COME FROM AWAY to Play at NAC Southam Hall
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2019
Welcome to the Rock, Ottawa! Come From Away will play at Southam Hall Aug. 20 through Sept. 8, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2019
Welcome to the Rock, Ottawa! Come From Away will play at Southam Hall Aug. 20 through Sept. 8, 2019.
LAWYER PLAY Fundraiser Raises $129,000 For GCTC And St. Mary's Home
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
With one preview and three gala performances under their belts, the cast of the 20th Annual GCTC/CCLA Lawyer Play have cause to celebrate.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
With one preview and three gala performances under their belts, the cast of the 20th Annual GCTC/CCLA Lawyer Play have cause to celebrate.
FRAME OF MIND Explores The Lived Experience Of Mental Health Through Dance
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2019
Do individuals with mental health diagnoses really need to transform themselves to 'fit' into society or can we reimagine a society without barriers? This question is at the heart of FRAME OF MIND, a new production from award-winning dance company Propeller Dance, on at Great Canadian Theatre Company from June 19 - 21. It features a full-length company work in addition to a community art project performed in partnership with the Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa and the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2019
Do individuals with mental health diagnoses really need to transform themselves to 'fit' into society or can we reimagine a society without barriers? This question is at the heart of FRAME OF MIND, a new production from award-winning dance company Propeller Dance, on at Great Canadian Theatre Company from June 19 - 21. It features a full-length company work in addition to a community art project performed in partnership with the Psychiatric Survivors of Ottawa and the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre.
BWW Review: Ottawa's Orpheus Theatre Delivers Hits, Comedy and, Oh, So Much Camp with PRISCILLA: QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL
by Courtney Castelino - June 01, 2019
Priscilla: Queen of the Desert the Musical was adapted from the 1994 Academy-award winning Australian film, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The 2006 musical version also originated Down Under and was slightly changed for American audiences when it first hit the Great White Way in 2011. Orpheus' production is a hybrid of the two, comprising a diverse mix of 70s and 80s hits that will be instantly recognizable to most audience members. The story involves two drag queens, Tick/Mitzi (Andy Allen-McCarthy) and Adam/Felicia (DJ Eyamie), and a transgender woman, Bernadette (Shaun Toohey), on an adventurous road trip across the Australian outback in a camper-van, in order to perform at a casino resort run by Tick's wife, Marion (Andréa Black). Along the way, they meet a cast of characters, some friendly and some not so much, and the trio manage to get themselves into and out of scrapes through song and dance. Co-directors Toohey and Eyamie, who also star in the production, do not shy away from showing the discrimination and hatred that Tick, Adam, and Bernadette encounter on the road. Some scenes are almost difficult to watch, especially with the knowledge that these type of hate crimes are still perpetuated today. Ultimately, love and the power of friendship conquer all, and the overall message is a positive one.
by Courtney Castelino - June 01, 2019
Priscilla: Queen of the Desert the Musical was adapted from the 1994 Academy-award winning Australian film, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. The 2006 musical version also originated Down Under and was slightly changed for American audiences when it first hit the Great White Way in 2011. Orpheus' production is a hybrid of the two, comprising a diverse mix of 70s and 80s hits that will be instantly recognizable to most audience members. The story involves two drag queens, Tick/Mitzi (Andy Allen-McCarthy) and Adam/Felicia (DJ Eyamie), and a transgender woman, Bernadette (Shaun Toohey), on an adventurous road trip across the Australian outback in a camper-van, in order to perform at a casino resort run by Tick's wife, Marion (Andréa Black). Along the way, they meet a cast of characters, some friendly and some not so much, and the trio manage to get themselves into and out of scrapes through song and dance. Co-directors Toohey and Eyamie, who also star in the production, do not shy away from showing the discrimination and hatred that Tick, Adam, and Bernadette encounter on the road. Some scenes are almost difficult to watch, especially with the knowledge that these type of hate crimes are still perpetuated today. Ultimately, love and the power of friendship conquer all, and the overall message is a positive one.
