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THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE Returns To The Ohio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2018
The Price Is Right Live is the hit interactive stage show that gives eligible individuals the chance to 'Come on Down' to win. Prizes may include appliances, vacations, and possibly a new car. Audience members can play classic games from television's longest-running and most popular game show such as Plinko, Cliffhangers, The Big Wheel, or even the fabulous Showcase. Playing to near sold-out audiences for more than 10 years, the Price Is Right Live has given away more than $12 million in cash and prizes and sold more than 1.7 million tickets.
ATC Announces 2018 Season Of The Shakespeare Underground
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2018
Actors' Theatre of Columbus is proud to announce The Shakespeare Underground presented by PNC Arts Alive, a series of staged readings and performances celebrating the dynamic power of classic theater. Artistic Director Philip J. Hickman has selected twelve plays for monthly staged readings and crafted four site-specific events designed to delight diverse audiences.
Winners Announced For The 2017 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; Westerville's ANNIE Wins Best Musical!
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2018
The votes have been counted... Check out the fill list of winners for the 2017 BWW Regional Awards!
Wyclef Jean Performs With The Columbus Symphony
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2018
Both with The Fugees and as a solo artist, multi-Grammy Award-winning producer, actor, author, and hip hop guitarist Wyclef Jean has successfully blended hip hop with a variety of musical styles. Now for the first time ever, he will perform hits such as Killing Me Softly with His Song and Gone till November with a full symphony orchestra.
BWW Reviews: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Returns to Columbus
by Paul Batterson - January 08, 2018
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical about the ghostly guest who resides in Box 5 of the Paris Opera House, makes its return to Columbus after a nearly four year absence and it spends a two sets at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State Street in downtown Columbus).
GIRLS NIGHT: THE MUSICAL Brings Raucous Fun To The Lincoln
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2018
A touching and hilarious tell-it-like-it-is look at the lives of a group of female friends, Girls Night: The Musical promises to have audiences laughing, crying, and dancing in the aisles. Follow five friends as they re-live their past, celebrate their present, and look to the future during a wild and hilarious night out at karaoke. Described as 'Desperate Housewives' meets Mamma Mia (Applause Magazine), A boisterous, bust-out, bawdy musical revue (Wisconsin State Journal), An infectious, exhilarating sense of intoxication (Hollywood Reporter), and As funny and outrageous as Sex in the City! (The Advocate), Girls Night: The Musical is bursting with energy and packed with hits such as Lady Marmalade, It's Raining Men, Man, I Feel Like a Woman, I Will Survive, We Are Family, and many more.
Columbus Symphony to Perform Shostakovich And Rachmaninoff in RUSSIAN WINTER FESTIVAL II
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2018
Conducted by CSO Music Director Rossen Milanov, Grammy Award-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich will undertake the edgy realism of Shostakovich, which will then be juxtaposed against the romantic world of Rachmaninoff in the second and final installment of the Columbus Symphony's Russian Winter Festival. The full program includes Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1 and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2.
BWW Interviews: Columbus Native Can't Wait to Take the Stage as Christine when THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Rolls Into Columbus
by Paul Batterson - January 04, 2018
When she first saw THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Jordan Ensign admits the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical didn't just knock her socks off. It stole her clogs as well.
SRO Theatre Company Presents TITANIC The Musical
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2018
SRO Theatre Company's 2017-2018 season, it's 33rd, continues with Titanic The Musical, Maury Yeston and Peter Stone's stunning musical about the ill-fated ocean liner and its passengers.
Photo Coverage: Inside Weathervane Playhouse's NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA
by Jerri Shafer - January 02, 2018
2018 is Weathervane Playhouse's 50th Anniversary Season! An accomplishment worthy of much celebrating! For 50 years Weathervane Playhouse has produced professional productions serving Licking County and Central Ohio, all while transforming lives through quality theatre. To honor this very special occasion they held a New Year's Eve Gala! Attendees were received with a welcome reception, a concert with the Newark-Granville Symphony Orchestra featuring a repertoire of musical theatre pieces, singing performances by Weathervane Actors from central Ohio and New York City, an after-concert party with jazz standards, DJ and dancing; and a midnight light buffet and champagne toast to ring in Weathervane's 50th year and 2018! For more information on Weathervane's fabulous 50th season visit: http://weathervaneplayhouse.org/
Columbus Symphony And Opera Columbus Collaborate To Present AIDA IN CONCERT
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2017
In a uniquely Columbus artistic collaboration, the Columbus Symphony and Opera Columbus have joined forces to present a concert version of one of the most famous grand operas of all time in Aida in Concert. Conducted by Columbus Symphony Music Director Rossen Milanov, the performances will feature a host of internationally renowned guest vocalists, the 140-member Columbus Symphony Chorus, and the full orchestra of the Columbus Symphony.
