Redefining Chinese acrobatics, The Peking Acrobats push the limits of human ability, defying gravity with amazing displays of contortion, flexibility, and control. Accompanied by live musicians playing traditional Chinese instruments, the company performs daring maneuvers atop a precarious pagoda of chairs and displays technical prowess at arts such as trick-cycling, precision tumbling, juggling, somersaulting, and gymnastics. The time-honored Chinese music, high-tech special effects, and awe-inspiring acrobatic feats create an exuberant entertainment event with the festive pageantry of a Chinese carnival.
Clare Barron's wild, award-winning comedy about a group of pre-teen dancers fighting for a national final will premiere at Adelaide Festival next month.
The Walt Disney Company UK today announced that Nick Afoa will be joining the touring production of THE LION KING from 30 April. Afoa is currently starring in the role in London's West End, where he has performed as Simba for three years after making his stage debut in the Australian production of THE LION KING in 2013.
The Kite Runner, an unforgettable theatrical tour-de-force, is to tour the UK in 2020 following two acclaimed West End seasons, when it played to over 100,000 people and received standing ovations at every single performance. It will also premiere in Dubai at the 2,000-seat Dubai Opera.
The Kite Runner, an unforgettable theatrical tour-de-force, is to tour the UK in 2020 following two acclaimed West End seasons, when it played to over 100,000 people and received standing ovations at every single performance. It will also premiere in Dubai at the 2,000-seat Dubai Opera.
Music Director Rossen Milanov, the musicians of the Columbus Symphony, the Columbus Symphony Chorus, and a host of guest vocalists come together to perform Handel's deeply spiritual oratorio, Messiah, in its entirety for an unforgettable concert experience at the intimate Southern Theatre.
Comedian and actress Anjelah Johnson-Reyes has become an audience and critic favorite, conquering the live stage, online, TV, and film with her energized blend of comedy that The Las Vegas Review Journal described as, a?oea??an exclamation point incarnate.a?? She has appeared on FOX's a?oeMadTV,a?? ABC's a?oeUgly Betty,a?? HBO's a?oeCurb Your Enthusiasm,a?? and NBC's a?oeSuperstore,a?? as well as several feature films including Our Family Wedding and Moms' Night Out.
Dubbed one of the greatest living songwriters by Paste Magazine, Americana singer, songwriter, and musician Josh Ritter and his amazing band routinely sell out legendary venues across the country, including Nashville's Ryman and NYC's Beacon. He is now touring in support of his 2019 release, Fever Breaks, which has spent weeks on top of the Americana radio chart.
GFour Productions, winners of 56 Drama Desk and 44 Tony Awards, and CAPA are proudly bringing the international hit show, Menopause The Musical, to Columbus September 20 and 21. This groundbreaking celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived a?oeThe Change,a?? is a laughter-filled, 90-minute production that gets audience members out of their seats and singing along to parodies from classic pop songs of the '60s, '70s and '80s.
Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny has won countless polls and awards in his more than 40-year career, including 20 Grammy Awards, three gold records, and induction into the Downbeat Hall of Fame. Often performing more than 100 shows per year, Side-Eye is a platform designed by Metheny to showcase a rotating cast of new and upcoming musicians that have caught his attention. This edition of Side-Eye will feature James Francies (keyboard, piano) and drummer Marcus Gilmore.
Get ready to take magic to a whole new level in this spicy new ADULTS ONLY MAGIC SHOW which is set to debut at this year's SYDNEY FRINGE with 3 shows only from 12 to 14 September at Forum Theatre, Leichhardt.
Acclaimed Sondheim repertory company Watch This presents Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical masterpiece about art and artistry, Sunday In The Park with George.
Following its world premiere at The Lowry, Salford in May, a sold-out run at as part of Traverse Festival 2018 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and a London transfer to Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Other Palace, where it is currently playing until 3 August, Nigel Slater's Toast announces further dates for its UK tour.
As part of its year-long 50th anniversary celebration, CAPA will offer a free open house walking tour of the Ohio, Southern, and Palace Theatres on Saturday, July 13, from 1-4 pm. The three historical, downtown theatres are owned and operated by CAPA, and will be open for self-guided tours that include access to their stages to take photos with the theatre as a backdrop. Local docents will be scattered throughout, offering historical information and interesting, and perhaps lesser known, facts about each venue.
Jim James has spent the better part of almost two decades as the lead singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist of My Morning Jacket. With an illustrious solo career of his own, James' Uniform Distortion tour will celebrate his 2018 record of the same name and include other career-spanning material.
Columbus Children's Theatre brings back the classic show, Peter Pan, after 10 years! Under the direction of CCT alum David Bahgat and music direction of Stephanie Stephens, Peter Pan is flying into the Southern Theatre for one weekend only! Join us for a heartfelt tale of a lost boy and his sidekick Tinkerbell as they take the Darling children on an unbelievable adventure to Neverland. Reserve a seat for this high-flying production from May 17-19.
Best-known for his hits 'Is She Really Going Out with Him?,' 'Steppin' Out,' and 'You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want),' singer/songwriter Joe Jackson celebrates a 40-year-long career with a tour that draws from five of his albums—Look Sharp (1979,) Night and Day (1982), Laughter and Lust (1991), Rain (2008), and Fool (2019)—and throws in a few other songs from other albums and new covers.
Named by Billboard as one of the top three contemporary jazz artists of the decade in 2009, four-time Grammy-nominated and multi-platinum R&B/jazz saxophonist, songwriter, and producer Boney James is touring in support of his 16th album, Honestly (2017).
Appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large as an international phenomenon and one of the greatest musicians of our time, Zakir Hussain is a classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order. In Masters of Percussion, the Grammy-winning Hussain leads a mesmerizing ensemble of masters in Indian classical music including the astonishing Niladri Kumar on sitar, the peerless Eric Harland on Western drums, and the Kerala Drummers from the southwestern coast of India.
