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Break a leg, Columbus!
Here’s a guide to upcoming theater shows in Columbus and Central OH this month and beyond:
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Theater in Columbus and Central OH This Month & Beyond
Annie Jr.
Sat, Sep 12 +more dates • 2:00 pm
Admission starts at: $19.50MadLab • 227 North 3rd Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Path of the Pioneer – A One-Man Play (World Premiere)
Sat, Sep 12 • 4:00 pm - 5:20 pm
Admission starts at: $10Jonathan Alder Junior High School Auditorium • 6440 Killbury-Huber Rd Plain City, OH 43064
Other
Screamers: A Nightmare-Fueled Sketch Comedy and Music Experience
Sat, Sep 12 +more dates • 7:00 pm
Shadowbox Live • 503 South Front Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
ABC Players Presents “Amadeus”
Sat, Sep 12 - Sun, Sep 13 • 7:30 pm
Stuart's Opera House • 52 Public Square Nelsonville, OH 45764
Other
VIVO Hope
Sun, Sep 13 • 1:00 pm
Admission starts at: $17.40Southern Theatre • 21 East Main Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Speak of the Devil: Shadows and Sounds of Ozzy and Black Sabbath
Sun, Sep 13 +more dates • 2:00 pm
Shadowbox Live • 503 South Front Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Alanis Morisette’s Jagged Little Pill: The Musical
Thu, Sep 17 +more dates • 7:30 pm
Riffe Center Studio One • 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio Produces Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill
Thu, Sep 17 +more dates • 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Admission starts at: $68.55Riffe Center • 77 South High Street Columbus, 43215
Other
Ice Cream Land
Thu, Sep 17 • 8:00 pm
Admission starts at: $18.15Lincoln Theatre • 769 East Long Street Columbus, OH 43203
Other
August: Osage County
Fri, Sep 18 +more dates • 7:30 pm
MadLab • 227 North 3rd Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Rachmaninoff & Bartok
Fri, Sep 18 - Sat, Sep 19 • 7:30 pm
Ohio Theatre • 39 East State Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Punch Brothers
Fri, Sep 18 • 8:00 pm
Admission starts at: $53.64Southern Theatre • 21 East Main Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Sweeney Todd
Thu, Sep 24 +more dates • 7:00 pm
Short North Stage • 1187 North High Street Columbus, OH 43201
Other
The Velocity of Autumn
Fri, Sep 25 +more dates • 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Admission starts at: $25Abbey Theater • 5600 Post Road Dublin, OH 43017
Other
Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE
Fri, Oct 2 • 6:30 pm
Admission starts at: $36.70Palace Theatre • 34 West Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
The Lost Girl
Fri, Oct 2 - Sun, Oct 4 • Times Vary
Admission starts at: $10Westerville South High School • 303 South Otterbein Avenue Westerville, OH 43081
Other
Death Becomes Her
Tue, Oct 6 +more dates • 7:30 pm
Ohio Theatre • 39 East State Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Outlander in Concert
Wed, Oct 7 • 7:30 pm
Admission starts at: $64.32Palace Theatre • 34 West Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Hollywood Sci-Fi Spectacular
Fri, Oct 9 - Sat, Oct 10 • 7:30 pm
Riffe Center Studio Theatres • 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Inside the Music – Sensory Friendly Series
Sat, Oct 10 • 11:30 am
Admission starts at: $10Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts • 100 East Dublin Granville Road New Albany, OH 43054
Other
The Singing Rooms
Sun, Oct 11 • 3:00 pm
Admission starts at: $22.46Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts • 100 East Dublin Granville Road New Albany, OH 43054
Other
Rewrite
Thu, Oct 15 +more dates • 8:00 pm
Admission starts at: $16.50MadLab • 227 North 3rd Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Senior Dress Rehearsal: Marilyn
Fri, Oct 16 • 11:00 am
Riffe Center Studio Theatres • 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Marilyn
Fri, Oct 16 +more dates • 7:30 pm
Riffe Center Studio Theatres • 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
RETROSPECTIVE IV
Sat, Oct 17 +more dates • 2:00 pm
Jeanne B. McCoy Community Center for the Arts • 100 East Dublin Granville Road New Albany, OH 43054
Other
Mozart’s Great Mass
Sat, Oct 17 - Sun, Oct 18 • 7:00 pm
Southern Theatre • 21 East Main Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
A Taste of Ireland – The Irish Music and Dance Sensation
Sat, Oct 17 • 7:30 pm
Palace Theatre • 34 West Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
sweat variant
Tue, Oct 20 - Thu, Oct 22 • 7:00 pm
Ohio State University Hospital • 520 West 10th Avenue Columbus, OH 43210
Other
Vitamin String Quartet & Girl Named Tom
Tue, Oct 20 • 7:30 pm
Admission starts at: $54.85Southern Theatre • 21 East Main Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
The Rocky Horror Show
Thu, Oct 22 +more dates • 7:00 pm
Short North Stage • 1187 North High Street Columbus, OH 43201
Other
Friday Coffee Dress: Mysteries, Anthems & Victories
Fri, Oct 23 • 10:00 am
Admission starts at: $21.74Ohio Theatre • 39 East State Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Mysteries, Anthems & Victories
Fri, Oct 23 - Sat, Oct 24 • 7:30 pm
Ohio Theatre • 39 East State Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Modigliani Quartet
Sat, Oct 24 • 7:00 pm
Admission starts at: $17.40Southern Theatre • 21 East Main Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
Nearsited
Sun, Oct 25 +more dates • 2:00 pm
Lincoln Theatre • 769 East Long Street Columbus, OH 43203
Other
Dead Man’s Cell Phone
Wed, Oct 28 +more dates • 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
1932 College Rd N • 1932 College Road North Columbus, OH 43210
Other
Niladri Kumaar: Space Between the Notes
Wed, Oct 28 • 7:30 pm
Admission starts at: $36.70Southern Theatre • 21 East Main Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
BEAT: Belew/Vai/Levin/Bozzio Performing the Music of KING CRIMSON
Wed, Oct 28 • 8:00 pm
Palace Theatre • 34 West Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
bobrauschenbergamerica
Thu, Oct 29 +more dates • 8:00 pm
Riffe Center Studio Theatres • 77 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215
Other
TEDxKLB – Living Legacy: The Renaissance is Now
Sat, Oct 31 • 12:00 pm
Lincoln Theatre • 769 East Long Street Columbus, OH 43203
Other
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