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The opening night of Come From Away at the National Arts Centre honoured special guests from Gander, N.L. by inviting them on stage after the show to help celebrate. Photo by Caroline Phillips

Come From Away welcomes heroes from Newfoundland to opening night at NAC

The opening night of Come From Away at the National Arts Centre on Thursday was a true celebration, complete with a lively on-stage kitchen party

Star soprano Renée Fleming dazzles ’em at National Arts Centre Gala

All female opera singers are technically divas but, as Renée Fleming proved last night, not all come with prima donna attitudes.

National Arts Centre Foundation CEO Jayne Watson takes final bow

Jayne Watson earned a standing ovation and rave reviews last night in recognition of her sensational 22-year run at the National Arts Centre, where she

Jann Arden shines at NAC Gala’s celebration of women artists

Something very special happened at the National Arts Centre Gala on Saturday night. It took place while Canadian singing legend Jann Arden and her musicians

NAC rolls out red carpet for return of Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala

“We’re not out of the pandemic yet but this is a step forward in the process, which is encouraging. We’re absolutely delighted to be honouring

‘There’s no expiry date on productivity’: Ageism keeps many companies from benefiting from older workers

Ottawa

More Canadians than ever before are working past the traditional retirement age of 65, either because they want to or they have to.

Philanthropy in Ottawa: RBC helps NAC ensure the shows go on

Ottawa

RBC’s $200,000 gift helped ease the financial strain for Canadian artists and authors affected by the closure of performance venues and cancellation or postponements of

National Arts Centre goes for gold, raising $765,000 at 50th Anniversary Gala with Sarah McLachlan

Philanthropists Janice and Earle O’Born make largest gift ever of $10 million to NAC

Diana Ross delivers decades’ worth of hits at National Arts Centre Gala

Legendary Motown singer Diana Ross showed off her penchant for glamour and gowns as she took a concert hall packed with people on a nostalgic trip down

Dinner for outgoing NAC chief executive Peter Herrndorf nets $1M for Indigenous theatre

This was no ordinary retirement dinner. An influential crowd made up of Supreme Court judges, business leaders and philanthropists, politicians, veteran journalists and award-winning performing