CAPA Unveils its Five Shows for the 2016-17 Season
by Paul Batterson - March 31, 2016
Rebecca LaChance surprised the 800 attendees of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts preview on March 30 at the Southern Theatre. LaChance, who performed 'Beautiful' and '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,' is expected to play the title role in BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL when the national tour has a six-day stopover in June, 2017 in Columbus.
by Paul Batterson - March 31, 2016
Rebecca LaChance surprised the 800 attendees of the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts preview on March 30 at the Southern Theatre. LaChance, who performed 'Beautiful' and '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,' is expected to play the title role in BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL when the national tour has a six-day stopover in June, 2017 in Columbus.
2016-17 PNC Broadway in Columbus Season is Announced - CINDERELLA, THE BODYGUARD and More!
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2016
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) and Broadway in Columbus (BIC) today announced the 2016-17 PNC Broadway in Columbus season. The five-show season boasts four productions never before seen in Columbus including Tony® Award-winning Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Disney's The Little Mermaid, The Bodyguard, and the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning Beautiful - The Carole King Musical. The 2016-17 lineup also includes a brand new, Tony® Award-winning production of Roundabout Theatre Company's Cabaret.
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2016
The Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) and Broadway in Columbus (BIC) today announced the 2016-17 PNC Broadway in Columbus season. The five-show season boasts four productions never before seen in Columbus including Tony® Award-winning Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Disney's The Little Mermaid, The Bodyguard, and the Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning Beautiful - The Carole King Musical. The 2016-17 lineup also includes a brand new, Tony® Award-winning production of Roundabout Theatre Company's Cabaret.
Lincoln Theatre Continues 'Community Conversations Series' with Talk on COLUMBUS' CULTURAL HARLEM
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2016
Today, March 30, the Lincoln Theatre Association will host the Community Conversations Series event 'Columbus' Cultural Harlem.'
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2016
Today, March 30, the Lincoln Theatre Association will host the Community Conversations Series event 'Columbus' Cultural Harlem.'
MadLab Announces Theatre Roulette 2016 Lineup, Set for This May
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2016
In its seventeenth year, Central Ohio's longest running shorts festival presents 3 very distinct nights of new works rotating over 3 weekends culminating in the final day when all 3 nights of programming are performed.
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2016
In its seventeenth year, Central Ohio's longest running shorts festival presents 3 very distinct nights of new works rotating over 3 weekends culminating in the final day when all 3 nights of programming are performed.
MadLab to Present World Premiere of THE NSA'S GUIDE TO SEX AND LOVE This Spring
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2016
The NSA advises you on matters of sex, love, and national security in this hilarious world premiere by Don Zolidis. Showtimes: 8 p.m Today Mar. 24, Friday Mar. 25, and Saturday Mar. 26, Friday Apr. 1 and Saturday Apr. 2, Friday Apr. 8 and Saturday Apr. 9. Tickets: $15, $13 for students and senior citizens, $10 for MadLab members.
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2016
The NSA advises you on matters of sex, love, and national security in this hilarious world premiere by Don Zolidis. Showtimes: 8 p.m Today Mar. 24, Friday Mar. 25, and Saturday Mar. 26, Friday Apr. 1 and Saturday Apr. 2, Friday Apr. 8 and Saturday Apr. 9. Tickets: $15, $13 for students and senior citizens, $10 for MadLab members.
CSO to Perform Second Half of FESTIVAL: VIENNA 1900 with 'MOZART & SCHUBERT,' 4/22-23
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2016
In the second half of the CSO's Festival: Vienna 1900, CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov will conduct the Mozart & Schubert program featuring guest pianist Stewart Goodyear. In homage to Franz Schubert, the great pianist and composer Franz Liszt took Schubert's piano solo and transcribed it for piano and orchestra. The resulting Wanderer Fantasy is a dynamic and colorful work combining the talents of these two musical giants. Mozart's final and most masterful symphony anchors this absorbing and intriguing program.
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2016
In the second half of the CSO's Festival: Vienna 1900, CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov will conduct the Mozart & Schubert program featuring guest pianist Stewart Goodyear. In homage to Franz Schubert, the great pianist and composer Franz Liszt took Schubert's piano solo and transcribed it for piano and orchestra. The resulting Wanderer Fantasy is a dynamic and colorful work combining the talents of these two musical giants. Mozart's final and most masterful symphony anchors this absorbing and intriguing program.
