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Rating: 4.1 out of 5 based on 48 reviews
  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Great fun, worth it for sure!

    by Dorafan on 2014-01-03National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    I really enjoyed the production. The acting and singing were great overall. There were definitely some comedic attempts made. A couple of the actors were really superb and had me in stitches with their facial expressions. I wouldn't say all actors were 5* (the Captain didn't particularly didn't seem right for his role) but most were great (Maria, Brigitta, the lady the captain was going to marry, the funny guy who won 3rd prize/also I think the butler...)

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    The Sound of Music

    by Rankin on 2014-01-03National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    The play was fabulous! Everyone played there part very well and the singing was beautiful. I had my Aunty with me, who is 90yrs young and she enjoyed the performance very much. Our balcony seats were excellent. The only problem was there is no elevator to the balcony - for such a beautiful building I can't believe a elevator has not been installed. I would recommend this event to anyone who has the opportunity to attend.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Sound of Music was awesome!

    by BB74 on 2014-01-03National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    I brought my wife to see the play. She loves the movie and hasn't been to the theatre in a long time. I am so glad I brought her. I loved it as well. I haven't been to the theatre since I was a teen. I love the play way more than the movie. Live acting is so much better.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Ton of Fun

    by Poppins on 2014-01-03National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    Loved it, loved it, loved it, but it was different from the film, a bit weird at first.

  • Rating: 3 out of 5

    Sound of Music. Nac

    by Lovemusicals40 on 2014-01-02National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    Overall really enjoyed the performance. Big Sound of Music fans. Cast members that out shone for me were those who played the roles of Maria, Brigitta and Max. Was quite confused in the casting of Fredrick who is supposed to be approximately 14. This role being played by a man in his early 30's? I found that a bit creepy. Surely there were younger available actors. While I enjoyed the singing talent of "The Captain" in my opinion, he was not the figure of authority I would have expected. Loved the transitions between scenes, appeared smooth, uncomplicated and effortless, Ie between the Abbey scenes and the Von Trapp family home. Kudos also to the ensemble cast who played numerous roles and made each role work. Enjoyed the musicians being on stage.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Sound of Music with a touch of originality

    by Celebryson on 2014-01-02National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    I've watched the movie several times and seen it on stage once before, but this new production at the NAC in December 2013 still felt original. The voices are fabulous, of course, and the music unforgettable, but the humour and audience participation were unexpected and made this production particularly enjoyable.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Geat performance that pleased all ages

    by Guido48 on 2014-01-02National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    The adaptation of the classic movie was very well performed by a troop of local artists. The script allow the story to be tell like the original and at the same time made it not so serious. Maria and a few of the other performers were strong singer, the other were good but not the most accurate which made the storey more realistic and enjoyable. English theater was the perfect size for this event. I enjoy it better than Carrie Underwood's TV version.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Amazing

    by Sonny2009 on 2014-01-01National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    It was an amazing show. My husband and I brought my mom and she also enjoyed it. It was very well done and the music was great. We've been to many shows that use plenty of more props, but in this case there weren't as many and the show was amazing. I loved the fact that they had us audience take part with the singing.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    An amazing performance for a 7 year old.

    by PeterHnickname on 2014-01-01National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    This was one of the best events I've taken our 7 year old daughter to. Seeing her at the edge of her chair singing along was beautiful.

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    The Sound of Music

    by Baaa on 2014-01-01National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    Disappointed with the casting. The actress who portrayed Maria was much older than I expected her to be. The actor who portrayed the 14 year old boy appeared to be in his mid to late 20's and a girl was cast to play the role of the young boy ... The voices were wonderful with the exception of the Mother Superior near the end of the first half of the show. My husband and I left at the Intermission.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    More like community theatre than professional

    by Anonymous on 2013-12-31National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    This show was overpriced for what it offered. While the musicians were fully professional, and a couple of the actors also, the production on the whole felt like community theatre. Most of the cast was weak, as was the direction. While the lead had a good voice and was a strong actress and the young woman playing Birgita also, the male lead and the other kids were poorly cast. The kids were too old for their parts, one was playing transgender (i.e. a grown woman was playing a 12-year-old boy), and the youngest, who was supposed to be 5 but was older, didn't have a good voice and couldn't act. One would think a national production could have drawn on enough talent agencies to come up with a cast that was really the age portrayed with decent vocal and acting abilities. Ditto for the male lead. Are you telling me that in all of Canada, you couldn't find a tenor with a better voice than this guy for Edelweiss? I realize that Christopher Plummer is a tough act to follow, but still. The directing choices were also weak a lot of the time, with less drama emerging from the scenes than there might have been, and too much emphasis was given to the politics and adult romance in the second half. It didn't 'develop' and was very monotonal. Austrian good, Nazi bad. Anyone who sympathizes with Nazis bad. Anyone who maintains their Austrian-ness good. Disappointing. I spent over $500 on tickets for various family members.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Sound of Music

    by Anonymous on 2013-12-30National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    A very fun evening for the whole family! The music was excellent and the acting great! Highly recommend it for a family outing.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    The Sound of Music was amazing!!!

    by Klass on 2013-12-29National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    I loved everything about this show! The cast was incredible! They had great voices and lots of personality. If I wasn't smiling from ear to ear I was singing. It was such a feel good performance. I would love if they would make the Sound of Music an annual Christmas production. I loved loved loved this play!!!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 2013-12-27National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    Excellent performance! Great experience for the whole family.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    The sound of music had us all singing

    by fiftynurse on 2013-12-26National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    very enjoyable evening. attended with teenagers and senors all had fun.

  • Rating: 2 out of 5

    Not worth the price

    by Daisy1980 on 2013-12-26National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    My family and I expected te sound of music to be a big production like lion long etc. For the price of the tickets,... Four people ... 250 dollars.... We expected a lot more than an equivalent to a high school play. Brutal.. Sure te signing was fine and acting fine.... But it was the pure shock of the price for the bang. Minimal set materials... Three person band... Boooo and we weren't the only ones expecting a bigger show. Where did our money go to! I paid that to see phantom in Toronto before!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Sound of music was great

    by Notamusicalfan on 2013-12-23National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    The show as awesome, I give it two thumbs up! They encourage you to sing along so it really makes you a part of the show. I love it and I highly recommend it!

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Awful

    by laam1 on 2013-12-23National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    The Sound of Music was terrible and we left at intermission because we love The Sound of Music and the play was ruining it for us. With the exception of the singing voice of Maria, it was amateurish. The choice to have a girl play the part of one of the boys was bizarre, and one of the other boys was played as a 40-year-old developmentally delayed man. All-around awful.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 2013-12-22National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    The show was amazing. Would go again anytime and would recommend.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    UNFORGETABLE!!!!

    by ottawain on 2013-12-22National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - Ottawa

    Amazing Broadway like show brought in Ottawa where time as stopped to Nutcracker every Christmas! It was deliverable well received and presented in a fresh youthful way! Well done! Look forward to more events of this caliber in the years to come!!!! Enjoyed a lot the informal talk after the show as well. Kids were beside themselves of joy when given the opportunity to talk to celebrities!