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Curtains: The Musical

Curtains: The Musical

Sep 24 – Oct 3, 2026 · Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, Westerville

Curtains is a delightful and suspenseful musical comedy featuring a Golden Age-style score by the legendary songwriting duo John Kander & Fred Ebb, the creative minds behind Cabaret and Chicago. Set in the brassy, bright, and promising year of 1959, Boston’s Colonial Theatre is...

Jagged Little Pill: The Musical

Sep 17 – Oct 4, 2026 · Studio One at the Vern Riffe Center

Jagged Little Pill: The Musical is a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical inspired by Alanis Morissette's landmark album, featuring songs including You Oughta Know, Hand in My Pocket, Ironic, and Uninvited. With music by Morissette and Glen Ballard and a book by Diablo Cody, the...

Next to Normal

Next to Normal

Oct 16 – Oct 18, 2026 · Willis Theater, Delaware

Winner of three Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Next to Normal delves into the inner workings of a suburban family grappling with the effects of mental illness and loss. Their struggles, though unique, resonate with the universal experience of family dynamics and the...

Ladies

Oct 1 – Oct 31, 2026 · The Tank

Ladies is a dark comedy about family, mortality, and what it means to be a lady, written and directed by Lisa Naso, a UCB alum. The play follows a mother and her two grown daughters as they attempt to leave the house for a funeral on time without killing each other. The cast...

La Cage Aux Folles

La Cage Aux Folles

Nov 6 – Nov 15, 2026 · Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center, Hilliard

La Cage Aux Folles Presented by the Hilliard Arts Council "La Cage aux Folles" is a musical that tells the story of Georges, a gay nightclub owner, and his partner Albin, a drag performer, as they navigate family dynamics and societal expectations when their son plans to marry a...

Speak of the Devil: Shadows and Sounds of Ozzy and Black Sabbath

Speak of the Devil: Shadows and Sounds of Ozzy and Black Sabbath

Sep 10 – Nov 15, 2026 · Shadowbox Live, Columbus

Shadowbox Live (SBX) will present a music tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath this fall at its theater in the Brewery District. Speak of the Devil will open on Thursday, Sept. 10, at 7:00 p.m. and continue through Sunday, Nov. 15. More than a traditional music tribute...

Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages

Nov 19 – Nov 22, 2026 · Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, Westerville

This five-time Tony Award-nominated musical tells the story of a small-town girl, a city boy, and a rock ‘n’ roll romance on the Sunset Strip. But when the bar where rock reigns supreme is set to be demolished, it’s up to these wannabe rockers and their band of friends to save...

Operation Mincemeat

Operation Mincemeat

Jan 5 – Jan 10, 2027 · Ohio Theatre, Columbus

The year is 1943 and we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse. Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Noel Coward meets Noel Fielding, Operation Mincemeat is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the...

Beauty and the Beast

Jan 30 – Feb 7, 2027 · Ohio Theatre, Columbus

Be Our Guest at Disney’s newly reimagined 30th Anniversary production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the breathtaking musical filled with the romance and grandeur audiences know and love. This enchanting and timeless tale has been brought to life like never before, with spectacular...

The Great Gatsby: A New Musical

Feb 23 – Mar 3, 2027 · Ohio Theatre, Columbus

The party's roaring on Broadway! THE GREAT GATSBY is a “great, big Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Directed by Marc Bruni (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical), this story of extravagance and longing features choreography by...

Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice

Apr 16 – Apr 18, 2027 · Ohio Theatre, Columbus

After a thrilling Broadway three-peat, BEETLEJUICE rises again to hit the road! Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and...

Into The Woods

Into The Woods

Apr 15 – Apr 24, 2027 · Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall, Westerville

How far would you go to make your wish come true? Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack (of beanstalk fame), and a baker and his wife find out when they take a journey into the woods. It’s a magical, bewildering place full of witches, wolves, giants and mysterious strangers...

The Phantom of the Opera

May 12 – May 23, 2027 · Ohio Theatre, Columbus

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is widely considered one of the world’s most beautiful and spectacular musicals. Since 1986, it has played to over 160 million people in 205 cities, 58 territories and 21 languages. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic, haunting and soaring score includes “The...

Wicked

Wicked

Jul 28 – Aug 15, 2027 · Ohio Theatre, Columbus

Winner of over 50 major awards including the Grammy Award and three Tony Awards, WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other...

Latest Columbus Reviews

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…

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