Review: Farce Flourishes in Ottawa Little Theatre's THE COTTAGE
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Review: Ins Choi's SON OF A PREACHERMAN is a Tender Triumph at the National Arts Centre
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Review: Cirque du Soleil’s LUZIA Dazzles Ottawa With a Waking Dream of Mexico
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Review: Tom Stoppard's ROUGH CROSSING at Kanata Theatre
Kanata Theatre's presentation of Tom Stoppard's Rough Crossing has pulled into harbour at the Ron Maslin Playhouse until September 19th. Rough Crossing is a lighthearted, farcical comedy set aboard the SS Italian Castle, a transatlantic cruise ship headed to New York, though the play relies a bit t…
Review: BEAUTIFUL SCARS at the National Arts Centre
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Review: THE GREAT GATSBY Glitters but Leaves Fitzgerald's Shadows Behind
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Review: Roadtrip - DISNEY'S THE LION KING at Montreal's Place Des Arts
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Review: DEATH OF A SALESMAN at Ottawa Little Theatre
Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller’s classic tragedy about a man trying to achieve the American Dream, opened at Ottawa Little Theatre this week. The play was required reading for me in high school, and I will admit that, as a teenager, I despised it.…
Past Shows
70 total · showing 21–30
Symphonic Mozart and Schubert
Principal Oboe Charles Hamann takes the spotlight amongst his NAC Orchestra colleagues for Vaughan Williams’s rarely heard jewel of a concerto, which charms the ear with its many moods—from intimate to melancholy to whimsical—and concludes with a technically challenging Scherzo...
Peter and the Wolf
Without upsetting the maestro, symphony musicians and a conductor’s assistant must outwit a powerful wolf who challenges orchestra and audience alike. The concert hall becomes the dramatic setting, and the musicians are the characters in the story that brings Prokofiev’s classic...
Parker Plays Mendelssohn
Inspired by his sunny sojourn in Italy (and a brief infatuation with a young pianist), Mendelssohn composed an equally unclouded piano concerto, brimming with free-flowing lyrical lines and opportunities for displays of virtuosity by NAC Orchestra favourite Jon Kimura Parker...
Swan Lake
A classical ballet masterpiece brought to life by ingenious choreographer James Kudelka. His provocative, passionate ideas and dynamic choreographic palette heighten the ballet’s mingling of sensuality and lyricism and add dark psychological complexity – renewing Swan Lake for...
Louis Lortie Plays Wagner
101 years after the birth of Richard Wagner, Louis Lortie presents this homage to the iconic opera composer. The pianist considers it “a nice challenge to assemble a collection of works that would give some lettres de noblesse to music that has great depth and survives the...
Legendary Singer-Songwriters
Michael Cavanaugh, charismatic voice of the Rock & Roll Songbook, joins Jack Everly and the NAC Orchestra in his much-anticipated return to the NAC to celebrate the great North American singer-songwriters. You’ll love revisiting the platinum hits of pop music giants like Paul...
The Hockey Sweater
What’s it like to have to wear a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater in a hockey-crazed Quebec town where everyone is a Montreal Canadiens fan? That’s the story of Roch Carrier’s The Hockey Sweater, narrated by the author and co-hosted by hockey legend Ken Dryden, with an original score...
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
“The heart’s jewel” …that’s what Mendelssohn’s genially-inspired Concerto has been called. Among the most popular in the repertoire it not only lets soloists display technical brilliance, but also calls upon them to interpret the work’s emotional content. Taking the soloist...
Measha's Magical Christmas with the NAC Orchestra
Celebrate the joys of Christmas! Alain Trudel and the NAC Orchestra are joined by stellar soprano Measha Brueggergosman who will add sparkle along with the Ottawa Choral Society and Boys Choir of Christ Church Cathedral in evergreen holiday favourites, including White Christmas...
Handel's Messiah
Handel’s Messiah—composed in an astonishing three weeks—is the inspired and inspiring meditation on the prophecy and fulfillment of God’s plan to redeem the world through a saviour. Its dazzling solos, fireworks instrumental passages, and some of the most glorious choral writing...
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Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime Ottawa Little Theatre (9/22-10/09) |
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Jane Eyre Ottawa Little Theatre (10/28-11/14) |
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The 39 Steps Ottawa Little Theatre (3/31-4/17) |
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Snow White: The Panto Tweed & Company Theatre (12/09-12/19) |
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Rabbit Hole Ottawa Little Theatre (8/18-9/04) |
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Terror by Gaslight Ottawa Little Theatre (10/27-11/13) |
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It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play Ottawa Little Theatre (12/01-12/18) |
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Ethan Claymore’s Christmas Ottawa Little Theatre (12/02-12/19) |
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The Book of Mormon National Arts Centre (3/09-3/14) |
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Finding Neverland Almonte Old Town Hall (12/17-12/20) |
