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CHUO And CKCU Team Up To Bring Music Back To GCTC With FemmeVox
by BWW News Desk - October 23, 2018
Great Canadian Theatre Company, CKCU-FM, and CHUO-FM proudly present FemmeVox, a series of concerts and artist-led workshops celebrating established and emerging female or female-identifying talent, and promoting mentorship among its artists. "CHUO and CKCU are what I like to call sister stations in the Ottawa community" says Anne-Marie Brugger, host/producer of the CHUO show Hop The Fence and FemmeVox organizer. "When we join forces together on a project such as FemmeVox, it is to everyone's best interest: our listeners, our stations and most of all, to our artists who gain valuable exposure through our channels."
One Week Left To Submit Nominations for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards!
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2018
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
Propeller Gives Dance An Extra Edge In Two Evocative Works At Ottawa Art Gallery
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2018
If you are a fan of art-based community making, creative collaborations, and contemporary dance that changes things up - then you won't want to miss PICTURE THIS, a Propeller Dance and Ottawa Art Gallery co-presentation with live music by award-winning, innovative composer-musician Jesse Stewart.
THE DROWNING GIRLS Makes for Frightfully Chilling This Halloween
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2018
Ghastly. Haunting. Stunning. Three Edwardian-era ghosts rise from the clutches of their clawfoot bathtubs, drenched in water, to tell the haunting story of their murder by one man: George Joseph Smith … their husband. This is the premise of The Drowning Girls- based on the true-life story of 'The Brides of the Bathtub'- the latest play at the Great Canadian Theatre Company written by the trio of Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson, and Daniela Vlaskalic. Director, TACTICS Founder, and GCTC's former Metcalf Foundation Artistic Direction Intern Bronwyn Steinberg leads an all-Ottawa powerhouse cast: Katie Ryerson (Ordinary Days, Generous and Janet Wilson Meets the Queen), Sarah Finn (This is War), and Jacqui du Toit (Hottentot Venus).
GCTC Audiences Donate $5,500 To The Canadian Red Cross And Ottawa Food Bank For Tornado Relief
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2018
One week after the Great Canadian Theatre Company reopened following the multi-day power outage, the company is presenting $5500 to the Canadian Red Cross and the Ottawa Food Bank for tornado relief. During the closing week of its run, the cast of The Virgin Trial collected donations from GCTC audiences after each performance.
Nightwood Theatre Bids Farewell To Artistic Director Kelly Thornton
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2018
It is with a mix of both excitement and sadness that Nightwood Theatre's Board of Directors announces the departure of Artistic Director Kelly Thornton. Kelly will be stepping down from her position in order to take on the role of Artistic Director of Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnipeg. Royal MTC is Canada's oldest regional theatre, and produces 10 plays on two stages, a regional tour of Manitoba and Northwest Ontario, a wide range of youth programming and two annual festivals: the Master Playwright Festival, and North America's second-largest Fringe, the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival. 
Nominations Now Open for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards!
by BWW News Desk - October 01, 2018
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2018 BroadwayWorld Ottawa Awards! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
BWW Review: Ottawa's SCHOOL OF ROCK Will Rock Your Socks Off at the National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - September 26, 2018
Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit Broadway show, School of Rock the Musical, is based on the 2003 movie starring Jack Black. It tells the story of Dewey (Rob Colletti), a down and out rock n' roll guitarist, who has just been kicked out of his band. Under false pretences, Dewey gets a gig teaching at Horace Green, a snooty preparatory school headed by Rosalie (Lexie Dorsett Sharp). Dewey is unprepared (and unlicensed) for the job and has no interest in it apart from financial - that is, until he hears the kids' talent in music class. Inspired, he begins to give them an education in music. This is entirely self-serving, as Dewey still wants to compete in an upcoming Battle of the Bands and sees the children as his ticket there.