The 2019 Ottawa Fringe Festival Announces Programming
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2019
The Ottawa Fringe Festival launches the complete online listing of 2019 shows this Friday, May 10th! Running June 13-23, the Festival will celebrate another year of wonderful and weird indie theatre. With 343 performances of 54 shows in 9 venues - including Arts Court, the University of Ottawa, and even a church! - you'll definitely want to be there. The full line-up and schedule can be found at ottawafringe.com/shows.
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2019
The Ottawa Fringe Festival launches the complete online listing of 2019 shows this Friday, May 10th! Running June 13-23, the Festival will celebrate another year of wonderful and weird indie theatre. With 343 performances of 54 shows in 9 venues - including Arts Court, the University of Ottawa, and even a church! - you'll definitely want to be there. The full line-up and schedule can be found at ottawafringe.com/shows.
THE OMNIBUS BILL: New Abortion Play Connects The Dots Between Past And Present At TACTICS Theatre Series
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2019
A new play by award winning Ottawa-based playwright Darrah Teitel opens next week to tell the story of abortion criminalization in Canada. As we continue to witness attacks on reproductive rights in in the US and Canada, The Omnibus Bill, presented by the TACTICS Theatre Series at Arts Court Theatre, could not be more relevant or urgent.
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2019
A new play by award winning Ottawa-based playwright Darrah Teitel opens next week to tell the story of abortion criminalization in Canada. As we continue to witness attacks on reproductive rights in in the US and Canada, The Omnibus Bill, presented by the TACTICS Theatre Series at Arts Court Theatre, could not be more relevant or urgent.
20th Anniversary Of GCTC/CCLA Lawyer Play Pays Tribute To A Radio Classic
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2019
From June 5th to June 8th, Great Canadian Theatre Company and the County of Carleton Law Association will be presenting the 20th Annual Lawyer Play Fundraiser. A cast of 23 local lawyers and judges will perform War of Two Worlds, a new work and adaptation by GCTC's Artistic Director and Managing Director, Eric Coates and Hugh Neilson, with apologies to Orson Welles. The production is a radio-play-within-a-play, following an ensemble of voice actors in the late 1940s as they attempt to save their radio station while recreating Orson Welles' The War of the Worlds.
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2019
From June 5th to June 8th, Great Canadian Theatre Company and the County of Carleton Law Association will be presenting the 20th Annual Lawyer Play Fundraiser. A cast of 23 local lawyers and judges will perform War of Two Worlds, a new work and adaptation by GCTC's Artistic Director and Managing Director, Eric Coates and Hugh Neilson, with apologies to Orson Welles. The production is a radio-play-within-a-play, following an ensemble of voice actors in the late 1940s as they attempt to save their radio station while recreating Orson Welles' The War of the Worlds.
Three Sisters Opens Canadian Premiere of Jessica Swale's NELL GYWNN
by Sarah Hookey - May 21, 2019
Three Sisters opens Canadian premiere of Jessica Swale's Nell Gwynn. Three Sisters is celebrating its fifth birthday with plays about women, activism, and theatre. Following up on the critically acclaimed The Revolutionists this past February, Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale opens May 30 at The Gladstone Theatre.
by Sarah Hookey - May 21, 2019
Three Sisters opens Canadian premiere of Jessica Swale's Nell Gwynn. Three Sisters is celebrating its fifth birthday with plays about women, activism, and theatre. Following up on the critically acclaimed The Revolutionists this past February, Nell Gwynn by Jessica Swale opens May 30 at The Gladstone Theatre.
Ottawa Gets Looney as BUGS BUNNY AT THE SYMPHONY II plays Southam Hall in July
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2019
'Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II' plays Southam Hall July 5-6 as part of the NAC Orchestra's 2018-2019 season.
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2019
'Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II' plays Southam Hall July 5-6 as part of the NAC Orchestra's 2018-2019 season.
