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All My Sons
Feb 12 – Feb 21, 2026 · Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, Westerville
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
Feb 21 · McCoy Center
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...
Silver Scene Players Presents… Rexe's Exes
Mar 20 – Feb 22, 2026 · The Avalon Theatre, Marysville
Silver Scene Players Presents…Rexe's ExesBy Jamie Wooten, Jessie Jones, and Nicholas HopeThis deliriously funny Southern-fried farce reunites the Verdeen cousins of Sweetgum, Texas - Gaynelle,...
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
Feb 28 · The Dinner Detective Columbus, Columbus
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 challenging...
Cabaret
Feb 20 – Mar 1, 2026 · Riffe Center Studio Theatres, Columbus
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
Feb 20 – Mar 1, 2026 · Riffe Center Studio 2, Columbus
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
Feb 24 – Mar 1, 2026 · CAPA
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
Mar 7 · The Dinner Detective Columbus, Columbus
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 challenging...
Zarna Garg: Million Dollar Excuses
Mar 12 · CAPA
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
Mar 5 – Mar 13, 2026 · OSU Black Box Theatre, Columbus
PHILADELPHIA, PA: The Lemonade Stand is bringing the first show of their season to thePhiladelphia Fringe Festival with Acute Exposure by August Hakvaag (PlayPenn FoundryMember...
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
Mar 14 · The Dinner Detective Columbus, Columbus
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 challenging...
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
Mar 21 · The Dinner Detective Columbus, Columbus
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 challenging...
Jaja’s African Hair Braiding
Mar 5 – Mar 22, 2026 · The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio
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...
2026 Soirée Benefit & Concert
Mar 23 · ProMusica Chamber Orchestra
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
Feb 1 – Mar 24, 2026 · Shadowbox Live, Columbus
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
Jan 8 – Mar 28, 2026 · Shadowbox Live, Columbus
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
Apr 10 · Columbiana Arts Theater, Columbiana
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 Mac...
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
Apr 11 · The Dinner Detective Columbus, Columbus
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 challenging...
The Journey: Breaking Barriers
Apr 11 · Lincoln Theatre, Columbus
Concept and Creation by Destiny ColemanPresented by Converging Arts Columbus, The Journey: Breaking Barriers is a new multidisciplinary stage production presented in collaboration with Ohio...
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
Apr 9 – Apr 18, 2026 · Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, Westerville
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...
The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
Apr 18 · The Dinner Detective Columbus, Columbus
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 challenging...
La Traviata
Apr 25 – Apr 26, 2026 · Opera Columbus, Columbus
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 camélias, La...
Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®
May 8 – May 10, 2026 · Lincoln Theatre, Columbus
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,...
Boom! Theater Presents: Fiddler On The Roof
May 1 – May 17, 2026 · John, James and Clara Knight Stage, Akron
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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,” a...
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 inspir...
Review: Short North Stage's COME FROM AWAY at Garden Theatre
by Paul Batterson - January 25, 2026
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Review: THE CALL at The Shedd Theater
by Paul Batterson - January 24, 2026
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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. W...
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 awa...
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