BWW Review: Columbus Presents a Tour-de-FOURce Production of WEST SIDE STORY
by Christina Mancuso - February 12, 2025
In an unprecedented collaboration, the Columbus Symphony, BalletMet, Opera Columbus, and the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) have all joined forces to present West Side Story, the classic forbidden love story and rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks in a mesmerizing fusion of ...
Review: HOT STUFF at SBX Theatre
by Paul Batterson - January 21, 2025
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 Thanks...
Review: LESLIE ODOM JR.'S CHRISTMAS TOUR at Southern Theatre
by Paul Batterson - December 20, 2024
Odom’s voice is a mixture of Nat King Cole and Sam Cooke, and he used it to serenade fans with a collection of holiday favorites. He shifted from the classic (such as “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”), the current (Wham!’s “Last Christmas,”) and the personal (“Snow” and “Heaven & Earth” from...