Stephen Finlay

He began his career with the Alberta Ballet then later with Ballet North where he spent four seasons as a soloist. 

 Selected theatre credits include; Jimmy in Stealing Sam, (Merritt Award nomination), Konrad in Dead & Breakfast and Charlie Butler in the play Lunenburg both for the Lunenburg Theatre Collective. The Priest in Mama Mia and Lank in Crazy For You, for the Capitol Theatre in Port Hope. Mr. Braithwaite in Billy Elliott for the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre. Jeff Moss in Bells Are Ringing, for the Confidential Musical Theatre Project. Mary Poppins, for the Citadel, Theatre Calgary, and The Capitol Theatre in Port Hope. Mirvish Production’s The Sound of Music where he also acted as Resident Dance Captain. Oliver for Drayton Entertainment, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, three seasons with the Charlottetown Festival where he played in Anne of Green Gables, Guys and Dolls and Puttin on the Ritz, Peter Pan and Robin hood the Pantomimes at the Elgin Theatre, Forty Second Street and Crazy For You at Huron County Playhouse, SwingStep an original Canadian Musical and numerous others.

Movie and Television credits include Moonshine, Queer As Folk, The Gemini Awards, Stormy Weather, SuperStar, Once Upon A Mattress, HairSpray, Mulroney The Opera, as well as numerous television commercials. He has had the good fortune to work with great artists such as Donny Osmond, Shania Twain, Ernie Coombs, (Mr. Dressup), Rex Harrington, Traci Ullman, Louise Pitre, Carol Burnett, Mathew Morrisson, Denis O’Hare, Tony nominated choreographer Arlene Phillips and Tony Award winning choreographer Kathleen Marshall.

Past choreography credits include The CBC series Moonshine, Guys and Dolls, Fiddler on the Roof, and Shout the Mod Musical, all for The Capitol Theatre in Port Hope, Once Upon A Mattress, West Side Story, and Gypsy, all for Sheridan College, and the Mary Kay Awards. For C.A.T.S. Mainstage, director/choreographer for Fiddler on the Roof. 

Also a sought after teacher and adjudicator, he has adjudicated competitions across the country for over twenty five years and has taught and guest taught for various centres throughout Canada including Premiere Dance Academy Calgary, Dance Fuzion, The Edmonton School of Ballet, The Alberta Ballet School, The Young Canadians, The Charlottetown Festival Young Company, Harbour Dance, George Brown College, Sheridan College, Metro Movement and Dubo Force, (Monterrey Mexico and Mexico City). 

He is a Level E graduate from The Second City, and was also a member of the casting team for Mirvish Production’s The Wizard of Oz.