Performances Of THE VIRGIN TRIAL Continue Through 9/30 at Greenberg Theatre Centre
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2018
After three days without power, GCTC's power has been fully restored and the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre is fully operational. Due to the power outages across the city, the performances on September 21, 22, and 23 were unfortunately cancelled. GCTC is happy to report that there is still a full week of performances of The Virgin Trial that run until Sunday, September 30. If a patron missed a performance due to the power outage, they should contact the GCTC Box Office at boxoffice@gctc.ca (email is the preferred method of contact right now) with the new date they'd like to attend. See below for the remaining performance dates and times for Kate Hennig's The Virgin Trial:
BWW Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS, an Orpheus Musical Theatre Production - Ottawa, Ontario
by Courtney Castelino - September 24, 2018
As its name implies, The Last Five Years takes place over a five-year period. The cast is comprised of only two individuals, Cathy (Michelle Gendron) and Jamie (Louie Rossetti). Cathy and Jaime are a couple and the story takes us through their five-year relationship, from its inception to its bitter end. What makes this musical unusual is that the story is told from both perspectives, with Jaime narrating in chronological order and with Cathy starting at the end, working her way back to the beginning of the relationship.
BWW Review: SYLVIA at Ottawa Little Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - September 17, 2018
A.R. Gurney's Sylvia is a story about one man's relationship with his dog. The opening scene unfolds with Greg (Paul Williamson) at home with the newly adopted Sylvia, an excitable, fluffy pooch played by Emily Walsh. Greg has brought Sylvia, an apparent stray, home from the park unbeknownst to his wife, Kate (Amanda Jonz). Kate is not impressed, believing that Sylvia has replaced her in Greg's affections. Can Greg keep Sylvia and Kate happy or will one have to go? And which one will it be?
BWW Review: THE VIRGIN TRIAL at The Great Canadian Theatre Company
by Courtney Castelino - September 16, 2018
I had the pleasure of being invited to attend the premiere of The Great Canadian Theatre Company's production of Kate Hennig's The Virgin Trial, directed by Eric Coates. Although this production is the sequel to Hennig's The Last Wife, the play stands on its own so no prior knowledge is needed. The play is set in modern times, but the characters and events are from the Tudor era. English history buffs will particularly enjoy the story as it is partially based on factual events with some speculation thrown in, which makes for a fascinating crime drama.
The Magic Of Jay Owenhouse Comes to Alberta Bair Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2018
Jay Owenhouse, a legendary escape artists and one of the most awarded illusionists in history, will return to Billings - one night only in "Dare to Believe!", an illusion spectacular.
The House of Tudor Returns To GCTC With Kate Hennig's THE VIRGIN TRIAL
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2018
Lauded as one of Canada's most exciting playwrights, Kate Hennig is back at the Great Canadian Theatre Company with The Virgin Trial: the sequel to her 2016-17 smash hit The Last Wife. In The Virgin Trial, Hennig reimagines the story of young Elizabeth I as a modern day crime drama, full of political and sexual intrigue in the Tudor court. Directed by GCTC Artistic Director Eric Coates (Ordinary Days and Gracie), The Virgin Trial runs on the GCTC stage from September 11 - 30.
BWW Review: THE UNEXPECTED GUEST - A Classic Whodunit at the Ottawa Little Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - July 21, 2018
The Unexpected Guest is based on a play written by Dame Agatha Christie, first staged in London in 1958. The show begins on a foggy night, when Michael Starkwedder (Jesse Lalonde) comes to a home looking for shelter and finds the body of Richard Warwick crumpled over his wheelchair with Laura Warwick (Dylan Barnabe), Richard's wife, holding a gun. When Laura admits to the murder, Starkwedder helps the pretty widow concoct a scheme to save her from the hangman's noose. But, of course, all may not be as it seems in a Christie play. Is Laura telling the truth or is she covering up for someone? We are soon introduced to other members of the Warwick household, each of whom had a possible motive to send the despicable Richard Warwick to an early grave.
'Raising Stanley / Life With Tulia' Combines Storytelling, Paintings, And Video For A Multi-disciplinary World Premiere
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2018
The world premiere of a new multi-disciplinary artistic collaboration is coming to the Studio Theatre of the Great Canadian Theatre Company. Raising Stanley / Life With Tulia uses storytelling, painting, and video to beautifully illustrate the journey from puppy to working guide dog for the blind. A collaboration between blind storyteller Kim Kilpatrick (disability rights activist and host of CKCU's Welcome to My World), painter Karen Bailey (the artist behind the Right Honourable Michaelle Jean's unconventional official portrait), and director Bronwyn Steinberg (Artistic Director of TACTICS and the upcoming GCTC production The Drowning Girls), Raising Stanley / Life With Tulia offers a fully accessible experience with a visual effects video of Karen's paintings and audio descriptions integrated with Kim's performance. Raising Stanley / Life With Tulia runs in the Studio Theatre of the Great Canadian Theatre Company from July 26 - August 5.
