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BWW Reviews: FULL MONTY Makes Successful Transition from Silver Screen to Musical
Somewhere between Hollywood Boulevard and Broadway, there's an intersection where somewhat successful movies are turned into crowd-pleasing musicals and vice-versa.
BWW Reviews: CCT's THE WIZARD OF OZ Pays Homage to Iconic Film
From the moment you hear the first iconic strains of Arlen and Harburg's OZ score, you know you're not in Kansas anymore.
BWW Reviews: The Short North Stage Brings Pinball Wizard, TOMMY, to Local Stage
I love the Short North Stage for several reasons.
BWW Reviews: THE ADDAM'S FAMILY - America's Most Delightfully Unhappy Family Goes Musical
When your audience obliges the orchestra Overture by almost reflexively snapping along to the theme song of its 1960's sitcom predecessor, it's clear that they are acquainted with the classic Addam's Family.
BWW Reviews: CATCO's STEEL MAGNOLIAS More Aluminum Than Titanium
It's a safe assumption that if you are female, you have more than likely already emptied a box of Kleenex over "Steel Magnolias" at some point in your life.
BWW Reviews: CCT's FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY Offers Heart-Warming Story of Self-Acceptance
In an age of constant bullying and lack of self-esteem, Columbus Children's Theatre's FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY shows that it's ok to be different, as long as you're true to yourself.
BWW Reviews: Fab Four Makes Sure They Got their Beatles History Right
Ron McNeil distinctly remembers the first time he heard bandmate Ardy Sarraf sing.
BWW Reviews: Facelifted PHANTOM Returns to Haunt Columbus
In the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, a white mask adds intrigue and mystery to the identity of the Phantom.
BWW Reviews: CATCO's I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE Great Date-Night Fare
If you holed up in hibernation through the Arctic Freeze that was Valentine's Day, and the slightly rising temperatures have you thinking about spring romance, you're in luck.
BWW Reviews: SEINFELD New Man in Standup Tour
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is famous for creating SEINFELD, a show about nothing.
BWW Reviews: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Anything But a Drag
Having future in-laws meet can often be a pretty awkward experience, especially when the two sets of parents reside on opposite sides of the political fence.
BWW Reviews: Seeing Is Not Always Believing with CATCO's SHIPWRECKED!
Donald Marguiles' well-crafted Off-Broadway play brings the real historical figure of Louis de Rougemonte to life on CATCO's Riffe Center stage.
BWW Reviews: Forget The Weather and Get Together at Shadowbox Live's FOREPLAY
Shadowbox Live regulars know that while saucy, sensual, and sassy are year-round commodities for the troupe, when the season of love rolls around, Shadowbox tends to shed its few inhibitions left.
BWW Reviews: Wishing for Spring? Look No Further Than The Short North Stage's A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING
If you're sick of the drab, cold Ohio weather, sneak over and warm up in the Short North Stage's Garden Theater, where "It Might As Well Be Spring", and you'll be guaranteed "A Lovely Night" where you'll be humming "Something Wonderful" right on through the Central Ohio deep freeze.
BWW Reviews: CATCO is Kids' THE CAT IN THE HAT Brings Dr. Seuss' Book to Life
The opening pages of Dr.
BWW Reviews: WE WILL ROCK YOU Not Too Deep But Lots of Fun
The notoriously harsh London critics predicted a very short lifespan for WE WILL ROCK YOU, a musical centered on the rock band Queen's hits, when it opened May 14, 2002 at the Dominion Theatre in London's West End.
BWW REVIEWS: Weathervane's Take on LES MISERABLES Delightfully Different
One of the great things about the theater is that art is constantly changing, constantly evolving.
BWW Reviews: Grab your Legwarmers, FLASHDANCE Is a Great 80's Throwback
Jennifer Beals' shoulder-baring 'Maniac' is as 80's iconic as boom boxes, MTV, and Madonna, and much to the delight of a nearly full house at the Palace Theater last night, 'Flashdance: The Musical' had all of the above, with legwarmers, spiral permed hair, and some pretty impressive talent to boot.
BWW Reviews: 3 IN 30: WHITE ELEPHANT Offers Plays for Audiences with Short Attention Spans
When asked how long a novel should be, Ernest Hemmingway said he could tell a complete story in just six words.
BWW Reviews: CATCO's A CHRISTMAS CAROL Proves Great Things Come in Small Packages
This production is filled with so many novel approaches while maintaining the classic's integrity, that viewing it was much like unwrapping a gift.
BWW Reviews: SPEED-THE-PLOW Gains Momentum and Refuses to Slow Down
Rarely has a curtain call so nicely traced the arc of a play as Otterbein University's production of SPEED-THE-PLOW did last Friday at the Campus Center Theatre.
BWW Reviews: ASSASSINS Hit Their Mark
The Red Herring Productions' choice to stage Stephen Sondheim's ASSASSINS at the Riffe Center Studio One Theater couldn't have been more ironic.
BWW Reviews: Talent Galore in Short North Stage's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE
It was something of a perfect storm of talent that occurred inside the Short North Stage last night.
BWW Reviews: Hancock and Company Provide a Vast Array of Jazz at New Albany
With a white keytar strapped around his neck, Herbie Hancock provided one of the most musically iconic moments in the 1980s.
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Battle of the Books Riffe Center Studio 2 (9/25-10/18) |
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Cabaret Millersport Elementary School Auditorium (10/16-10/18) |
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Rock of Ages Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall (11/19-11/22) |
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La Cage Aux Folles Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (11/06-11/15) |
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Dinner Detective Columbus Embassy Suites Columbus (12/05-12/05) |
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Dinner Detective Columbus Embassy Suites Columbus (11/14-11/14) |
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Speak of the Devil: Shadows and Sounds of Ozzy and Black Sabbath Shadowbox Live (9/10-11/15) |
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Next to Normal Willis Theater (10/16-10/18) |
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Holiday Hoopla Shadowbox Live (11/19-12/26) |
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Romeo and Juliet Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall (2/11-2/20) |
