Lincoln Theatre to Welcome Todrick Hall's STRAIGHT OUTTA OZ This August
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2016
Broadway actor, MTV star, 'American Idol' finalist, and viral YouTube personality Todrick Hall performs more than 20 original songs in his take on an American classic, 'Straight Outta Oz.'
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2016
Broadway actor, MTV star, 'American Idol' finalist, and viral YouTube personality Todrick Hall performs more than 20 original songs in his take on an American classic, 'Straight Outta Oz.'
Photo Coverage: First Look at Roundtown Player's ALL SHOOK UP
by Jerri Shafer - July 14, 2016
It's 1955, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing roustabout who changes everything and everyone he meets in this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy that'll have you jumpin' out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as 'Heartbreak Hotel,' 'Jailhouse Rock,' and 'Don't Be Cruel.'
by Jerri Shafer - July 14, 2016
It's 1955, and into a square little town in a square little state rides a guitar-playing roustabout who changes everything and everyone he meets in this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy that'll have you jumpin' out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as 'Heartbreak Hotel,' 'Jailhouse Rock,' and 'Don't Be Cruel.'
O.G. Productions Announces West Grandview Fringe Festival 2016
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2016
They had so much fun last year, OGP decided to have their own fringe festival again in West Grandview on Saturday, August 13 from 2 to 10 p.m.
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2016
They had so much fun last year, OGP decided to have their own fringe festival again in West Grandview on Saturday, August 13 from 2 to 10 p.m.
Photo Coverage: First look at Evolution Theatre Company's BOOK OF MERMAN
by Jerri Shafer - July 13, 2016
An outrageous musical comedy that combines musical theater's current 'Mormon-mania' and everyone's love of the Queen of the Musicals herself, Ethel Merman. Mormon missionaries, Aaron and Jacob, on a two-year stint to convert more Latter Day Saints, ring a buzzer that says, 'E.M. Welcome.'
by Jerri Shafer - July 13, 2016
An outrageous musical comedy that combines musical theater's current 'Mormon-mania' and everyone's love of the Queen of the Musicals herself, Ethel Merman. Mormon missionaries, Aaron and Jacob, on a two-year stint to convert more Latter Day Saints, ring a buzzer that says, 'E.M. Welcome.'
CCT to Present ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2016
Columbus Children's Theatre (CCT) will present Once On This Island JR. July 27 - August 7, 2016 at Park Street Theatre located at 512 Park Street. The 2016 Summer Youth Performance Conservatory is comprised of actors ages 10-15. This production is directed by Ryan Scarlata. Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Based on My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy.
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2016
Columbus Children's Theatre (CCT) will present Once On This Island JR. July 27 - August 7, 2016 at Park Street Theatre located at 512 Park Street. The 2016 Summer Youth Performance Conservatory is comprised of actors ages 10-15. This production is directed by Ryan Scarlata. Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Based on My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy.
Actors' Theatre of Columbus to Present Shakespeare's THE WINTER'S TALE with an Appalachian Twist
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2016
Appalachia and the Bard will collide with ATC's adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale (July 21 - August 7) directed by Micah Logsdon. Sometimes dark tragedy, sometimes uproarious comedy, The Winter's Tale sets the story of one of Shakespeare's more disparate and modern works, at the turn of the 19th & 20th century, between the coal mining country of Eastern Kentucky and the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Inspired in part by the album Jean Ritchie & Doc Watson at Folk City and heavily flavored with traditional mountain and American folk music performed by the cast, the play will celebrate the culture and the music of Appalachia, a region with strong cultural, musical and linguistic ties to Shakespeare's England, with a tragedy and joy that is uniquely and entertainingly American.
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2016
Appalachia and the Bard will collide with ATC's adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale (July 21 - August 7) directed by Micah Logsdon. Sometimes dark tragedy, sometimes uproarious comedy, The Winter's Tale sets the story of one of Shakespeare's more disparate and modern works, at the turn of the 19th & 20th century, between the coal mining country of Eastern Kentucky and the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Inspired in part by the album Jean Ritchie & Doc Watson at Folk City and heavily flavored with traditional mountain and American folk music performed by the cast, the play will celebrate the culture and the music of Appalachia, a region with strong cultural, musical and linguistic ties to Shakespeare's England, with a tragedy and joy that is uniquely and entertainingly American.
