RANDY
VANCOURT
Teddy
Shapiro
Randy is a Juno and Gemini-nominated composer, writer, and performer. He has performed across Canada and the U.S. including hundreds of appearances as one-half of the music-comedy duo Gilbert & Glick. He is also one-third of the comedy troupe Radio Freaks, who appear regularly on Toronto's CIUT-FM.
Randy began in television scoring Man Alive (CBC). Since then he has written songs and music for Loving Spoonfuls (WTN), Dudley The Dragon (YTV/PBS), Hello Mrs. Cherrywinkle (Family Channel/PBS), Rockabye Bubble (TVO) and the theme songs for A La poursuite de Carmen Sandiego (Radio Canada), Our Magazine (CTV) and Don't Lick The Pig (YTV), on which he also appeared. He has also performed on 2 specials with The Muppets.
Randy has written or co-written numerous stage musicals including Forever For Now, The Christmas Show (Winter Garden Theatre) and with David Gale, the award-winning comedy Chutzpah à Go-Go, in which he co-starred and toured for several years.
He has been Musical Director for over 100 stage productions ranging from the Second City and the Canadian premiere of The Brady Bunch Live, to the National Tour of One More Ride and a 25th Anniversary production of Annie. Randy currently co-stars as Teddy Shapiro in Sophie Tucker - Last of the Red Hot Mamas.
