Ottawa Theater Reviews

Review: SOMETHING ROTTEN! at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe
by Courtney Castelino - June 03, 2023

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

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL At Ottawa's National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - May 31, 2023

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

Review: QUARTET at Kanata Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - May 10, 2023

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

Review: TWELVE ANGRY JURORS at Ottawa Little Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - May 06, 2023

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

Review: Kemptville Youth Musical Theatre Company Presents MATILDA THE MUSICAL at Kemptville's Urbandale Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - April 25, 2023

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

Review: THE FIRST STONE at Great Canadian Theatre Company
by Courtney Castelino - April 16, 2023

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,...

Review: HALFWAY THERE at Ottawa Little Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - April 14, 2023

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

Review: Kanata Theatre's Production of HAVING RELATIONS
by Courtney Castelino - March 24, 2023

A fluffy, lighthearted rom-com that moves at a good pace and is highly entertaining. Running through April 1st at the Ron Maslin Playhouse....

Review: DISNEY'S ALADDIN at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - March 22, 2023

Broadway Across Canada has brought the touring production of Disney's Aladdin to Ottawa for the first time as part of its 2022-2023 season. Celebrating its ninth anniversary on Broadway, it was obvious that audiences have been waiting a long time for the musical to visit and there was a sense of exc...

Review: Orpheus Musical Theatre's Production of MEMPHIS in Ottawa
by Courtney Castelino - March 12, 2023

Outstanding performances, coupled with an inspirational storyline - through March 19th Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe...

Review: SENSE AND SENSIBILITY at Ottawa Little Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - March 04, 2023

Recommended for fans of Regency romance, the show is in performances through March 18th....

Review: ROMEO AND JULIET at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - February 04, 2023

What did our critic think of ROMEO AND JULIET at Ottawa's National Arts Centre?...

Review: AS YOU LIKE IT: A RADICAL RETELLING at Ottawa's Great Canadian Theatre Company
by Courtney Castelino - January 21, 2023

What did our critic think of AS YOU LIKE IT: A RADICAL RETELLING at GCTC?...

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - December 28, 2022

What did our critic think of COME FROM AWAY at Ottawa's National Arts Centre?...

Review: MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET at Ottawa Little Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - December 04, 2022

What did our critic think of MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET at Ottawa Little Theatre?...

Review: Les Grands Ballets Canadiens' Presentation of THE NUTCRACKER at the National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - December 04, 2022

What did our critic think of LES GRANDS BALLETS CANADIENS' PRESENTATION OF THE NUTCRACKER AT THE at National Arts Centre?...

Review: Orpheus Musical Theatre's NEWSIES at Meridian Theatres at Centrepoint
by Courtney Castelino - November 20, 2022

What did our critic think of ORPHEUS MUSICAL THEATRE'S NEWSIES at Meridian Theatres at Centrepoint?...

Review: PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - November 16, 2022

What did our critic think of PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at National Arts Centre?...

Review: FOREVER YOUNG: A GHETTO STORY at Great Canadian Theatre Company
by Courtney Castelino - November 13, 2022

What did our critic think of FOREVER YOUNG: A GHETTO STORY at Great Canadian Theatre Company?...

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - October 19, 2022

What did our critic think of MEAN GIRLS at National Arts Centre?...

Review: ANASTASIA at the National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - September 01, 2022

Although there may be nothing earth shattering about Anastasia, the scenery, costumes, and cast performances are all excellent reasons to see the show during its national tour stop in Ottawa....

Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN at National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - August 10, 2022

What did our critic think of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at National Arts Centre? The opening night performance of Dear Evan Hansen at the National Arts Centre lacked some of the buzz that was palpable at Hamilton a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps that was because of pent-up excitement for Hamilton following two ...

Review: HAMILTON at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - July 14, 2022

What did our critic think of HAMILTON at Ottawa's National Arts Centre?...

BWW Review: THE SECRETS OF PRIMROSE SQUARE at The Gladstone
by Courtney Castelino - May 29, 2022

Claudia Carroll's The Secrets of Primrose Square is the first show at The Gladstone since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered it and every other theatre in the city over two years ago. Her fifteenth novel, Carroll's The Secrets of Primrose Square was first published in 2018 and this marks the debut of t...

BWW Review: HEARTLINES at the Great Canadian Theatre Company
by Courtney Castelino - March 27, 2022

Heartlines, presented by TACTICS at the Great Canadian Theatre Company, is based on the true story of two artists living and creating surrealist art together at a time when neither unconventional art nor homosexuality, was widely accepted....