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Photo Coverage: Inside Ohio Artists Gathering's CUBICLE FARM REHEARSAL
by Jerri Shafer - August 31, 2018
Amazing success! On Thursday, August 30th Short North Stage held an open rehearsal for a one man show called Cubicle Farm written by Broadway actor Asa Somers and performed by Tony Nominee and Broadway actor Mike Faist. The Ohio Artists Gathering welcomed the general public into a short viewing of their rehearsal process as they worked through the problematic parts of the script and overcame any physical or emotional barriers that presented themselves. The audience was extremely engaged in what was happening and took plenty of time afterwards to ask questions about the writing the rehearsal process of the piece up until that point. Asa and Mike talked about their background as actors and how they came to meet and begin work on Cubicle Farm. On Friday, August 31st, we will be welcoming Asa and Mike back to Short North Stage for a final presentation of their production. For more info on Ohio Artists Gathering and tickets, email ohioartistsgathering@gmail.com or visit their webpage https://ohioartistsgathering.com/.
Photo Flash: Inside Brian Horne's SECOND TO SHERLOCK New Musical Reading
by Jerri Shafer - August 31, 2018
Join us for a free staged reading of an original musical by Columbus' own Brian Horne! Presented through a partnership with the Westerville Central High School Theatre Department, this is your chance to see a new work from a local artist and help shape the show by providing valuable feedback. Two Nights! 8/30 and 8/31 at 8pm. Second to Sherlock tells the story Daniel Calloway, a down on his luck Irish detective trying to make a name for himself in Victorian London. After taking a case that's finally come his way, Calloway's life gets mixed up in a plot involving an ill-tempered Russian, a bordello proprietor with a peculiar name, Jack the Ripper, and even the world famous detective whose shadow he's trying to escape. Part dashing mystery, part Mel Brooks, and entirely entertaining, Second to Sherlock is a new work that's bound to wow audiences!
Lakeland Theatre Announces A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2018
Warehouse Theatre To Honor Late Playwright Sam Shepard With Repertory Festival Featuring TRUE WEST and BURIED CHILD
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2018
Warehouse Theatre will present The Sam Shepard Festival, a theatre repertory series honoring the American playwright Sam Shepard. The Festival will include fully staged productions of the Pulitzer Prize winning play Buried Child, the Tony Award winning play True West, and the semi-autobiographical play Cowboy Mouth, as well as readings on Curse of the Starving Class, Heartless, and Fool for Love.
Photo Coverage: Inside Ohio Artists Gathering's THE BIG TABLE
by Jerri Shafer - August 30, 2018
Last night, Short North Stage welcomed a wonderful array of people in Columbus theatre to speak with Broadway actor Mike Faist and the general public about the growth of the Columbus theatre community. Represented on our panel was Short North Stage, Madlab Theatre, Columbus Children's Theatre, CAPA, and The Greater Columbus Arts Council. In their discussion, they touched on the many opportunities held within Columbus theatre as well as the potential for growth in the future. Columbus is a booming artistic city with an incredibly active theatre scene. Events such as the Ohio Artists Gathering are encouraging to bring together the many theatres of Columbus so that they may not only connect with each other, but also put Columbus on the map as being one of the best places in the country to go to for live theatre. A huge thank you is due to all who came out and supported the Ohio Artists Gathering last night as well as The Columbus Foundation for making The Big Table discussion a possibility. Visit the Ohio Artists Gathering webpage for more information about the event and more events this week you can attend: https://ohioartistsgathering.com/
The Columbus Symphony Will Hold a Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration Including ON THE TOWN, WEST SIDE STORY, and More
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2018
CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov leads the Columbus Symphony, guest violinist Daniel Rowland, guest soprano Jennifer Lynn Cherest, and the Columbus Symphony Chorus in a unique concert celebrating legendary composer, conductor, and educator Leonard Bernstein. This kaleidoscope of Bernstein's most popular Broadway works includes On the Town: Three Dance Episodes, West Side Story: Suite for Violin and Orchestra, and Candide: Overture, "Glitter and Be Gay," and Suite.
Photo Coverage: Inside Ohio Artists Gathering's SUMMER OF '63 REHEARSAL
by Jerri Shafer - August 29, 2018
The inaugural Ohio Artists Gathering hosted its first public event tonight at Short North Stage! Pictured is the talented cast and creative team of an original show called "Summer of '63" written by York Walker and directed by Alan Jones. Tonight they welcomed the general public to sit in on a brief snippet of the workshop process that the actors must go through in order to take the show from page to stage. They will be performing "Summer of '63" as a staged reading this Friday at Short North Stage. Go to www.ohioartistsgathering.com for tickets and more details. Also, feel free to follow @ohioartistsgathering on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook to keep up on all the events happening this week.
