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 oldest amateur

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 musical theatre

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 societies, Ottawa

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, Ontario

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 based Orpheus Musical Theatre Society was founded in 1906.
Orpheus performs three shows annually at the Centrepointe Theatre

Centrepointe Theatre

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 in Ottawa

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, Ontario

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. Past performers in Orpheus shows include Alanis Morissette

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, Peter Jennings

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, and Michael Burgess

Michael Burgess (singer)

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. The Orpheus website (below) has a comprehensive list of past show and performers.

For its 2011-12 season, Orpheus is presenting the following:

-White Christmas (November 11-20, 2011) - Book by David Ives and Paul Blake; Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin

-Rent (March 2-11, 2011) - Music & Lyrics by Jonathan Larson

-Titanic (June 1-10, 2012) - Book by Peter Stone; Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston