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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.
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.
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.
Ron McNeil distinctly remembers the first time he heard bandmate Ardy Sarraf sing.
In the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, a white mask adds intrigue and mystery to the identity of the Phantom.
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.
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld is famous for creating SEINFELD, a show about nothing.
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.
Donald Marguiles' well-crafted Off-Broadway play brings the real historical figure of Louis de Rougemonte to life on CATCO's Riffe Center stage.
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.
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.
The opening pages of Dr.
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.
One of the great things about the theater is that art is constantly changing, constantly evolving.
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.
When asked how long a novel should be, Ernest Hemmingway said he could tell a complete story in just six words.
This production is filled with so many novel approaches while maintaining the classic's integrity, that viewing it was much like unwrapping a gift.
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.
The Red Herring Productions' choice to stage Stephen Sondheim's ASSASSINS at the Riffe Center Studio One Theater couldn't have been more ironic.
It was something of a perfect storm of talent that occurred inside the Short North Stage last night.
With a white keytar strapped around his neck, Herbie Hancock provided one of the most musically iconic moments in the 1980s.
CATCO Is Kids makes a name for itself in the often crowded local children's theater scene by steering clear of the flashy, typical kid-fare, and instead providing a high quality, educational theater experience in a youth-accessible fashion.
Fans of the show LES MISERABLES have had a smorgasbord of productions to choose from in central Ohio this year.
Shadowbox Live's sketch comedy and rock-n-roll format is back with a fall run of 'Nightmare on Front Street', which runs now through November 16th on Friday and Saturday evenings.
Stan is not the type of person who goes to prison.
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MTP Presents: Sister Act John, James and Clara Knight Stage (7/31-8/16) |
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To Die For Weathervane Playhouse (7/23-8/01) |
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AC/DC Ohio Stadium (7/15-7/15) |
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LIVE in Tiffin, Ohio - America's Fleetwood Mac Experience The Ritz Theatre (8/08-8/08) |
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Sombr Nationwide Arena (11/08-11/08) |
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Caamp Value City Arena at The Schottenstein Center (8/29-8/29) |
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La Cage Aux Folles Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (11/06-11/15) |
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LIVE in Portsmouth, Ohio - America's Fleetwood Mac Experience Vern Riffe Center for the Arts (10/02-10/02) |
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The Music Man Weathervane Playhouse (7/09-7/18) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation Medina Performing Arts Center (10/16-10/16) |
