Joe Bishara

Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; 42ND STREET Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 29, 2025

This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; Weathervane Playhouse Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 22, 2025

We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; 42ND STREET Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 15, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; Sunbury Performing Arts Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - Dec 8, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards; AMERICAN IDIOT Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 1, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Review: THE WITCH OF NOVEMBER at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
by Paul Batterson - Nov 10, 2025

While it is a visual stroke of genius, THE WITCH OF NOVEMBER would have been lost at sea without standout performances of the six person cast.

Photos: THE WITCH OF NOVEMBER World Premiere At The Abbey Theater Of Dublin
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 5, 2025

The Abbey Theater of Dublin will present the world premiere of 'The Witch of November' by Vidas Barzdukas. Directed by Joe Bishara and Daniel Rodriguez Hijo. Check out photos from the production.

Interview: Playwright Vidas Barzdukas of THE WITCH OF NOVEMBER at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
by Paul Batterson - Oct 15, 2025

Vidas Barzdukas has a sign bearing a one-word message that hangs over his writing desk: Courage. Its message is simple. Finding it and following it, according to Barzdukas, is the hard part.

Review: GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! at The Abbey Theater Of Dublin
by Paul Batterson - Aug 20, 2025

After years of striving to build the Abbey Theater of Dublin into one of the more respected theaters in Columbus, director supervisor Joe Bishara put on a disaster of a musical.

Photos: First look at Abbey Theatre of Dublin’s HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION
by Jerri Shafer - Aug 7, 2025

This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice and that of immortal King Hades and Lady Persephone—Hadestown invites audiences on a journey to the underworld and back.

Interview: Joe Bishara of HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION, GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL
by Paul Batterson - Jul 30, 2025

Although it is mainly known for its mass production of the Bible, Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press was also responsible for the mass distribution of Greek myths and texts to spark the age of enlightenment.

Photos: First look at Evolution Theatre Company’s FUN HOME
by Jerri Shafer - May 22, 2025

When her father dies unexpectedly, graphic novelist Alison dives deep into her past to tell the story of the volatile, brilliant, one-of-a-kind man whose temperament and secrets defined her family and her life. Moving between past and present, Alison relives her unique childhood playing at the family’s Bechdel Funeral Home, her growing understanding of her own sexuality, and the looming, unanswerable questions about her father’s hidden desires.

YOU'RE MY BOY to be Presented at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2025

The Abbey Theater of Dublin will present You're My Boy by retired Ohio Supreme Court Judge, playwright, and novelist Herb Brown. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Photos: BOBBY AND THE CHIMPS At Original Productions Theatre
by Jerri Shafer - Mar 28, 2025

Original Productions Theatre and the Abbey Theater of Dublin present a new play by award-winning playwright James Phillips. Check out first look photos below!

Interview: James Phillips of BOBBY AND THE CHIMPS at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
by Paul Batterson - Mar 21, 2025

According to British playwright James Phillips, inspiration can be found anywhere: a photograph, a fragment of a story, a sentence, or in the case of BOBBY AND THE CHIMPS, a winetasting. Phillips’ play makes its world premiere April 3-6 and 10-13 at the Abbey Theater of Dublin (5600 Post Road in Dublin).

BOBBY AND THE CHIMPS World Premiere to be Presented at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 19, 2025

The Abbey Theater of Dublin and Original Productions Theatre will co-present the world premiere of 'Bobby and the Chimps' by West End-produced English playwright James Phillips. Learn more!

Review: MAE WEST AFTER DARK at Abbey Theatre Of Dublin
by Paul Batterson - Feb 9, 2025

You may not know the 1930s icon, but you definitely have seen the effects of her life. Nearly every siren, diva, and pop tart owes a little bit of their persona to Mae West.

Interview: Francesca DiFrancesco of MAE WEST AFTER DARK at Abbey Theater Of Dublin
by Paul Batterson - Jan 31, 2025

“Her influence is like the threads in the tapestries of many different artists today. The idea of a woman taking things into her own hands, using her voice unabashedly, and being funny and sexy at the same time really resonates with me.” --Francesca DiFrancesco

Winners Announced For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards
by BWW Awards - Jan 13, 2025

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Columbus Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Photos: First look at Dublin Coffman HS & Abby Theatre of Dublin’s MACBETH
by Jerri Shafer - Jan 9, 2025

A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred on by his wife, Macbeth takes action to secure the Scottish throne for himself. Racked with guilt and paranoia while committing heinous acts to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, what will become of this tyrannical king and his country?