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LINCOLN THEATRE

177 East Naghten Street
Columbus, OH 43215

Upcoming Shows

America's Fleetwood Mac Experience AMPLIFIED!
America's Fleetwood Mac Experience AMPLIFIED!
May 22

This year’s performance is something truly special: America’s Fleetwood Mac Experience: AMPLIFIED! Fleetwood Gold joins forces with the Worthington Chamber Orchestra, led by Antoine T....



Review: PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Short North Stage


by Paul Batterson - May 17, 2026

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!


by Paul Batterson - April 30, 2026

What did our critic think of LIFE IN MOTION: A STORY TOLD THROUGH DANCE at Shadowbox Live!?...

Review: BAT OUT OF HELL: THE MUSICAL at Palace Theatre


by Paul Batterson - April 21, 2026

That’s both the draw and the danger of Jim Steinman’s music. While it comes with a built-in 50-and-over audience, jukebox musicals run the danger of relying on nostalgia, being underperformed by its actors, and/or having a paper thin plot. BAT OUT OF HELL avoided two of those three pitfalls. As ...

Review: FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE at Davidson Theatre At The Riffe Center Theatres


by Steve Sucato - April 10, 2026

'Alexi Ratmansky’s 'Seven Sonatas' was a cut above anything I have seen from BalletMet in recent memory.'...

Review: A‑Maize‑ing Fun: SHUCKED Pops with Heart and Humor at the Ohio Theatre


by Christina Mancuso - April 08, 2026

Originally conceived as an adaptation of the long‑running TV variety show Hee Haw, Shucked popped into the Ohio Theatre on Tuesday night packed with deliciously corny puns, ear-to-ear smiles, and rapid‑fire one‑liners. What begins as a wink‑and‑nod celebration of pun‑loving humor quickly...

Review: SAMARA JOY at Southern Theatre


by Paul Batterson - March 24, 2026

What did our critic think of SAMARA JOY at Southern Theatre? When people describe Samara Joy as an “American jazz singer,” they aren’t wrong. But they’re missing the point....

Review: MISS SAIGON at Short North Stage


by Paul Batterson - March 23, 2026

Short North Stage is never one to back down from a challenge. At the end of every season, the Columbus theatre group asks its audience what shows it would like to see the following season....

Review: THE OUTSIDERS: A NEW MUSICAL at Ohio Theatre


by Paul Batterson - March 18, 2026

There appeared to be a serious breach of theatre etiquette in the March 17 production of THE OUTSIDERS at Ohio Theatre (37 E. State Street in downtown Columbus)....

Review: JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING at The Contemporary Theatre Of Ohio


by Paul Batterson - March 10, 2026

Whether it is Floyd’s Barber Shop in THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW, Truvy’s Beauty Salon in STEEL MAGNOLIAS or even the Suburban Salon in EDWARD SCISSORHANDS, hair care is the center of society. Gossip is distributed like shampoo, lies are covered up like hair dye, and life’s tangled knots are cut aw...

Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Ohio Theatre


by Paul Batterson - February 25, 2026

What did our critic think of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Ohio Theatre?...

Past Shows

Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®
Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®
May 8 – May 10, 2026

All aboard, sisters! The hysterical sequel to the smash-hit Menopause The Musical® is finally here! Five years after their chance encounter in a department store,...

The Journey: Breaking Barriers
The Journey: Breaking Barriers
Apr 11

Concept and Creation by Destiny ColemanPresented by Converging Arts Columbus, The Journey: Breaking Barriers is a new multidisciplinary stage production presented in collaboration with Ohio...

Christmastime in Columbus
Christmastime in Columbus
Dec 11 – Dec 14, 2025

Christmastime in Columbus: Step into the heart of the holiday season with Christmastime in Columbus as Vaud-Villities Productions presents their enchanting Holiday Show!...

Wine Down Wednesdays
May 21 – Sep 7, 2025

Wine Down Wednesdays returns to the Lincoln Theatre for its fourth season, featuring live jazz on the rooftop patio. Beginning May 21, local artists will...

CCT's Ragtime
CCT's Ragtime
Sep 22 – Oct 1, 2023

At the dawn of a new century, everything is changing… and anything is possible. Set in the volatile melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York, three...

The SpongeBob Musical
The SpongeBob Musical
Feb 10 – Feb 19, 2023

The stakes are higher than ever in this dynamic stage musical, as SpongeBob and all of Bikini Bottom face the total annihilation of their undersea...

Harry Connick, Jr.'s The Happy Elf
Harry Connick, Jr.'s The Happy Elf
Dec 10 – Dec 23, 2022

The Happy Elf is a new musical comedy by the Grammy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated composer and lyricist, Harry Connick, Jr. It features Eubie, the happiest...

Videos


The Jungle Book Kids in Columbus The Jungle Book Kids
Hilliard Civic and Cultural Arts Center (9/18-9/27)
The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute LIVE in Concert in Columbus, OH in Columbus The Fab Four: The Ultimate Tribute LIVE in Concert in Columbus, OH
Hollywood Casino Columbus (8/21-8/21)
To Die For in Columbus To Die For
Weathervane Playhouse (7/23-8/01)
Caamp in Columbus Caamp
Value City Arena at The Schottenstein Center (8/29-8/29)
Farce of Nature in Columbus Farce of Nature
Weathervane Playhouse (5/28-6/06)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Columbus Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Weathervane Playhouse (6/11-6/20)
AC/DC in Columbus AC/DC
Ohio Stadium (7/15-7/15)
Buckeye Country Superfest in Columbus Buckeye Country Superfest
Ohio Stadium (6/13-6/13)
1776 in Columbus 1776
Abbey Theatre of Dublin (5/29-6/07)
Dirty Talk in Columbus Dirty Talk
Shadowbox Lice (4/12-8/15)