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Feature: INTO THE WOODS at Short North Stage

Feature: INTO THE WOODS at Short North Stage

by Paul Batterson — March 9, 2023
After reciting the 'The Witch's Entrance' for 19 shows in Short North Stage's production of INTO THE WOODS, Diana DeGarmo may never look at a salad the same way again.
Review: BEETLEJUICE at the Ohio Theatre - A Farcical Show About Death Draws Big Laugh

Review: BEETLEJUICE at the Ohio Theatre - A Farcical Show About Death Draws Big Laughs in Columbus

by Christina Mancuso — March 9, 2023
A seemingly crowd-pleasing, high-energy, sensory-overloaded BEETLEJUICE was resurrected at the Ohio Theatre on Tuesday night to a devoted cult fan following.
Photos: Inside Mount Vernon Art's Consortium's PAUL REISER: Live Stand Up Comedy

Photos: Inside Mount Vernon Art's Consortium's PAUL REISER: Live Stand Up Comedy

by Jerri Shafer — March 4, 2023
Mount Vernon Arts Consortium presented Paul Reiser: Live Stand Up Comedy on March 3, 2023.
Photos: First look at Hilliard Arts Council's ANNIE JR

Photos: First look at Hilliard Arts Council's ANNIE JR

by Jerri Shafer — March 3, 2023
Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Annie Jr.
Photos: CARL FLUNT WOULD PROTECT YOU FROM TRUCKS Opens Tonight At MadLab

Photos: CARL FLUNT WOULD PROTECT YOU FROM TRUCKS Opens Tonight At MadLab

by BWW News Desk — March 2, 2023
First look photos! MadLab Theatre will present the world premiere of Scott Mullen's sci-fi time travel comedy about a high schooler confronted with different time travelling versions of herself from the future asking her to fix the future now.
Photos: First look at Butterfly Guild of Nationwide Children's Hospital's THE SOUND O

Photos: First look at Butterfly Guild of Nationwide Children's Hospital's THE SOUND OF MUSIC

by Jerri Shafer — March 2, 2023
The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical.
Photos: First look at The Lancaster Playhouse's THE THREE MUSKETEERS

Photos: First look at The Lancaster Playhouse's THE THREE MUSKETEERS

by Jerri Shafer — March 1, 2023
Ken Ludwig's celebrated adaptation is a fun, fresh take on a timeless classic tale of heroism, treachery, close escapes and, above all, honor.
Photos: First Look at Sermontee Brown's THE CELEBRATION OF BLACKNESS

Photos: First Look at Sermontee Brown's THE CELEBRATION OF BLACKNESS

by Jerri Shafer — February 25, 2023
Being an African American we celebrate our Blackness 24/7, 365.
Columbus Symphony Announces 2023 PICNIC WITH THE POPS Lineup

Columbus Symphony Announces 2023 PICNIC WITH THE POPS Lineup

by BWW News Desk — February 23, 2023
The Columbus Symphony has announced the lineup for the 2023 Nationwide Picnic with the Pops, its annual summer outdoor concert series June 17–July 29, led by CSO Principal Pops Conductor Stuart Chafetz and held at the Columbus Bicentennial Pavilion (160 S.
Photos: First Look at Columbus Children's Theatre's THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL

Photos: First Look at Columbus Children's Theatre's THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL

by Jerri Shafer — February 18, 2023
The stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea world.
Photos: First look at Evolution Theatre Company's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY

Photos: First look at Evolution Theatre Company's FORBIDDEN BROADWAY

by Jerri Shafer — February 9, 2023
In this long-running Off-Broadway hit musical revue, Broadway's greatest musical legends meet Broadway's greatest satirist in this hilarious, loving, and endlessly entertaining tribute to some of the theatre's greatest stars and songwriters.
Photos: Inside Mount Vernon Art's Consortium's DANCING QUEEN: An ABBA Salute

Photos: Inside Mount Vernon Art's Consortium's DANCING QUEEN: An ABBA Salute

by Jerri Shafer — February 6, 2023
Mount Vernon Arts Consortium presented Dancing Queen: An ABBA Salute on Feb.
Review: SLAVE PLAY at Short North Stage

