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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....

BWW Review: CATS Makes A Triumphant Return to Ottawa at the National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - March 15, 2022

Broadway Across Canada's touring production of CATS was abruptly cut short in March 2020 when theatre venues were shut down because of COVID-19. It is now the first to emerge in Broadway Across Canada's 2022 season lineup....

BWW Review: BLISSFUL STATE OF SURRENDER at The Great Canadian Theatre Company
by Courtney Castelino - February 27, 2022

Blissful State of Surrender is the first play by Bosnian-Canadian playwright, Sanita Fejzić. Fejzić fled the Bosnian genocide as a child and spent her formative years as a refugee in Europe before settling in Ottawa. Her experiences are reflected in her work and, given what is happening in Ukraine r...

BWW Review: DAISY MAKES A WORTHY RETURN TO LIVE THEATRE AT THE GCTC
by Courtney Castelino - December 05, 2021

Daisy tells the true story of the controversial ad campaign surrounding Lyndon B. Johnson's presidential run in 1964. The attack ad that was created to support Johnson used fear marketing, playing on people's emotions to convince them that a vote for Johnson's rival, Barry Goldwater, would send Amer...