Allen Cole

Originally from Nova Scotia, Allen Cole has worked variously as composer, lyricist and/or book writer on musicals such as The Wrong Son, The Bricklin (with Paul Ledoux), Anything That Moves (with Ann-Marie MacDonald and Alisa Palmer), and PŽlagie (with Vincent de Tourdonnet). He has won numerous awards, including four Doras, and a Best Film Score Award from the Atlantic Film Festival. In 2009 Rockbound won five Merritt Awards, including Best New Play, Best Music and Best Production. Rockbound was also shortlisted for the prestigious Lieutenant-Governor of Nova ScotiaÕs Masterworks Award.