Ottawa Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations

Review: Outerbridge Magic's MYSTERIES OF THE KEYHOLE HOUSE at Ottawa Little Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - January 03, 2025

Isn't Ottawa magical at this time of year with all the glistening snow, twinkle lights, and vanishing acts? Yes, you heard that right. Ted and Marion Outerbridge, the duo behind Outerbridge Magic, are getting Ottawa's new year off to a magical start with their Mysteries of the Keyhole House at Ottaw...

Review: Broadway Across Canada's Presentation of MJ THE MUSICAL at the National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - January 01, 2025

What did our critic think of Broadway Across Canada's Presentation of MJ THE MUSICAL at the National Arts Centre?...

Review: Ottawa Musicals' THE HUMBUG HUSTLE at Great Canadian Theatre Company
by Courtney Castelino - December 30, 2024

What did our critic think of OTTAWA MUSICALS' THE HUMBUG HUSTLE at Great Canadian Theatre Company?...

Review: Pierre Brault's A CHRISTMAS CAROL: SOLO at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe
by Courtney Castelino - December 18, 2024

What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL: SOLO at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe?...

Review: FLOP! AN IMPROVISED MUSICAL FIASCO at Great Canadian Theatre Company
by Courtney Castelino - December 13, 2024

What did our critic think of FLOP! AN IMPROVISED MUSICAL FIASCO at Great Canadian Theatre Company?...

Review: BEAR GREASE at National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - December 11, 2024

What did our critic think of BEAR GREASE at National Arts Centre?...

Review: ON THE FARCE DAY OF CHRISTMAS at Ottawa Little Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - December 07, 2024

What did our critic think of ON THE FARCE DAY OF CHRISTMAS at Ottawa Little Theatre?...

Review: NAC Dance's Presentation of Les Grands Ballet Canadiens' THE NUTCRACKER
by Courtney Castelino - December 07, 2024

What did our critic think of NAC Dance's Presentation of Les Grands Ballet Canadiens' THE NUTCRACKER?...

Review: Toto Too Theatre's Presentation of THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at The Gladstone
by Courtney Castelino - November 30, 2024

What did our critic think of THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at The Gladstone?...

Review: BEOWULF IN AFGHANISTAN at Great Canadian Theatre Company
by Courtney Castelino - November 18, 2024

What did our critic think of BEOWULF IN AFGHANISTAN at Great Canadian Theatre Company?...

Review: Orpheus Musical Theatre's CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
by Courtney Castelino - November 17, 2024

What did our critic think of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY at Orpheus Musical Theatre?...

Review: DANGEROUS LIAISONS at Kanata Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - November 07, 2024

Kanata Theatre opened its 56th season this week with Dangerous Liaisons, a steamy historical play set in pre-Revolutionary France, written by Christopher Hampton and directed here by Sarah Hegger. The play is based upon a novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, entitled Les Liaisons Dangereuses, publis...

Review: SNOW IN MIDSUMMER at the National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - November 03, 2024

What did our critic think of SNOW IN MIDSUMMER at National Arts Centre?...

Review: GUILTY CONSCIENCE at Ottawa Little Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - November 01, 2024

Arthur Jamison (David McIntyre) wants nothing more than to kill his wife. A criminal attorney by profession, as he obsesses on the couch in his New York City townhouse, he realizes he has a big problem. ...

Review: Ovation Productions' INTO THE WOODS at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe
by Courtney Castelino - October 28, 2024

Ovation Productions presents one high quality musical theatre show per year in Ottawa. Last year’s presentation of Cabaret was outstanding, and I had high hopes for Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods this year. This production shares its run with Broadway Across Canada’s presentation of Disney's The ...

Review: DISNEY'S THE LION KING at National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - October 26, 2024

What did our critic think of DISNEY'S THE LION KING at National Arts Centre?...

Review: Chamber + Silent Tides + Bolero X at Ottawa's National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - October 18, 2024

What did our critic think of Chamber + Silent Tides + Bolero X at National Arts Centre? Read the review. ...

Review: FIRST METIS MAN OF ODESA at National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - September 21, 2024

What did our critic think of FIRST MÉTIS MAN OF ODESA at National Arts Centre?...

Review: COME FROM AWAY at the National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - August 24, 2024

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

Review: Ottawa Little Theatre's THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME
by Courtney Castelino - August 22, 2024

What did our critic think of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME at Ottawa?...

Review: LES MISERABLES at National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - August 08, 2024

Les Misérables hails itself as the world’s most popular musical. Although this statistic may be partially attributed to longevity, the new production of Les Mis, presented by Broadway Across Canada and currently on stage at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre, is undeniably a feast for the senses. With in...

Review: SOCIAL TANGO PROJECT at National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - July 25, 2024

What did our critic think of SOCIAL TANGO PROJECT at National Arts Centre?...

Review: Norm Foster's HILDA'S YARD at Ottawa Little Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - July 21, 2024

What did our critic think of HILDA'S YARD at Ottawa Little Theatre?...

Review: YOU USED TO CALL ME MARIE... at the National Arts Centre
by Courtney Castelino - June 16, 2024

What did our critic think of YOU USED TO CALL ME MARIE... at the National Arts Centre?...

Review: AN ACT OF GRACE at Ottawa Little Theatre
by Courtney Castelino - June 14, 2024

What did our critic think of AN ACT OF GRACE at Ottawa Little Theatre?...