Spend An Acoustic Evening With Shawn Colvin At The Davidson
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2018
Shawn Colvin won her first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album with her debut album, Steady On (1989). She has been a mainstay of the contemporary folk music scene ever since, releasing 12 superlative albums and establishing herself as one of America's greatest live performers. She triumphed at the 1998 Grammy Awards, winning both Record and Song of the Year for "Sunny Came Home."
World-renowned Violinist Lucia Micarelli Plays The Lincoln
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2018
A superb classical musician, Lucia Micarelli is recognized throughout the world for being a featured soloist with Josh Groban, Chris Botti, Jethro Tull, and also for her starring role on the critically acclaimed HBO series "Treme." From classical to jazz to traditional fiddle music and Americana, Micarelli's trademark emotional vulnerability and technical wizardry bind it all together for an incredible evening of music.
BWW Reviews: SNS' TOXIC AVENGER Earns a Glowing Review
by Paul Batterson - August 27, 2018
Lisa Glover, Johnathon L. Jackson, Steven Michael Mooney, Sheri Sanders and Jesse Daniel Trieger could probably fit in a Honda Civic and need only one large pizza for the cast party. Yet their performances, with many of the actors taking on an exhausting list of roles, make TOXIC AVENGER seem like a much larger presentation.
BLACK VIOLIN Brings Its Classical Boom Tour To The Ohio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 27, 2018
Black Violin is a blend of classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and bluegrass music performed by classically trained string instrumentalists Wil Baptiste and Kevin "Kev Marcus" Sylvester. Accompanied on stage by their incredible band, featuring ace turntable whiz DJ SPS, Black Violin perform as many as 200 shows a year, showcasing their distinctive sound that melds hard-hitting beats with the lush sounds of strings.
Multi-Platinum Irish Supergroup CELTIC THUNDER Brings Their Celtic Thunder X Tour To The Ohio
by BWW News Desk - August 23, 2018
The multi-platinum Irish group Celtic Thunder returns to Columbus in support of their 2018 release, Celtic Thunder X, celebrating their 10th anniversary. Backed by the amazing Celtic Thunder Band, singers Damian McGinty, Ryan Kelly, Michael O'Dwyer, Emmet Cahill, and Neil Byrne deliver new ensemble numbers including "Sons of Light," "Toora, Loora, Lay," and "Castle on the Hill," as well as nostalgic, fun songs such as "Celebration," "I'm a Believer," and "Rise Again." And no Celtic Thunder show would be complete without an encore of the beloved "Ireland's Call" which never fails to bring audiences to their feet.
Photo Coverage: First look at Evolution Theatre Company's PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT the musical
by Jerri Shafer - August 22, 2018
Experience a journey to the heart of FABULOUS! As three friends, Tick (Jeb Bigelow), Bernadette (Doug Joseph) and Adam (Hunter Minor), a glamorous Sydney-based performing trio as they hop aboard a battered old bus to take their show to the middle of the Australian outback. Accompanying them on this wild, funny, musical trip is an outrageous cast of characters played by Shauna Davis, Tirzah Hawley, Elisabeth Tate, Will Macke, Amanda Cawthorne Short, Stephen R. Hanna, Denae Sullivan, Benjamin Hartwig, John Feather, Kara Hancock, Andrew Martin, Scott Raymond Clay, Carson Kittaka, Taryn Huffman, Anita McFarren Rhynes and Nick van Atta. Performances are August 22nd thru September 1st at the Columbus Performing Arts Center, 549 Franklin Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215. For tickets or more information, visit: http://evolutiontheatre.org/
IRON & WINE Brings The Best Of Americana To The Southern
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2018
Iron & Wine is the musical project of singer/songwriter Sam Beam. The former film professor got his start making home recordings before vaulting into the spotlight of the burgeoning indie-folk/Americana scene with his 2002 debut, The Creek Drank the Cradle. His sixth proper full-length album, Beast Epic (2017), was released to critical acclaim, receiving a nomination for Best Americana record at the 2018 Grammy Awards and being included on many year-end lists.
The Harlem Gospel Choir Brings Its Gospel Celebration To The Lincoln
by BWW News Desk - August 21, 2018
Performing contemporary gospel with a touch of jazz and blues, the world-famous Harlem Gospel Choir is synonymous with power vocals, glorious sound, and infectious energy. For more than two decades, they have been America's premier gospel choir, thrilling audiences around the globe with the inspirational power of black gospel music.