Photo Coverage: Inside the 24th Annual JEBBY Awards
by Jerri Shafer - March 22, 2016
Party goers celebrated the past year in local theater (as well as some national awards sprinkled in). Red carpet started the event along with performances, home baked cookies, and awards as local actor and theatre lover Jeb Bigelow brought to Central Ohio an awesome (locally grown) awards show at the Bluestone on March 18, 2016.
by Jerri Shafer - March 22, 2016
Party goers celebrated the past year in local theater (as well as some national awards sprinkled in). Red carpet started the event along with performances, home baked cookies, and awards as local actor and theatre lover Jeb Bigelow brought to Central Ohio an awesome (locally grown) awards show at the Bluestone on March 18, 2016.
THE BOOK OF MORMON Returning to Ohio Theatre in April
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2016
Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON returns to Columbus for a limited engagement April 19-24 at the Ohio Theatre (55 E. State St.). Tickets start at $38 and can be purchased at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and online at www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase by phone, please call (800) 745-3000. Orders for groups of 20 or more may be placed by calling (614) 719-6900.
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2016
Back by popular demand, THE BOOK OF MORMON returns to Columbus for a limited engagement April 19-24 at the Ohio Theatre (55 E. State St.). Tickets start at $38 and can be purchased at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and online at www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase by phone, please call (800) 745-3000. Orders for groups of 20 or more may be placed by calling (614) 719-6900.
Folds Ready to Rock With the CSO
by Paul Batterson - March 21, 2016
When he was starting out as the front man for the rock trio The Ben Folds Five, Ben Folds admits he never pictured the day when he would perform his concert staple 'Rock This B*tch' with a symphony behind him.
by Paul Batterson - March 21, 2016
When he was starting out as the front man for the rock trio The Ben Folds Five, Ben Folds admits he never pictured the day when he would perform his concert staple 'Rock This B*tch' with a symphony behind him.
Ohio State School of Music to Host 33rd Annual Flute Festival, 4/9
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2016
The School of Music is hosting the 33rd Annual Flute Festival in Weigel Auditorium from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 9.
by BWW News Desk - March 16, 2016
The School of Music is hosting the 33rd Annual Flute Festival in Weigel Auditorium from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 9.
BWW Review: Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST National Tour - A Tale That Stands the Test of Time
by Christina Mancuso - March 16, 2016
No doubt one of the greatest classic Disney films of all time, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has launched a new NETworks tour, which reunites original Broadway director, Rob Roth, choreographer, Matt West, along with the original design team, including Ann Hould-Ward (costume designer), Natasha Katz (Lighting Designer), Stanley A. Meyer (Scenic Designer), John Petrafesa Jr. (Sound Designer) and Music Supervision by Michael Kosarin.
by Christina Mancuso - March 16, 2016
No doubt one of the greatest classic Disney films of all time, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has launched a new NETworks tour, which reunites original Broadway director, Rob Roth, choreographer, Matt West, along with the original design team, including Ann Hould-Ward (costume designer), Natasha Katz (Lighting Designer), Stanley A. Meyer (Scenic Designer), John Petrafesa Jr. (Sound Designer) and Music Supervision by Michael Kosarin.
Stephanie Harter Gilmore Excited to Give an Operatic Flair to a 'Tale as Old as Time' in DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by Amanda Etchison - March 16, 2016
Stephanie Harter Gilmore, who plays Madame de la Grande Bouche in NETworks Presentations' traveling production of "Disney's Beauty and the Beast,' talks about what inspires her performances and what makes this tour so special and unique.
by Amanda Etchison - March 16, 2016
Stephanie Harter Gilmore, who plays Madame de la Grande Bouche in NETworks Presentations' traveling production of "Disney's Beauty and the Beast,' talks about what inspires her performances and what makes this tour so special and unique.
Pianist George Winston Coming to The Lincoln Theatre, 4/17
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2016
Inspired by the seasons and topographies, George Winston's concerts feature a variety of styles including melodic folk piano, New Orleans R&B piano, and stride piano. This concert will feature Winston's 'Winter Show,' which will include melodic fall and winter type songs, some of Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts pieces, works inspired by the New Orleans piano and stride piano traditions, and songs from his upcoming album, Spring Carousel - A Cancer Research Benefit, scheduled for release in 2016.
by BWW News Desk - March 15, 2016
Inspired by the seasons and topographies, George Winston's concerts feature a variety of styles including melodic folk piano, New Orleans R&B piano, and stride piano. This concert will feature Winston's 'Winter Show,' which will include melodic fall and winter type songs, some of Vince Guaraldi's Peanuts pieces, works inspired by the New Orleans piano and stride piano traditions, and songs from his upcoming album, Spring Carousel - A Cancer Research Benefit, scheduled for release in 2016.
