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MOONSHINE & MISTLETOE (An Appalachian Christmas Celebration) Album Out Now


by Stephi Wild - November 10, 2025

Originally conceived by DJ Salisbury and Larry Moore, Moonshine & Mistletoe (An Appalachian Christmas Celebration) features a score woven from the authentic, hauntingly beautiful music of Appalachian mountain folk....

Review: AMERICAN IDIOT at at Short North Stage


by Paul Batterson - September 07, 2025

What did our critic think of AMERICAN IDIOT at At Short North Stage? In Short North Stage’s production of AMERICAN IDIOT, everything isn’t meant to be okay. The characters are disappointed, disillusioned, and defiant, and their story is depressing, dark, and disturbing....

Interview: Austin Colburn of THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Queensbury Theatre


by Brett Cullum - July 17, 2025

So I started as a dancer. At age eleven, my sister was taking classes, and she came home and was showing me moves and stuff from her solo because she was a competitive dancer, and I started picking all that stuff up....

Sara Bareilles' WAITRESS Opens Short North Stage 2025–26 Season


by A.A. Cristi - June 30, 2025

Short North Stage is kicking off its 2025–26 season with a fresh-baked production of the hit musical Waitress, running July 10 through August 10, 2025, at the Garden Theater in Columbus, OH....

Cast Set For SUITE SURRENDER at The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol


by Stephi Wild - June 17, 2025

In July, Significant Productions will present Suite Surrender, Written by Michael McKeever, as the second 2025 summer production at The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol....

Significant Productions Names Angel Creeks as Artistic Director


by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 03, 2025

SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTIONS has revealed a pivotal leadership transition: Angel Creeks has been appointed Artistic Director, succeeding Co-Founder Whitney Morse. Learn ore! ...

Ghostlight Arts Initiative Will Host Inaugural Arts Gala Honoring Njia Kai and Dr. George Shirley


by Stephi Wild - May 15, 2025

This unique, one-night-only event will celebrate five seasons of the Obsidian Theatre Festival (OTF), recognize two legendary figures in Detroit's arts community....

Rachel Hope Ihasz To Present AN ODE TO THE CLASSICS At Winter Park Playhouse


by A.A. Cristi - January 31, 2025

The Winter Park Playhouse features professional vocalist Rachel Hope Ihasz on the cabaret stage to perform her debut solo cabaret - An Ode To The Classics  - in the theatre's popular Spotlight Cabaret Series, February 26 and 27, 2025. Playhouse Music Director, Christopher Leavy, will accompany on pi...

Review: JERSEY BOYS at Garden Theater


by Paul Batterson - December 02, 2024

What did our critic think of JERSEY BOYS at Garden Theater?...

Interview: Adam Marino And Mike Backes of JERSEY BOYS at Short North Stage


by Paul Batterson - November 01, 2024

​​​​​​​When Mike Backes found out he was cast as Tommy DeVito in Short North Stage’s upcoming production of JERSEY BOYS, one of the first people he called was someone he had never met before: Adam Marino who will be playing Frankie Valli in the show....

Past Shows

Ain't Misbehavin' - A New Speakeasy Experience


A new speakeasy musical experience is coming to Short North Stage this Fall. Enter through a secret speakeasy entrance, enjoy drinks, dancing, and a live ...
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Hair
Hair
5/9 - 6/9/2024


Hair is the iconic original Broadway rock musical featuring chart-topping hits such as “Aquarius,” “Let the Sunshine In,” and “Good Morning, Starshine." Our patrons have ...

The Color Purple
The Color Purple
1/18 - 2/18/2024


Spotlight on Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of 40 years forms the arc of this epic story. With a ...

Sondheim on Sondheim
Sondheim on Sondheim
9/8 - 9/10/2023


Sondheim on Sondheim is an intimate look at the Father of the Modern Musical, offering audiences a glimpse into the personal life and creative process ...

Slave Play
Slave Play
1/26 - 2/19/2023


Book by Jeremy O. Harris Directed by Nakeisha Daniel Nothing is as it seems, and yet everything is as it seems. This exciting, new, and ...

Seussical, Jr
Seussical, Jr
7/29 - 7/30/2022


Transporting audiences from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus, the Cat in the Hat tells the story of Horton the Elephant, who discovers ...

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr
6/24 - 6/25/2022


Eccentric inventor, Caractacus Potts, sets about restoring an old race car with the help of his children Jeremy and Jemima. They soon discover the car ...

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jr
6/24 - 6/25/2022


Eccentric inventor, Caractacus Potts, sets about restoring an old race car with the help of his children Jeremy and Jemima. They soon discover the car ...

Passing Strange
4/18 - 5/5/2013


A ground-breaking, adventurous musical about a young African-American's journey to find himself as he traveled from his roots in Los Angeles, to Europe and back. ...

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Lincoln Theatre (12/11 - 12/14) Tracker
An Aethereal Christmas presents The Bishop's Wife featuring Fake Bacon in Columbus An Aethereal Christmas presents The Bishop's Wife featuring Fake Bacon
Shedd Stage, Columbus Performing Arts Center (12/18 - 12/21)
A Christmas Carol in Columbus A Christmas Carol
The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio (12/11 - 12/21)
Jon McLaughlin and Friends: Home for The Holidays in Columbus Jon McLaughlin and Friends: Home for The Holidays
DAVIDSON THEATRE AT THE RIFFE CENTER THEATRES (12/9 - 12/10)
Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular in Columbus Sherlock Holmes and the First Baker Street Irregular
Shedd Stage, Columbus Performing Arts Center (5/7 - 5/17)
Mr. Scrooge in Columbus Mr. Scrooge
Riffe Center Studio 1 (12/5 - 12/23)
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella in Columbus Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
Fritsche Theatre at Cowan Hall (4/9 - 4/18)
The Anonymous Lover in Columbus The Anonymous Lover
Opera Columbus (2/13 - 2/15)
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