by A.A. Cristi - November 13, 2025
Shadowbox Live will begin its 2026 season in January, presenting eight productions across sketch comedy, music tributes, and new original musicals. The Columbus-based company will continue its mix of recurring favorites and newly developed work throughout the year. Dates run from January through Dec...
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 05, 2025
Shadowbox Live will wrap up the 2025 season with two of its iconic holiday traditions, including Holiday Hoopla, Shadowbox's most popular sketch comedy and music experience....
by Paul Batterson - October 28, 2025
It’s been over 30 years since the Shadowbox Live! theatre has had a hometown audition for its theatrical troupe in Columbus. ...
by Paul Batterson - October 01, 2025
Jimmy Mak, the head writer for the Shadowbox Live! theater troupe, isn’t one to throw an idea away. The Mak-penned “Cereal Killers” is one of eight new sketches in Shadowbox Live’s Halloween-themed FREAK SHOW, performed 7:30 p.m....
by Paul Batterson - June 12, 2025
What did our critic think of MILLENNIUM at Shadowbox Live!?...
by Paul Batterson - June 01, 2025
As we (Millennials) have all entered our 30s and 40s, we’ve stopped caring about what people think is cool and we dive into whatever we want. We aren't embarrassed by ourselves anymore.”
Ash Davis, co-writer of MILLENNIUM...
by A.A. Cristi - May 05, 2025
Shadowbox Live (SBX) will present a brand-new 2000s musical, Millennium, this Summer at their theater in the Brewery District. Millennium will open June 5 and continue on most Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays through Aug. 29. ...
by A.A. Cristi - March 27, 2025
Shadowbox Live (SBX) is accepting applications for its Arts Immersion Program through April 28. The Arts Immersion program is a FREE two-week intensive that provides students aged 15-21 with masterclasses in vocal, acting, dance, and music performance....
by A.A. Cristi - March 10, 2025
Shadowbox Live (SBX) will present a brand-new sketch comedy and music show, Kiss and Tell, this Spring and Summer at their theater in the Brewery District. Kiss and Tell will open April 3-4 and continue on most Saturdays through Aug. 30.
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by Paul Batterson - March 09, 2025
When it is at its best, ROCK THIS WAY is not just a cruise ship karaoke offering of the two rock bands; it’s a history lesson....
Freak Show , a Halloween-themed sketch comedy and music show, will run Sept. 4-Nov. 15. Although SBX has done shows titled Freak Show in the past, ...
This sketch comedy and music experience is hilarious peek into the funny, awkward, and steamy side of relationships proves some stories are too good not ...
Shadowbox Live offers the Arts Immersion Program, a free two-week intensive for students aged 15 to 21, focused on vocal, acting, dance, and music performance. ...
Experience the raw energy and unforgettable hits of Aerosmith and Van Halen in this high-octane music tribute show....
Get ready for a sizzling night of laughter and music as Shadowbox Live presents “Hot Stuff” – the ultimate encore performance showcasing the cream of ...
Shadowbox Live’s most popular comedy and music show celebrates the hustle, bustle, and fun of the season. A Columbus tradition for over 30 years!
It’s Christmas Eve, and a DJ takes requests and tributes from listeners. But as his town celebrates the season, he still hopes that his one ...
Shadowbox Live celebrates the history of hard-working, hard-playing, hard-rocking women of rock 'n' roll....
The best of Shadowbox Live's 2018 shows....
Desire is Shadowbox Lives original dance theater production where two college English professors match wits in a discussion about literatures greatest lovers. The intimate script ...
Stories of the Big C are expressed through this Shadowbox Live musical. Expect to laugh, cry and emote as you will....
Shadowbox Live kicks off 2018 with a bang, ressurecting the best sketches and songs from the downtown years. This best of the best show is ...
You won’t be able to sit still and you won’t have to when Shadowbox Live struts its soulful side with Front St. Funk: a tribute ...
Holiday Hoopla, called "the grandaddy of all holiday shows," mixes sketch comedy with seasonal music and features the hilarious send-up The Santa Babies. Shadowbox Live's® ...
We all know the story of Ebenezer Scrooge but what about his clerk, the overworked and underpaid Bob Cratchit? Shadowbox Live's original jukebox musical Cratchit, ...
Celebrate the season with Shadowbox Live's® 45-minute matinee, The Holiday Lunchbox, featuring the best holiday-themed comedy sketches and music from our 25 year holiday show ...
Neo-Tokyo, 2057: A world where crime and corruption is met with swift and merciless justice. This is the world of Kabuki, a deadly assassin employed ...
Guilty Pleasures. Everybody has them. What? You think you don't? This spring, Shadowbox Live® confesses. Original sketch comedy and live rock 'n' roll will reveal ...
Shadowbox Live® pays tribute to two changelings who revolutionized music, fashion, and pop culture with Evolutionaries: The Stories and Music of David Bowie and Prince....
Shadowbox Live presents Broken Whispers, a dance theater production loosely based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Love, lies, and loss bind together seven ...
That’s not frost on our windows this winter at Shadowbox Live®. It’s steam. Step inside the theater and experience Body Heat - sketch comedy and ...
Shadowbox Live presents Little Shop of Horrors : a comedy horror rock musical by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, where Seymour, a hapless ...
Holiday Hoopla, called "the grandaddy of all holiday shows," mixes sketch comedy with seasonal music and features the hilarious send-up The Santa Babies. Shadowbox Live's ...
Celebrate the season with Shadowbox Live's 45-minute matinee, The Holiday Lunchbox, featuring the best holiday-themed comedy sketches and music from our 25 year holiday show ...
Shadowbox Live presents Little Shop of Horrors : a comedy horror rock musical by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, where Seymour, a hapless ...
Relive your favorite Shadowbox moments from the past season and catch up on what you missed with The Best of Shadowbox 2016. Only the best ...
You won’t be able to sit still and you won’t have to when Shadowbox Live struts its soulful side with Front St. Funk: a tribute ...
Most Thursday afternoons, join Shadowbox Live for The Lunchbox, a 45-minute sketch comedy and rock 'n' roll show!...
This summer Shadowbox live presents Gallery of Echoes: The Columbus Public Art Project, a celebration of the Greater Columbus art community. The second installment of ...
This fall, you won't just be howling at the moon, you'll be howling with laughter! Join Shadowbox Live for a brand new show, Full Moon! ...
Shadowbox Live is heading back to roaring 20's with their latest musical, Chicago! Anything goes in The Windy City at the height of jazz and ...
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48 Hour Play Festival
Van Fleet Theater, Columbus Performing Arts Center (1/18 - 1/18) | |
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An Aethereal Christmas presents The Bishop's Wife featuring Fake Bacon
Shedd Stage, Columbus Performing Arts Center (12/18 - 12/21) | |
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Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular
Shedd Stage, Columbus Performing Arts Center (5/7 - 5/17) | |
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La Traviata
Opera Columbus (4/25 - 4/26) | |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
The Dinner Detective Columbus (1/24 - 1/24) | |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Ohio Theatre (5/15 - 5/17) | |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show
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