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Broadway Nights Ottawa (BNO) has been making musical theatre fans’ hearts explode with joy for over a year now. We’ve had the pleasure of attending most monthly events and interviewing founder Emma Chin a few times.
BNO is hosting its second Halloween Extravaganza and so we sat down with Emma to hear what Broadway fans can expect this year.
If Broadway fans in the city have been hiding under a rock and missed Broadway Nights Ottawa’s explosive growth in the last year and a half, what do they need to know about BNO?
Broadway Nights Ottawa is a monthly, musical theatre open mic and sing-along show with a live band! It’s a super positive and encouraging environment where we “Cheer! For! Everything!” and everyone gets to feel like a Broadway Star! You can sign up to sing your favourite theatre tune onstage with our band, or grab a drink with your friends and sing along from the crowd!
We run on the first Monday of each month at Club SAW in the Arts Court. We have also expanded to having Youth Nights at the Great Canadian Theatre Company. You can find all our events on our socials (@broadwaynightsottawa/Broadway Nights Ottawa) or our website.
Photo provided by Emma Chin
The BNO Halloween Extravaganza is back this year—we’re hearing it’s also gotten bigger—what can folks expect?
We’re SO excited for this year’s Halloween Extravaganza! It’s going to be a sing-along concert and dance party featuring all the very best spooky Broadway sing-alongs and classics, a Broadway-themed DJ dance party, amazing performances by our four-piece band, and some of Ottawa’s top talent, games and contests with incredible prizes including a Broadway Costume Contest, a themed photo booth, a candy bar, taco bar, and MORE! If you love Broadway and Halloween, you do not want to miss this night!
What special guests or performances can we get excited for at this year’s event?
Broadway Workout will be back to lead us in another dance along, as well as a super fun dance performance by Union Studios. We’ve also got two amazing local drag artists coming to perform, Eden Moore and Slay Muah! You’ll also get to see performances by TotoToo Theatre, Lost Baggage Musical Theatre, and Oh Canada Eh with some of their incredible upcoming shows!
Photo provided by Emma Chin
We’ve heard there will be some contests with some pretty big and exciting prizes. Can you tell us a bit more about these?
Yes! Grab your friends and come dressed as your favourite Broadway characters! We’ll have three costume contest prizes: Best Broadway Character, Best Iconic Broadway Duo, and Best Ensemble Costume! We have incredible prizes lined up from Manor Lounge, Broadway Across Canada, and more! We’ll also be doing some other fun games on stage including musical theatre charades and a lip-sync battle to win some other fantastic prizes! We can’t wait for you to join us!
Broadway Nights Ottawa’s Halloween Extravaganza is on Nov. 1 at 8:30pm at Overflow Brewing Company. Tickets are $35.
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