Front and Centre

Not to be confused with Front and Center.

Front and Centre was a Canadian music variety television series which aired on CBC Television in 1963.

Front and Centre
Genre	music variety
Written by	Chris Beard
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Producer	Terry Kyne
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	3 July (1963-07-03) – 18 September 1963 (1963-09-18)

Premise

Front and Centre was patterned after The Ed Sullivan Show and was recorded with a live audience with a stage shaped like a star. Musical directors such as Lucio Agostini, Ricky Hyslop, and Eddie Karam were featured on various episodes. Dancers appearing during the series run included Don Gillies and Bob Van Norman. Guest artists included Tommy Hunter, Ian and Sylvia and Larry D. Mann.^[1]

Series sponsors were Kraft Foods and Pepsi-Cola's Canadian division.

Scheduling

The half-hour series was broadcast Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. from 3 July to 18 September 1963.