GREG BOND

Thanks to Paul Shilton and Susan Wesson for sending this partial recording of the song “Monosodium Glutamate,” sung by Greg, circa early 1980s. 

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The song was composed by Paul (with lyrics by Paul and Jim Biros),…

I remember the first time I met Greg.  Doug Balfour introduced me to him. Greg was already in Cats, and was pretty well known in Toronto Music Theatre.  We were all going out to hear a friend's band.  I was…

Greg's album, FUNNY DAY SATURDAY, is no longer available on CD, but you can listen — and share — on this site and on Spotify!

BREAKING NEWS: We are thrilled to announce the creation of a second “Greg Bond Memorial Award” that will be granted annually to a deserving fourth-year student at Ontario's Sheridan College. The new award will be for $2,000. We have also…

From 1998–2020, we were thrilled to provide (through a charitable partner) an annual $1,000 award in Greg’s memory at the Betty Mitchell Awards. As of 2020, our charitable partner was no longer able to facilitate this award, and since the…

The Wildwood Community Association's May 2022 newsletter features a lovely article by the Edworthy Park Heritage Society about Greg's song. Here's an excerpt:

“A teenaged Greg Bond, who grew up in Wildwood, was inspired to sing about the gulls in…

On Monday, March 14th, 1985, at 8:00 p.m. in the Elgin Theatre, an amazing event took place. In a venue that hadn't been used for live theatre in sixty years, the hit Broadway show CATS opened with an all-Canadian cast…

Greg was loved by many fans and members of the musical theatre community, and is fondly remembered by those who worked with him as a highly dedicated professional with a wonderfully positive attitude towards the theatre and towards life.

One…