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Port Moody boy lands TUTS role

Nolen Dubuc, a student at the Caulfield School of Dance, will appear in Mary Poppins.
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A nine-year-old boy has won a coveted role in this summer’s Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) musical of Mary Poppins.

Nolen Dubuc will play Michael Banks, the mischievous son of George and Winifred Banks who plays pranks on his nannies including Poppins. 

He learned he won the part on March 7 after his second call back.

Dubuc — the provincial champion in the mini dancer category at the 2016 Synergy Provincials — is a student at the Caulfield School of Dance in Port Moody where, for the past five years, he has trained in acting and dance. For the past three years, he also has taken voice lessons with Gina Oh and Melody Courage.

School director Cori Caulfield, who also teaches Dubuc, said the heavy rehearsal schedule by TUTS means the prodigy may not be taking part in some group competitions with his classmates nor may he be involved in the year-end performance numbers.

“Nolen really wants to be a professional triple-threat performer one day and doing a TUTS show is such a great step on that path. We are very proud of Nolen and can’t wait to see him in this show,” she said.

Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical is in previews at the Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park on July 7 and 9; it opens on July 11 and runs on odd days in July and even days in August.