HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Coming to Ohio Theatre, 11/24-29
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2015
CAPA and Broadway in Columbus are proud to present the Columbus premier of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical at the Ohio Theatre November 24-29. Hailed by The New York Times as '100 times better than any bedside story,' this classic holiday musical will enchant adults and children alike.
by BWW News Desk - October 14, 2015
CAPA and Broadway in Columbus are proud to present the Columbus premier of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical at the Ohio Theatre November 24-29. Hailed by The New York Times as '100 times better than any bedside story,' this classic holiday musical will enchant adults and children alike.
Nominations Open for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - October 09, 2015
Nominations have now opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
by BWW Special Coverage - October 09, 2015
Nominations have now opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 2014 and September 2015. Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
Standing Room Only Theatre Company Presents DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, Now thru 10/18
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2015
Standing Room Only Theatre Company is staged tonight, October 9, through October 18, 2015 in the Shedd Theatre, Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215.
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2015
Standing Room Only Theatre Company is staged tonight, October 9, through October 18, 2015 in the Shedd Theatre, Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215.
BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS Struts Into the Ohio Theatre With Glitter and Gut
by Christina Mancuso - October 07, 2015
Multiple Tony Award-Winning hit, KINKY BOOTS, strutted into the Ohio Theatre last night with plenty of glamour and charm. Directed and choreographed by Tony Award-Winning Jerry Mitchell with music by Grammy Award-winning icon Cyndi Lauper and book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, KINKY BOOTS delights all ages with its energetic choreography, uplifting music, and heart-warming message.
by Christina Mancuso - October 07, 2015
Multiple Tony Award-Winning hit, KINKY BOOTS, strutted into the Ohio Theatre last night with plenty of glamour and charm. Directed and choreographed by Tony Award-Winning Jerry Mitchell with music by Grammy Award-winning icon Cyndi Lauper and book by four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein, KINKY BOOTS delights all ages with its energetic choreography, uplifting music, and heart-warming message.
Special Halloween Show TALES FROM THE GRAVE Set for A Portable Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2015
Just in time for Halloween, A Portable Theatre will offer public performances of the touring show TALES FROM THE GRAVE, a collection of spine-tingling stories adapted by Geoffrey Nelson from Dickens, Poe and Stevenson. Presented in the style of an old-time radio broadcast, Tales also includes humorous commercials and live sound effects-all performed by just four actors.
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2015
Just in time for Halloween, A Portable Theatre will offer public performances of the touring show TALES FROM THE GRAVE, a collection of spine-tingling stories adapted by Geoffrey Nelson from Dickens, Poe and Stevenson. Presented in the style of an old-time radio broadcast, Tales also includes humorous commercials and live sound effects-all performed by just four actors.
KINKY BOOTS Tour Comes to Ohio Theatre Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2015
Kinky Boots, the smash-hit musical that brings together four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Tony Award winner for Best Score for Kinky Boots), opens at the Ohio Theatre tonight, October 6, through October 11.
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2015
Kinky Boots, the smash-hit musical that brings together four-time Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein (Book) and Grammy Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper (Tony Award winner for Best Score for Kinky Boots), opens at the Ohio Theatre tonight, October 6, through October 11.
Columbus Children's Theatre Adds Three PINKALICIOUS Performances
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2015
The musical Pinkalicious was brought back to CCT by popular demand after a sold out run in 2011.
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2015
The musical Pinkalicious was brought back to CCT by popular demand after a sold out run in 2011.
BWW Review: BREAKING BALLET World Premiere Shatters Preconceptions of Dance
by Amanda Etchison - October 05, 2015
The world premiere of BalletMet's "Breaking Ballet" thrust audiences into a world where the music of Cyndi Lauper, the tradition of classical ballet and the serendipity of urban romance converged on the same stage within a single two-hour program.
by Amanda Etchison - October 05, 2015
The world premiere of BalletMet's "Breaking Ballet" thrust audiences into a world where the music of Cyndi Lauper, the tradition of classical ballet and the serendipity of urban romance converged on the same stage within a single two-hour program.
