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Review: Lost Baggage Musical Theatre’s Evil Dead: The Musical until Oct. 31
Photo: Lost Baggage Musical Theatre Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Nothing bad ever happens at a cabin in the woods, right? Buckle up for a comedic adventure as Lost Baggage Musical Theatre presents Evil Dead: The Musical this Halloween season.
Review: Lost Baggage Musical Theatre’s Evil Dead: The Musical until Oct. 31
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Nothing bad ever happens at a cabin in the woods, right? Buckle up for a comedic adventure as Lost Baggage Musical Theatre presents Evil Dead: The Musical this Halloween season.
Review: Rogers v. Rogers at the GCTC until Nov. 1
Tom Rooney in Rogers v. Rogers. Photo: Dahlia Katz Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Enter the boardroom as Rogers v. Rogers explores behind the scenes of one of Canada’s biggest Telecoms through some controversial and big business moves in the company’s history.
Review: TotoToo’s The Rocky Horror Show at The Gladstone until Oct. 24
The cast of The Rocky Horror Show. Photo: TotoToo Theatre Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Let’s do the time warp again as TotoToo Theatre brings back their production of The Rocky Horror Show to The Gladstone.
Review: Ottawa Little Theatre’s The Cottage until Oct. 10
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. While an invite to “the cottage” might ring pop culture bells for some, this British-set comedy is a slightly different tale, with less hockey but just as much steam.
Review: Son of a Preacherman at the NAC until Sept. 26
Ins Choi in Son of a Preacherman. Photo: Chelsey Stuyt. Photography Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Playwright and performer Ins Choi breaks down life growing up as a preacher kid, as the National Arts Centre (NAC) launches the new season of English Theatre.
Review: The Great Gatsby roars into the NAC until Sept. 13
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Get ready for a night of glitz and glamour as Broadway Across Canada brings the new Tony Award-winning musical The Great Gatsby to the National Arts Centre. Based on the classic American novel by F.
Review: Broadway Across Canada’s Mamma Mia! at the NAC until Aug. 2, 2026
Mamma Mia! presented by Broadway Across Canada Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. This summer, take a trip to a Greek island filled with singing, dancing and your favourite ABBA hits! Broadway Across Canada brings Mamma Mia! to the National Arts Centre until Aug.
Review: Kanata Theatre’s 10-Minute Play Festival until July 26
Kanata Theatre's 10-Minute Play Festival Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. How do you go from a story idea to the page, to the stage? Maybe the key is starting small. Kanata Theatre puts on the 10-minute Play Festival, but also helps budding authors in the lead-up.
Review: The National Arts Centre Orchestra presents Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean, Live in Concert
The National Arts Centre Orchestra. Photo: Curtis Perry Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Join the swashbuckling adventure as the National Arts Centre Orchestra presents Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl score performed live to film.
Review: a Company of Fools presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Photo: a Company of Fools Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. It’s a Fools summer, as a Company of Fools brings Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to a park near you! In one of their largest runs yet, the production visits 36 parks across the city and as far as Almonte and Arnprior.
Review: Elevator Theatre Company wraps up in Ottawa with Once until June 13
Elevator Theatre Company's Cast of Once. Photo: Laura Collins. Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. The time has come. After announcing their move to Halifax next season, the final Ottawa Elevator Theatre Company (ETC) show, Once, comes to The Gladstone until June 13.
Review: Singin’ in the Rain at Meridian Centrepoint Theatre until June 7
Orpheus' Singin' in the Rain Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Even though summer is just around the corner, we have to admit we love a dramatic downpour. There’s not much more you could ask for as Orpheus Musical Theatre brings a production of Singin’ in the Rain to the stage at the Meridian Centrepointe Theatre.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical at the NAC until May 17
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook.
Rebecca Russell on balancing lightness with intensity in Fun Home at the Gladstone
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Fun Home, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, explores the author’s childhood, family dynamics, and sexuality. TotoToo Theatre brings this emotional, funny, and ambitious production to the Gladstone this month, so we chatted with director Rebecca Russell to learn more.
Review: The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare at the NAC until May 9
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. What if a group of female operatives had the opportunity to have a bigger role in World War II? That is the story that A Catalyst Theatre Production of The Invisible: Agents of Ungentlemanly Warfare brings to the stages of the National Arts Centre (NAC) until May 9th.
Review: Laugh and cheer for Morph Arts comedic take on Pride and Prejudice until April 18
The cast of Morph Arts production of Pride and Prejudice. Photo: Adele Jackson Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Pride and Prejudice may be one of the most known and beloved enemies to lovers’ tales. Jane Austen’s novel has stood the test of time inspiring countless stories, retellings and adaptations.
