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Photos: First look at Gallery Players’ JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT

Photos: First look at Gallery Players’ JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT

by Jerri Shafer — February 20, 2025
Told entirely through song with the help of a main character Narrator, the musical follows preferred son Joseph.
Review: & JULIET AND WEST SIDE STORY At The Ohio Theatre

Review: & JULIET AND WEST SIDE STORY At The Ohio Theatre

by Paul Batterson — February 19, 2025
What did our critic think of & JULIET AND WEST SIDE STORY at At The Ohio Theatre?
BOBBY AND THE CHIMPS World Premiere to be Presented at Abbey Theater Of Dublin

BOBBY AND THE CHIMPS World Premiere to be Presented at Abbey Theater Of Dublin

by BWW News Desk — February 19, 2025
The Abbey Theater of Dublin and Original Productions Theatre will co-present the world premiere of 'Bobby and the Chimps' by West End-produced English playwright James Phillips.
WICKED: PART 1 to Screen at The Avalon Theatre in February

WICKED: PART 1 to Screen at The Avalon Theatre in February

by BWW News Desk — February 17, 2025
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LA TRAVIATA, RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER, and More Set For Opera Columbus 2025-26 Season

LA TRAVIATA, RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER, and More Set For Opera Columbus 2025-26 Season

by BWW News Desk — February 17, 2025
Opera Columbus has announced a 44th season filled with literary classics, including three Columbus premieres.
Photos: First look at Imagine Productions’ SHE LOVES ME

Photos: First look at Imagine Productions’ SHE LOVES ME

by Jerri Shafer — February 14, 2025
Considered by many to be the most charming musical ever written, She Loves Me is a warm romantic comedy with an endearing innocence and a touch of old-world elegance.
CAPA and Mont Surfaces Partner For Renovation Project Inside the Palace Theatre

CAPA and Mont Surfaces Partner For Renovation Project Inside the Palace Theatre

by BWW News Desk — February 12, 2025
CAPA, with partner Mont Surfaces, recently completed a significant renovation to the second floor bar and restroom at the Palace Theatre.
A RAT PACK REVIVAL is Coming to The Avalon Theatre in March

A RAT PACK REVIVAL is Coming to The Avalon Theatre in March

by BWW News Desk — February 11, 2025
March comes in like a lion this year as A RAT PACK REVIVAL takes The Avalon Theatre stage.
Cinema Columbus Film Festival to Screen STOP MAKING SENSE at Southern Theatre

Cinema Columbus Film Festival to Screen STOP MAKING SENSE at Southern Theatre

by BWW News Desk — February 10, 2025
Cinema Columbus Film Festival will present a screening of the 1984 concert/documentary STOP MAKING SENSE: A Film by Jonathan Demme and Talking Heads, with a special guest appearance by Jerry Harrison.
Review: MAE WEST AFTER DARK at Abbey Theatre Of Dublin

Review: MAE WEST AFTER DARK at Abbey Theatre Of Dublin

by Paul Batterson — February 9, 2025
You may not know the 1930s icon, but you definitely have seen the effects of her life.
Punch Brothers Return To Columbus For Show At The Southern Theatre in June

Punch Brothers Return To Columbus For Show At The Southern Theatre in June

by BWW News Desk — February 7, 2025
CAPA will welcome Punch Brothers back to Columbus during their spring tour for a show at the Southern Theatre in June.
Photos: First look at The Alcove Dinner Theatre and Bruce Jacklin & Company’s MOON

Photos: First look at The Alcove Dinner Theatre and Bruce Jacklin & Company’s MOON OVER BUFFALO

by Jerri Shafer — February 6, 2025
Moon Over Buffalo is a comedy play-within-a-play that follows the story of George and Charlotte Hay, a couple of Broadway stars who have taken their run-down touring company to Buffalo, New York.
Review: HANS ZIMMER: THE WORLD’S MOST UNLIKELY ROCK STAR at Nationwide Area

