Ottawa Event Review: The Nobel Pursuit
This past Friday, I had the opportunity to take in The Noble Pursuit at the Ottawa Little Theatre. The building has undergone extensive renovations since the last time I was there and I must say, the space looks great! The volunteers stationed at the entrance greeted us warmly and those working the bar encouraged us …
Ottawa Event Review: Christmas Glow – Glow Around the World!
Christmas Glow has arrived in Ottawa for the first time! This expanding annual Christmas event has been popping up across Canada over the past few years, and has now set up at the EY Centre for the next month. The theme is Christmas Around the World. I was invited to have a sneak peek …
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Ottawa Event Review: Cottagers and Indians
The Great Canadian Theatre Company’s 2019-20 season is scheduled to be more diverse than ever, with plays covering social and political commentaries across the spectrum. Thursday night I had the privilege of seeing ‘Cottagers and Indians’ on its opening night. It was a packed house, with only a few single seats remaining in the back …
Ottawa Event Review: Matilda: The Musical by Orpheus
Orpheus Musical Theatre has done it again. Every time I see an Orpheus production, I am so impressed with the performance that I almost forget that it’s community theatre and not Broadway. This time, with Matilda, they have once again outdone themselves with an elaborate set, fantastic costumes, and some of the best talent that …
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Ottawa Event Review: Cork and Fork Festival
The inaugural launch of the Cork and Fork Festival is on this weekend, and I was fortunate to be able to take it in on Friday night. This festival is put on by the folks that bring us the annual Orleans Beer Festival, and knowing what a great event that is, I was really looking …
Ottawa Event Review: Lightfoot in Song by Bear and Co.
I had the pleasure attending the preview night of the musical tribute, “Lightfoot in Song,” presented by Bear & Co. at The Gladstone Theatre. I wasn’t sure what to expect going in, but was delighted by what ended up being an informal, often humorous, and beautiful homage to Canadian icon Gordon Lightfoot. The structure of …
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Ottawa Event Review: Falsettos by Orpheus
Bitch, bitch, bitch, funny, funny, funny…..was how Falsettos starts off setting the tone for a unique and entertaining musical, as the latest Orpheus show hit the stage Wednesday at the Gladstone Theatre. Falsettos, Orpheus’ first of four shows this year, kicks off theatre season on a strong note. It’s an interesting story set in the …
Ottawa Event Review: Smith’s Falls Shindig (Tweed)
This year’s annual Smith’s Falls Shindig took place on Saturday August 24th. This was my second consecutive year taking in this unique festival, and it was a great time once again. The festival is basically offered as a “thank you” to the Smith’s Falls community, and as such, is for its residents, and only $15 …
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Review: Avenue Q By Toto Too Theatre
I’m going to make a really bold statement: Avenue Q is the funniest musical that I have ever seen! Brought to the Gladstone Theatre stage for two weeks by Toto Too, this show is not to be missed! I have seen other TotoToo shows, and I have to admit that they have all been pretty …
Event Review: God is a Scottish Drag Queen – Ottawa Fringe Festival
What if God was one of us? A stranger on the bus? Meh, we’ve all heard that. But what if… what if God was a six-foot-something, barefoot, voluptuous drag queen rocking a mauve 1980s power suit? With shoulder pads, of course! What if God was a Scottish drag Queen? No way, you say? Yeah – …
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Ottawa Event Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert by Orpheus
Orpheus Musical Theatre Society has done it again!! Priscilla Queen of the Desert opened this week at Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe, and once again, Orpheus has cut no corners in creating a top quality production. The casting was excellent, the costumes and make up were perfect, and the set design and originality of the props …
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