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New Albany Youth Theatre to Present Roald Dahl's MATILDA JR.

New Albany Youth Theatre to Present Roald Dahl's MATILDA JR.

by BWW News Desk — June 20, 2022
New Albany Youth Theatre will present Roald Dahl's Matilda JR.
Photos: Inside Mount Vernon Arts Consortium presents KEVIN NEALON

Photos: Inside Mount Vernon Arts Consortium presents KEVIN NEALON

by Jerri Shafer — June 20, 2022
The Mount Vernon Arts Consortium (MVAC) welcomed Kevin Nealon on June 16th, 2022 to the Woodward Opera House in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Photos: First look at Short North Stage's SURVIVING THE MOONLIGHT

Photos: First look at Short North Stage's SURVIVING THE MOONLIGHT

by Jerri Shafer — June 16, 2022
Moonlight and madness collide in an original backstage musical fable about the hopes and dreams of life on the stage.
Photos: First look at New Albany Community Playhouse's NEXT TO NORMAL

Photos: First look at New Albany Community Playhouse's NEXT TO NORMAL

by Jerri Shafer — June 16, 2022
Next to Normal is a 2008 American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt.
Photos: First look at Red Herring Productions' SILENT SKY

Photos: First look at Red Herring Productions' SILENT SKY

by Jerri Shafer — June 11, 2022
Follow the true story of the 19th-century astronomer, Henrietta Leavitt as she maps distant stars in galaxies beyond our own during a time when women's ideas were dismissed until a man claimed credit for them.
Photos: First look at Rise Up Youth Theatre's THE SOMEWHAT TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD

Photos: First look at Rise Up Youth Theatre's THE SOMEWHAT TRUE TALE OF ROBIN HOOD

by Jerri Shafer — June 9, 2022
It sure is hard to be humble when you're a swashbuckling, egocentric super-hero.
Photos: First look at Original Productions Theatre's VOICE OF THE NET

Photos: First look at Original Productions Theatre's VOICE OF THE NET

by Jerri Shafer — June 2, 2022
Original Productions Theatre (OPT) and the Abbey Theater of Dublin will co-present the world premiere production of “Voice of the Net,” written by Otterbein University Associate Professor Jeremy Llorence.
A Re-Imagined LA TRAVIATA Invites The Audience To The Party at Opera Columbus

A Re-Imagined LA TRAVIATA Invites The Audience To The Party at Opera Columbus

by BWW News Desk — May 31, 2022
In one of the most well-known and well-loved melodies in opera, the hopelessly romantic Alfredo raises a toast to his beloved, free-spirited Violetta.
Photos: Inside Short North Stage's PERFORMANCE INTERN YEAR-END SHOWCASE

Photos: Inside Short North Stage's PERFORMANCE INTERN YEAR-END SHOWCASE

by Jerri Shafer — May 23, 2022
Short North Stage's Performance Interns presented their end of year showcase on the mainstage where Spring Awakening is currently playing.
Rossen Milanov and The Columbus Symphony Announce 2022-23 Masterworks Season

Rossen Milanov and The Columbus Symphony Announce 2022-23 Masterworks Season

by BWW News Desk — May 23, 2022
The Columbus Symphony and Music Director Rossen Milanov today announced the 2022-23 Masterworks season, showcasing the best in orchestral music by well- established composers as well as works that will be performed for the first time on the Ohio Theatre stage.
Photos: First look at Stage​ Right Theatrics' THE UNCANNY

Photos: First look at Stage​ Right Theatrics' THE UNCANNY

by Jerri Shafer — May 20, 2022
“The Uncanny” is a first for Stage Right Theatrics in that it features both film and stage elements.
BWW Review: WICKED Flies High at the Ohio Theatre

BWW Review: WICKED Flies High at the Ohio Theatre

by Christina Mancuso — May 20, 2022
Winning more than 100 international awards including three Tony Awards and a Grammy Award, WICKED has managed to cast its spell on more than 60 million people across the globe for nearly two decades, and is still going strong today.
BWW Review: SPRING AWAKENING  at Garden Theater

