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Six: Teen Edition
Six: Teen Edition
2/6 - 2/15/2026


The Electrifying New Musical Phenomenon! From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the mic to reclaim their identities.

Tea for Two
2/13 - 2/15/2026


The Columbus Jazz Orchestra will celebrate Valentine's Day with performances of Tea for Two featuring guest artists Phil Clark and Sydney McSweeney, under the direction ...

The Anonymous Lover
The Anonymous Lover
2/13 - 2/15/2026


The Anonymous Lover (1780), known in French as  L’Amant Anonym e, this charming two-act romantic comedy chamber opera by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges is adapted from ...

All My Sons
All My Sons
2/12 - 2/21/2026


During the war Joe Keller and Steve Deever ran a machine shop which made airplane parts. Deever was sent to prison because the firm turned ...

Grease
2/21


The McCoy Center will screen the classic musical Grease in February. Directed by Randal Kleiser, this iconic film features John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as ...

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show


America’s LARGEST interactive true crime mystery dinner show is now playing in Columbus, OH! At The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, you’ll tackle a ...

Cabaret
Cabaret
2/20 - 3/1/2026


Join us as we bring Berlin’s Kit Kat Klub to life—a world of music, dance, and decadent nightlife, offering an intoxicating escape from the uncertainty ...

Cabaret
Cabaret
2/20 - 3/1/2026


Join us as we bring Berlin’s Kit Kat Klub to life—a world of music, dance, and decadent nightlife, offering an intoxicating escape from the uncertainty ...

THE SOUND OF MUSIC
2/24 - 3/1/2026


The Sound of Music, directed by Jack O'Brien, will be performed at the Ohio Theatre from February 24 to March 1, 2026. This North American ...

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show


America’s LARGEST interactive true crime mystery dinner show is now playing in Columbus, OH! At The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, you’ll tackle a ...


Zarna Garg, a rising star in stand-up comedy and a proud Indian immigrant mom, brings her latest show, Million Dollar Excuses, to the Southern Theatre ...

Acute Exposure
Acute Exposure
3/5 - 3/13/2026


PHILADELPHIA, PA: The Lemonade Stand is bringing the first show of their season to the Philadelphia Fringe Festival with Acute Exposure by August Hakvaag (PlayPenn ...

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show


America’s LARGEST interactive true crime mystery dinner show is now playing in Columbus, OH! At The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, you’ll tackle a ...

The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show


America’s LARGEST interactive true crime mystery dinner show is now playing in Columbus, OH! At The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, you’ll tackle a ...


Jaja’s African Hair Braiding brings the vibrant world of a Harlem salon to life at The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio from March 5 to March ...


ProMusica Chamber Orchestra will host their 2026 Soirée Benefit & Concert on March 23, 2026, featuring acclaimed jazz singer Samara Joy, making her Columbus debut. ...

Leather & Lace: A Music Tribute to the Women of Rock


Shadowbox Live (SBX) continuesits 2026 season with Leather and Lace: A Music Tribute to the Women of Rock. Last performed in 2021, the popular productionreturns bigger and betterwith 8 new songs and 5 ...

Bangers: The Best Sketch Comedy and Music of 2025


Shadowbox Live (SBX) willkickoff the new year and its 2026 season with Bangers, a compilation of the best sketch comedy and music selections from its 2025season. Theannualbest-of-show will open onThursday, Jan. 8, ...

LIVE in Columbiana, Ohio - America's Fleetwood Mac Experience


With over 24,000 social media followers you don’t want to miss the tribute event that’s captivating audiences and selling out venues everywhere it goes! “Fleetwood ...

The Journey: Breaking Barriers


Concept and Creation by Destiny Coleman Presented by Converging Arts Columbus, The Journey: Breaking Barriers is a new multidisciplinary stage production presented in collaboration with ...

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella


Get ready for the ball and join us for Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella in this new Broadway adaptation of the classic musical. The tale featuring ...

La Traviata
La Traviata
4/25 - 4/26/2026


In a co-production with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra, CAPA and Opera Columbus. Composed by Giuseppe Verdi and inspired by Alexandre Dumas Fils’s play  La Dame aux ...

Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®


All aboard, sisters! The hysterical sequel to the smash-hit Menopause The Musical® is finally here! Five years after their chance encounter in a department store, ...

Hadestown
5/15 - 5/17/2026


Hadestown comes to the Ohio Theatre from May 15-17, 2026. This celebrated musical, created by Anaïs Mitchell and directed by Rachel Chavkin, intertwines the love ...

Water for Elephants – The Musical


Grab your opportunity to experience Water for Elephants - The Musical, a unique entertaining Broadway show hitting Ohio Theatre in dynamic Columbus, Ohio this summer! ...


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Latest Columbus Reviews


Review: THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY at Southern Theatre


by Paul Batterson - February 10, 2026

What did our critic think of THE SIMON AND GARFUNKEL STORY at Southern Theatre?...

Review: LEATHER AND LACE at Shadowbox Live


by Paul Batterson - February 06, 2026

Shadowbox’s latest production is more leather than lace, offering a wide variety of power ballads from each generation....

Review: LES MISERABLES at Ohio Theatre


by Paul Batterson - January 29, 2026

Reviewing the revered LES MISERABLES is always a mixed bag. The show, running Jan. 27–Feb. 1 at the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State Street, downtown Columbus), is a towering piece of musical theater history. It has a cadre of powerful songs (“Do You Hear The People Sing?,” “I Dreamed a Dream,” and “One Mo...

BWW Review: LES MISERABLES Still Stands Strong at the Ohio Theatre


by Christina Mancuso - January 28, 2026

There’s something truly special about LES MISERABLES that keeps audiences coming back for more, and this LES MIZ is certainly no exception.  Arguably the greatest musical of all time, LES MISERABLES strikes every chord with its powerful message of love, rebellion, sacrifice, redemption and inspirati...

Review: Short North Stage's COME FROM AWAY at Garden Theatre


by Paul Batterson - January 25, 2026

What did our critic think of SHORT NORTH STAGE'S COME FROM AWAY at Garden Theatre?...

Review: THE CALL at The Shedd Theater


by Paul Batterson - January 24, 2026

What did our critic think of THE CALL at The Shedd Theater?...

Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL at Ohio Theatre


by Paul Batterson - January 07, 2026

Comedian John Mulaney has famously raised a few uncomfortable questions about BACK TO THE FUTURE — why a teenager is best friends with a decades-older nuclear scientist, why no one uses a time machine for anything meaningful, and why the story hinges on Marty nearly romancing his own mother....

BWW Review: SIX the Musical - Rewriting History with Female Empowerment


by Christina Mancuso - December 17, 2025

Winner of 26 awards in the 2021/2022 Broadway season, including the 2022 Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and Lyrics) and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, SIX is the story of the six wives of Henry VIII who reclaim their identities in the shadow of their infamous spouse.  Wi...

Review: AJR ACOUSTIC SET at Newport Music Hall


by Paul Batterson - December 09, 2025

What did our critic think of AJR ACOUSTIC SET at Newport Music Hall?...

Review: STRAIGHT NO CHASER'S HOLIDAY ROAD at Palace Theatre


by Paul Batterson - December 04, 2025

Straight No Chaser has been a holiday tradition with many repeat attenders because their show doesn’t easily fit into a preset gift box. They are either a comedy group that harmonizes extremely well or an a cappella group that thrives because it doesn’t take itself too seriously. If you take away ei...



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