Seana McKenna Named To The Order Of Canada
by BWW News Desk - July 04, 2018
Bear & Co. Tours Shakespeare's Exuberant CYMBELINE To Ottawa Parks July 3 - Aug 5
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2018
Set out a lawn chair or a blanket, as Bear & Co. brings you a summer outdoor touring production of Shakespeare's ridiculously over-the-top Cymbeline. Follow a pair of lovers as they react to the mad world around them in a 90-minute version of the play Shakespeare packed with every plot device he could think of: star-crossed lovers, a wicked stepmother, a befuddled king, a loyal servant, separated siblings, wild men, exiled kin, cross-dressing, kidnapping, murder plots, and a Roman invasion.
19th Annual Lawyer Play Fundraiser Raises $140,000 For GCTC And Charity Partner Tungasuvvingat Inuit
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
With one preview and three gala performances under their belts, the cast of the 19th Annual GCTC/CCLA Lawyer Play have cause to celebrate. With combined gross revenue from sponsorships and ticket sales, this year's Lawyer Play - The Rule of Three by Agatha Christie - exceeded all of its fundraising targets, raising $140,000 in funds to support GCTC and this year's charity partner, Tungasuvvingat Inuit.
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! at the Centrepointe Theatre - Ottawa, Ontario
by Courtney Castelino - June 03, 2018
Orpheus Musical Theatre's production of the smash Broadway hit, Mamma Mia, features over twenty ABBA songs incorporated into the storyline. The premise: a young girl, Sophie (Meaghan Chapin) has three possible fathers, Sam (Geoff Beck), Bill (Michael Schilder) and Harry (Rejean Dinelle-Mayer). Sophie, believing she will know her father the moment she sees him, invites them to her wedding so that she can have her father walk her down the aisle. When they all show up, Sophie doesn't know which one is actually her father, her mother, Donna (Nicole Milne), is shocked to get a blast from the past, and hilarity ensues.
Saucy New Canadian Musical MISS SHAKESPEARE Hits The Gladstone
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2018
Three Sisters Theatre Company, Ottawa's own indie theatre company dedicated to promoting local opportunities for women in theatre, delights audiences with Miss Shakespeare, a new musical by Kamloops, BC playwright Tracey Power with music co-written with Steve Charles, featuring a powerhouse cast of Ottawa talent including CBC National Triple Sensation II winner, Leah Cogan.
Wild Kratts Leaps Onto Stages Nationwide With WILD KRATTS LIVE 2.0 - ACTIVATE CREATURE POWER
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2018
It's going to be WILD! Young fans and their families nationwide are in store for even more adventure on the creature trail when the world-famous Kratt Brothers hit the road with an all-new stage adventure! Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 - Activate Creature Power!, the theatrical production starring Martin and Chris Kratt, based on the Emmy-nominated hit PBS KIDS series, will bring audiences along on a "wild" ride with a dynamic mix of live-action and animation. The stage show will begin roaring into venues across the country this September. Tickets are now available, and a list of 2018 tour dates, ticket links, and more information can be found at www.wildkrattslive.com. Additional dates and cities for 2019 will be announced soon.
BWW Review: HOW BLACK MOTHERS SAY I LOVE YOU at The Great Canadian Theatre Company. Bring your tissues and call your mother!
by Johar Amaury Tello - March 09, 2018
Written by the award-winning playwright Trey Anthony, How Black Mothers Say I Love You tells the story of Daphne, mother of three, she has cancer. During these tough times, her daughter Valerie has been the one taking care of her while dealing with her problems at the same time.  When two hands aren't enough to deal with the whole situation Daphne's first daughter Claudette comes back to town without knowing how her life would change forever.
Dream The Impossible Dream – And Achieve It with Canadian College of Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2018
Nationally renowned director/choreographer Jacques Lemay heads to Ottawa this February to uncover Canada's emerging artists as part of the Canadian College of Performing Arts (CCPA)'s National Audition Tour.
THE CLEAN HOUSE Opens at The Gladstone on Valentine's Day
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
Three Sisters Theatre Company, Ottawa's own indie theatre company dedicated to promoting local opportunities for women in theatre, opens its first show this season with Sarah Ruhl's The Clean House on February 14 at The Gladstone Theatre.

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