Lindsay Thomas (April 3, 1978 â€" February 3, 2010) was a Canadian
stage actress of Stratford, Ontario and Toronto theatre
productions.[1]Thomas was a graduate of Sheridan College's musical
theatre program. She was a member of the Stratford Festival company
from 2005 to 2008.[2] Her performances included playing Ado Annie in
Oklahoma! in 2007. She was also a member of the original Canadian
company of Hairspray. Her performances struck audiences, and her
leadership abilities as a dance captain were outstanding. This
especially showed through when she worked with and as a part of the
cast of Oliver! in 2006 at the Stratford Festival of Canada.In 2008,
she played Gracie Shinn in The Music Man. She later performed in Anne
of Green Gables â€" Somewhere in the World at Charlottetown Festival,
Grease at Edmonton's Citadel Theatre, Aladdin at the Stirling
Festival, The Boy Friend, City of Angels, and The Crucible at Theatre
Sheridan.[3] She also starred in the Canadian version of Jersey Boys
along with Jeff Madden, who was a very close friend.Lindsay Thomas was
diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, even though she was a
non-smoker.[2] She died on February 3, 2010, aged 31. She is survived
by her partner, actor Gareth Potter, her father, Welsh rugby player
Derek Thomas, her mother Marilyn Thomas, and her brother, also called
Gareth.[4]
stage actress of Stratford, Ontario and Toronto theatre
productions.[1]Thomas was a graduate of Sheridan College's musical
theatre program. She was a member of the Stratford Festival company
from 2005 to 2008.[2] Her performances included playing Ado Annie in
Oklahoma! in 2007. She was also a member of the original Canadian
company of Hairspray. Her performances struck audiences, and her
leadership abilities as a dance captain were outstanding. This
especially showed through when she worked with and as a part of the
cast of Oliver! in 2006 at the Stratford Festival of Canada.In 2008,
she played Gracie Shinn in The Music Man. She later performed in Anne
of Green Gables â€" Somewhere in the World at Charlottetown Festival,
Grease at Edmonton's Citadel Theatre, Aladdin at the Stirling
Festival, The Boy Friend, City of Angels, and The Crucible at Theatre
Sheridan.[3] She also starred in the Canadian version of Jersey Boys
along with Jeff Madden, who was a very close friend.Lindsay Thomas was
diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, even though she was a
non-smoker.[2] She died on February 3, 2010, aged 31. She is survived
by her partner, actor Gareth Potter, her father, Welsh rugby player
Derek Thomas, her mother Marilyn Thomas, and her brother, also called
Gareth.[4]
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