2016 Arnold Quest for Talent Winners Dazzle Audience and Judges at Columbus Children's Theatre
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2016
Columbus Children's Theatre hosted the Arnold Quest for Talent this year at the second annual Arnold Sportsworld Kids and Teens Expo.
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2016
Columbus Children's Theatre hosted the Arnold Quest for Talent this year at the second annual Arnold Sportsworld Kids and Teens Expo.
Columbus Symphony to Present UPSHAW SINGS MAHLER & GOLIJOV at Ohio Theatre, 4/15-16
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2016
In this first installment of the CSO's Festival: Vienna 1900, five-time Grammy Award-winning soprano Dawn Upshaw will demonstrate her unsurpassed versatility with songs created especially for her by Argentinian master composer, Grammy Award winner, and Musical America's Composer of the Year, Osvaldo Golijov. Upshaw will also perform the role of a young angel praising the delights of heaven in the radiant finale of Mahler's sweetest symphony. Led by CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov, the full program will include Strauss' Voices of Spring Waltzes, Golijov's Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, and Mahler's Symphony No. 4.
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2016
In this first installment of the CSO's Festival: Vienna 1900, five-time Grammy Award-winning soprano Dawn Upshaw will demonstrate her unsurpassed versatility with songs created especially for her by Argentinian master composer, Grammy Award winner, and Musical America's Composer of the Year, Osvaldo Golijov. Upshaw will also perform the role of a young angel praising the delights of heaven in the radiant finale of Mahler's sweetest symphony. Led by CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov, the full program will include Strauss' Voices of Spring Waltzes, Golijov's Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra, and Mahler's Symphony No. 4.
Photo Coverage: First look at Pleasure Guild's MARY POPPINS
by Jerri Shafer - March 11, 2016
One of Disney's most beloved movies of all time is capturing hearts as a musical that is practically perfect in every way! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven TONY Awards, including Best Musical.
by Jerri Shafer - March 11, 2016
One of Disney's most beloved movies of all time is capturing hearts as a musical that is practically perfect in every way! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins delighted Broadway audiences for over 2,500 performances and received nominations for nine Olivier and seven TONY Awards, including Best Musical.
Puppets Bring Playfulness to CATCO's HANSEL AND GRETEL
by Amanda Etchison - March 11, 2016
CATCO's upcoming production of "Hansel and Gretel" is using puppetry to tell the story of the Grimm brothers' classic tale of teamwork.
by Amanda Etchison - March 11, 2016
CATCO's upcoming production of "Hansel and Gretel" is using puppetry to tell the story of the Grimm brothers' classic tale of teamwork.
Columbus Children's Theatre to Stage SNOOPY!!!, 4/7-24
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
Columbus Children's Theatre will present Snoopy!!! April 7-24, 2016 at Park Street Theatre located at 512 Park Street. This production is directed by Chris Rusen. Based on the comic strip 'PEANUTS' by Charles M. Schultz, Book by Charles M. Schultz Creative Associates, Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw and Michael L. Grace, Music by Larry Grossman, Lyrics by Hal Hackady. Snoopy!!! is sponsored by MetLife Premier Client Group of Ohio.
by BWW News Desk - March 09, 2016
Columbus Children's Theatre will present Snoopy!!! April 7-24, 2016 at Park Street Theatre located at 512 Park Street. This production is directed by Chris Rusen. Based on the comic strip 'PEANUTS' by Charles M. Schultz, Book by Charles M. Schultz Creative Associates, Warren Lockhart, Arthur Whitelaw and Michael L. Grace, Music by Larry Grossman, Lyrics by Hal Hackady. Snoopy!!! is sponsored by MetLife Premier Client Group of Ohio.
Zakir Hussain & Masters Of Percussion to Play Lincoln Theatre, 4/6
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2016
CAPA presents Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion at the Lincoln Theatre (769 E. Long St.) on Wednesday, April 6, at 8 pm. Tickets are $25, $35, and $100 (VIP) at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase tickets by phone, please call (614) 469-0939 or (800) 745-3000.
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2016
CAPA presents Zakir Hussain and Masters of Percussion at the Lincoln Theatre (769 E. Long St.) on Wednesday, April 6, at 8 pm. Tickets are $25, $35, and $100 (VIP) at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase tickets by phone, please call (614) 469-0939 or (800) 745-3000.
