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First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; Abbey Theater's RENT Lead

First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; Abbey Theater's RENT Leads Best Musical

by BWW Staff — November 21, 2022
The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Voting Now Open For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards

Voting Now Open For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards

by BWW Awards — November 18, 2022
Voting is now open for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Photos: First look at Dublin Jerome High School's THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STAN

Photos: First look at Dublin Jerome High School's THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY, JR.

by Jerri Shafer — November 17, 2022
Stanley Lambchop is your ordinary, everyday ten-year-old until the bulletin board on the wall above his bed comes loose and falls right on top of him! The next morning, Stanley wakes up flat.
Photos: First look at New Albany High School Theatre's MAMMA MIA!

Photos: First look at New Albany High School Theatre's MAMMA MIA!

by Jerri Shafer — November 16, 2022
The New Albany High School Theatre Department is excited to announce Mamma Mia! as its fall musical.
Review: VETSAID at Nationwide Arena

Review: VETSAID at Nationwide Arena

by Paul Batterson — November 16, 2022
What did our critic think of VETSAID at Nationwide Arena? When the Eagles appeared in Columbus for the 'The History of the Eagles' tour, the members of the band appeared in nearly identical black suits.
Review: ASSASSINS at Columbus Performing Arts Center

Review: ASSASSINS at Columbus Performing Arts Center

by Paul Batterson — November 14, 2022
What did our critic think of ASSASSINS at Columbus Performing Arts Center? Stephen Sondheim issued a not-so-subtle warning to critics attending his musical ASSASSINS.
Photos: First Look at Capital University Theatres' SHE KILLS MONSTERS

Photos: First Look at Capital University Theatres' SHE KILLS MONSTERS

by Jerri Shafer — November 12, 2022
After her sister Tilly’s death, Agnes discovers that Tilly was a well-known D&D player.
Photos: First Look at Imagine Productions' ASSASSINS

Photos: First Look at Imagine Productions' ASSASSINS

by Jerri Shafer — November 11, 2022
Assassins lay bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical 'revusical' that explores the dark side of the American experience.
Photos: First look at The Tipping Point Theatre Co's INTO THE BREECHES

Photos: First look at The Tipping Point Theatre Co's INTO THE BREECHES

by Jerri Shafer — November 11, 2022
Oberon Play House’s director and leading men are off at war with the Axis.
BWW Review: HAIRSPRAY at Ohio Theatre - An Inspiring Musical with Blazing Energy

BWW Review: HAIRSPRAY at Ohio Theatre - An Inspiring Musical with Blazing Energy

by Christina Mancuso — November 9, 2022
The audience was thrilled to welcome home Columbus’s own sextuple superstar, Andrew Levitt aka Nina West, who has successfully conquered the entertainment genres of TV, film, theatre, music, web series, and most recently as an author of children’s book, “The You Kind of Kind.
Feature: VETSAID at Nationwide Arena

Feature: VETSAID at Nationwide Arena

by Paul Batterson — November 9, 2022
For the last three days, Haiden (no last name given) and his mother have kept a lonely vigil at Used Kids records (2500 Summit St.
Review: INDECENT at Riffe Center

Review: INDECENT at Riffe Center

by Paul Batterson — November 7, 2022
What did our critic think of INDECENT at Riffe Center? Read the review here!
Wright State Theatre to Present BRIGHT STAR Beginning This Month

Wright State Theatre to Present BRIGHT STAR Beginning This Month

by BWW News Desk — November 5, 2022
Wright State Theatre will present the bluegrass musical, BRIGHT STAR in its intimate Herbst Theatre from November 18-December 4th.
Photos: First look at Hilliard Arts Council's THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO

Photos: First look at Hilliard Arts Council's THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO

by Jerri Shafer — November 4, 2022
Hilliard Arts Council is presenting its fall production in their 2023 season: The Last Night of Ballyhoo.
Interview: Tommy Betz of HAIRSPRAY at Ohio Theater

Interview: Tommy Betz of HAIRSPRAY at Ohio Theater

by Paul Batterson — November 4, 2022
It will be a homecoming of sorts for Tommy Betz when the buses for the 20th anniversary tour of HAIRSPRAY pull into Columbus.
Photos: First look at Little Theatre Off Broadway's GODSPELL

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

by Jerri Shafer — November 3, 2022
Based on the Gospel according to Matthew, Godspell is the first musical theatre offering from composer Stephen Schwartz who went on to write such well-known hits as Wicked, Pippin, and Children of Eden.
Photos: First look at Wagnalls Community Theatre's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Photos: First look at Wagnalls Community Theatre's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

by Jerri Shafer — November 3, 2022
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row.
Photos: First look at Ohio University Lancaster Theatre Department's [TITLE OF SHOW]

Photos: First look at Ohio University Lancaster Theatre Department's [TITLE OF SHOW]

by Jerri Shafer — November 2, 2022
for submissions is a mere three weeks away.
Powell's THIRD FRIDAYS Series To Host COMMUNITY HARVEST in November

Powell's THIRD FRIDAYS Series To Host COMMUNITY HARVEST in November

by BWW News Desk — October 31, 2022
In celebration of the fall season, the City of Powell will host Community Harvest on Friday, November 18, as part of its “Third Fridays on the Green” event series.
Lincoln Theatre to Present Central State University Chorus's SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS in N

Lincoln Theatre to Present Central State University Chorus's SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS in November

by BWW News Desk — October 29, 2022
The Lincoln Theatre will host the return of the highly acclaimed Central State University Chorus in “Sounds of Blackness: A Celebration of African American Music,” highlighting the contributions of African American composers and arrangers.
Photos: New Albany Middle School Theatre's NEWSIES JR.

Photos: New Albany Middle School Theatre's NEWSIES JR.

by Jerri Shafer — October 27, 2022
Inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City.
Photos: First look at Bruce Jacklin & Company's MISERY

Photos: First look at Bruce Jacklin & Company's MISERY

by Jerri Shafer — October 27, 2022
Successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash by his 'Number One Fan,' Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive in her secluded home.
Actors' Theatre Of Columbus Presents DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY...By Kate Ha

Actors' Theatre Of Columbus Presents DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY...By Kate Hamill

by BWW News Desk — October 21, 2022
Actors' Theatre Of Columbus presents DRACULA: A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY.
Photos: First look at Curtain Players' ELEEMOSYNARY

Photos: First look at Curtain Players' ELEEMOSYNARY

by Jerri Shafer — October 20, 2022
In this dramatic work by Lee Blessing, three generations of highly intelligent and freethinking women attempt to reconcile years of family dysfunction.
Review: Jonathan Larson's RENT Rocks at Garden Theater

Review: Jonathan Larson's RENT Rocks at Garden Theater

by Paul Batterson — October 17, 2022
What did our critic think of RENT at Garden Theater?

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