Ottawa Suite

We had such a great opening night for Ottawa Suite yesterday!

We are sold out for tonight's show, but there are still a few tickets left for Thursday's performance - don't forget to come dressed in your best 1950's - 1960's attire. Get your tickets before they’re gone!

Tickets: https://www.gctc.ca/events/ottawa-suite
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Ottawa Suite — GCTC | Great Canadian Theatre Company A journey to Ottawa’s vibrant past through music, story and dance: Buckle up for a wild and groovy romp through time to Ottawa’s music and nightlife scenes of the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Along the way, you’ll make stops at three legendary, now nearly forgotten venues: the Trocadero, the Chaudière...

Meet the Cast of Ottawa Suite (premiering this week at The GCTC): Vince Halfhide.

With over four decades in the music business --meaning he's old enough to have nearly forgotten playing at the Chaud and le Hibou -- guitarist Vince Halfhide is a long-time fixture in Ottawa's blues and roots scene, having played with many legendary musicians including Terry Gillespie, Sneezy Waters, and the Mighty Popo.

This week (Jan. 10-12, 2023), Vince joins the cast of Ottawa Suite to present a whimsical retrospective of Ottawa’s vibrant jazz and music scene through the years.

Tickets available at gctc.ca/events/ottawa-suite.

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Rob Frayne’s Ottawa Suite brings audiences back in time...

For Ottawa Suite, Frayne has churned out almost 20 pounds of sheet music for a 12-musician ensemble to play when the production begins its three-night run Tuesday at the Great Canadian Theatre Company. To create the music, he worked 12-hour days for the last four months, he says.

Read more: https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/local-arts/remember-ottawas-beatnik-era-hippie-era-swing-era-rob-fraynes-ottawa-suite-brings-audiences-back-in-time?fbclid=IwAR32fUc4OnNdE5WD_7RdaWCOUMuGIx7Sa6_iuCBLIZmRGAxHKnDO-adhPhM

Remember Ottawa's beatnik era? Hippie era? Swing era? Rob Frayne’s Ottawa Suite brings audiences back in time The production celebrates Ottawa's legendary live music venues of yore, before the "city that fun forgot" nickname was born

Meet the Cast of Ottawa Suite (premiering next week at The GCTC): Emily Pearlman.

Emily Pearlman is a theatre artist and educator who is interested in live experiences that bring together intergenerational groups of people and develop their relationship to place and each other. She has co-created over 30 performance works in collaboration with theatre makers, dancers, musicians, audio-makers, schools, and communities and is particularly partial to events that get people outdoors.

Next week (Jan. 10-12, 2023), Emily joins the cast of Ottawa Suite to present a whimsical retrospective of Ottawa’s vibrant jazz and music scene through the years.

Tickets available at gctc.ca/events/ottawa-suite.

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