Award-Winning Illusionist BILL BLAGG Comes To The Southern Theatre February 3
by BWW News Desk - December 27, 2017
The incredible magical talent and trademark off-the-cuff personality of Bill Blagg takes audiences on an interactive, magical journey filled with mind-blowing magic and jaw-dropping illusions. In this 90-minute, action-packed spectacular, witness objects float in mid-air, vanish in the blink of an eye, and so much more.
MadLab Announces Date Night 2018
by BWW News Desk - December 23, 2017
MadLab's resident improv troupe is back once again to share your story of love by making it up in hilarious, unpredictable fashion. Showtimes: 8 p.m., Thursday Feb. 8, Friday Feb. 9, and Saturday Feb. 10, Wednesday February 14, Friday Feb. 16 and Saturday Feb. 17, Friday Feb. 23 and Saturday Feb. 24
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; Just One Week Left!
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
UNDER THE STREETLAMP Brings The American Radio Songbook To The Southern Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2017
Featuring former leading cast members of hit Broadway musicals including Jersey Boys, Under the Streetlamp is a concert celebration of classic hits of the American Radio Songbook from the 1950s-1970s. Their shows feature tight harmonies and slick dance moves that take audiences back to an era of sharkskin suits, flashy cars, and martini shakers. A flashback to a time when, on hot summer nights, people would gather under a streetlamp to sing their favorite rock and roll songs.
Under the Streetlamp to Perform Hits from the American Radio Songbook
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2017
Featuring former leading cast members of hit Broadway musicals including Jersey Boys, Under the Streetlamp is a concert celebration of classic hits of the American Radio Songbook from the 1950s-1970s.
Photo Coverage: First Look at Grandview Carriage Place Players' Steampunk Wonderland
by Jerri Shafer - December 17, 2017
Grandview Carriage Place Players presented Steampunk Wonderland. Written by Todd Adam Decker. Based on the Alice In Wonderland Stories by Lewis Carroll. Performances were held at the Columbus performing Arts Center from December 15 thru the 17th with a silent auction on Saturday to raise money for the spring show. Check out a first look here!
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; Just Two Weeks Left!
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
Columbus Symphony Presents HARRY POTTER Film Concert Series
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2017
The Columbus Symphony Presents the Return of the Harry Potter Film Concert Series with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert January 27 & 28
The Columbus Symphony Presents Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets In Concert
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2017
The Harry Potter Film Concert Series returns to the Ohio Theatre with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the second film in the Harry Potter series. The Columbus Symphony will perform John Williams' entire unforgettable score live to picture while the film plays in high-definition above them on a 40-foot screen.
The Outrageous Stand-Up Comedy Of HEFFERNAN LEMME LIVE Comes to The Lincoln
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2017
Kevin Heffernan ( Farva in Super Troopers and Landfill in Beerfest) and Steve Lemme ( Mac in Super Troopers and Fink in Beerfest) are members of the Broken Lizard Comedy Group and creators of films such as Super Troopers, Beerfest, Club Dread, and The Slammin' Salmon. In their two-man live show, Heffernan and Lemme perform stand up, tell funny stories about the making of their movies, and sometimes even drink a beer with the audience -- Beerfest style! You're guaranteed to see everything that's funny about a fat man sharing a stage with a little bitty fella.
Columbus Symphony To Celebrate Russian Composers In The RUSSIAN WINTER FESTIVAL
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2017
Guest pianist Natasha Paremski joins the Columbus Symphony and Music Director Rossen Milanov as they celebrate the passion and exoticism of the Russian masters in the first installment of the Russian Winter Festival. The full program includes Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain, Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, Prokofiev's Symphony No. 1 ( Classical ), and Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; WICKED Leads Best Touring Show!
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
Photo Coverage: First Look at Worthington Community Theatre's THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER
by Jerri Shafer - December 08, 2017
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is a hilarious Christmas tale that is good for all ages. A couple struggling to put on a church Christmas pageant is faced with casting the Herdman kids probably the most inventively awful kids in history. You won't believe the mayhem and the fun when the Herdman's collide with the Christmas story head on! Performances run December 8th thru the 10th at the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, 777 Evening St., Worthington, Ohio. For tickets and more information, visit http://www.mcconnellarts.org/best-christmas-pageant-ever-presented-worthington-community-theatre/
Columbus Symphony Receives $8 Million Gift
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2017
The Columbus Symphony today announced the single largest gift in the organization's history an $8 million legacy gift from the estate of Anne Melvin, long-time friend, board member, and passionate champion of the Columbus Symphony.

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