Review: THE CALL at The Shedd Theater
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Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL at Ohio Theatre
Comedian John Mulaney has famously raised a few uncomfortable questions about BACK TO THE FUTURE — why a teenager is best friends with a decades-older nuclear scientist, why no one uses a time machine for anything meaningful, and why the story hinges on Marty nearly romancing his own mother.
BWW Review: SIX the Musical - Rewriting History with Female Empowerment
Winner of 26 awards in the 2021/2022 Broadway season, including the 2022 Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and Lyrics) and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, SIX is the story of the six wives of Henry VIII who reclaim their identities in the shadow of their infamous spouse.
Review: AJR ACOUSTIC SET at Newport Music Hall
What did our critic think of AJR ACOUSTIC SET at Newport Music Hall?
Review: STRAIGHT NO CHASER'S HOLIDAY ROAD at Palace Theatre
Straight No Chaser has been a holiday tradition with many repeat attenders because their show doesn’t easily fit into a preset gift box.
Review: THE WIZ at Short North Stage
What did our critic think of THE WIZ at Short North Stage?
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at Ohio Theatre
At first glance, SOME LIKE IT HOT might seem to fall into the “If it’s not broken, don’t try to fix it” category of entertainment.
Review: THE ROOMMATE at The Contemporary Theatre Of Ohio
Playwright Jen Silverman’s script, expertly crafted by Jeanine Thompson and Michelle Schroeder-Lowrey, takes a pedestrian premise to places no one expected it to go.
Review: PAUL MCCARTNEY'S GOT BACK TOUR at Nationwide Arena
From his perch on the stage, McCartney had a lot to take in from the sold-out audience.
Review: THE WITCH OF NOVEMBER at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
While it is a visual stroke of genius, THE WITCH OF NOVEMBER would have been lost at sea without standout performances of the six person cast.
Review: STEVE HACKETT'S GENESIS GREATS, LAMB HIGHLIGHTS & SOLO WORKS TOUR at Southern Theatre
Hackett didn’t fall below any standards; he set new ones.
Review: COLIN HAY'S MAN @ WORK VOLUME 2' INTERNATIONAL SOLO TOUR at Southern Theatre
What did our critic think of COLIN HAY'S MAN @ WORK VOLUME 2' INTERNATIONAL SOLO TOUR at Southern Theatre?
Review: SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR'S PEACE TOUR at Southern Theatre
In the end, the choir’s music prevailed over any language barrier.
Review: MUMFORD & SONS' RUSHMERE TOUR at Nationwide Arena
What did our critic think of MUMFORD & SONS' RUSHMERE TOUR at Nationwide Arena? Judging by its reception on Oct.
Review: ELVIS COSTELLO'S RADIO SOUL TOUR at Palace Theatre
Costello came up with an intriguing mix of crowd favorites, snarling his way through his harder edged material like “The Beat,” “(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea,” and “High Fidelity” and displaying his softer side with ballads like “Almost Blue” and “Poisoned Rose.
Review: ORIGINAL PRODUCTION THEATRE'S BACK TALK at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
What did our critic think of ORIGINAL PRODUCTION THEATRE'S BACK TALK at Abbey Theater Of Dublin? OPT found a small but powerful quartet of actors to bring Ackerman’s script to life.
Review: CCT'S IN THE LAND OF OZ at Columbus Children's Theatre
What makes this show click is its attention to detail.
Review: PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON'S VEGAS ALL-STARS TOUR at Southern Theatre
What did our critic think of PIFF THE MAGIC DRAGON'S VEGAS ALL-STARS TOUR at Southern Theatre?
Review: ALICE BY HEART at Riffe Center Studio I
In the Contemporary Theatre of Ohio production ALICE BY HEART, Alice Spencer (Elise Parks) finds herself in an air raid shelter with her best friend Alfred Hallam (Ethan Zink) as the German Luftwaffe bombard London during the Blitz in World War II.
Review: AMERICAN IDIOT at at Short North Stage
What did our critic think of AMERICAN IDIOT at At Short North Stage? In Short North Stage’s production of AMERICAN IDIOT, everything isn’t meant to be okay.
Review: SECOND CITY'S 65TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR at Southern Theatre
Over the last 65 years, The Second City improv and sketch comedy school has built itself into one of the premiere comedic factories of its kind.
Review: GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! at The Abbey Theater Of Dublin
After years of striving to build the Abbey Theater of Dublin into one of the more respected theaters in Columbus, director supervisor Joe Bishara put on a disaster of a musical.
Review: WAITRESS at Short North Stage
Everyone should have a way of expressing themselves.
Review: HAMILTON at Ohio Theatre
The June 9 performance of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s epic musical HAMILTON may have opened under a cloud of disappointment at the Ohio Theatre (39 E.
Review: YOU'RE MY BOY at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
Playwright Herb Brown faces an uphill battle in his play, You're My Boy when trying to give audiences at the Abbey Theater of Dublin (5600 Post Road in Dublin, Ohio) a “better understanding” of Richard Milhouse Nixon.
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Battle of the Books Riffe Center Studio 2 (9/25-10/18) |
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Rock of Ages Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall (11/19-11/22) |
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Holiday Hoopla Shadowbox Live (11/19-12/26) |
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Next to Normal Willis Theater (10/16-10/18) |
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Screamers: A Nightmare-Fueled Sketch Comedy and Music Experience Shadowbox Live (9/20-11/14) |
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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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Disney's Beauty and the Beast Ohio Theatre (1/30-2/07) |
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The Launch: A Senior Cabaret Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall (12/06-12/06) |
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Cabaret Millersport Elementary School Auditorium (10/16-10/18) |
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Path of the Pioneer Abbey Theater of Dublin (10/09-10/11) PHOTOS |
