PERFORMER, CHOREOGRAPHER, ARTS COMMUNITY BUILDER
KYLA MUSSELMAN
Kyla is a musical theatre artist known for her clarity, rigor, and full-out storytelling through movement. A trusted leader in the room, she blends classic dance language with a contemporary sensibility to create work that is joyful, precise, and deeply human.
Crafting musical theatre that moves, literally and emotionally
Founding and current board member of the Canadian Guild of Stage Directors and Choreographers, dedicated to advancing and benefiting the theatre community.
Community Builder
With a wink and a nod to the theatre dancers of the past, Kyla co-created, produced, and hosted the successful theatre podcast Tits and Teeth, alongside her business partner, Jennifer Thiessen. They continue to produce quality theatre podcasts, now on the CGDC Podcast Channel.
Tits and Teeth Podcast
STRATFORD SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2025
Awarded to an artist in pursuit of studying choreography with the potential of becoming a musical theatre choreographer/director. Established in memory of Brian MacDonald, one of Canada’s most prolific and internationally renowned directors and choreographers.
Brian MacDonald Award Recipient
Kyla approaches choreography as an act of collaboration and storytelling, guided by musicality and ensemble. She believes in the power of clear structure and shared purpose to unlock risk, connection, and expressive freedom, supporting artists in deepening their acting through movement.
Movement Approach
Book: Ahmed Moneka & Jesse LaVercombe
Director: Mary Francis Moore
Orchestration and Music Supervisor: Bob Foster
Choreographer: Marc Kimelman
Music Directot: Richard Evans
Set Design: Scott Penner
Costume Design: Joyce Padua
Lighting Design: Jason Hand
Sound Design: Ranil Sonnadara
Photos: Dahlia Katz
Photographer: Sandro Pehar
It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken
Songs by the Tragically Hip
Kyla Musselman: Associate Choreographer
Book: Jeffrey Lane
Music and Lyrics: David Yazbek
Director: Tracey Flye
Choreographer: Stephanie Graham
Music Director: Franklin Brasz
Set Designer: Lorenzo Savoini
Photographer: David Hou
Costume Designer: Sue LePage
Lighting Designer: Michael Walton
Sound Designer: Ranil Sonnadara
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Stratford Festival
Kyla Musselman: Associate Choreographer
Director: Morris Panych
Music Director: David Coulter
Movement Choreographer: Wendy Gorling
Dance Choreographer: Stephen Cota
Set Designer: Ken MacDonald
Costume Designer: Dana Osborne
Lighting Designer: Kimberly Purtell
Sound Designer: Jake Rodriguez
Photographer: Cylla Von Tiedemann
Supervising Fight Director: Geoff Scovell
Frankenstein Revived - Stratford Festival
Kyla Musselman: Elizabeth
A contemporary dance musical that explores the relationship with the monster inside all of us
MONSTER
Creator, Concept & Direction: Stephanie Graham
Creator, Dramaturgy/Script Advisor: Ellen Denny
Creator/Musical Composition & Arrangement: Kevin Wong
Creators/Performers: Lyndsey Britten, Alexandra Herzog, Aisha Jarvis, Kelsey Lacombe, Krista Leis, Hailey Lewis, Ayrin Mackie, Kyla Musselman, Sarah O’Brecht, Genny Sermonia, Michele Shuster, Natasha Strilchuk
Stage Manager: Alice Ferreyra, Erin Fitzgerald
Lighting Designer: Renée Brode
Sound Designer: Kaitlyn MacKinnon
Mental Performance Coach: Ayanna Sealey
Film Director and Editor: Jesse MacMillan
Graphic Design: Hastelow and Co.
Photographer: Wade Muir
