BWW Reviews: Short North Stage Brings YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN to Life
a??a??a??a??a??a??a??Consider this entry from the 'If at first you don't succeed' department. A young television writer is recruited to write a book for the musical SHINBONE ALLEY. Haven't heard of it? That's not too surprising. It lasted a little over a month and closed on Broadway after 49 performances. Undaunted, he writes the first act for another musical, ALL-AMERICAN five years later. It also flops, closing on Broadway after 80 performances.
Photo Flash: Actors' Theatre Of Columbus Presents OR
In this door-slamming Restoration-Era-style farce, former spy Aphra Behn tries to pen her first play — but with interruptions from a flirty actress, the king himself, and a mysterious associate from her past, Aphra finds herself torn between love for her paramours, her country, and her craft.
Photo Coverage: First look at SRO's AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you've got a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play that unflinchingly - and uproariously - exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family. Performances run April 24th thru April 22nd at the Columbus Performing Arts Center. Fri-Sat at 8pm, Sun at 2pm *10:30am performance on 4/20. 549 Franklin Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215. For more info visit http://www.srotheatre.org/
BWW Reviews: Madcap COMEDY OF TENORS a comedic tour de farce
There are two inherent dangers when presenting a sequel. The first is those who saw the earlier work will, undoubtedly, compare the current work to the former. The second is those who didn't see the previous piece might become lost when viewing the later work.
Photo Coverage: Inside SRO Theatre's WE'RE STILL HERE! A MUSICAL JOURNEY
Cabot Rea hosted a musical journey through the 32-year history of SRO Theatre. Performed on Saturday, November 19th at the Columbus Performing Arts Center, the show featured performances from SRO alumni Hillary Billups, Joe Bishara, Susan Bunsold-Wilson, Dawn Farrell, Ruth Fullen, Bill Hafner, Sharon Kibe, Candice Kight, Don Knoblauch, Ryan Kopycinski, Ron Nocks, Layne Roate, John Schmidt, Jordan Shafer, Paula Shtein, Michelle Weiser and Peggy Williams
WE'RE STILL HERE! A MUSICAL JOURNEY Cabaret Event One Night Only
On Saturday, November 19, SRO (Standing Room Only) Theatre will present a glittering musical journey through its 32-year history featuring performances by dozens of former SRO performers, hosted by the legendary Cabot Rea. "We're Still Here! A Musical Journey" is aimed at celebrating the company's long history through the musicals they have produced as well as to pave the way for the rest of the 2016-2017 season.
Photo Coverage: First look at Actors' Theatre of Columbus' THE WINTER'S TALE
Appalachia and the Bard collide in a night of live music and theatre. Sometimes dark tragedy, sometimes uproarious comedy, 'The Winter's Tale' sets the story of one of Shakespeare's more disparate and modern works, at the turn of the 19th & 20th century, between the coal mining country of Eastern Kentucky and the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. Inspired in part by the album 'Jean Ritchie & Doc Watson at Folk City' and heavily flavored with traditional mountain and American folk music performed by the cast, the play will celebrate the culture and the music of Appalachia, a region with strong cultural, musical and linguistic ties to Shakespeare's England, with a tragedy and joy that is uniquely and entertainingly American.
Photo Coverage: Inside I CAN'T … I HAVE REHEARSAL
What happens when you step back and appreciate the present? 'I Can't...I Have Rehearsal,' was a relaxed, fun-filled evening of solos, duets, and collaborations performed by Cassie Gress and Michelle Weiser with assistance by Dakota Thorn, Melissa Hall, Andrew Constantine Protopapas, and Bill Hafner. Musical accompaniment by Zac DelMonte, Brian Horne, Max Kilcup, Ben Canton, and Kiffy Kokal. Performed on Sunday November, 16th at Short North Stage, a portion of the proceeds will benefit Nationwide Children's Hospital's Holiday Wish List.
Photo Coverage: First Look at Actors' Theatre of Columbus' CAPTAIN BLOOD
Actors' Theatre of Columbus' season opens with the premiere of local playwright Vidas Barzdukas' Captain Blood. This story follows the adventures of Dr. Peter Blood who is convicted of treason for tending to the wounds of a nobleman during a rebellion against King James II in England and is sentenced to slavery on the island of Barbados. Once there, Blood finds love, escapes from slavery, and falls in with pirates, not knowing that his new career will take him back to the plantation and to the woman he left behind.
Photo Coverage: Inside the 2015 JEBBY Awards
Local actor and theatre lover Jeb Bigelow hosted the biggest cast party in Columbus at the Bluestone on March 13, 2015. Check out an exclusive look at the red carpet and event below!