BWW Review: OSU's STUPID F---ING BIRD Challenges Audiences to Rethink Life, Art in Complex Performance
by Amanda Etchison - March 07, 2016
In many ways, the Ohio State Department of Theatre's latest production, "Stupid F---ing Bird," resembles the stage on which it is presented - an intimate performance space bordered by jagged-edged support beams, backed by planks of overlapping wooden boards and strewn with overturned paint buckets, plastic sheeting and stacked chairs. Indeed, this "lovingly deconstructed" version of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" has the feeling of a work in progress, like something built right before one's very eyes.
by Amanda Etchison - March 07, 2016
In many ways, the Ohio State Department of Theatre's latest production, "Stupid F---ing Bird," resembles the stage on which it is presented - an intimate performance space bordered by jagged-edged support beams, backed by planks of overlapping wooden boards and strewn with overturned paint buckets, plastic sheeting and stacked chairs. Indeed, this "lovingly deconstructed" version of Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull" has the feeling of a work in progress, like something built right before one's very eyes.
Standing Room Only Theatre Company to Stage Sondheim's SWEENEY TODD, 4/1-10
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2016
Widely acknowledged as Stephen Sondheim's musical masterpiece, Sweeney Todd is set amongst London's seedy side streets and it is laced with Sondheim's characteristically brilliant wit and his dark humor.
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2016
Widely acknowledged as Stephen Sondheim's musical masterpiece, Sweeney Todd is set amongst London's seedy side streets and it is laced with Sondheim's characteristically brilliant wit and his dark humor.
Shadowbox Live to Present SCANDALOUS
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2016
Admit it. Everyone loves a good scandal, a juicy little tidbit of information, and the most delightfully shocking gossip. Shadowbox Live is taking all of those mischievously naughty guilty pleasures and rolling them into one outrageous show, Scandalous, opening March 24th at 503 S. Front Street!
by BWW News Desk - March 04, 2016
Admit it. Everyone loves a good scandal, a juicy little tidbit of information, and the most delightfully shocking gossip. Shadowbox Live is taking all of those mischievously naughty guilty pleasures and rolling them into one outrageous show, Scandalous, opening March 24th at 503 S. Front Street!
Southern Theatre to Host THE SOUTHERN TROUBADOURS IN THE ROUND, 4/3
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2016
All American chart-toppers Joe Ely, Ruthie Foster, and Paul Thorn join together on one stage for a fantastic night of Southern tale-telling in the round. Grammy winner Joe Ely is a Texas singer/songwriter and guitarist, and one of the main movers of Austin's progressive country scene since the 1970s.
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2016
All American chart-toppers Joe Ely, Ruthie Foster, and Paul Thorn join together on one stage for a fantastic night of Southern tale-telling in the round. Grammy winner Joe Ely is a Texas singer/songwriter and guitarist, and one of the main movers of Austin's progressive country scene since the 1970s.
The Globe School at Actors' Theatre Sets Spring, Summer Camps
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2016
The Globe School at Actors' Theatre kicks off the spring with early class and workshop opportunities and returns this summer with acting camps for actors of all ages and levels.
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2016
The Globe School at Actors' Theatre kicks off the spring with early class and workshop opportunities and returns this summer with acting camps for actors of all ages and levels.
Photo Coverage: First look at Imagine Productions' THE WILD PARTY
by Jerri Shafer - March 03, 2016
Lovers Queenie and Burrs decide to throw the party to end all parties in their Manhattan apartment. After the colorful arrival of a slew of guests living life on the edge, Queenie's wandering eyes land on a striking man named Black. As the decadence is reaching a climax, so is Burrs' jealousy which erupts and sends him into a violent rage. Gun in hand and inhibitions abandoned Burrs turns on Queenie and Black. The gun gets fired, but who's been shot?Lovers Queenie and Burrs decide to throw the party to end all parties in their Manhattan apartment. After the colorful arrival of a slew of guests living life on the edge, Queenie's wandering eyes land on a striking man named Black. As the decadence is reaching a climax, so is Burrs' jealousy which erupts and sends him into a violent rage. Gun in hand and inhibitions abandoned Burrs turns on Queenie and Black. The gun gets fired, but who's been shot?
by Jerri Shafer - March 03, 2016
Lovers Queenie and Burrs decide to throw the party to end all parties in their Manhattan apartment. After the colorful arrival of a slew of guests living life on the edge, Queenie's wandering eyes land on a striking man named Black. As the decadence is reaching a climax, so is Burrs' jealousy which erupts and sends him into a violent rage. Gun in hand and inhibitions abandoned Burrs turns on Queenie and Black. The gun gets fired, but who's been shot?Lovers Queenie and Burrs decide to throw the party to end all parties in their Manhattan apartment. After the colorful arrival of a slew of guests living life on the edge, Queenie's wandering eyes land on a striking man named Black. As the decadence is reaching a climax, so is Burrs' jealousy which erupts and sends him into a violent rage. Gun in hand and inhibitions abandoned Burrs turns on Queenie and Black. The gun gets fired, but who's been shot?
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