OTTAWA THEATER REVIEWS

The audience at the opening night performance of Broadway Across Canada’s presentation of Hairspray was buzzing with excitement.  There seemed to be more people than usual for a Tuesday night performance, maybe because Hairspray has widespread appeal or maybe just because it is the first show of ...

What did our critic think of Kanata Theatre's production of TWELFTH NIGHT?...

What did our critic think of TOTOTOO THEATRE'S TICK, TICK... BOOM! at The Gladstone Theatre?...

What did our critic think of JUNGLE BOOK REIMAGINED at National Arts Centre?...

What did our critic think of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Paper Moon Theatre? ...

What did our critic think of CABARET at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe?...

What did our critic think of THE SUPINE COBBLER at Great Canadian Theatre Company?...

What did our critic think of THE BOOK OF WILL at Ottawa Little Theatre?...

What did our critic think of GLORIOUS!: THE TRUE STORY OF FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS, THE WORST SINGER IN THE WORLD at Kanata Theatre? The extraordinarily long title is a sly nod to the flamboyant nature of its subject, whose incredible true story forms the basis of the show. Jenkins was a New York soc...

What did our critic think of WIDE AWAKE HEARTS at The Gladstone? The Gladstone’s 2023-2024 season opened last night with WOW Factory’s presentation of Wide Awake Hearts, directed by Peter James Haworth. Penned by Canadian playwright, Brendan Gall, the show’s tag line states that it is “[a] n...

What did our critic think of HADESTOWN at National Arts Centre? Broadway Across Canada’s presentation of the Tony- and Grammy-award winning Hadestown, pulled into the National Arts Centre last night after a seven-week residency in Toronto....

What did our critic think of CRIMES OF THE HEART at Ottawa Little Theatre?...

What did our critic think of SLEUTH at Arts Court Theatre? Ottawa’s Classic Theatre Festival’s second show of the summer is currently underway with its production of Sleuth. Written by Anthony Shaffer, Sleuth was first presented in Britain in early 1970 before transferring to the U.S. later th...

What did our critic think of ASNY'S PRODUCTION OF JEKYLL & HYDE THE MUSICAL?...

With only three performances left at this year’s Ottawa Fringe Festival, do yourself a favour and go see Aliya Kanani....

What did our critic think of ALL REQUEST RADIO at the Ottawa Fringe Festival?...

What did our critic think of A QUIRKY COMEDY CABARET at the NAC's Fourth Stage?...

What did our critic think of THE NOBLE PURSUIT at Ottawa Little Theatre?...

What did our critic think of SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe?...

What did our critic think of JAGGED LITTLE PILL at National Arts Centre?...

What did our critic think of QUARTET at Kanata Theatre?...

What did our critic think of TWELVE ANGRY JURORS at Ottawa Little Theatre?...

What did our critic think of KYMTC'S PRODUCTION OF MATILDA THE MUSICAL at Urbandale Arts Centre?...

Great Canadian Theatre Company's production of Donna-Michelle St. Bernard's The First Stone is unlike any other show I have seen presented at GCTC. Thanks to the creative direction (Yvette Nolan), set (Jackie Chau) and projection design (Cam Davis), the show has a very artistic and fluid feel to it,...

What did our critic think of HALFWAY THERE at Ottawa Little Theatre?...