{"id":119613,"date":"2025-11-20T12:51:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T17:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=119613"},"modified":"2025-11-20T16:30:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T21:30:14","slug":"interview-actress-kylee-evans-talks-career-mistletoe-murders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/11\/20\/interview-actress-kylee-evans-talks-career-mistletoe-murders\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW | Actress Kylee Evans Talks About Career, And Mistletoe Murders"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_119615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119615\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Copy-of-INTERVIEW-2025-11-20T125008.767.jpg\" alt=\"Actress Kylee Evans (Photo courtesy of the artist)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Copy-of-INTERVIEW-2025-11-20T125008.767.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Copy-of-INTERVIEW-2025-11-20T125008.767-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Copy-of-INTERVIEW-2025-11-20T125008.767-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/Copy-of-INTERVIEW-2025-11-20T125008.767-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Actress Kylee Evans (Photo courtesy of the artist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Actress Kylee Evans recently returned to the TV screen with the November launch of the second season of Mistletoe Murders. The series, filmed in Toronto, is broadcast on the Hallmark Channel.<\/p>\n<p>Kylee is a native of Nova Scotia, but makes her home in Toronto these days. She\u2019s had a wide ranging career in the entertainment business, one that began with classical music training.<\/p>\n<p>LV spoke to Evans about career, and the popular returning TV series.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-6iUd9_mjCQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h2>Kylee Evans: The Interview<\/h2>\n<p>Kylee may be well known for her acting roles today, but it all began with music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve been singing and playing classical piano my whole life, since the age of four years,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>She attended the University of Western Ontario, where she studied voice with Theodore Baerg, and graduated with a BMus in Vocal Performance. \u201cAfter first year, I auditioned for the performance program.\u201d There, she learned the techniques of Italian art song and other aspects of operatic performance. \u201cI really thought that that would probably be what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, when it comes to singing, Kylee\u2019s first love was always musical theatre. She acknowledges the difficulty in getting back to that genre after four years of classical training, but decided to make the move to Toronto, where she found an agent. She also went to Sheridan College to study in their musical theatre program for a year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was hard to be four years older than everyone else,\u201d she says. Operatic training, in some respects, is at odds with the expectations of musical theatre. \u201cI spent an entire year at Sheridan essentially humming,\u201d Evans says. \u201cMy vocal teacher at Sheridan \u2014 there was no forgiveness for the classical training. It was a very uneventful year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kylee spent her time trying to get her voice in what she calls \u201ca different place\u201d. \u201cBut, training is training, and I will say that my classical training helped me immensely.\u201d Learning correct vocal technique is crucial. \u201cThe stamina that you have to have to sing eight shows a week \u2014 that&#8217;s all vocal health. Even with speaking now, with acting, you know where the voice comes from, and you know how to use it the right way. There&#8217;s no vocal fry.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uHjWSzsFbjI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Mistletoe Murders<\/h3>\n<p>The TV series began as an Audible podcast series, led by Canadian actress Cobie Smulders. The podcast became such a hit it was picked up for television, even as the podcast continues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just premiered season two of Mistletoe Murders,\u201d Kylee says. \u201cIt&#8217;s based on an Audible series, which we just premiered season four of,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI play Brooke Carmichael. She&#8217;s sort of the town busybody or gossip if you will. She&#8217;s larger than life,\u201d she says. \u201cI always say she has an agenda.\u201d A self-serving agenda, as Evans explains it. \u201cShe&#8217;s a lot of fun to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mistletoe Murders revolves around the adventures of Emily Lane, a Christmas shop owner who uses the skills she learned in a past life as an intelligence agent (something she\u2019s kept secret) to solve murders. Naturally, she\u2019s helped by local detective\/hunk Sam Wilner. The town\u2019s name is Fletcher\u2019s Grove, in a nod to Jessica Fletcher of Murder She Wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The series premise is, of course, Hallmark seasonal gold. \u201cI don&#8217;t know why nobody thinks it\u2019s weird \u2014 she moves there and murders start,\u201d Evans laughs. \u201cBrooke really wants her to like her.\u201d Needless to say, that wish isn\u2019t always fulfilled, and forms some of the show\u2019s lighter moments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oC6HXA0uY4g?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<h3>A Varied Career<\/h3>\n<p>Kylee has had a varied career in entertainment. As an actress, her stage credits include Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Shelly in Evil Dead the Musical and Elle in Legally Blonde, which earned her a Broadway World nomination. On TV, she\u2019s had recurring roles on The Stanley Dynamic for YTV, and Guillermo Del Toro\u2019s The Strain on FX, Life with Boys for YTV, Private Eyes for Global, and Odd Squad for PBS. One of her most recognizable roles came on another popular Hallmark Channel original series, Good Witch, where she was a regular for seven seasons.<\/p>\n<p>She was the host of The Inbox on Sportsnet, leaving the gig to become case girl #19 on Deal or No Deal with Howie Mandel. She became host of the family game show Just Like Mom and Dad for YesTV for two seasons with husband, fellow actor Sandy Jobin-Bevans.<\/p>\n<p>Evans has also performed with Second City in Detroit and Toronto, and was nominated for two Canadian Comedy Awards. She has voiced animated characters on shows like Wandering Wenda on CBC, The Cat in the Hat Knows a lot About That for PBS Kids, the voice of Mrs. Hoozlewoo on Esme and Roy for Treehouse, and Ollie\u2019s Pack for Nelvana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have a favourite,\u201d Kylee says. From acting to comedy to hosting game shows, there\u2019s something to appreciate about it all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love cartoon work so, so much,\u201d she says. \u201cIt&#8217;s something like no other. You get to be behind a microphone and not be judged for throwing caution to the wind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Television also offers unique opportunities. \u201cI love television,\u201d she says. \u201cEvery day is different. In theatre, my favourite time is rehearsal. I would be in forever rehearsal. I love opening night \u2014 and then it&#8217;s like, what&#8217;s next?\u201d Performing the same role night after night in an extended run is somewhat daunting. \u201cTV is, you do it and then move on\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Being a Canadian artist poses its own set of challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this country, there&#8217;s no star system.\u201d After her successful seven-season run on The Good Witch, rather than building on momentum, it was more like starting back at the beginning. \u201cYou&#8217;re back to square one. It&#8217;s a constant hustle. Once you lose that, you kind of lose everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Survival in that environment means flexibility, and following the opportunities that present themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to be open to anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She calls hosting game shows \u201can ultimate dream\u201d. A multi-season gig with her husband was the icing on the cake. \u201cIt was really a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For women in the business in particular, the passage of time itself becomes a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was never blind to the fact that, yes, we age, and you don&#8217;t work as much,\u201d Kylee says. There is always that day when it becomes an unwelcome reality. \u201cIt kind of smacks you in the face one day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re fingers crossed for a season three of this show,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Mistletoe Murders has become a fan favourite, but of course, in the entertainment biz, nothing is guaranteed. 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