BWW Review: Imagine's SWEENEY TODD a Perfect Pre-Halloween Musical
by Paul Batterson - October 05, 2015
If there were ever a show that was never destined for dinner theatre, it might be SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET.
by Paul Batterson - October 05, 2015
If there were ever a show that was never destined for dinner theatre, it might be SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET.
Photo Coverage: First look at Little Theatre Off Broadway's THE ADDAMS FAMILY, A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY
by Jerri Shafer - October 02, 2015
Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family - a man her parents have never met. If that weren't upsetting enough, Wednesday begs her father not to tell her mother. Gomez Addams must do something he's never done before - keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's 'normal' boyfriend and his parents.
by Jerri Shafer - October 02, 2015
Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family - a man her parents have never met. If that weren't upsetting enough, Wednesday begs her father not to tell her mother. Gomez Addams must do something he's never done before - keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's 'normal' boyfriend and his parents.
549 Productions' MARGIE Opens Tonight
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2015
549 Productions presents Margie, opening October 2, 2015, at The Columbus Performing Arts Center. This new one-act play by actors/playwrights Christoper Scotti and Angela Palazzolo reveals the struggle of a woman as she puts her life back together following a startling loss. Original music and lyrics by Christopher Scotti accent the story.
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2015
549 Productions presents Margie, opening October 2, 2015, at The Columbus Performing Arts Center. This new one-act play by actors/playwrights Christoper Scotti and Angela Palazzolo reveals the struggle of a woman as she puts her life back together following a startling loss. Original music and lyrics by Christopher Scotti accent the story.
Photo Coverage: First look at Imagine Productions' SWEENEY TODD
by Jerri Shafer - September 30, 2015
One of the darkest musicals ever written, Sweeney Todd: A Musical Thriller is the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London after fifteen years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. When revenge eludes him, Sweeney swears vengeance on the entire human race, murdering as many people as he can, while his business associate Mrs. Lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and sells them to the unsuspecting public. One of the darkest musicals ever written, Sweeney Todd: A Musical Thriller is the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London after fifteen years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. When revenge eludes him, Sweeney swears vengeance on the entire human race, murdering as many people as he can, while his business associate Mrs. Lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and sells them to the unsuspecting public.
by Jerri Shafer - September 30, 2015
One of the darkest musicals ever written, Sweeney Todd: A Musical Thriller is the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London after fifteen years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. When revenge eludes him, Sweeney swears vengeance on the entire human race, murdering as many people as he can, while his business associate Mrs. Lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and sells them to the unsuspecting public. One of the darkest musicals ever written, Sweeney Todd: A Musical Thriller is the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London after fifteen years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. When revenge eludes him, Sweeney swears vengeance on the entire human race, murdering as many people as he can, while his business associate Mrs. Lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and sells them to the unsuspecting public.
Best-Selling Author of THE BUTLER, Wil Haygood, Returns Home to Columbus for Latest Book Release Today
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2015
The Lincoln Theatre Association and the King Arts Complex are partnering to celebrate the most recent release of New York Times best-selling author, journalist, and Columbus native Wil Haygood today, September 29.
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2015
The Lincoln Theatre Association and the King Arts Complex are partnering to celebrate the most recent release of New York Times best-selling author, journalist, and Columbus native Wil Haygood today, September 29.
BWW Review: Otterbein Delivers Solid Interpretation of RENT
by Paul Batterson - September 28, 2015
There are some shows that a director just doesn't mess with. However, RENT, Jonathan Larson's urban reworking of LA BOHEME, is more pliable than a pizza.
by Paul Batterson - September 28, 2015
There are some shows that a director just doesn't mess with. However, RENT, Jonathan Larson's urban reworking of LA BOHEME, is more pliable than a pizza.
