At The Hotel is a Canadian drama-comedy-musical television series concerning the goings on at an illustrious hotel, known for its favourable treatment of struggling artists, in Montreal. It was created by Ken Finkleman, is produced by One Hundred Percent Television, and aired on CBC Television in Canada. The music is composed by Robert Carli. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into theatre. ... Comedy is the use of humor in the form of theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... Musical theatre (sometimes spelled theater) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... This article or section is missing needed references or citation of sources. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis and especially for tourists. ... City motto: Concordia Salus (Latin: Well-being through harmony) Province Quebec Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area  - % water 366. ... Ken Finkleman (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian television and film writer, producer and actor. ... Current CBC Television logo. ... Incidental music is music in a play, television program, radio program or some other form not primarily musical. ...

Summary

At The Hotel was a 6-episode miniseries that ran on the CBC over the course of two months in 2006. Starring Martha Henry as the Chateau Rousseau's alcoholic owner, it consisted of mainly character vignettes or inter-related plotlines featuring an all-star cast of Canadian talent. The series was notable for its use of outlandish, and often supernatural plot devices, as well as characters' tendencies to break out into song at odd times. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ... Martha Henry (born February 17, 1938) is a Canadian stage, film, and television actress. ...

Cast and characters

Chateau Rousseau Staff

• Natalie Lisinska - Jenny
• Benz Antoine - Michael Quenton
• Carlo Rota – Albert
• Walter Alza – Slavic
• Brandon McGibbon – Jeremy
• Robin Brûlé – Adelaide
• Sarah Cornell – Irina
• Matthew Edison - Mr. Wolf
• Hrant Alianak - Zlawko
• Paulino Nunes – Milos
• Salvatore Antonio – Pablo
• Stephanie Morgenstern – Gerta
• Andrew Pifko – Pete
• Daniel Kash - Detective Goldberg
• Rosa LaBorde – Carmelita

The Residents Salvatore Antonio (born Salvatore Antonio Alessandro Migliore in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actor and playwright. ...

• Martha Henry - Lucy Knowlton
• Samantha Weinstein – Piper
• Linda Kash – Folly
• Raoul Bhaneja - Harry Jindal
• Shawn Campbell - William, Harry's lawyer
• Sandra O'Neill - Mme Boratto
• Nigel Bennett- Jacob Knowlton
• Matthew Bennett - J.J. Knowlton
• Frank Moore - Frank Richards
• Peter MacNeill - Peter Miflin
• Jonas Chernick - Danny Book
• Neil Crone - Tom Deacon
• David Ferry - a political business associate in J.J.'s camp.

The Guests Martha Henry (born February 17, 1938) is a Canadian stage, film, and television actress. ... Nigel Bennett (November 19, 1949-) is a British-born actor/director/writer who has been based in Canada since 1986. ... Peter MacNeill is a Canadian actor. ...

• Maury Chaykin - Jerry Mitchell
• Kathleen Laskey - Anne Silver, Jerry's former partner
• Don McKellar - Woody
• Tom McCamus - Bill DeJour
• Alberta Watson - Lucy's best friend, Camille
• Rosemary Dunsmore - Marcia Bridge
• Shawn Lawrence - David Bridge
• Geri Hall - Piper's concerned teacher, Miss Hudak
• David Keeley - musician Mark Wilson
• Frank Fontaine - Cardinal Facinelli
• Alvaro D'Antonio - Father Segundo, the Cardinal's assistant
• Danny Wells - Marty Kay
• Aron Tager - Norm Walsh, Marty's his long-suffering manager
• Camilla Scott - Rachel Osterman
• Susan Coyne - Donna, Piper's fundamentalist Christian aunt
• Rick Roberts - a nervous man having an affair
• Janine Theriault - the nervous woman having an affair with the nervous man
• Vince Carlin - funeral director
• Sam Kalilieh - a Saudi Prince
• Conrad Dunn - Senor Arioso, the psychic hypnotist.
• Tommy Chang - Stevie Chang, a professional poker player.
• Zoie Palmer & Cherion Drake - Sarah and Linda
• Mark Caven & Leni Parker - Mr. & Mrs. Fishman.
• Karen Racicot & Philip Craig - the Zieglers
• Deboran Odell & Rod Wilson - a publisher and an architect
• Steven McCarthy - Danny Book's lover, Brian McDougal.
• John Blackwood - Lucy's doctor

Maury Chaykin (born July 27, 1949 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Canadian actor. ... Donald Don McKellar (born August 17, 1963 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actor, writer, and filmmaker. ... Tom McCamus (born July 25, 1955) is an award-winning film and theatre actor who is most widely known for his work on the science-fiction television show Mutant X. McCamus was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, but was brought up in London, Ontario from the age of 10 when... Alberta Watson Faith Susan Alberta Watson (born March 6, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian movie and television series actress, better known as Alberta Watson. ... Camilla Scott (born July 12, 1961 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actress and television host. ... Rick Roberts (born December 8, 1967 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former field hockey defender from Canada, who started playing hockey in Victoria at age thirtheen. ...

Season synopses

Season one: 2006–2006

• Episode 1 - "Welcome to the Rousseau"
• Episode 2 - "The Perfect Couple"
• Episode 3 - "I Fucked Lou Reed"
• Episode 4 - "Modern Solutions to Modern Problems"
• Episode 5 - "That's How You Wave a Towel"
• Episode 6 - "Doesn't Anyone Want to Ask Me About My Dress?"

There are a large assortment of interweaving plotlines, some of which often existing for only part of an episode. Some of the more notable stories include:

• The murder of a chambermaid at a party in 1961 at the hotel; the full story is revealed in flashbacks at the beginning of each episode.
• The attempt by Jacob Knowlton to have his sister, Lucy, murdered, and subsequently demolish the hotel.
• Jacob's son's election campaign.
• The death of Lucy and Jacob's old friend, Peter Miflin, which is witnessed by chambermaid Jenny.
• The relationship problems for both Slavic and Irina & Adelaide and Jeremy.
• The death of Piper's mother and its subsequent coverup.
• Myriad other, and often humourous, stories dealing with failed marriages, murders, con jobs, failed artists, etc.

Awards

Note: Awards won are not listed under nominations. None.

At The Hotel in other media

• A mock-up [Chateau Rousseau] website was launched, with links to employess resumes, J.J.'s fictitious blog, and publicity photos.

Soundtrack

• The show's main theme and incidental music were written by Robert Carli. The show also features some existing show-tune numbers, notably "Sue Me" from Guys & Dolls, and "Always True To You" from Kiss Me Kate, some opera arias, and a fake band appears in an episode to shoot a video at the hotel.

Guys and Dolls is a successful 1950 musical. ... Kiss Me, Kate is a stage musical by Samuel and Bella Spewack (book) and Cole Porter (music and lyrics) that ran for 1,077 performances and was first performed in New York on December 30, 1948. ...

Trivia

• This is the only Ken Finkleman production in which he did not cast himself as a character. He does however make a very brief on screen appearance as a member of the crew shooting a music video in the hotel.

References

External links

• At the Hotel (2006) at The Internet Movie Database
• At the Hotel at the TV IV

Official tie-in sites

• At The Hotel @ CBC: official site
• The Chateau Rousseau: Fake Chateau Rousseau website