The latest news on live theater in Columbus from Broadway shows on tour to regional theater.
Presented by Rise Up Arts Alliance's Penguin Project, this production features talented young artists with disabilities performing alongside peer mentors in a celebration of inclusion, creativity, and community.
CAPA will present Shit-faced Shakespeare: Macbeth at the Southern Theatre in Columbus, featuring a Boston-based cast performing Shakespeare's tragedy with one inebriated actor.
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars winner Alaska Thunderf*ck and Tony Award winner J.
The Columbus-founded horn band Huntertones will perform at the Lincoln Theatre, celebrating its new album Transmission with material spanning jazz, funk, pop, soul and R&B.
The full cast has been set for the North American leg of the world tour of Operation Mincemeat, which will launch in Providence this September.
CAPA and Short North Stage will bring their locally produced staging of Charles Dickens' classic back to the Ohio Theatre over Thanksgiving weekend in November.
Cinema Columbus Film Festival announced its opening night shorts block will feature four films by Ohio filmmakers, screening at the Gateway Film Center with a Q&A to follow.
The Abbey Theater of Dublin will present a musical adaptation of THE LIGHTNING THIEF, featuring the theater's pre-professional company in a stage version of the Percy Jackson story.
“It takes so much energy to create something from start to finish.
Jim Brickman will bring his holiday show A CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION to the Davidson Theatre in Columbus, featuring chart-topping hits like 'Valentine' and 'The Gift' alongside classic holiday favorites.
FESTIVAL LATINO, produced by CAPA and presented by Honda, will move to Columbus Commons and the Ohio Theatre for its 29th year, offering free, family-friendly programming with national headliners, local artists, food, and cultural activities.
Morrow Little Theatre will present THE WIZARD OF OZ, featuring Emma Henderson as Dorothy alongside a full cast including Joey Powell as Scarecrow and Jaime Zeger as the Wicked Witch of the West.
Grammy-nominated saxophonist Dave Koz will bring his long-running holiday tour to Columbus's Palace Theatre, joined by guitarist Jonathan Butler and vocalists Haley Reinhart, Dylan Chambers, and Erin Stevenson.
Victoria Players Children's Theater will present CHICAGO THE MUSICAL TEEN EDITION at Liberty Union High School Auditorium in Baltimore, Ohio, featuring 29 middle and high school students from across Central Ohio.
The New Albany Dance Festival celebrates dance, community, and culture by featuring professional performances, student showcases, cultural dance presentations, and free dance, fitness, and wellness classes for all ages and abilities!
LOVE ACTUALLY IN CONCERT will bring Richard Curtis’ beloved Christmas classic to more than 30 U.
Created by The Originals Live, the company's inaugural live musical production, Daniel in the Lions' Den will launch its inspiring North American tour this fall, heading to Florida, Georgia, and more.
Perhaps the biggest change was the audience.
PNC Broadway in Columbus will present DEATH BECOMES HER, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy, at the Ohio Theatre.
Emmy-winning Daily Show host Michael Kosta will bring his Big Dad Energy stand-up tour to Columbus' Lincoln Theatre, presented by CAPA.
The full cast has been revealed for the first year of the multi-year North American Tour of Death Becomes Her, launching at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH this September.
The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio will present Jagged Little Pill: The Musical, the Tony-nominated Broadway hit featuring Alanis Morissette's songs, directed by Leda Hoffmann at the Vern Riffe Center in Columbus.
An experience that may possibly require more than one visit.
Presented by Hilliard Arts Council as told by a traveling troupe of actors led by the cunning and charming Leading Player, Pippin is a story of a young prince, heir to the throne, who is searching for his own “Corner of the Sky”.
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Columbus (8/22-8/22) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Columbus (9/12-9/12) |
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Avalon Productions Presents… 13: The Musical The Avalon Theatre (7/31-8/02) |
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Wicked Ohio Theatre (7/28-8/15) |
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The Lightning Thief - The Percy Jackson Musical Abbey Theater of Dublin (8/07-8/16) |
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La Cage Aux Folles Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (11/06-11/15) |
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MadLab's Young Writers Short Play Festival 2026 MadLab (7/23-8/01) PHOTOS |
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The Jungle Book Kids Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (9/18-9/27) |
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Screamers: A Nightmare-Fueled Sketch Comedy and Music Experience Shadowbox Live (9/20-11/14) |
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To Die For Weathervane Playhouse (7/23-8/01) |