Gallery Players to Open Season with BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS; 2015-16 Jewish Bookfair Announced
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2015
Gallery Players 2015-16 season opens October 17 at 8 pm with Brighton Beach Memoirs, the semiautobiographical play from Neil Simon, documenting his family's struggles and his own misadventures as a young boy in 1937 Brooklyn.
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2015
Gallery Players 2015-16 season opens October 17 at 8 pm with Brighton Beach Memoirs, the semiautobiographical play from Neil Simon, documenting his family's struggles and his own misadventures as a young boy in 1937 Brooklyn.
Standing Room Only Theatre Company to Present DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE, 10/9-18
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2015
Standing Room Only Theatre Company is staged October 9 through October 18, 2015 in the Shedd Theatre, Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215.
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2015
Standing Room Only Theatre Company is staged October 9 through October 18, 2015 in the Shedd Theatre, Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215.
Criss Angel's The Supernaturalists Come to the Ohio Theatre This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2015
Criss Angel's The Supernaturalists features nine mind-blowing magicians that destroy reality and revolutionize the live magic ensemble experience, with Angel appearing nightly via a live feed from Las Vegas.
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2015
Criss Angel's The Supernaturalists features nine mind-blowing magicians that destroy reality and revolutionize the live magic ensemble experience, with Angel appearing nightly via a live feed from Las Vegas.
CCT Opens PINKALICIOUS Tonight
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2015
Columbus Children's Theatre will present PINKALICIOUS tonight, September 24, through October 11, 2015 at Park Street Theatre located at 512 Park Street. Book by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann, Music by John Gregor, Lyrics by John Gregor, Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann, Based on the book Pinkalicious by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann. This production is directed by William Goldsmith.
by BWW News Desk - September 24, 2015
Columbus Children's Theatre will present PINKALICIOUS tonight, September 24, through October 11, 2015 at Park Street Theatre located at 512 Park Street. Book by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann, Music by John Gregor, Lyrics by John Gregor, Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann, Based on the book Pinkalicious by Elizabeth Kann and Victoria Kann. This production is directed by William Goldsmith.
Photo Coverage: First look at Evolution Theatre Company's SORDID LIVES
by Jerri Shafer - September 16, 2015
A black comedy about white trash! Nominated for over thirty awards during its long run in Los Angeles, Sordid Lives puts a comedic twist on a story of unconditional love, acceptance and 'coming out' in a Texas family. This clever, campy and often raunchy tale is based on Mr. Shores' experiences growing up gay in conservative, rural Texas. The star of the show, Peggy, is actually dead. Sissy, Peggy's sister, is afraid that all the family skeletons will come flying out of the closet all at once as they gather to mourn the family's matriarch. She plays mediator between Peggy's daughters, the conservative Latrelle and the more liberal LaVonda, as well as trying to comfort her neighbors, Noleta and husband, G.W., who is the one that killed Peggy - under extremely humiliating circumstances, no less. And then there is Brother Boy, whose hero is Tammy Wynette. The characters of Sordid Lives aren't afraid of doing things that are off-limits in a family show - having affairs, cross-dressing and stripping to their skivvies. But neither do they shy away from serious themes such as bigotry, guilt, homosexuality, forgiveness and acceptance. Their lives intertwine, giving each a new perspective, honesty, and meaning.
by Jerri Shafer - September 16, 2015
A black comedy about white trash! Nominated for over thirty awards during its long run in Los Angeles, Sordid Lives puts a comedic twist on a story of unconditional love, acceptance and 'coming out' in a Texas family. This clever, campy and often raunchy tale is based on Mr. Shores' experiences growing up gay in conservative, rural Texas. The star of the show, Peggy, is actually dead. Sissy, Peggy's sister, is afraid that all the family skeletons will come flying out of the closet all at once as they gather to mourn the family's matriarch. She plays mediator between Peggy's daughters, the conservative Latrelle and the more liberal LaVonda, as well as trying to comfort her neighbors, Noleta and husband, G.W., who is the one that killed Peggy - under extremely humiliating circumstances, no less. And then there is Brother Boy, whose hero is Tammy Wynette. The characters of Sordid Lives aren't afraid of doing things that are off-limits in a family show - having affairs, cross-dressing and stripping to their skivvies. But neither do they shy away from serious themes such as bigotry, guilt, homosexuality, forgiveness and acceptance. Their lives intertwine, giving each a new perspective, honesty, and meaning.
