A rewrite by Lloyd-Webber and Elton, with a new title of The Boys in the Photograph, had a full scale production mounted in April 2009 at the Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. This production transferred to the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Canada in September 2009.
Tony LePage played John Kelly, Erica Peck played Mary McGuire, and Richard McMillan played Father O'Donnell, with (in alphabetical order) Christy Adamson, Kathryn Ballantine, Matthew Bradley, Caleb Cosman, Trevor Covelli, Tracy Dawson, Tom Del Bello, Kelly Fletcher, Jacquelyn French, Jeff Giles, Richard Harte, Allie Hughes, David Hurwitz, Joanna Keats, Cody Scott Lancaster, Brandon McGibbon, Adrienne Merrell, Shawn Meunier, Matt Murray, Carson Nattrass, Laura Olafson, Ange Pagano, Kristen Peace and Justin Stadnyk.
The rewrite gave a more uplifting ending than the original production.
Prior to this, The Boys in the Photograph received a workshop production by students at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in April 2008. It opened with the following cast Matthew Grace as John, Jeanna De Waal as Mary, Adam Diggle as Del, Derek Barr as Thomas, Cecilia Ardiles as Christine, Richard Loosemore as Ginger, Rob Gilbert as Daniel, and Bryn Holding as Father O'Donnell. It was directed by Nick Phillips.
In February 2012, Northern Ireland youth group Fusion Theatre produced the show for the first time in Northern Ireland where the show is set. Directed by Ian Milford, the award winning cross-community youth chorus performed the show for a week run, with choreography by Rebecca Leonard. The show was attended by representatives of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group. The company are taking the show to compete the Waterford Festival of Light Opera in Ireland in May 2012.
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