various Toronto theatres. I got to know him when he accompanied his beloved wife Fran to our weekly Singing With Parkinson’s sessions and we became the best of friends. He was very, very proud to be a member of Canadian Actors Equity. ~ PW

Murray and I were friends for over 35 years and had worked closely together in the musical theatre community in Toronto – mainly with Scarborough Music Theatre and Etobicoke Musical Productions where Murray directed many smash hit musical productions. I was honoured to work with him as Musical Director on many of those shows – including 42nd Street, Applause, Damn Yankees and Mack and Mabel. Murray was just an amazing source of information & knowledge regarding Broadway shows – Plays & Musicals – and a tremendous person who loved life. ~ BM

I remember him so fondly from our theatre days, both as a great Director and for the many stories he could recount about plays, musicals in particular, and personalities. It was always a delight to see him at various cast parties, when the years would melt away and we would get to catch up and hear more stories. He was witty, kind and charming. ~ SG