Prismatic Arts Festival Announces 2019 Artists And Performances
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2019
The Prismatic Arts Festival, Canada's premier multi-arts festival to exclusively feature the work of Indigenous artists and artists of color, will be hosted, September 2019, in Halifax and Ottawa with an extensive line-up of performances, industry events and important new initiatives.
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2019
The Prismatic Arts Festival, Canada's premier multi-arts festival to exclusively feature the work of Indigenous artists and artists of color, will be hosted, September 2019, in Halifax and Ottawa with an extensive line-up of performances, industry events and important new initiatives.
UNNECESSARY FARCE Comes to Ottawa Little Theatre This July!
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2019
UNNECESSARY FARCE Comes to Ottawa Little Theatre from July 3 to 20, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2019
UNNECESSARY FARCE Comes to Ottawa Little Theatre from July 3 to 20, 2019.
FemmeVox Returns To GCTC After Triumphant Launch
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2019
Great Canadian Theatre Company, CKCU-FM, and CHUO-FM proudly announce the return of FemmeVox, a series of concerts and artist-led workshops celebrating established and emerging talent, and promoting mentorship among its artists.
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2019
Great Canadian Theatre Company, CKCU-FM, and CHUO-FM proudly announce the return of FemmeVox, a series of concerts and artist-led workshops celebrating established and emerging talent, and promoting mentorship among its artists.
Ottawa Little Theatre Bring's Agatha Christie's A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED to Canada
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2019
A Murder is Announced follows an announcement in the local paper states the time and place when a murder is to occur, the legendary Miss Marple relentlessly follows the twists and turns!
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2019
A Murder is Announced follows an announcement in the local paper states the time and place when a murder is to occur, the legendary Miss Marple relentlessly follows the twists and turns!
LO (OR DEAR MR. WELLS) Explores Uncomfortable Territory In Sex And Power
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2019
Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells) is a daring two-hander that asks whether an intimate relationship with glaring power imbalances can be anything but coercive. It depicts a relationship between a 15-year-old high school student and her English teacher, exploring questions of consent, sex and power. Written by Toronto-based playwright Rose Napoli, it was nominated in 2018 for a Dora Award for Best New Play, highlighting Napoli's unflinching honesty in difficult territory. It is on the GCTC main stage with two previews on April 30 and May 1 and an opening night on May 2. It runs until May 17, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2019
Lo (or Dear Mr. Wells) is a daring two-hander that asks whether an intimate relationship with glaring power imbalances can be anything but coercive. It depicts a relationship between a 15-year-old high school student and her English teacher, exploring questions of consent, sex and power. Written by Toronto-based playwright Rose Napoli, it was nominated in 2018 for a Dora Award for Best New Play, highlighting Napoli's unflinching honesty in difficult territory. It is on the GCTC main stage with two previews on April 30 and May 1 and an opening night on May 2. It runs until May 17, 2019.
HEROES Playing at The Gladstone Through 4/13
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
HEROES is playing at The Gladstone in Ottawa, Canada through April 13, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2019
HEROES is playing at The Gladstone in Ottawa, Canada through April 13, 2019.
Shawn Wright Bringing Lauded Theatrical Production To Tweed
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2019
If you have been to any of the major theatre festivals in Canada in recent years, you will most likely recognize the face of much awarded and much celebrated Canadian Actor Shawn Wright.
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2019
If you have been to any of the major theatre festivals in Canada in recent years, you will most likely recognize the face of much awarded and much celebrated Canadian Actor Shawn Wright.
MARVIN'S ROOM Coming to Ottawa Little Theatre Through 4/6
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2019
MARVIN'S ROOM is playing at Ottawa Little Theatre through April 6, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2019
MARVIN'S ROOM is playing at Ottawa Little Theatre through April 6, 2019.
