Theatre 21 News

“The idea of sharing music, especially my personal, original music and music from the icons of soul is especially gratifying. I love that feeling because this is from the heart; it was born from the heart of the soul.”

Nashville-based, Oregon-born singer-songwriter Mat Kearney will return to Columbus for a Tuesday, September 17, date at the Southern Theatre.

Puddles Pity Party, the seven-foot sad clown with a golden voice, returns to Soho Theatre this spring for one week only.

The Wood Brothers will be performing at the Southern Theatre in spring 2024. Get tickets starting at $35.

CAPA will host Joe Pera – in his own words, “the slow comedy guy” – live on the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main St.) stage at 7 pm, Friday, March 22, 2024.

Piano sensation Jim Brickman will bring his all-new holiday show 'A Joyful Christmas' to Columbus. Join him at the Southern Theatre for a heartwarming evening of music and laughter featuring special guest vocalists Anne Cochran and John Trones.

Welcome to Night Vale, the most-downloaded fiction podcast in the world, will bring its all-new live tour, The Attic, to the Southern Theatre (21 E. Main St.) on Friday, April 5, 2024. Learn more about the event and how to get tickets here!

Opera Columbus’ 42nd season will open next month with a sleek and stylish production of Bizet’s Carmen. Learn more about the opera and find out how to get tickets here!

This time, the reader question was: which actors have done multiple Broadway shows together?

From stand-up to late night talk show host, Ferguson brigs host of his life experiences when he visits the Southern Theatre.

The full cast and creative team has been announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard directed by Jamie Lloyd, with book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, based on the Billy Wilder film.

Original The Real Housewives of New York City star Countess Luann de Lesseps will perform her cabaret show at the Southern Theatre, 21 E. Main St., on Thursday, September 21, at 7:30 pm. Enjoy her hit songs 'Money Can't Buy You Class,' 'Chic C'est La Vie,' 'Girl Code,' and many more live in person.

Catherine Tate and David Threlfall will star in The Enfield Haunting, a new play based on one of the most famous poltergeist events in the world.

New dates have been added to the UK Tour at Derby Theatre (12-16 September), Bromley Churchill Theatre (21-23 September), Eastbourne Devonshire Park Theatre (26-30 September) and Liverpool Playhouse (10-14 October, the same week the Labour Party Conference is in Liverpool).

Dundee Rep and Scottish Dance Theatre have announced three new shows that will be heading to the Rep stage later this year.

When HITS! THE MUSICAL was gearing up to embark on a 48-city tour of the United States, a reality TV crew was brought on board to document the journey. The thought of 29 young adults between the ages of 10 to 22 traveling as an army across the United States seems to be ready made for a sudsy docudrama.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the woods... following their smash hit run at this year's Edinburgh Festival and a sell-out January run at Soho Theatre; Edinburgh Fringe Best Newcomer nominees (2019) Crybabies (James Gault, Michael Clarke and Ed Jones) are bringing their new creation: Bagbeard back for a further 5 dates in March.

Jordan has continually made history this year. This week alone she won a National Comedy Awards Breakthrough Star Award and was nominated for the Chortle Breakthrough act award.

The 71st Wexford Festival Opera will open on Friday, 21 October, running for 17 consecutive days showcasing over 80 events including three mainstage operas, two pocket operas, a new commission and an Irish premiere, closing on Sunday, 6 November.

What did our critic think of REVIEW: DISNEY’S NEWSIES at Southern Theatre? Aristotle is credited with coming up with the phrase, 'the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.' Had he witnessed the Columbus Children Theatre's production of DISNEY'S NEWSIES, the philosopher may have reversed the quotation to 'the parts are greater than the sum of the whole.' An energetic cast, sharp management by director Joe Deer and choreographer Vincent Sylvester, and tight orchestration by musical director Lara Brooks lifted a cheesy musical to stellar heights.