The latest news on live theater in Columbus from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical Les Misérables will come to Columbus for eight performances only, January 27–February 1, 2026, at the Ohio Theatre (39 E.
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea and became the hottest star on Broadway? Why, it’s SpongeBob SquarePants! Plunge in! When the citizens of Bikini Bottom discover that a volcano will soon erupt and destroy their humble home, SpongeBob and his friends must come together to save the fate of the
From the award-winning writers of Spring Awakening and Waitress comes Alice by Heart, an awe-inspiring musical celebration of imagination and friendship at The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio.
Nominations are now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
The Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) will kick off its 2025-26 season with Bobby Floyd in Rhapsody in Blue, Oct.
Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo brings its internationally beloved troupe of male dancers to Columbus to perform a brilliant combination of skillful pointe work and hilarious parodying of classical ballet favorites like Swan Lake.
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.
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.
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.
Sunbury Performing Arts, a pre-professional children't theater in Sunbury, Ohio, has revealed their 2025-2026 season.
Get ready, North America! The vocal wonder from Down Under, THE TEN TENORS, are bringing their electrifying 30th Anniversary World Tour to your shores in 2026! After rave reviews, standing ovations, and sold-out tours across Europe and Australia, these ten talented and charismatic Aussies are th
Murder, mystery and manhunts in Elizabethan England in 1593.
Silver Scene Players has announced its upcoming production of Neil Simon's timeless romantic comedy Barefoot in the Park at the Union County Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Marysville, Ohio.
CAPA and Ohm Patel will present a tribute to the late tabla master Zakir Hussain, featuring tabla artist Yogesh Samsi and sitarist Anupama Bhagwat, at the Southern Theatre.
BroadwayWorld’s industry-leading, completely free digital show program service, Stage Mag, announced the launch of Stage Mag 2.
Nobody can ignore the fact that Myra is dying, but in the meantime life goes on.
BroadwayWorld introduces MyShows, a new feature that lets you track shows you’ve seen, rate productions, share reviews, and connect with friends.
Heathers The Musical is the darkly delicious story of Veronica Sawyer, a brainy, beautiful teenage misfit who hustles her way into the most powerful and ruthless clique at Westerberg High: the Heathers.
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Heathers The Musical, which recently made its return to New York City at New World Stages, plans to hit the road! Heathers will launch a US tour, beginning in Spring 2027, with tours across other parts of the world to come as well.
BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical will arrive in Columbus as part of the 2025-26 Broadway season.
Rehearsals are officially underway for the North American tour of The Outsiders, the Tony Award winning Best Musical.
The Drexel Theatre and Friends of the Drexel will honor community activist Judy Fisher at the 2025 Drexel Celebration on October 8 at Franklin Park Conservatory Wells Barn.
Rehearsals are officially underway for the upcoming North American tour of The Sound of Music.
On August 23, 2025, legendary comedian and former Tonight Show host Jay Leno came to Mount Vernon for an unforgettable evening of sharp wit, timeless storytelling, and big laughs at the Knox Memorial.
Before he takes the stage as a part of the Second City’s 65th Anniversary Show Sept.
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La Cage Aux Folles Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (11/06-11/15) |
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Caamp Value City Arena at The Schottenstein Center (8/29-8/29) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Columbus (8/22-8/22) |
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Beetlejuice Ohio Theatre (4/16-4/18) |
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The Lightning Thief - The Percy Jackson Musical Abbey Theater of Dublin (8/07-8/16) |
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Avalon Productions Presents… 13: The Musical The Avalon Theatre (7/31-8/02) |
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The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute LIVE in Concert in Columbus, OH Hollywood Casino Columbus (8/21-8/21) |
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Screamers: A Nightmare-Fueled Sketch Comedy and Music Experience Shadowbox Live (9/20-11/14) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Columbus (9/12-9/12) |
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Wicked Ohio Theatre (7/28-8/15) |
