Review: ‘The Seafarer’

New CATCO production showcases an all-star cast Showing no fear competing against the shopping hoopla that surrounds the Thanksgiving weekend, the Contemporary American Theatre Company recently opened “The Seafarer” by world-renowned Irish playwright Conor McPherson. CATCO is no stranger to McPherson’s high-class, award-winning theater works, having done “St. Nicholas” in 2000 and “The Weir” in 2006. McPherson often combines [...]

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Review: ‘In the Heights’

Last year’s breakout hit musical is visually and emotionally stunning The way Lin-Manuel Miranda tells it, “In the Heights” was an accident. A simple case of being in the right place at the right time.  But if you really think about it, Miranda’s 2008 Broadway smash hit was always destined for greatness. The musical—with its first national tour [...]

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Review: ‘Unanswered, We Ride’

Touching season opener gets local troupe off to brilliant start When a play induces a tear every few lines, you know the production staff is doing something right. That was the case with Jaclyn Villano’s beautifully scripted “Unanswered, We Ride,” the season opener of local troupe Theatre Daedalus, showing at Wild Goose Creative from Nov. [...]

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Short North shopping guide 2009

Check out our top 10 picks for places to shop in the Short North this holiday season The holidays are nearly upon us, which marks the official start of the holiday shopping season … and the beginning of the end for many of our credit cards. The Short North Arts District has come to define the shopping experience for the [...]

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‘In the Heights’ brings first tour to C-bus

Check out our in-depth Q&A with cast member Arielle Jacobs On Tuesday, Nov. 24, a movement 10 years in the making converges on Columbus. The multi-cultural sensation that is “In the Heights” will take the stage at the Ohio Theatre. The musical took Broadway by storm when it opened in 2008, garnering four Tony Awards [...]

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Review: ‘Holiday Hoopla XVIII’

Shadowbox rings in the holidays as only they know how Shadowbox Cabaret‘s “Holiday Hoopla XVIII” kicked off Thursday, Nov. 19, with a host of new skits and rockin’ holiday music, offering up a pretty amazing start to the Columbus holiday season. Typically one of the year’s largest draws for the sketch comedy/rock ‘n’ club, their [...]

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Shadowbox’s ‘Holiday Hoopla’ returns

We chat with head writer Jimmy Mak about the show’s popularity If you’ve lived in Columbus long enough to endure one of the city’s treacherous winters, you might already know about Shadowbox Cabaret‘s “Holiday Hoopla,” the sketch comedy/rock ‘n’ roll club’s annual witty sneer at the holiday hype. The troupe takes its jabs at Saint [...]

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Review: ‘NightMoves’ by BalletMet

Dance company hosts an eclectic and enjoyable night of premieres BalletMet Columbus is known for its uncanny ability to modernize the art form while never completely abandoning tradition. This talent is definitely on display in the company’s current production, “NightMoves,” running through Nov. 21 at the BalletMet Performance Space. Partnering with The Wexner Center for the Arts [...]

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‘The Godfather of Black Theater’

Shelly Garrett’s “Beauty Shop” will be at Palace Theatre Before Tyler Perry took over the black theater scene, became a filmmaker and then a household name, there was Shelly Garrett. In 1989 his play “Beauty Shop” produced a record-breaking, sold-out, 13-week run in Los Angeles before heading on an unprecedented nationwide tour, revolutionizing the way [...]

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Columbus holiday season guide

Check out the 2009 Holiday Guide I created for Metromix.com by clicking the photo below.

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