Columbus Theatre Newsroom

CAPA will welcome “Danny GO!” the live-action educational children's show filled with music, movement and silliness, to the Palace Theatre. Learn more about the show here!

Shadowbox Live (SBX) is accepting applications for its Arts Immersion Program through April 28. The Arts Immersion program is a FREE two-week intensive that provides students aged 15-21 with masterclasses in vocal, acting, dance, and music performance.

CAPA welcomes “Danny GO!” the live-action educational children's show filled with music, movement and silliness, to the Palace Theatre (34 W. Broad St.) at 5 pm Wednesday, June 11.

This weekend, March 28-30, the Liberty Union Musical Theater will present Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man. Check out photos from the production. Showtimes are March 28 and 29 at 7:00pm and March 30 at 6:00 pm at the Liberty Union High School Auditorium.

Pickerington High School North Theatre is bringing SIX: The Musical to life, and these queens are ready to take the stage! With powerhouse vocals, fierce choreography, and a story that reclaims history, this show is one you won’t want to miss.

 Get out your glue guns and sewing needles, and get your wildest imagination ready for the First Annual 'In Your Easter Bonnet' Competition at The Avalon Theatre. Learn more here!

The tale of BalletMet’s Sleeping Beauty will return the Ohio Theatre stage  May 2-4 with six performances alongside the Columbus Symphony Orchestra. With music from Tchaikovsky, the ballet will be filled with magic, love, the triumph of good over evil, and elaborate  costumes and sets.  

CAPA welcomes acclaimed Louisiana Bayou blues guitarist Tab Benoit on his ambitious, coast-to-coast 'I Hear Thunder' 2025 Tour, for a show in the Lincoln Theatre (769 E. Long St.) on Friday, October 24 at 8 pm.

It seems an impossible feat to follow in the shadow of the legendary Barbara Streisand who originated the iconic role of Fanny Brice in the 1964 Broadway production of FUNNY GIRL, which received eight Tony Award nominations.  But Hannah Shankman marched herself onto the stage at the Ohio Theatre and commanded every beat of the drum.  She’s quirky, clever, adorable, ambitious, lovable, and has impeccable comedic timing – but her show stopping voice is what sets her apart and generates thunderous, mouth-dropping applause.  And she does it with such natural ease.

Join MVNU Theatre as we step into a world of Pure Imagination! The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory…but only to a lucky few. Charlie Bucket, an imaginative boy with a knack for making something out of nothing, dreams of acquiring a golden ticket to tour Willy Wonka's over-the-top chocolate factory and can’t believe his luck when it actually happens.

The Ashley Maureen Cosmetics Company has been sold and two of its vice presidents, David McGrachen and John Baker, have planned a weekend off before the new C.E.O. arrives on Monday. With their wives safely off on a shopping spree in New York City, they check into The Oakfield Golf and Country Club intending to 'golf their brains out.'

Dublin Coffman High School (DCHS) Drama Club will present Into The Woods next month. Learn more about the upcoming performance and find out how to get tickets here!

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).

This year’s production brings the beloved story to life with a thrilling cyberpunk twist, transforming Skid Row into a gritty, neon-soaked underworld where corporate greed and technological excess shape everyday life. In this reimagined setting, Seymour Krelborn’s discovery of a mysterious plant — now a bio-engineered creation — leads him down a path of temptation, power, and tragic consequences.

Storm chaser Dr. Reed Timmer will bring his live show to Columbus at the Davidson Theatre. Learn more about the upcoming event and see how to purchase tickets.

Are you a filmmaker looking for a challenge? The Avalon Film Festival may be just the thing for you! Teams will have 52 hours to write, shoot, and edit a short film. Learn more!

Columbus-area high school students will join celebrated poets from around the country in a live poetry reading at the Davidson Theatre. Learn more about the event here!

Short North Stage will present A CHORUS LINE! 10 years have gone by since “One Singular Sensation” was presented at North Shore. It’s time for an encore performance on the 50th anniversary of the show's opening on Broadway!

The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio is currently performing the Pulitzer Prize-winning play March 6-23 at Studio One at the Riffe Center. Check here for more details.

The 2025-2026 season will include Remi Remi Remi, The Nutcracker, Peter Pan, For the Love of Dance!, and La Bohème. Check here for more details on the season.

CHARLOTTE'S WEB is a beloved classic of children's literature. E.B. White's 1952 novel, enchanting audiences since it was first published, has seen many stage and film adaptations over the years. The production is coming to Avalon Theatre.

Single tickets for HAMILTON are on sale to the public. This return engagement will again take to the Ohio Theatre (39 E. State St.) stage for a two-week run. Learn more here!

Singer songwriter Ray Lamontagne will bring the Trouble 20th Anniversary Tour to Mershon Auditorium September 7. Tickets on sale to the general public Friday, March 21. 

Jonathan Alder will present 'Hadestown: Teen Edition. Enjoy a night of music, dance, and the oldest Greek myth as Jonathan Alder's own Broadway in the Cornfield makes history with their 2025 show. Check out photos from the production.

Ijames reinvented the Shakespearean tragedy into something far more accessible for modern-day audiences. Instead of a dark tale of murder and revenge set in a dreary Denmark castle, Ijames brilliantly updates it into a backyard barbeque, replete with a karaoke machine, a gas grill, and a game of charades.