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Funky (noun): to be rhythmic, jazzy, groovy, unconventionally hip and stylish, or to attend Shadowbox Live's much anticipated all music show, Front Street Funk, opening April 21st at 503 S. Front Street!

Funky (noun): to be rhythmic, jazzy, groovy, unconventionally hip and stylish, or to attend Shadowbox Live's much anticipated all music show, Front Street Funk, opening April 21st at 503 S. Front Street!

Admit it. Everyone loves a good scandal, a juicy little tidbit of information, and the most delightfully shocking gossip. Shadowbox Live is taking all of those mischievously naughty guilty pleasures and rolling them into one outrageous show, Scandalous, opening March 24th at 503 S. Front Street!

Escape your madhouse. Indulge your dark side. Let Shadowbox Live tickle your funny bone with Screamers, a brand new sketch comedy and rock 'n' roll show opening on August 27th at 503 S. Front Street!

Aaahhh, spring! The time to open the doors and windows and shake off that cabin fever! And nothing is a faster cure than getting wild and crazy with Shadowbox Live's newest sketch comedy and rock 'n' roll show, Reckless, opening tonight, March 26th at 503 S. Front Street!

Aaahhh, spring! The time to open the doors and windows and shake off that cabin fever! And nothing is a faster cure than getting wild and crazy with Shadowbox Live's newest sketch comedy and rock 'n' roll show, Reckless, opening Thursday, March 26th at 503 S. Front Street!

Shadowbox Live regulars know that while saucy, sensual, and sassy are year-round commodities for the troupe, when the season of love rolls around, Shadowbox tends to shed its few inhibitions left. Titling its Lion's Den sponsored show, "Foreplay", and the sold out crowds packing the venue are neither shocking nor surprising, but what is an incredibly ironic twist- this is one of the most tamed down shows to grace the 'Box yet.

Shadowbox Live's sketch comedy and rock-n-roll format is back with a fall run of 'Nightmare on Front Street', which runs now through November 16th on Friday and Saturday evenings. Much less scary than the name implies, this is actually a more 'light' show than most of Shadowbox's productions, while maintaining the edgy fun that makes Shadowbox one of the most unique entertainment experiences in Columbus.

Jym Ganahl is looking in all the wrong places to determine what is heating up Columbus lately, as I am pretty sure that Shadowbox Live's latest Stage 2 production, 'Burlesque: Behind the Curtain' is the actual culprit. The sequel to its predecessor, last year's 'Burlesque de Voyage', this world premiere of the show written by Jimmy Mak opened last night to a sell-out crowd, telling the backstage tale of a burlesque troupe. The air conditioning was cranked, the cold drinks were plentiful, but nothing could stop the incredible talent at Shadowbox from creating their steamiest, sexiest, and raciest shows to date. If the standing ovation wasn't enough of an indication, the near constant hooting and hollering of both male and female audience members throughout, gave it away early on that this show was going to be a hit.

For the fourth year in a row, Shadowbox Live, in partnership with the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation, brings its original smash hit musical documentary, Back to the Garden to the Columbus Commons for a free performance for the whole community today, May 26th at 8:30 PM.

For the fourth year in a row, Shadowbox Live, in partnership with the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation, brings its original smash hit musical documentary, Back to the Garden to the Columbus Commons for a free performance for the whole community on Sunday, May 26th at 8:30 PM.

Shadowbox Live continues its reputation for having no topic off-limits, with its new sketch comedy and rock n' roll show entitled, "Taboo". The witty sketches poke fun at virtually everyone and everything, to the point that the show is "equal opportunity" offensive, and surprisingly enough, none of its jabs cut too deeply.

With enough of a fan base to generate the nearly $20,000 needed to fully-fund its production in less than two weeks on its Kickstarter.com pledge site, Shadowbox Live's self-created musical, 'Underland' opened to a not-surprisingly sold-out crowd last night. The original script, created by Shadowbox Head Writer, Jimmy Mak, is inspired by 'Alice In Wonderland', but instead tells the tale of Albert Ice (Robbie Nance), a Vietnam veteran who is searching for his lost daughter in the 60's hippie culture of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury District. While it has the feel of Shadowbox's fabulous, 'Back to the Garden' in its opening scenes, this show immediately takes a much darker, mind-bending tone, and it's difficult to tell what is a drug-trip gone wrong, and what is Ice's completely warped post-traumatic stress-induced reality.

On January 29th, with a whole three days left in the fundraising push, Shadowbox Live's next original musical Underland blew past its fundraising goal on Kickstarter.com.

In recent years, Shadowbox Live has produced an array of award winning original musicals: 2008's Tabloid, the widely popular Back to the Garden from 2009, and last year's groundbreaking Burlesque de Voyage. This spring, Shadowbox Live is proud to announce another original premier, the musical Underland! And for the first time ever, audiences have an opportunity to have a direct hand in taking the production to the next level by supporting Underland on the website, Kickstarter.

Shadowbox Live began the run of it its latest production, "Between the Sheets" last night. In its tried-and-true sketch comedy/rock 'n roll format, "Between the Sheets" focuses on sex, love, and romance- well, mostly on the former. Aimed at heating up the chilly winter season, "Between the Sheets" is a great night of entertainment as a date night with your significant other, or a girls-night out, as many of the sketches poke fun at the Mars vs. Venus communication problems of the two sexes. The sold-out show played well to an audience who seemed in the mood for some post-holiday cheer.

You know that the holiday season has officially arrived in Central Ohio when Shadowbox Live gifts us with the opening of its annual musical sketch comedy, Holiday Hoopla. Just as nutty as fruitcake, a little sassier, and so much sweeter, this is hilariously fun how has become so wildly popular that in its 21st revision, it has already sold out many nights a month ahead.

Shadowbox Live is back with a new sketch/comedy, rock and roll production in its classic format, themed this time in a ghoulishly delightful Halloween show called 'Full Moon".

Four-time Grammy nominee Karrin Allyson has confirmed a series of U.S. tour dates for the months ahead, including multi-night visits to Los Angeles and to San Francisco in September. Each city will feature top-notch musicians joining singer/pianist Allyson -- see below for a breakdown of shows and performers.

Approaching the 1 year anniversary of moving into their new Brewery District space, it seemed an appropriate time for Shadowbox live to roll out a calm, laidback revue of the past year. However, much like their new edgy warehouse space, the "Best of Shadowbox Live 2012" serves not to relax and reflect, but to accelerate the talent machine that is Shadowbox Live to even higher levels of comedic and musical brilliance.