Review: HANS ZIMMER: THE WORLD’S MOST UNLIKELY ROCK STAR at Nationwide Area

by Paul Batterson — February 6, 2025
The composer doesn’t show clips of the movies from whence the songs originated, letting the music speak for itself.
DANCING WITH THE STARS Adds Second Show At Mershon Auditorium

DANCING WITH THE STARS Adds Second Show At Mershon Auditorium

by BWW News Desk — February 5, 2025
Due to unprecedented popular demand, the Dancing with the Stars: LIVE Tour is extending their smash-hit tour for the first time ever in DWTS history!
Columbus Jazz Orchestra Brings Tap and Fiddle to the Stage for March Concerts

Columbus Jazz Orchestra Brings Tap and Fiddle to the Stage for March Concerts

by BWW News Desk — February 5, 2025
The Columbus Jazz Orchestra (CJO) will welcome dancer Leo Manzari and violinist Jennifer Orchard for their March concert series, Red Hot Jazz: Tap & Fiddle Fever.
Interview: Director Allegra Libonati of WEST SIDE STORY at Ohio Theatre

Interview: Director Allegra Libonati of WEST SIDE STORY at Ohio Theatre

by Paul Batterson — February 3, 2025
“I truly believe there’s a reason why we tell ourselves the same stories over and over again.
Valentine's Day Events Set for The Avalon Theatre

Valentine's Day Events Set for The Avalon Theatre

by Blair Ingenthron — February 1, 2025
The Avalon Theatre has revealed a variety of event options available in Uptown Marysville this year, in celebration of Valentine's Day.
Photos: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR. at Bexley Middle School

Photos: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR. at Bexley Middle School

by Jerri Shafer — February 1, 2025
Based on the original Broadway production that ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR.
CAPA To Present PRETTY GUARDIAN SAILOR MOON: THE SUPER LIVE At The Palace Theatre

CAPA To Present PRETTY GUARDIAN SAILOR MOON: THE SUPER LIVE At The Palace Theatre

by BWW News Desk — January 31, 2025
Guardian Sailor Moon: The Super Live, the world-wide smash hit 2.
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra’s NAKED CLASSICS Returns in March

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra’s NAKED CLASSICS Returns in March

by BWW News Desk — January 31, 2025
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra’s NAKED CLASSICS will return ahead of the orchestra’s March subscription concert series, Death and the Maiden.
Interview: Francesca DiFrancesco of MAE WEST AFTER DARK at Abbey Theater Of Dublin

Interview: Francesca DiFrancesco of MAE WEST AFTER DARK at Abbey Theater Of Dublin

by Paul Batterson — January 30, 2025
“Her influence is like the threads in the tapestries of many different artists today.
Photos: First look at Curtain Players’ THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE

Photos: First look at Curtain Players’ THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE

by Jerri Shafer — January 30, 2025
Set in the mountains of Connemara, County Galway, Ireland, The Beauty Queen of Leenane tells the darkly comic tale of Maureen Folan, a plain and lonely woman in her early forties, and Mag, her manipulative aging mother, whose interference in Maureen's first and possibly final chance of a loving rela
MAMMA MIA, THE PRINCESS & THE FROG & More Will Screen at The Avalon Theater

MAMMA MIA, THE PRINCESS & THE FROG & More Will Screen at The Avalon Theater

by Joshua Wright — January 27, 2025
The shortest month of the year is packed with fun this year at The Avalon Theatre, with a great lineup of exciting events.
WILD STRAWBERRIES Comes to Available Light Theatre

WILD STRAWBERRIES Comes to Available Light Theatre

by BWW News Desk — January 27, 2025
Available Light Theatre will present Wild Strawberries, an AVLT original devised work that asks: what is home? What defines it and what sends us looking for it? Learn more here!
Review: NINE at Garden Theatre

Review: NINE at Garden Theatre

by Paul Batterson — January 26, 2025
What did our critic think of NINE at Garden Theatre?

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