Review: SLAVE PLAY at Short North Stage

by Paul Batterson — February 5, 2023
What did our critic think of SLAVE PLAY at Short North Stage? People always ask critics two questions: “did you like it?” and “is it worth seeing?” When it comes time to discuss SLAVE PLAY, these two questions are going to be tough to answer.
Photos: First look at The Alcove Dinner Theatre and Bruce Jacklin & Company's STEEL M

Photos: First look at The Alcove Dinner Theatre and Bruce Jacklin & Company's STEEL MAGNOLIAS

by Jerri Shafer — February 3, 2023
Don't miss this hilarious and touching comedy about friendship through the good times and the bad.
Photos: First look at Gallery Players' INTIMATE APPAREL

Photos: First look at Gallery Players' INTIMATE APPAREL

by Jerri Shafer — February 2, 2023
The time is 1905, the place the Lower East Side.
Photos: First Look At Imagine Productions' 35MM: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION

Photos: First Look At Imagine Productions' 35MM: A MUSICAL EXHIBITION

by Jerri Shafer — February 1, 2023
A picture is worth 1,000 words — what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35mm, each photo creates a unique song, moments frozen in time; a glimmer of a life unfolding, a glimpse of something happening.
Photos: First Look at Rise Up Art Alliance's SWEENEY TODD. The Demon Barber of Fleet

Photos: First Look at Rise Up Art Alliance's SWEENEY TODD. The Demon Barber of Fleet Street School Edition

by Jerri Shafer — January 31, 2023
An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth-century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife.
Photos: First Look at Melissa Kelley's HOW DO WE GET THERE FROM HERE? A MUSICAL CABAR

Photos: First Look at Melissa Kelley's HOW DO WE GET THERE FROM HERE? A MUSICAL CABARET

by Jerri Shafer — January 29, 2023
On January 27th, Vital Shift, LLC.
Photos: Curtain Players Presents Jonathan Larson's TICK, TICK...BOOM!

Photos: Curtain Players Presents Jonathan Larson's TICK, TICK...BOOM!

by Jerri Shafer — January 26, 2023
Curtain Players presents tick, tick.
Review: SIX: THE MUSICAL at Ohio Theatre

Review: SIX: THE MUSICAL at Ohio Theatre

by Paul Batterson — January 26, 2023
What did our critic think of SIX: THE MUSICAL at Ohio Theatre?
Wright State Theatre Presents ARCADIA Next Month

Wright State Theatre Presents ARCADIA Next Month

by BWW News Desk — January 24, 2023
Wright State Theatre will present Tom Stoppard's romantic play of ideas, ARCADIA at Wright State University's Creative Arts Center from February 3-12.
Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards

Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards

by BWW Awards — January 23, 2023
The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
MadLab Theatre to Present SNOWVILLE CAFE and CARL FLUNT This Season

MadLab Theatre to Present SNOWVILLE CAFE and CARL FLUNT This Season

by BWW News Desk — January 22, 2023
MadLab Theatre will present Snowville Cafe in February and Carl Flunt Would Protect You from Trucks in March.
Dublin Scioto High School's Theatre Course Performs Lovewell's EVERGLOW In The Show's

Dublin Scioto High School's Theatre Course Performs Lovewell's EVERGLOW In The Show's U.S. Debut

by BWW News Desk — January 19, 2023
The Lovewell Institute for the Creative Arts' 'Everglow'- first hitting the stage in mid-2017 in Sweden- reimagines the real-world story of the Radium Girls and the U.
Photos: First look at Little Theatre Off Broadway's RUMORS

Photos: First look at Little Theatre Off Broadway's RUMORS

by Jerri Shafer — January 19, 2023
Neil Simons’ farce in two acts; this play takes place on a quiet May evening at an upscale Victorian home in Palisades about twenty miles north of New York City where 4 couples are getting together for the 10th anniversary party of Charlie Brock, the Deputy Mayor of New York, and his wife, Myra.

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