Lincoln Theatre Hosts Free Production Development Workshop Today
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2015
Through the generous support of KeyBank, the Lincoln Theatre will host a free, one-day informational workshop today, September 12, for local artists, arts organizations, and individuals interested in developing their performing arts product for the stage.
by BWW News Desk - September 12, 2015
Through the generous support of KeyBank, the Lincoln Theatre will host a free, one-day informational workshop today, September 12, for local artists, arts organizations, and individuals interested in developing their performing arts product for the stage.
Photo Coverage: First look at Curtain Players' ZOMBIES FROM THE BEYOND
by Jerri Shafer - September 11, 2015
The Cold War and space race paranoia threaten the good folks at the fictional Milwaukee Space Center when a flying saucer lands in the city. Taking its cue from pulp movies popular at the time, this musical comedy brings the 1950s nostalgically and hilariously to life.
by Jerri Shafer - September 11, 2015
The Cold War and space race paranoia threaten the good folks at the fictional Milwaukee Space Center when a flying saucer lands in the city. Taking its cue from pulp movies popular at the time, this musical comedy brings the 1950s nostalgically and hilariously to life.
Photo Coverage: First look at Columbus Moving Company's META
by Jerri Shafer - September 11, 2015
In collaboration with John Giffin (OSU Emeritus, Department of Dance) and Jeanine Thompson (OSU Professor, Department of Theatre), who will present in the first act, 'The Dream Dancer ...And Other Hysterics', Columbus Moving Company will premiere a collection of works titled 'Ghost Light' in the second act. 'The Dream Dancer..' is centered around a hypnotist and his willing subject, while 'Ghost Light' enters the metaphysical realm of the subconscious through dance and theatre. There will be an immersive element inspired by the cult performance art project 'Sleep No More', which welcomes the audience to step back in time to the formative years of The Garden Theater.
by Jerri Shafer - September 11, 2015
In collaboration with John Giffin (OSU Emeritus, Department of Dance) and Jeanine Thompson (OSU Professor, Department of Theatre), who will present in the first act, 'The Dream Dancer ...And Other Hysterics', Columbus Moving Company will premiere a collection of works titled 'Ghost Light' in the second act. 'The Dream Dancer..' is centered around a hypnotist and his willing subject, while 'Ghost Light' enters the metaphysical realm of the subconscious through dance and theatre. There will be an immersive element inspired by the cult performance art project 'Sleep No More', which welcomes the audience to step back in time to the formative years of The Garden Theater.
549 Productions' MARGIE to Open 10/2
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2015
549 Productions presents Margie, opening October 2, 2015, at The Columbus Performing Arts Center. This new one-act play by actors/playwrights Christoper Scotti and Angela Palazzolo reveals the struggle of a woman as she puts her life back together following a startling loss. Original music and lyrics by Christopher Scotti accent the story.
by BWW News Desk - September 10, 2015
549 Productions presents Margie, opening October 2, 2015, at The Columbus Performing Arts Center. This new one-act play by actors/playwrights Christoper Scotti and Angela Palazzolo reveals the struggle of a woman as she puts her life back together following a startling loss. Original music and lyrics by Christopher Scotti accent the story.
Mark Shanda Takes Office as New President of USITT
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2015
Mark Shanda, professor of theatre design and technology and former Dean of Arts and Humanities at The Ohio State University, has begun a three-year term as president of USITT, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2015
Mark Shanda, professor of theatre design and technology and former Dean of Arts and Humanities at The Ohio State University, has begun a three-year term as president of USITT, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.
Ohio State University Announces Upcoming School of Music Performances
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2015
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2015
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