Paul Batterson - Page 15
Since 2013, Paul Batterson has had a secret life: being a volunteer writer for BroadwayWorld. During this time, he has had the pleasure to see some of the best plays, musicals, and concerts, interview some of his personal heroes (Joe Walsh, Steven Page, and Ben Folds) and industry leaders (Andrew Lippa and Nathan Tysen) and watching Columbus theatre scene grow and grow. Batterson graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in journalism and from Capital University with a teaching license. He has been married to his lovely wife Nancy for over three decades and has two grown children in Alicia Millerson, an actress in Denver, and Grant Batterson, who is heading to grad school in England.
About Paul Batterson
- First Show
- Marmalade Gumdrops
- Favorite Show
- I think EVITA is one of my favorite shows. It is great story telling about an event I knew nothing about and it changed my thinking of what a Broadway show could be.
Favorite Stories
- Henry Winkler - As a child growing up in the 70s, a person couldn't get any cooler than the Fonz. Getting a chance to meet Henry Winkler and hear tell the stories of his life journey was amazing.
- Waiting in line half the adventure for Walsh fans - How many times do you get a chance to meet one of your heroes? It was so interesting to spend three or so hours with fans waiting to meet Joe Walsh at a record signing in his home town of Columbus, Ohio.
- Squeeze’s Difford ready to test road waters in band’s NomadBand tour - Chris Difford pens some of the most poetic, thoughtful lyrics out there. It was interesting to sit down with him (via the miracle of Zoom) and see how he does it.
- DEAR EVAN, Thanks For Everything. Sincerely, Columbus. - I truly enjoyed DEAR EVAN HANSEN because of the way it took the audience on a journey through despair to hope. It tackles some of the big issues of today (teenage suicide and social media) in a way that didn't sound preachy or like an afterschool special.
- TOXIC AVENGER Earns a Glowing Review - You have to love a show whose opening line is a warning: The story we're about to tell you is so disturbing, we've stationed a registered nurse outside in the lobby. She is armed with a tranquilizer dart gun for those needing sedation. She also has Xanax and Vicodin she got off the internet."
Latest Articles

BWW Interviews: Bare No More Former BNL Front Man Turns Over a New Page
October 7, 2019
Even after close to three decades of performing, sales of over 15 million records, twice being named as group of the year at the Juno awards, and a selection into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Steven Page still feels he has to win his audience over at every show.

BWW REVIEWS: DEAR EVAN, Thanks For Everything. Sincerely, Columbus.
September 19, 2019
As it did at the Tony Awards, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, the 2017 award winner for Best Musical, rolls into Columbus on the tails of HAMILTON, the 2016 Tony Award winner which played in the Ohio Theatre in the Spring.

BWW reviews: NPAC presents a sweltering performance of KISS ME KATE
September 16, 2019
The second act of the Northland Performing Arts Center & Vaud-Villities Production of KISS ME KATE opens with Cole Porter's classic 'Too Darn Hot.

BWW Interview: Anthony Focuses on role, Cartoon Network as He Takes Lead in DEAR EVAN HANSEN
September 3, 2019
When Stephen Christopher Anthony first saw the show DEAR EVAN HANSEN, he marveled at the performance of Benjamin Platt, his former cast mate in THE BOOK OF MORMON, in the title role.

BWW Interview: Spraggan Is Anything But An Overnight Success
June 25, 2019
Midway through her opening song on June 23 at the Rumba Cafe in Columbus, singersongwriter Lucy Spraggan's eyes widened in surprise as the audience picked up the chorus of 'In a State.

BWW Reviews: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Retooled And Ready To Rock
June 17, 2019
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, which makes its triumphant return to the Short North Stage's Garden Theatre (1187 N.

BWW Reviews: FINDING NEVERLAND Much Lighter Fare Than Real Life of Peter Pan Author J.M. Barrie
June 5, 2019
Reality is often dirty, gritty, depressing and discouraging.

BWW Reviews: SNS' PIPPIN Leaves Its Performers Hanging But Not The Audience
March 25, 2019
Performing as the Leading Player in Short North Stage's production of PIPPIN, Knicole faces a whole new set of challenges, including singing upside down from a trapeze six feet off the ground.

BWW Reviews: Larson Left His Mark with RENT
March 21, 2019
It's with a touch of sadness that RENT celebrates its 20th anniversary of its first national tour.

BWW reviews: Hotel California's Concert with Columbus Symphony A Little Too Peaceful, A Little Too Easy
February 27, 2019
A friend once joked the Eagles were 'the official band of old WASP men everywhere.

BWW Reviews: HAMILTON Lives Up to the Hype and Then Some
February 1, 2019
Once in every decade or so, a musical is created that redefines the genre.

BWW Reviews: Weathervane's GYPSY a Dark Fable with an Excellent Cast
December 26, 2018
The secondary headline to the Weathervane Production's GYPSY reads 'A Musical Fable.
BWW Reviews: Last Summer on Earth Tour Hits All the Right Notes
July 7, 2013
It's always a tricky thing trying to find the right combination of two big-name bands to tour with each other.
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