(May. 8 1:31 PM) - Opera Columbus’ 2011-12 season concludes with the New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players (NYGASP) in The Mikado, one of the world’s most popular pieces of musical theatre. In this two-act, comedic opera, beautiful school girl Yum-Yum loves the romantic minstrel Nanki-Poo, but is engaged to Ko-Ko the executioner.

(May. 4 4:05 PM) - Shadowbox Live is launching a brand new two hour sketch comedy and rock ‘n’ roll show, Cutting Room Floor, opening May 10th at The Shadowbox Live Building, at 503 S. Front Street.

(May. 3 2:07 PM) - MEMPHIS, the 2010 Tony® Award-winner for Best Musical, opens at the Ohio Theatre on May 29 for a limited engagement.

(May. 2 7:48 PM) - For the last four years, Shadowbox Live has been dedicated to supplementing the curriculum of local public high school students with a healthy dose of arts education . . . Shadowbox Live-style. This past Monday night, 35 area students showed off what they’d learned in the fourth installment of STEM Rocks the ‘Box. In addition to the STEM Rocks the Box series, Shadowbox Live also offers a Summer Boot Camp for local teenagers. This summer, Shadowbox Live is holding two sessions, the first June 12-29, and the second July 24-August 11.

(Apr. 30 12:58 PM) - Shadowbox Live presented the completely campy REEFER MADNESS again last night, and in Julie Klein’s warped little director’s brain, it was pure “mockumentary” delight. REEFER MADNESS is a wacky musical adaptation of the 1936 exploitive propaganda film by the same name that became a cult classic.

(Apr. 29 12:30 AM) - Jonathan Pryce, a Tony Award-winning veteran of stage and screen, leads Harold Pinter’s acclaimed play, The Caretaker, produced by Theatre Royal Bath Productions/Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, through tonight, April 29.

(Apr. 26 12:30 AM) - Jonathan Pryce, a Tony Award-winning veteran of stage and screen, will lead Harold Pinter’s acclaimed play, The Caretaker, produced by Theatre Royal Bath Productions/Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse.

(Apr. 22 12:30 AM) - PROTECT YOUR DAUGHTERS! PROTECT YOUR SONS! SPREAD THE WORD! Beware, for an unspeakable evil has begun to creep into our lives! Shadowbox Live is here to warn you of the dangers . . . with song and dance. Educate yourself and save your children! Come see Reefer Madness, opening on April 22nd!

(Apr. 22 12:30 AM) - The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Columbus, opening at the Ohio Theatre on Tuesday, April 17. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents’ Broadway direction will be recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).

(Apr. 20 6:56 AM) - Cincinnati Shakespeare Company have announced their season line up for 2012-13, featuring a variety of Shakespeare plays and literary adaptations as well as THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. On tour 2012-13 will be Two Hour's Traffic's productions of THE TEMPEST and MACBETH, beginning August 5.

(Apr. 20 12:30 AM) - CAPA presents the Imagination Movers at 3pm and 6:30pm on Friday, April 20, at the Palace Theatre (34 W. Broad St.). Tickets are $16-$36 at the Ohio Theatre Ticket Office (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase tickets by phone, please call (614) 469-0939 or (800) 745-3000.

(Apr. 19 8:12 AM) - Actors’ Theatre of Columbus will be transforming German Village’s Schiller Park into Sherwood Forest for its Annual Tent Dinner on Thursday evening, May 24th. In the offing is the world premiere of Robin Hood, of English folklore fame, which was written for Actors’ Theatre by local playwright Philip J. Hickman.

(Apr. 19 8:07 AM) - Actors’ Theatre of Columbus will present a steady line up of comedy, drama, and adventure for their 31st season, including Goldoni's THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS and THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SHAKESPEARE (ABRIGED) This year, for the first time ever, Actors’ Theatre will perform in two different locations.

(Apr. 18 11:48 AM) - When the national touring production of WEST SIDE STORY made its way to the OHIO THEATER last night, I embraced the opportunity to re-visit this 1957 Arthur Laurents' adaptation of Shakespeare's "ROMEO AND JULIET" and experience the delight of what is truly timeless about classic musical theater.

(Apr. 17 12:30 AM) - WEST SIDE STORY is currently touring the country, and now stars Ross Lekites as Tony, Evy Ortiz as Maria, Michelle Aravena as Anita, Drew Foster as Riff and German Santiago as Bernardo. Also featured are Mike Boland as Schrank, Stephen DeRosa as Glad Hand, Jon Drake as Action, Wally Dunn as Krupke, Alexandra Frohlinger as Anybodys, Jay Garcia as Chino, Casey Garvin as Diesel, Nathan Keen as Big Deal, Harris Milgrim as Snowboy, John O'Creagh as Doc, Christopher Rice as Baby John, Clay Thomson as A-rab, along with Karolina Blonski, Alicia Charles, Lauryn Ciardullo, Dean Andre De Luna, Lori Ann Ferreri, Ryan Ghysels, Tim Hausmann, Nicole Hellman, Laura Irion, Thayne Jasperson, Gizel Jimenez, Eric Anthony Johnson, Patrick Ortiz, Kristen Paulicelli, Christie Portera, Waldemar Quinones-Villanueva, Alexandra Blake Redelico, Michael Scirrotto, Jeffrey C. Sousa, Dani Spieler, Jessica Swesey, Kathryn Lin Terza and Kirstin Tucker.

(Apr. 17 12:30 AM) - The tour of the smash hit Broadway revival of WEST SIDE STORY is coming to Columbus, opening at the Ohio Theatre on Tuesday, April 17. Tony Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents’ Broadway direction will be recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. The original Jerome Robbins choreography is reproduced by Tony Award nominee Joey McKneely (The Boy from Oz, The Life).

(Apr. 16 11:17 PM) - Yanni, described as "music’s true world citizen and most popular contemporary composer," continues to sell out major concert venues around the world, including Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. In April 2011, he begins the first leg of a major North American tour with his world-class orchestra, performing music from his latest album Truth of Touch, as well as classic concert favorites.

(Apr. 13 5:13 PM) - Shadowbox Live presents the musical Reefer Madness, opening April 22nd at The Shadowbox Live Building.