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Southern Theatre

630 9th Ave Suite 1409
Columbus, OH 43215

Southern Theatre is a theatre in Columbus, OH.

Upcoming Shows

Niladri Kumaar: Space Between the Notes

Oct 28

Sitar maestro Niladri Kumaar, hailed as a maverick musician, composer, and Indian Music Icon, brings his Space Between the Notes tour to the Southern Theatre. The tour honors the musical bond between Kumaar and the late Zakir Hussain, whose sitar-tabla duo was one of the most...

Bach, Pärt, & Beethoven

Nov 7 – Nov 8, 2026

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra continues its 48th season with a program featuring works by Bach, Pärt, and Beethoven. Concertmaster Katherine McLin and Creative Partner & Principal Guest Artist Vadim Gluzman will perform as soloists in Pärt's Tabula Rasa, marking the first time the...

Boney James

Nov 19

Four-time Grammy Award-nominated jazz/R&B saxophonist Boney James returns to Columbus in support of his latest Concord Records album, Slow Burn. James's career spans more than three decades, with four GRAMMY nominations, three NAACP Image Award nominations, and a Soul Train...

All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Jan 19, 2027

A one-woman production written by Rupert Holmes and directed by Laley Lippard, starring Michelle Azar as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Over ninety fascinating and often funny minutes, RBG welcomes a friend into her chambers to recount her life and trials, from...

Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy

Apr 23, 2027

Celtic superstars Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy bring an all-new show featuring their two eldest children, Mary Frances and Micheal Leahy, joining them for a night of musical magic. Natalie, inducted into the Order of Canada, has won two JUNO Awards and 19 East Coast Music...

Brian Culbertson in Concert

Apr 27, 2027

Award-winning jazz artist, keyboardist, songwriter and producer Brian Culbertson performs live, celebrating his 30th album, The Midnight Tapes. Culbertson blends jazz, funk, R&B, soul and pop into a genre-defying sound, known for dynamic live shows and elaborate stage...

Articles

Review: DEATH BECOMES HER at Ohio Theatre

Review: DEATH BECOMES HER at Ohio Theatre

by Paul Batterson · October 7, 2026

DEATH BECOMES HER, which runs Oct. 7 through Oct. 11 at the Ohio Theatre, is the rare production that not only captures the magic of the 1992 original film, but expands on the characters Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn and Bruce Willis created. Its cast is amazing, the script is as funny (or in some scene…

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…

Past Shows

11 total · showing 1–10

Vitamin String Quartet: Crazy Ordinary World Tour with Girl Named Tom

Oct 20

Vitamin String Quartet and vocal trio Girl Named Tom bring their Crazy Ordinary World Tour to Columbus for a single evening performance. Vitamin String Quartet are pop-culture-inspired instrumentalists known for cutting-edge string renditions spanning classical, hip-hop, rock...

Mozart's Great Mass

Oct 17 – Oct 18, 2026

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra kicks off its 48th season with a performance of Mozart's Mass in C Minor. Led by Music Director David Danzmayr, the concert features the Capital University Chapel Choir, Columbus Choral artists and four vocal soloists joining the orchestra.

Ella and Louis

Oct 9 – Oct 11, 2026

Columbus Jazz kicks off its season with a performance featuring music made famous by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Bandleader Byron Stripling is joined by special guest vocalist Carmen Bradford.

Shit-faced Shakespeare®: Macbeth

Sep 25

Shakespeare's tale of murder, ambition, bloodlust, and the supernatural, presented with a chaotic twist. Bloody Macbeth and his murderous wife Lady M seize the Scottish throne, with one cast member performing entirely shit-faced. Founded in 2010 in the UK, Shit-faced Shakespeare...

Nina West's Big Queer Comedy Show

Aug 27

Nina West hosts the first ever Big Queer Comedy Show, a variety show extravaganza featuring music, drag, standup comedy, and a foul-mouthed puppet. The show features headliner Kristin Key and an LGBTQ+ lineup of local and national comics including Gwen Rose, Chad the Bird, Djahy...

Tea for Two

Feb 13 – Feb 15, 2026

The Columbus Jazz Orchestra will celebrate Valentine's Day with performances of Tea for Two featuring guest artists Phil Clark and Sydney McSweeney, under the direction of Byron Stripling. Taking place at the Southern Theatre from February 13 to February 15, the show aims to...

Disney's Newsies

FeaturedDisney's Newsies

Sep 23 – Oct 2, 2022

Inspired by the Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City, Newsies revolves around Jack Kelly (Hunter Minor), a newspaper delivery boy aka "newsie" who is living among a group of other young newsies, most of them homeless or orphaned. Jack dreams of being an artist and escaping...

H.M.S. Pinafore

Jun 8 – Jun 9, 2013

Ride a wave of music and laughter as romantic sailors, sisters, cousins, and aunts sing and dance their way across the deck of the fanciful British naval vessel with the improbable name. Set directly on the ship’s deck, this energetic production offers the rich sounds of a full...

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