Show Tune Showdown fundraiser is back
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Get ready, Broadway nerds—Show Tune Showdown is back! Last year marked the end of Tone Cluster’s run of the beloved event, but they passed the conductor’s baton to Orpheus Musical Theatre! We chatted with Orpheus Managing Director J.T. Morris to learn more.
Review: Tomson Highway’s Rose at the National Arts Centre until April 4
Cheri Maracle, Patricia Cano. Photo: Curtis Perry Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Rose has its world premiere at the National Arts Centre as part of the Indigenous Theatre program. It is the third installment of the “rez” cycle from award-winning, acclaimed playwright Tomson Highway.
Review: & Juliet at the NAC until March 29
Broadway Across Canada presents & Juliet Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. A story rewritten with a new look for a Shakespearean classic that explores an alternative ending and fresh beginnings.
NAC Orchestra – Queen of Soul: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin until March 14
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Nobody does it better than the National Arts Centre Orchestra. From March 12–14, the National Arts Centre (NAC) brings us Queen of Soul: A Tribute to Aretha Franklin, highlighting the over 60-year career of one of the greatest artists of all time.
undercurrents 2026: Mother Sea
Mother Sea Icon by Kenji Toyooka. Dive into the tale that is Mother Sea and discover your roots and be reborn into your true self. Haitian-Canadian Marjolaine shares her story of growing up, suppressing her gifts, and a return to her ancestors through beautiful storytelling interspersed with Haitian Creole, French, music and dance.
Review: ETC’s August: Osage County until February 14
Cast of August: Osage County. Photo: Laura Collins. Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Elevator Theatre Company brings Tracy Lett’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, August: Osage County to The Gladstone Theatre with such strong, evocative storytelling that you’ll forget all about the 2013 film adaptation.
Review: Lost Baggage Musical Theatre brings One Small Misstep to The Gladstone
Cast of One Small Misstep. Photo: Laurenne Tynski. Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. A ragtag crew of misfits stranded on an unknown planet, a shocking truth derailing plans, and high-stakes drama with comedy thrown in—and in musical form?
A year in one article - everything Apt613 in 2025
It’s a new calendar year, and we’re stepping into it with fresh energy. Happy New Year from all of us at Apt613! At Apt613, we had to draw clear attention to our financial situation at the end of 2025. To everyone who responded to that message positively by donating, engaging, or sharing, with friends, colleagues, and people in our scene, or letting us know how much you appreciate us: thank you. Your support truly means the world. We saw an unprecedented response from our community.
CLUE at the NAC until Jan 11
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Or Mrs. Peacock with the knife in the study? Even if you missed the classic 1985 movie or have never played the board game, most will be familiar with the concept of CLUE – a murder mystery whodunit that will keep you guessing.
Review: Sisters Matsumoto at The Gladstone until Dec. 20
Sisters Matsumoto. Photo provided Marginally Fit Productions Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Marginally Fit Productions brings the powerful Philip Kan Gotanda play Sisters Matsumoto to The Gladstone Theatre from Dec. 17 to Dec. 20.
Review: Orpheus Theatre Company brings Annie to life until Nov. 30
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Orpheus Musical Theatre brings the beloved musical Annie to audiences at Meridian Centrepointe Theatre. With a book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse, and lyrics by Martin Charnin, the original production had a six-year Broadway run and is set for another revival on the horizon.
Elevator Theatre Company’s brings 35MM: A Musical Exhibition to LIVE! on Elgin
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. You may not be familiar with 35MM: A Musical Exhibition, but after you catch Elevator Theatre Company’s (ETC) presentation of it at LIVE! on Elgin, you’ll be glad you checked it out.
Mrs. Doubtfire at the National Arts Centre until November 9
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. If you’re not familiar with the classic Robin Williams movie Mrs. Doubtfire, all you need to know is this beloved family flick has been turned into a heart-warming and funny musical.
Rocky Horror Picture Show from Lost Baggage Musical Theatre
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. The Rocky Horror Picture Show has become a Halloween tradition, a cult classic that draws audiences in droves each October 31st through shadow casts and screenings.
Monster Mixtape adds a spooky note at the NAC until October 31st
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Things are going bump in the night at the National Arts Centre (NAC), as the NAC Orchestra pays homage to all things spooky with their Halloween concert Monster Mixtape on until October 31st.
The Music of Danny Elfman captures Halloween season
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Ottawa Pops Orchestra has been a consistent go-to for highlighting the works of major artists and scores. Their newest production takes us into the world of The Music of Danny Elfman as they open their 2025-2026 season at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre.
Iron Cabaret’s Angels & Demons gets wicked at The Gladstone
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Spooky season is getting steamy as The Iron Cabaret returns with their Halloween tradition bringing audiences into the world of angels and demons. Aerialists, pole performers, burlesque and heels dancers will entice you with their incredible moves and a little devilish nod to the season.