Photo Coverage: First look at Hilliard Arts Council's URINETOWN
by Jerri Shafer - July 08, 2016
Winner of three TONY Awards, three Outer Critic's Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective of one of America's greatest art forms.
by Jerri Shafer - July 08, 2016
Winner of three TONY Awards, three Outer Critic's Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, Urinetown is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself! Hilariously funny and touchingly honest, Urinetown provides a fresh perspective of one of America's greatest art forms.
Tantrum Theater Presents TAMMY FAYE'S FINAL AUDITION Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2016
Tantrum Theater will present The Central Ohio premiere of Tammy Faye's Final Audition by 2016 Tantrum playwright in residence Merri Biechler. Opening in the Abbey Theater, Dublin Ohio tonight, July 8th at 8pm.
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2016
Tantrum Theater will present The Central Ohio premiere of Tammy Faye's Final Audition by 2016 Tantrum playwright in residence Merri Biechler. Opening in the Abbey Theater, Dublin Ohio tonight, July 8th at 8pm.
Harry 'Sweets' Edison & Hal Williams to Be Inducted Into the Lincoln Theatre Walk of Fame
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2016
?Jazz trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and actor Hal Williams will take their place on the Lincoln Theatre Walk of Fame in an induction ceremony on Saturday, July 30, at 7 pm. Sponsored by State Auto Insurance Companies, the event is free and open to the public.
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2016
?Jazz trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison and actor Hal Williams will take their place on the Lincoln Theatre Walk of Fame in an induction ceremony on Saturday, July 30, at 7 pm. Sponsored by State Auto Insurance Companies, the event is free and open to the public.
Photo Coverage: First look at Pickerington Community Theatre's SOUTH PACIFIC
by Jerri Shafer - July 07, 2016
South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The plot centers on an American nurse stationed on a South Pacific island during World War II, who falls in love with a middle-aged expatriate French plantation owner but struggles to accept his mixed-race children. A secondary romance, between a U.S. lieutenant and a young Tonkinese woman, explores his fears of the social consequences should he marry his Asian sweetheart. The issue of racial prejudice is candidly explored throughout the musical, most controversially in the lieutenant's song, 'You've Got to Be Carefully Taught'. Supporting characters, including a comic petty officer and the Tonkinese girl's mother, help to tie the stories together.
by Jerri Shafer - July 07, 2016
South Pacific is a musical composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The plot centers on an American nurse stationed on a South Pacific island during World War II, who falls in love with a middle-aged expatriate French plantation owner but struggles to accept his mixed-race children. A secondary romance, between a U.S. lieutenant and a young Tonkinese woman, explores his fears of the social consequences should he marry his Asian sweetheart. The issue of racial prejudice is candidly explored throughout the musical, most controversially in the lieutenant's song, 'You've Got to Be Carefully Taught'. Supporting characters, including a comic petty officer and the Tonkinese girl's mother, help to tie the stories together.
Renovated Drexel Theatre Reopens This Month
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2016
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Drexel Theatre, Columbus' 1930s Art Deco cinema, has completed its $1.5 million final phase of renovation and will reopen to the public on Friday, July 15. This phase of the renovation, helmed by M+A Architects and Elford Construction, was originally slated to include the marquee, entrance, and lobby only, but after successful fundraising efforts by Friends of the Drexel, the project was expanded to include full renovation of the Drexel's three theatres as well.
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2016
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Drexel Theatre, Columbus' 1930s Art Deco cinema, has completed its $1.5 million final phase of renovation and will reopen to the public on Friday, July 15. This phase of the renovation, helmed by M+A Architects and Elford Construction, was originally slated to include the marquee, entrance, and lobby only, but after successful fundraising efforts by Friends of the Drexel, the project was expanded to include full renovation of the Drexel's three theatres as well.
WICKED Returning to the Ohio Theatre in August
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2016
?WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster and Columbus' most popular musical, will return to the Ohio theatre August 17-September 4. Tickets for the return engagement are on sale now.
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2016
?WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster and Columbus' most popular musical, will return to the Ohio theatre August 17-September 4. Tickets for the return engagement are on sale now.
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Columbus Children's Theatre Conveys a Bigger Message
by Hannah Herner - June 30, 2016
Stephen Soundheim's classic work, West Side Story has probably been performed thousands, if not a million times since it debuted on Broadway in 1957.
by Hannah Herner - June 30, 2016
Stephen Soundheim's classic work, West Side Story has probably been performed thousands, if not a million times since it debuted on Broadway in 1957.