Warehouse Theatre To Honor Late Playwright Sam Shepard With Repertory Festival Featuring TRUE WEST and BURIED CHILD
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2018
Warehouse Theatre will present The Sam Shepard Festival, a theatre repertory series honoring the American playwright Sam Shepard. The Festival will include fully staged productions of the Pulitzer Prize winning play Buried Child, the Tony Award winning play True West, and the semi-autobiographical play Cowboy Mouth, as well as readings on Curse of the Starving Class, Heartless, and Fool for Love.
A Symphonic Celebration Of Prince To Rock The Ohio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2018
Presented by CAPA, the new Live Nation Urban and TCG Entertainment production "4U: A Symphonic Celebration of Prince" plays the Ohio Theatre on Tuesday, September 25. The first and only official, estate-approved Prince celebration, "4U" will present the music of Prince like never before, with a full symphony orchestra. Throughout the course of the evening, Prince's extensive music catalog will be represented, showcasing his greatest hits as well as some lesser-known gems. Questlove, an avid Prince fan, has helped curate the music and symphony arrangements.
Cso Seeks Original Compositions By Ohio Composers For Score With The Columbus Symphony
by BWW News Desk - August 14, 2018
The Columbus Symphony, in collaboration with the Johnstone Fund for New Music, has launched an innovative new project to support and feature the compositional talent of Ohio-SCORE with the Columbus Symphony!
Original Productions Theatre Marks Inaugural Opening With HOW I GOT PLUTO
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2018
Forty years later, feeling shades of joy, frustration, love, regret, the class of 1970 comes together for a bittersweet high school reunion. Baby Boomers still in love, those yearning for love, those scarred by high school trauma, and those shouldering current crises form a sometimes uneasy bond in How I Got Pluto written and directed by Columbus native Dave Morgan. This inaugural opening for Original Productions Theatre will be staged September 13 - 22, 2018, at the Abbey Theater of Dublin, 5600 Post Road, Dublin, OH 43017.
Columbus Symphony Opens 2018-19 Masterworks Season With Fantasia-Inspired Program
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2018
CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov and the Columbus Symphony open the 2018-19 Masterworks season with a concert inspired by the 1940 Disney classic, Fantasia. Bach's majestic music, as seen through the eyes of legendary conductor Stokowski, and Wagner's terrifying "Ride of the Valkyries" are paired with the rich orchestral palettes of Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Strauss' iconic Also Sprach Zarathustra, made famous by the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Photo Coverage: First Look at Actor's Theatre of Columbus' A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Jerri Shafer - August 09, 2018
A Midsummer Night's Dream is William Shakespeare writing comedy, romance and magic at their finest. Often cited as the play that led people to a life-long love of Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream has a special place in the history of Actors' Theatre of Columbus, being the first play ever performed by the company in Schiller Park. Performances are August 9th - September 2nd, 2018. Thursdays through Sundays @ 8pm. Schiller Park (German Village), Amphitheatre Stage, Columbus, Ohio. For information on donations and seat reservations, visit http://theactorstheatre.org
Columbus Symphony And Musicians Reach Progressive New Three-Year Agreement
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2018
The Columbus Symphony (CSO) board, musicians, and the Central Ohio Federation of Musicians, Local 103, have agreed on a new, three-year collective bargaining agreement that will go into effect September 1, 2018.
Photo Flash: MadLab Presents the World Premiere of LOST IN TIME
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2018
MadLab's world premiere production of Lost in Time by Tony Pasqualini will take place Fridays and Saturdays, Aug. 10 - 25, 2017, with a special preview performance on Thursday, Aug. 9, at MadLab, 227 N. 3rd St., in Columbus. Admission is $18 for the general public, $15 for students and seniors and $13 for MadLab members. Tickets are available online at www.madlab.net.
Photo Coverage: First look at Little Theatre Off Broadway's THE BAD SEED
by Jerri Shafer - August 08, 2018
In a small Southern town, Colonel and Christine Penmark live with their daughter, Rhoda. On the surface she is sweet, charming, full of old-fashioned graces, loved by her parents, admired by all her elders. But Rhoda's mother has an uneasy feeling about her when one of Rhoda's schoolmates is mysteriously drowned at a picnic. For the boy who drowned had won the penmanship medal that Rhoda felt she deserved. Performances run August 10th thru August 26th, 2018 at Little Theatre Off Broadway, 3981 Broadway, Grove City, Ohio. For reservations/more info visit: http://www.ltob.org or call 614-875-3919.
BWW Reviews: PIPPIN helps Weathervane find its corner in the sky
by Paul Batterson - August 07, 2018
Perhaps the Weathervane Playhouse couldn't have found a better way to close out its 50th anniversary season than finishing the summer session with PIPPIN. Written by Stephen Schwartz (WICKED, CHILDREN OF EDEN and GODSPELL), the two-act, two-and-a-half-hour musical tells the story of Pippin (Kenneth Remaklus), a prince who longs to find meaning in his life.

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