Calgary woman returning home as associate music director for 'Beetlejuice The Musical'

As a child, Julia Sunay watched Broadway Across Canada productions in the audience in the Jubilee Auditorium.

Now she’s keeping an eye on the music charts in the orchestra.

“It’s just such a wonderful full-circle moment for me,” Sunay told CTV News.

Sunay returns home to Calgary as associate music director with Beetlejuice, which is making its Canadian premiere on Jan. 7.

The William Aberhart High School graduate is no stranger to the stage at the Jubilee, having performed in local productions and serving as an accompanist on piano for the Kiwanis Music Festival.

But her work in the touring production of Beetlejuice fulfills a dream that took shape in the Jubilee audience.

“When I saw these shows, just seeing the full-scale production, the amount of lighting and sound, and all of the set design, it was really something that I wanted to do.”