Photo Coverage: Inside Short North Stage's DARK MONDAY
by Jerri Shafer - June 30, 2016
Seventeen local Columbus Theater's gathered on Monday June 27th, 2016 to perform and support a great cause-Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Along with production numbers from favorite companies the evening also featured a silent auction of Playbill merchandise and signed Broadway memorabilia from this Broadway season.
by Jerri Shafer - June 30, 2016
Seventeen local Columbus Theater's gathered on Monday June 27th, 2016 to perform and support a great cause-Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Along with production numbers from favorite companies the evening also featured a silent auction of Playbill merchandise and signed Broadway memorabilia from this Broadway season.
Tantrum Theater to Present TAMMY FAYE'S FINAL AUDITION
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2016
Tantrum Theater will present The Central Ohio premiere of Tammy Faye's Final Audition by 2016 Tantrum playwright in residence Merri Biechler. Opening in the Abbey Theater, Dublin Ohio July 8th at 8pm, all press are invited to the preview night performance July 7th at 8pm.
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2016
Tantrum Theater will present The Central Ohio premiere of Tammy Faye's Final Audition by 2016 Tantrum playwright in residence Merri Biechler. Opening in the Abbey Theater, Dublin Ohio July 8th at 8pm, all press are invited to the preview night performance July 7th at 8pm.
Photo Coverage: First look at Actors' Theatre of Columbus' THE COUNTESS OF MONTE CRISTO
by Jerri Shafer - June 27, 2016
Based on the classic swashbuckling tale of vengeance and redemption, The Countess of Monte Cristo tells the story of a young woman betrayed in the name of greed and spite by people she trusted who transforms herself into an agent of self-styled justice and returns to the glitter and intrigue of upper-class Paris twenty years later to carry out her revenge.
by Jerri Shafer - June 27, 2016
Based on the classic swashbuckling tale of vengeance and redemption, The Countess of Monte Cristo tells the story of a young woman betrayed in the name of greed and spite by people she trusted who transforms herself into an agent of self-styled justice and returns to the glitter and intrigue of upper-class Paris twenty years later to carry out her revenge.
Photo Coverage: First look at SRO's PLAY ON
by Jerri Shafer - June 23, 2016
Play On! is the hilarious story of a theater group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script. Through dreadful rehearsals, including a near disastrous dress rehearsal, the audience is treated to a madcap climax to a thoroughly hilarious romp.
by Jerri Shafer - June 23, 2016
Play On! is the hilarious story of a theater group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script. Through dreadful rehearsals, including a near disastrous dress rehearsal, the audience is treated to a madcap climax to a thoroughly hilarious romp.
Photo Flash: First Look at Rehearsals of BOOK OF MERMAN, Opening 7/14
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2016
Evolution Theatre Company presents the area premiere of BOOK OF MERMAN with book, music and lyrics by Leo Schwartz, directed and choreographed by Bryan Adam, and musical direction by Bryan Babcock. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at rehearsals below!
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2016
Evolution Theatre Company presents the area premiere of BOOK OF MERMAN with book, music and lyrics by Leo Schwartz, directed and choreographed by Bryan Adam, and musical direction by Bryan Babcock. BroadwayWorld brings you a first look at rehearsals below!
JIM NORTON: MOUTHFUL OF SHAME TOUR Coming to Capitol Theatre, 7/21
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2016
American comedian, radio personality, bestselling author, and actor Jim Norton is the co-host of "The Opie with Jim Norton Show" on Sirius XM Radio and currently has 3 one-hour comedy specials available on Hulu. He has regularly guest-starred on "The Tonight Show," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "Louie," and "Inside Amy Schumer."
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2016
American comedian, radio personality, bestselling author, and actor Jim Norton is the co-host of "The Opie with Jim Norton Show" on Sirius XM Radio and currently has 3 one-hour comedy specials available on Hulu. He has regularly guest-starred on "The Tonight Show," "The Late Show with David Letterman," "Louie," and "Inside Amy Schumer."
Photo Coverage: First look at Warehouse Theatre's ANGELS IN AMERICA
by Jerri Shafer - June 19, 2016
It's 1985. Reagan is backing a culture of ruthless self-interest. The cold war is ending. The ozone layer is melting. New Yorkers are learning how to survive a plague. It's at this tipping point that the great work begins.
by Jerri Shafer - June 19, 2016
It's 1985. Reagan is backing a culture of ruthless self-interest. The cold war is ending. The ozone layer is melting. New Yorkers are learning how to survive a plague. It's at this tipping point that the great work begins.
