BFFs

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. We were thrilled to get […]

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. We wanted to learn more about these short plays and their process, so we sat down with Trevor Eggleton, whose 10-minute play Cod Almighty will be premiering at the festival.

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. Our favourite summer tradition is back – a Company of Fools’ annual torchlight Shakespeare in the park […]

Sixteen years ago, nine friends sat at a pub and conceived an idea for a local arts and culture blog — the very same one you’re reading this on. Today, on 613 Day (June 13), we celebrate the past sixteen years of Apt613, and the community we have created and uplifted along the way.

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, theatre fans – Broadway Across Canada (BAC) has announced their 2025/2026 season and there is a lot to be excited and […]

Caplan and Gauthier: “We have always loved Fools productions, as they make Shakespeare approachable for all audiences. The Understudy created a fun and entertaining environment that had the audience laughing, clapping and participating.”

Silent Sky, written by Lauren Gunderson, brings us the “almost-true” story of the women who worked in the early days of astronomy and are fundamental to our collective understanding of the cosmos. Three Sisters Theatre Co. focuses on telling meaningful stories about women—and this is a great one.

Turn up the heat Ottawa, Broadway is getting sexy with Iron Cabaret’s presentation of Bawdy Broadway Bodies, a sultry cabaret showcasing the best and brightest of local Ottawa talent.

While many people are quite familiar with the Queen of Rock ‘n Roll’s amazing music, a lot don’t know her triumphant journey and comeback to claim that title. Broadway Across Canada has you covered with TINA – the Tina Turner Musical, playing now at the National Arts Centre until Feb. 16.

The power of a film score is undeniable. Building fear, excitement, joy or sadness and elevating the impact of a story. Ottawa Pops Orchestra (OPO) brings us an entire concert dedicated to film composer Hans Zimmer, with The Music of Hans Zimmer. For two nights only (and one matinee) you can be enchanted by some of your favourite movie scores live!

As we hit the halfway mark of their 2024/2025 season ETC brings us Songs for a New World on stage at LIVE! on Elgin until November 24th.

We hope you still have your sweet tooth after Halloween, because Orpheus Musical Theatre is bringing us a treat with their production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Meridian Theatres @ Centrepointe until Nov. 24.

Lost Baggage Musical Theatre brings a production of Guys & Dolls to Arts Court starting April 25th. The BFFs sat down with Jay Landreville, the assistant director, to talk more about the show, the cast and how Lost Baggage will be rockin’ the boat with their upcoming production.

The BFFs Laura and Samara are back to let us know that Orpheus Musical Theatre’s production of Dreamgirls is not something to miss. Dreamgirls hits the Meridian Theatres at Centrepointe stages from March 1–10.