Critically Acclaimed Play BEHAVIOUR To Be Live Streamed Free On World Theatre Day
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2019
To celebrate World Theatre Day, SWS Performance and GCTC will be broadcasting Behaviour for free at behaviourplay.ca. The broadcast features a three-camera live-switched stream direct from GCTC's main stage. After two weeks of critical acclaim and packed houses at the GCTC, SWS Performance partners with Howlround Digital Theatre Commons, Fixt Point and Plank to livestream the March 27th performance of Darrah Teitel's Behaviour.
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2019
To celebrate World Theatre Day, SWS Performance and GCTC will be broadcasting Behaviour for free at behaviourplay.ca. The broadcast features a three-camera live-switched stream direct from GCTC's main stage. After two weeks of critical acclaim and packed houses at the GCTC, SWS Performance partners with Howlround Digital Theatre Commons, Fixt Point and Plank to livestream the March 27th performance of Darrah Teitel's Behaviour.
GCTC Announces A Diverse 2019–20 Season - BANG BANG, DAISY, UNHOLY, and More!
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2019
Today, Ottawa's Great Canadian Theatre Company unveiled programming for its 2019-20 season, rolling out the red carpet for five plays (and one multi-disciplinary festival) guaranteed to bring down the house. Next season, audiences will be treated to plays that have proven to please. From a debate between four women on feminism and religion to a hard-hitting comedy about a police shooting to a Dora Award-winning collaboration between a queer theatre-maker and an Inuk artist, there's a lot to like at GCTC in 2019-20.
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2019
Today, Ottawa's Great Canadian Theatre Company unveiled programming for its 2019-20 season, rolling out the red carpet for five plays (and one multi-disciplinary festival) guaranteed to bring down the house. Next season, audiences will be treated to plays that have proven to please. From a debate between four women on feminism and religion to a hard-hitting comedy about a police shooting to a Dora Award-winning collaboration between a queer theatre-maker and an Inuk artist, there's a lot to like at GCTC in 2019-20.
BWW Review: THE KING AND I at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - March 14, 2019
Broadway Across Canada's performance of the Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved classic, The King and I, is everything you expect it to be: luxurious, with sparkling costumes and convincing set design, as well as talented vocals and choreography. The story is set in the mid-1800s, with the arrival of a British widow, Anna Leonowens, and her son, Louis, in Bangkok. The former has come to act as a schoolteacher to the King of Siam's children and wives. Anna also teaches the King some new words and phrases, notably the word 'etcetera', which he subsequently peppers across his speeches with gusto. The King's wives and children are bemused by Anna's clothes and mannerisms that are so different from their own, but they quickly learn to love Anna, and she loves them in return. When the King is accused of being a barbarian by foreigners, despite their many differences, Anna finds herself to be indignant and she and the King set out to rectify the situation.
by Courtney Castelino - March 14, 2019
Broadway Across Canada's performance of the Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved classic, The King and I, is everything you expect it to be: luxurious, with sparkling costumes and convincing set design, as well as talented vocals and choreography. The story is set in the mid-1800s, with the arrival of a British widow, Anna Leonowens, and her son, Louis, in Bangkok. The former has come to act as a schoolteacher to the King of Siam's children and wives. Anna also teaches the King some new words and phrases, notably the word 'etcetera', which he subsequently peppers across his speeches with gusto. The King's wives and children are bemused by Anna's clothes and mannerisms that are so different from their own, but they quickly learn to love Anna, and she loves them in return. When the King is accused of being a barbarian by foreigners, despite their many differences, Anna finds herself to be indignant and she and the King set out to rectify the situation.