Photo Coverage: Inside the Short North Stage's 1st Cabaret Contest Night!
by Jerri Shafer - June 19, 2016
Short North Stage held it's first Cabaret Contest Night on Wednesday June 15th in Ethel's Bar. All acts were welcome; singers, dancers, poets, comedians, improv troupes, burlesque- performers of any kind though most people gave vocal performances. Winner was determined based on the audience vote after the conclusion of all the performances. The winner received 50% of the entry fees collected with the balance along with spinning wheel games to raise additional funds for Short North Stage's 'Make Our Garden Grow' campaign working to raise $10,000 for bathroom renovations.
by Jerri Shafer - June 19, 2016
Short North Stage held it's first Cabaret Contest Night on Wednesday June 15th in Ethel's Bar. All acts were welcome; singers, dancers, poets, comedians, improv troupes, burlesque- performers of any kind though most people gave vocal performances. Winner was determined based on the audience vote after the conclusion of all the performances. The winner received 50% of the entry fees collected with the balance along with spinning wheel games to raise additional funds for Short North Stage's 'Make Our Garden Grow' campaign working to raise $10,000 for bathroom renovations.
Warehouse Theatre Presents Tony Kushner's ANGELS IN AMERICA, Beginning Today
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2016
Warehouse Theatre continues its 2016 Season today with Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner and directed by Kristofer Green.
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2016
Warehouse Theatre continues its 2016 Season today with Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches by Tony Kushner and directed by Kristofer Green.
Shadowbox Live Extends SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE!
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2016
Shadowbox Live's production of Schoolhouse Rock Live! has been a resounding success, bringing audiences of all ages to see the high energy, family friendly show. So much so, in fact, that Shadowbox Live is extending the popular show through the end of the summer!
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2016
Shadowbox Live's production of Schoolhouse Rock Live! has been a resounding success, bringing audiences of all ages to see the high energy, family friendly show. So much so, in fact, that Shadowbox Live is extending the popular show through the end of the summer!
Photo Coverage: First look at Curtain Players' ROBIN HOOD AND THE SECRET OF SHERWOOD
by Jerri Shafer - June 16, 2016
Join us for Robin Hood in the park this summer in Westerville! Sword fights, secret identities, love, betrayal, and redemption: history and legend collide in this new tale of Robin Hood. 800 years ago, when the Brothers Huntingdon lost their parents to the treachery of the Plantagenets, their lives took very different paths. When they cross again in Sherwood Forest, they find a maiden on a quest, a queen fighting for freedom, and the King who destroyed their family. Divided by their past and united by a family secret, the brothers' feud puts the fate of England at stake. One brother must choose whether to put law before kin, while the other must choose between being a noble and being an outlaw; which it turns out, might just be in his blood.
by Jerri Shafer - June 16, 2016
Join us for Robin Hood in the park this summer in Westerville! Sword fights, secret identities, love, betrayal, and redemption: history and legend collide in this new tale of Robin Hood. 800 years ago, when the Brothers Huntingdon lost their parents to the treachery of the Plantagenets, their lives took very different paths. When they cross again in Sherwood Forest, they find a maiden on a quest, a queen fighting for freedom, and the King who destroyed their family. Divided by their past and united by a family secret, the brothers' feud puts the fate of England at stake. One brother must choose whether to put law before kin, while the other must choose between being a noble and being an outlaw; which it turns out, might just be in his blood.
Photo Coverage: Inside the 2016 Columbus Arts Festival with 4 Local Theatres
by Jerri Shafer - June 13, 2016
The 2016 Columbus Arts Festival was held along the beautiful downtown Riverfront in Columbus, Ohio on June 10, 11 & 12. Along with all the display of work from over 300 nationally acclaimed artists, several stages were set up for performances by local artists, poets, dancers and theatre!
by Jerri Shafer - June 13, 2016
The 2016 Columbus Arts Festival was held along the beautiful downtown Riverfront in Columbus, Ohio on June 10, 11 & 12. Along with all the display of work from over 300 nationally acclaimed artists, several stages were set up for performances by local artists, poets, dancers and theatre!
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Columbus (2/14 - 2/14) | |
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La Traviata
Opera Columbus (4/25 - 4/26) | |
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48 Hour Play Festival
Van Fleet Theater, Columbus Performing Arts Center (1/18 - 1/18) | |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Ohio Theatre (5/15 - 5/17) | |
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Stargirl
MadLab Theater (2/19 - 3/1) | |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Columbus (1/10 - 1/10) | |
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Lovesong
Shedd Stage, Columbus Performing Arts Center (3/26 - 3/29) | |
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