House of Gold: The Musical
Brighter Dark Theatre - Winnipeg, MB
 http://Linktree.com/brighterdarktheatre		V.21 - MTYP - Mainstage 
The family of late country music legend John Gold have gathered for the birthday of his identical grandson, Jimmy Gold. They're hoping he has the talent to bring them back their family fortune. It's almost like he was...made for it. But if he's not up to the task, what is his life really worth?

A new musical adapted from the hit 2024 play (5 STARS — Winnipeg Free Press) brought to you by the team behind 2025's Third Party (5 STARS — Edmonton Journal; 4 1/2 STARS — Winnipeg Free Press)'

Cast:
Alanna McPherson, Andrew Riley, Dane Bjornson, Erin Shaw, Maggie Koreen, Thomas McLeod

Director:
Matthew Paris-Irvine

 		Show Info:
60 Mins minutes
Genre:
Musical

Audience:
Parental Guidance

Coarse Language, Violent Content, Gunshots

Wed July 15 5:45 PM
Thu July 16 9:00 PM
Fri July 17 10:00 PM
Sat July 18 4:15 PM
Sun July 19 10:00 PM
Tue July 21 8:45 PM
Wed July 22 4:15 PM
Thu July 23 7:00 PM
Fri July 24 6:00 PM
Sat July 25 4:30 PM
Sun July 26 8:00 PM

House of Gold: The Musical

Brighter Dark Theatre—MTYP – Mainstage

Brighter Dark Theatre returns to the Fringe with House of Gold: The Musical, adapting their 2024 comedy into a musical production. It’s a natural evolution for a show built on exaggerated personalities, rapid-fire jokes, and gleefully dysfunctional family dynamics. The production retains the original’s outlandish ensemble while giving fans of the previous version something new to enjoy. If the original already flirted with absurdity, adding musical numbers is simply the logical progression.

The songs amplify the show’s already heightened world, and by the end it’s difficult to imagine the story without them.

As is often the case with Fringe musicals, the sound mix struggled to keep the vocals above the accompaniment on opening night, leaving many of the lyrics difficult to make out; an unfortunate drawback in a production where clever writing is one of its greatest strengths. While the score includes several enjoyable numbers, none quite emerge as the kind of unforgettable showstopper that would elevate the production beyond its already solid foundation.

Those who loved the original production will find plenty to enjoy in its musical iteration, while newcomers have another opportunity to discover one of Winnipeg Fringe’s most ridiculous families an octave above what they might have seen in 2024.

Ashley Frantik