BWW Review: Singing the Praises of Orpheus' Production of SISTER ACT in Ottawa at the Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe
by Courtney Castelino - March 10, 2019
I was invited to the opening night performance of Orpheus Theatre's new production of Sister Act at the Meridian Theatre @ Centrepointe. Sister Act is based on the 1992 movie of the same name, starring Whoopi Goldberg as the singing nun. Another story about a singing nun, you ask? Well this isn't your average nun… The plotline is somewhat reminiscent of the award-winning 1959 film, Some Like it Hot, starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe. In Sister Act, Deloris Van Cartier (Jerusha Lewis) is an aspiring singer auditioning at her boyfriend's cocktail bar in Philadelphia. After she witnesses a mob type hit, she goes on the lam and finds reluctant sanctuary at the struggling Queen of Angels convent with the residing Mother Superior (Mary Ellen Vice). Mother Superior insists that if she is to stay in the convent, she must cast aside her "sinful" ways and abide by the same rules as the other nuns. The only thing that saves Deloris from total despair is her opportunity to help guide the convent's atrocious choir, to whom she is introduced as Sister Mary Clarence.
by Courtney Castelino - March 10, 2019
I was invited to the opening night performance of Orpheus Theatre's new production of Sister Act at the Meridian Theatre @ Centrepointe. Sister Act is based on the 1992 movie of the same name, starring Whoopi Goldberg as the singing nun. Another story about a singing nun, you ask? Well this isn't your average nun… The plotline is somewhat reminiscent of the award-winning 1959 film, Some Like it Hot, starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, and Marilyn Monroe. In Sister Act, Deloris Van Cartier (Jerusha Lewis) is an aspiring singer auditioning at her boyfriend's cocktail bar in Philadelphia. After she witnesses a mob type hit, she goes on the lam and finds reluctant sanctuary at the struggling Queen of Angels convent with the residing Mother Superior (Mary Ellen Vice). Mother Superior insists that if she is to stay in the convent, she must cast aside her "sinful" ways and abide by the same rules as the other nuns. The only thing that saves Deloris from total despair is her opportunity to help guide the convent's atrocious choir, to whom she is introduced as Sister Mary Clarence.
KING LEAR Comes to The Gladstone
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2019
Peter James Haworth stars as King Lear in this landmark production. Supported generously by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ottawa Community Foundation, King Lear brings Ottawa actors home. The sizeable cast celebrates the depth of talent in our city, making this show a special treat for audiences, who are rarely offered large-scale productions by local indie companies. Bear & Co. collaborates with New Theatre of Ottawa to showcase our city's finest.
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2019
Peter James Haworth stars as King Lear in this landmark production. Supported generously by the Canada Council for the Arts and the Ottawa Community Foundation, King Lear brings Ottawa actors home. The sizeable cast celebrates the depth of talent in our city, making this show a special treat for audiences, who are rarely offered large-scale productions by local indie companies. Bear & Co. collaborates with New Theatre of Ottawa to showcase our city's finest.
MARVIN'S ROOM Coming to Ottawa Little Theatre 3/20 - 4/6
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2019
MARVIN'S ROOM is playing at Ottawa Little Theatre from March 20 to April 6, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2019
MARVIN'S ROOM is playing at Ottawa Little Theatre from March 20 to April 6, 2019.
Ottawa Little Theatre Brings OF MICE AND MEN to Canada Now Through Today
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2019
OF MICE AND MEN is playing at Ottawa Little Theatre from now through March 2, 2019.
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2019
OF MICE AND MEN is playing at Ottawa Little Theatre from now through March 2, 2019.
GCTC Presents BEHAVIOUR, A World Premiere About Hidden Abuses Of Power, Set And Developed In Ottawa
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2019
GCTC fosters theatre that is relevant to Ottawa audiences, and Behaviour is a perfect example. Set in Ottawa, the play was written by award-winning local playwright Darrah Teitel during her tenure as Playwright in Residence at GCTC. Alongside partners SpiderWebShow Performance and Playwrights' Workshop Montreal, GCTC played a significant role in Behaviour's development.
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2019
GCTC fosters theatre that is relevant to Ottawa audiences, and Behaviour is a perfect example. Set in Ottawa, the play was written by award-winning local playwright Darrah Teitel during her tenure as Playwright in Residence at GCTC. Alongside partners SpiderWebShow Performance and Playwrights' Workshop Montreal, GCTC played a significant role in Behaviour's development.
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