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Shadowbox Live will present FLANNEL: A 90S ROCK MUSICAL, the company's 18th original musical, featuring music from Nirvana, Tom Petty, and Smashing Pumpkins. Head Writer Jimmy Mak marks 30 years with the company.

From the time she was in third grade, Kristina Isabelle knew exactly what she would be. It wasn’t career counseling. “I remember I was eight or nine years old,” Isabelle said. “One of the neighborhood girls asked me what I wanted to do when I grew up. I said I want to be a dancer, actress, singer.

Shadowbox Live (SBX) will continue its 2026 season with Dirty Talk: A Sexy Sketch Comedy and Music Experience. This all-new production will feature nine songs and nine new original sketches.

Shadowbox Live (SBX) will continue its 2026 season with Leather and Lace: A Music Tribute to the Women of Rock. Last performed in 2021, the popular production returns bigger and better with 8 new songs and 5 new artists that were not previously in the show.

Shadowbox Live (SBX) will kick off the new year and its 2026 season with Bangers, a compilation of the best sketch comedy and music selections from its 2025 season.

Shadowbox Live will wrap up the 2025 season with two of its iconic holiday traditions, including Holiday Hoopla, Shadowbox's most popular sketch comedy and music experience.

It’s been over 30 years since the Shadowbox Live! theatre has had a hometown audition for its theatrical troupe in Columbus.

Jimmy Mak, the head writer for the Shadowbox Live! theater troupe, isn’t one to throw an idea away. The Mak-penned “Cereal Killers” is one of eight new sketches in Shadowbox Live’s Halloween-themed FREAK SHOW, performed 7:30 p.m.

As we (Millennials) have all entered our 30s and 40s, we’ve stopped caring about what people think is cool and we dive into whatever we want. We aren't embarrassed by ourselves anymore.” Ash Davis, co-writer of MILLENNIUM

Shadowbox Live (SBX) will present a brand-new 2000s musical, Millennium, this Summer at their theater in the Brewery District. Millennium will open June 5 and continue on most Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays through Aug. 29. 

Shadowbox Live (SBX) will present a brand-new sketch comedy and music show, Kiss and Tell, this Spring and Summer at their theater in the Brewery District. Kiss and Tell will open April 3-4 and continue on most Saturdays through Aug. 30. 

When it is at its best, ROCK THIS WAY is not just a cruise ship karaoke offering of the two rock bands; it’s a history lesson.

To understand Shadowbox Live’s latest offering, HOT STUFF, you need to go back to Thanksgiving or, more precisely, the day after Thanksgiving. On Nov. 24 this year, families offered up the traditional fare of turkey or ham, mashed potatoes, and Aunt Clara’s green bean casserole. The day after Thanksgiving, though, you get to pick through the best parts of the meal, feast on your favorites, and leave the green bean casserole in the fridge.

Shadowbox Live (SBX) will kick off the new year with Hot Stuff, a sexy compilation of the best sketch comedy and music selections from its 2024 season.

Shadowbox Live has announced its holiday lineup featuring HOLIDAY HOOPLA and NOT SO SILENT NIGHT.

Growing up, Katy Psenicka admits she didn’t listen to the radio the way her peers did. While her friends were jamming to country and western, pop music, or rock classics, the chief choreographer for Shadowbox Live! heard the notes but saw movement.

Shadowbox Live announced a new Halloween show featuring a mix of rock 'n' roll, sketch comedy, and horror. The show will run from October 5 to November 5, offering a unique theatrical experience.

Wrapping up summer, Shadowbox Live will bring a brand-new sketch comedy and music show, Wild Things, to their stage in the Brewery District.

Under the direction of Julie Klein, the theater troupe weaves together the divergent catalogue of the two icons with a variety of singers and styles, multimedia presentations, and the storytelling of Michelle Daniels.