ETC’s Dogfight at Live! on Elgin until Sept. 21, 2025
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Elevator Theatre Company (ETC), with an impressive track record of high-calibre shows in its short history already, is bringing the Pasek and Paul show Dogfight to Ottawa audiences in an intimate and impactful way.
You’ll be back as BAC’s Hamilton returns to Ottawa for an extended run
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. It’s time to be in the room where it happens! Hamilton is back in the capital for an extended two-week run, and we’re thrilled to catch this once again, thanks to Broadway Across Canada’s tour—a show filled with details and complexity, and with so much to see.
Interview: Hamilton at the NAC
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. The Broadway uber-success Hamilton returns to Ottawa’s NAC theatre next week, thanks to the Broadway Across Canada tour.
By Samara Caplan and Laura Gauthier. Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. How does someone just write a play? Where do you start? Where do ideas come from? How do you do it on top of your regular job? Kanata Theatre’s 10-Minute Play Festival is coming up from Aug. 1 to 3 and features seven plays by local playwrights.
By Samara Caplan and Laura Gauthier. Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Months ago, we were at Broadway Nights Ottawa (BNO) when hostess extraordinaire Emma Iris told the audience that familiar face Noah Pacheco and friends were going to perform a song from a musical he had written.
A Company of Fools: Shakespeare in the park
By Samara Caplan and Laura Gauthier. Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook.
Fringe 2025 Review: Authentication
Created by Kenzie Barrera Produced by Lavender Productions | Ottawa, ON Review by Samara Caplan and Laura Gauthier 45 mins / M / Drama, Crime, Immersive, Storytelling, Thriller Welcome to the experiment. When two strangers find themselves trapped in separate dark rooms, where they can only hear each other through a wall, they have no idea what they are in store for. Brought into a societal experiment, unclear if they will ever get to leave, friction, and emotions run high.
Created by Lauren McKay Produced by The Adventures of Daisy and Petunia Review by Laura Gauthier and Samara Caplan G / Fantasy, Immersive, Musical, Storytelling Embarking on a hero’s quest, two women band together to take on an adventure that neither is quite clear about, but are sure will continue to reveal itself as they delve in.
Fringe 2025 Review: At Death’s Door
Created by Vivid Strokes Collective Produced by Vivid Strokes Collective | Ottawa, ON Review by Samara Caplan and Laura Gauthier 14+ / Drama, Mystery The road to the afterlife starts at… a bus stop? Catarina meets a curious stranger while waiting for her bus and quickly finds things are not what they seem. Her phone doesn’t work, she’s sweating when the day called for rain and her bus seems like it will never come.
Created by Dahlia Lesh Produced by Lesh Productions | Ottawa, ON Review by Samara Caplan 60 mins / 14+ / Drama Can you break free from your inner monster? That voice inside you that keeps you second guessing, preys on your deepest insecurities and keeps you living in your darkest thoughts, or are you strung together until the end? Strings Attached is a two-actor show that delves into the depths of mental health and the struggle in freeing yourself from your monster.
Fringe 2025 Review: Oy, What They Said About Love
Created by Steve Budd Produced by Steve Budd | Oakland, USA Review by Laura Gauthier and Samara Caplan 14+ / Comedy, Drama, Solo, Documentary Theatre, Dramedy, Romantic Why is it that others seem to be able to find their soulmates when Steve Budd can’t? How much does a couple need to have in common to make it work? What if they’re not from the same religion or cultural background? What if one of them is from Jersey?
Iron Cabaret: Rhythm Around the World until June 14
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. The Iron Cabaret brings us another fantastic lineup of dancers, aerialists, pole dancers, and burlesque artists in their newest show, Rhythm Around the World, at The Gladstone Theatre until June 14.
Review: The Music Man at Meridian Centrepointe until June 8
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. Fans of classic musicals rejoice – Orpheus Musical Theatre has The Music Man on until June 8 at Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe.
Review: Ride the Cyclone is the quirky Canadian cult classic you’ve never heard of
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. We’ve been hearing songs from the Ride the Cyclone musical at Broadway Nights Ottawa over the last year or so, but before that, we weren’t familiar with this show about Canadian high schoolers stuck in limbo after a tragic roller coaster accident.
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. It’s showtime, Ottawa! The ghost with the most has landed at the National Arts Centre, as Broadway Across Canada brings us a taste of the underworld, with the musical Beetlejuice.
Review: Elevator Theatre Company’s powerful performance of Next to Normal
Laura and Samara spend their days as non-profit unicorns and fill every spare minute exploring the world of musical theatre as BFFs (that’s Broadway Friends Forever). Follow @bffs613 on Instagram and Facebook. It’s just another day at The Gladstone as Elevator Theatre Company (ETC) wraps up their first season with the Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Next to Normal.
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