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Review: CAAMP at Schottenstein Center

Review: CAAMP at Schottenstein Center

by Paul Batterson · August 31, 2026

“Cheers, Columbus. I don’t have to give an elaborate speech about how we got here. Most of you know how we got here. You are the reason how we got here.' Taylor Meier…

Review: PIPPIN at Short North Stage

Review: PIPPIN at Short North Stage

by Paul Batterson · August 10, 2026

What did our critic think of PIPPIN at Short North Stage? Production director Edward Carignan said PIPPIN is a “legacy” show – a performance that can be pulled out of the vault, dusted off, and re-released every five years or so. SNS last did this Stephen Schwartz musical (a personal favorite …

Review: AC/DC POWER UP TOUR at Ohio Stadium

Review: AC/DC POWER UP TOUR at Ohio Stadium

by Paul Batterson · July 17, 2026

Perhaps the biggest change was the audience. In the 1980s, AC/DC was the rebellious band parents warned their children about. Now, the band is the spectacle parents bring their children to experience. It was a little unnerving to hear a mother asking, “Timmy, would you like a cookie?” before the…

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Ohio Theatre - A Spectacle in Search of a Soul

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Ohio Theatre - A Spectacle in Search of a Soul

by Christina Mancuso · June 10, 2026

Based on Sara Gruen’s beloved 1932 novel - and its 2011 film adaptation, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS is a technical triumph wrapped around a dramatically uneven musical.  Directed by Tony Award nominee Jessica Stone (Kimberly Akimbo), with book by three-time Tony nominee Rick Elice (Jersey Boys, Peter an…

Review: HADESTOWN at Ohio Theatre

Review: HADESTOWN at Ohio Theatre

by Paul Batterson · May 18, 2026

HADESTOWN will always have a special place in the heart of Ohio Theatre patrons. On Nov. 16, 2021, the musical was the first production in the historic theatre after the COVID epidemic dimmed the lights there for nearly a year and a half. The theatre staff  laid roses on every seat to signal Broadw…

Past Shows

56 total · showing 21–30

American Idiot

American Idiot

Aug 8 – Aug 17, 2024

Green Day’s powerhouse album is brought to life in this electric-rock musical of youthful disillusion. Johnny, Tunny and Will struggle to find meaning in a post-9/11 world. When the three disgruntled men flee the constraints of their hometown for the thrills of city life, their...

Otterbein Playwrights Collective

Otterbein Playwrights Collective

Jun 14 – Jun 16, 2024

Witness two world premiere productions – written by Otterbein University creative writing students performed by Central Ohio Teens!

A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods

May 17 – May 19, 2024

In a woods on the outskirts of Geneva, two superpower arms negotiators, a Russian and an American, meet informally after long, frustrating hours at the bargaining table. Through their revealing conversations, we become aware of their profound frustrations with their two systems...

Van Gogh's in the Attic

Van Gogh's in the Attic

Apr 4 – Apr 14, 2024

A world premiere, break-neck comedy by Irish playwright and Abbey Theater favorite Sean Cooney. Set on the south coast of Ireland in the 1980s, Fergal MacAdoo, suffering from dissociative fugue after a bombing attack in Dublin, has taken up residence in the Barnacle household...

Our Town

Our Town

Mar 14 – Mar 24, 2024

Thornton Wilder’s timeless, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of life, set in the mythical village of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, is an American classic with universal appeal. The simple story of a love affair between two young neighbors asks timeless questions about the meaning...

The Drums of War

The Drums of War

Jan 19 – Jan 28, 2024

A world premiere play by retired Ohio Supreme Court Judge, playwright, and novelist Herb Brown. England stands alone as Nazi Germany conquers Continental Europe, and America wakens to the peril it will face if England falls. ‘The Drums of War’ brings to life Winston Churchill...

Women Who Know: A Witch Play

Women Who Know: A Witch Play

Nov 3 – Nov 5, 2023

Women Who Know: A Witch Play ’ explores the lives of three generations of women from Pendle, England, who, like so many others, met their end when the “King’s Justice” found them guilty of witchcraft and hanged them. Instead of focusing on their tragic ends, this play reimagines...

A Real Boy by Jeff Downing

A Real Boy by Jeff Downing

Oct 19 – Oct 28, 2023

Area premiere of the retelling of a classic fairy tale. When Geppetto’s latest wooden creation magically comes to life, a new story begins for an unlikely father and son. From one adventure to another, Pinocchio approaches his life with a courageous spirit and innocent optimism...

Moby Dick's Gone Missing

Moby Dick's Gone Missing

Oct 5 – Oct 15, 2023

When the Hollywood film production of ‘Moby Dick’ descends upon a small fishing town in County Cork, Ireland, the townspeople are both fascinated and frustrated by the disruption. Chaos ensues when the whale for the production (Moby Dick) goes missing! What happened to Moby...

The Inheritance PART 2 by Matthew Lopez

The Inheritance PART 2 by Matthew Lopez

Sep 21 – Sep 30, 2023

Area Premiere of the 2020 Tony Award Winning play. Inspired by E.M. Forster’s masterpiece Howards End, The Inheritance is an epic examination of survival, healing, class divide and what it means to call a place home. Picking up where PART ONE ended, PART TWO takes its characters...

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