BWW Review: SPRING AWAKENING at Garden Theater

by Paul Batterson — May 19, 2022
It has been over 130 years since German playwright Frank Wedekind first published SPRING AWAKENING.
Photos: First look at Imagine Productions' RIDE THE CYCLONE

Photos: First look at Imagine Productions' RIDE THE CYCLONE

by Jerri Shafer — May 19, 2022
In this hilarious and outlandish story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a roller coaster.
Opera Columbus' VANQUI Showcases Emerging Talent, Soprano Adia Evans Leads Vanqui

Opera Columbus' VANQUI Showcases Emerging Talent, Soprano Adia Evans Leads Vanqui

by BWW News Desk — May 18, 2022
Opera Columbus presents Leslie Savoy Burrs and John A.
Photos: Inside Theatre Roundtable's CENTRAL OHIO THEATRE ROUNDTABLE ANNUAL CELEBRATIO

Photos: Inside Theatre Roundtable's CENTRAL OHIO THEATRE ROUNDTABLE ANNUAL CELEBRATION

by Jerri Shafer — May 17, 2022
Shadowbox Live was the host venue for the Central Ohio Theatre Roundtable (DBA Theatre Roundtable) Annual Celebration.
BWW Review: AJR at Value City Arena

BWW Review: AJR at Value City Arena

by Paul Batterson — May 16, 2022
At AJR's May 13 concert at Value City Arena, Jack Met estimated he and his brothers Ryan and Adam Brett have played Columbus the second most out of any city behind their native home, New York City.
Photos: Inside Short North Stage's SPRING AWAKENING OPENING NIGHT GALA

Photos: Inside Short North Stage's SPRING AWAKENING OPENING NIGHT GALA

by Jerri Shafer — May 16, 2022
Broadway’s hit angsty rock musical hits the Garden Mainstage in a spectacular new staging by Artistic Director Edward Carignan and New York City Choreographer Trevor Schmidt.
Photos: First look at Gallery Players' PLAZA SUITE

Photos: First look at Gallery Players' PLAZA SUITE

by Jerri Shafer — May 14, 2022
Hilarity abounds in this portrait of three couples successively occupying a suite at the Plaza.
It's Not Easy Being Green for WICKED's Deguzman at Ohio Theater

It's Not Easy Being Green for WICKED's Deguzman at Ohio Theater

by Paul Batterson — May 12, 2022
Some nights Lissa deGuzman (who plays Elphaba in the national tour of WICKED) and Jennafer Newberry (who plays Glinda) walk out of a theater together and run into a throng of fans of the 2003 musical.
Photos: First look at Little Theatre Off Broadway's BONNIE & CLYDE

Photos: First look at Little Theatre Off Broadway's BONNIE & CLYDE

by Jerri Shafer — May 12, 2022
Bonnie & Clyde tells the story of real-life fugitives, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
Photos: First look at Wagnalls Community Theatre's PUFFS

Photos: First look at Wagnalls Community Theatre's PUFFS

by Jerri Shafer — May 11, 2022
Puffs is the story of Wayne Hopkins: a regular boy who finds out he's a wizard and goes to school in England where he makes two best friends and has adventures.
Opera Columbus' Crane Directing Fellow Helms Reimagined VANQUI as Part of 40 Days of

Opera Columbus' Crane Directing Fellow Helms Reimagined VANQUI as Part of 40 Days of Opera

by BWW News Desk — May 11, 2022
Opera Columbus will present a reimagined production of Leslie Savoy Burrs and John A.
Popular Podcast WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE Returns To The Lincoln in June

Popular Podcast WELCOME TO NIGHT VALE Returns To The Lincoln in June

by BWW News Desk — May 10, 2022
Welcome to Night Vale is a twice-monthly podcast in the style of community updates for the small desert town of Night Vale, featuring local weather, news, announcements from the Sheriff's Secret Police, mysterious lights in the night sky, dark hooded figures with unknowable powers, and cultural even
Photos: First Look at the Cast of HAMLET, 1603 at Actors' Theatre

Photos: First Look at the Cast of HAMLET, 1603 at Actors' Theatre

by BWW News Desk — May 9, 2022
Actors' Theatre presents Hamlet, 1603 by William Shakespeare, directed by Sarah Neville, May 26 - June 19, 2022 at Schiller Park Amphitheatre.

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