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…
An experience that may possibly require more than one visit.…
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…
What did our critic think of FLANNEL: A 90S MUSICAL at Shadowbox Live!?…
What did our critic think of 1776 at Abbey Theater Of Dublin?…
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…
What did our critic think of PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Short North Stage?…
What did our critic think of LIFE IN MOTION: A STORY TOLD THROUGH DANCE at Shadowbox Live!?…
That’s both the draw and the danger of Jim Steinman’s music. While it comes with a built-in 50-and-over audience, jukebox musicals run the danger of relying on nostalgia, being underperformed by its actors, and/or having a paper thin plot. BAT OUT OF HELL avoided two of those three pitfalls. As …
'Alexi Ratmansky’s 'Seven Sonatas' was a cut above anything I have seen from BalletMet in recent memory.'…
FALSETTOS, by William Finn and James Lapine, is the story of a gay man named Marvin, his lover Whizzer, Marvins wife Trina, and their extended...
In this hilarious comedy by Ken Ludwig, the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo,...
Set in the 1930s, this comedy tells the story of two brothers who go to the Arizona desert to be extras in the huge Hollywood...
A Catholic nun who serves as principal of a 1960s Bronx parochial school accuses a priest of molesting a student in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play....
Fifteen-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor's...
An adaptation of the story of Ebenezer Scrooge's journey from an embittered, ungenerous creature into a giving, caring human being at the hands of three...
In this enduring comedy, a drama critic must deal with his eccentric family, including two sweet aunts who cheerfully poison elderly men with elderberry wine....
An elderly couple enjoy their latest summer in a cottage on a Maine lake, as they come to terms with the husband's advancing age and...
In Ionesco's most accessible Absurdist drama, it's King Berenger's dying day and also the last day of the universe. Everything is falling apart - from...
An aging widow runs away from her son and daughter-in-law and their cramped Houston apartment to realize her dearest dream: to return to her beloved...
A warm and charming comedy from the author of Amadeus and Equus about a flamboyant tour guide consigned to the "dullest castle in England" who...
In Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning dark comedy, three eccentric Southern sisters come together after one shoots her husband, exposing their unique quirks, longings, and regrets...
Edward Albee's award-winning iconic play, in which a middle-aged college professor and his wife invite into their home an unwitting younger couple for drinks after...
A brand new play by New York playwright Ira Hauptman receiving its first fully staged production. In this darkly comic version of the Peter Pan...
Inspired by true events, Nick Jones's play is a subversive comedy about fame, success, and the lies we tell ourselves in order to keep people...
The Pulitzer Prize-winning play by David Lindsay-Abaire explores the grieving process of a couple who have lost their only child to a senseless car accident...
In Alan Ball's play... During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom,...
FRIDAY JANUARY 13 & SATURDAY JANUARY 14 at 8 PM An audience Q&A with playwright, director, and actors follows each reading. SIMPLY STAGED is the...
Performances: 8 PM Fridays-Saturdays December 2-3, 9-10, 16-17, and 2 PM Sundays December 11 and 18. There is a Curtain Panels audience talk back with...
By Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, based upon Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl, newly adapted by Wendy Kesselman. In this gripping new adaptation,...
Based on a true story, this play focuses on an average housewife in 1961 Cold War London and how her life of unravels when her...
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The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute LIVE in Concert in Columbus, OH Hollywood Casino Columbus (8/21-8/21) |
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Beetlejuice Ohio Theatre (4/16-4/18) |
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The Jungle Book Kids Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (9/18-9/27) |
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Liverpool Legends "The Complete Beatles Experience!" Marathon Center for The Performing Arts (8/15-8/15) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Columbus (8/22-8/22) |
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Dirty Talk Shadowbox Lice (4/12-8/15) |
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An Evening with Leslie Odom, Jr. The Palace (7/28-7/28) |
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La Cage Aux Folles Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (11/06-11/15) |
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MadLab's Young Writers Short Play Festival 2026 MadLab (7/23-8/01) PHOTOS |
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To Die For Weathervane Playhouse (7/23-8/01) |
