Review: CAAMP at Schottenstein Center
“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…
Curtain Players
Galena, OH
Review: PIPPIN at Short North Stage
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
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: MONET TO MATISSE: DEFYING TRADITION at Art Gallery Of South Australia
An experience that may possibly require more than one visit.…
Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at Ohio Theatre - A Spectacle in Search of a Soul
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: FLANNEL: A 90S MUSICAL at Shadowbox Live!
What did our critic think of FLANNEL: A 90S MUSICAL at Shadowbox Live!?…
Review: 1776 at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
What did our critic think of 1776 at Abbey Theater Of Dublin?…
Review: HADESTOWN at Ohio Theatre
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…
Review: PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Short North Stage
What did our critic think of PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Short North Stage?…
Review: LIFE IN MOTION: A STORY TOLD THROUGH DANCE at Shadowbox Live!
What did our critic think of LIFE IN MOTION: A STORY TOLD THROUGH DANCE at Shadowbox Live!?…
Past Shows
21 total · showing 11–20
Lettice and Lovage
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 embellishes its history until she is confronted by her fact-conscious boss. >>> 8 PM Fridays-Saturdays February 9-10, 16-17, 22-23 and 2...
Crimes of the Heart
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 as each comes to terms with the consequences of her own "crime of the heart." >>> 8 PM...
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
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 late-night faculty party. The resulting evening is a wicked jumble of mind games, attempted seductions, and...
Wendy Darling
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 story, Wendy's mother sets in motion a journey that threatens to change her family forever. >>> 8 PM Fridays-Saturdays September 8-9...
Trevor
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 from taking away an erratic, 200-pound chimpanzee. At the center of this hilarious and heart-wrenching play are two individuals fighting...
Rabbit Hole
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 and are now attempting to survive the enormous loss that threatens to bring them down. PERFORMANCES: 8 PM Fridays and...
Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
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, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings below. As the afternoon wears on, these five very...
Simply Staged
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 Curtain Players new works program, a readers theatre event giving first voice to new works by playwrights who have associations with...
Anne of Green Gables
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 cast and creatives following the Sunday December 11 matinee. Curtain Players is leading a holiday food drive to benefit...
The Diary of Anne Frank
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, newly discovered writings from the diary of Anne Frank, as well as survivor accounts, are interwoven to create a contemporary...
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Battle of the Books Riffe Center Studio 2 (9/25-10/18) |
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Hell's Kitchen Ohio Theatre (6/15-6/20) |
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Dinner Detective Columbus Embassy Suites Columbus (11/14-11/14) |
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La Cage Aux Folles Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (11/06-11/15) |
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The Sunshine Boys Curtain Players Theatre (9/12-9/27) |
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Wicked Ohio Theatre (7/28-8/15) |
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Dinner Detective Columbus Embassy Suites Columbus (12/05-12/05) |
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Dinner Detective Columbus Embassy Suites Columbus (11/21-11/21) |
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The Jungle Book Kids Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (9/18-9/27) |
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Dinner Detective Columbus Embassy Suites Columbus (12/12-12/12) |
