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Pssst….Wanna Make A Movie? The 48 Hour Film Project Hits Columbus!

by Jason BlantonJuly 19, 2010 Columbus

Have you ever sat down and watched a movie and said….”I can do that!”?
Well, that’s exactly what hundreds of Columbus-area residents do each year during the annual 48 Hour Film Project. Filmmaking teams gather all around the city and in a mere 48 hours, they do just that.
Each year the 48 Hour Film Project, the [...]

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SNAP! Columbus: Hugh Versus the Black & White

by cherylharrisonApril 30, 2010 Events

Theater for a good cause? Count me in.

SNAP! Performance Productions is local volunteer group of singers, dancers, and actors who use their talents to raise money and awareness for Columbus charities. Over the past seven years, SNAP! has been an artistic outlet in the community to over 350 Columbus residents. This year, SNAP!’s [...]

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Shadowbox: Back to the Garden

by Jason BlantonFebruary 17, 2010 Theater

With original scenes mixed with quotes from the key performers and songs from the concert itself, Back to the Garden takes you back to the summer of 1969; a turbulent, magical place and time where, for just a moment, half a million people came together in peace, for the love of music.
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CAPA Celebrates Black History Month with Great Shows

by Jason BlantonFebruary 3, 2010 Theater

CAPA Celebrates Black History Month with Dreamgirls, Porgy & Bess, Ailey II, Dance Africa, and A Song for Coretta.
DREAMGIRLS – The musical sensation live on stage
Tuesday, February 16 – Sunday, February 21
Palace Theatre
Direct from the world famous Apollo Theater in New York City, a brand new, sensational stage production of DREAMGIRLS comes to Columbus! Full [...]

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Available Light Theatre: Pride & Prejudice – Extended Performances

by cherylharrisonJanuary 20, 2010 Theater

Available Light Theater is adding two shows to its remaining run of Daniel Elihu Kramer’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. The world-premiere of this telling of Pride & Prejudice stays true to the popular love story, but its narrative is interrupted and helped along by a number of modern voices, many of whom come to [...]

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The 39 Steps -Palace Theater

by Jason BlantonJanuary 16, 2010 Theater
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Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have THE 39 STEPS, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This 2-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast [...]

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Man, That’s Cold!—Noir Film Festival – Grandview Heights Public Library

by Jason BlantonJanuary 3, 2010 Theater
The Asphalt Jungle

Man, That’s Cold!—Noir Film Festival Mondays, January 4—February 1, 6:30 pm (except January 18) Grandview Heights Public Library
Welcome to another freezing winter in “Noirville”, and we’re not talking about the temperature, pal. This is a town filled with cold?blooded backstabbers and cold?hearted lovers. A town without pity, where tears turn into ice cubes. Join [...]

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Weekend Christmas Events in Downtown Columbus

by Michele SavoldiDecember 17, 2009 Concerts

Whether you are ready or not, the week of Christmas is at our heels.  Yes, it’s hard to believe Christmas is just about a week away!
If you are not yet in the holiday spirit, below is a list of events going on in downtown Columbus this weekend that just might help put you in the [...]

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In The Heights

by cherylharrisonNovember 25, 2009 Events

A compelling story and a lively score, from rap to salsa, sets the stage for the 2008 Tony Award Winning Best Musical, In The Heights, which opened last night at the Ohio Theatre.
The Broadway musical is set in Washington Heights, a neighborhood in northern Mahattan with a largely latino population. Hard-working bodega owner Usnavi (Kyle [...]

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Holiday Hoopla at Shadowbox Cabaret

by cherylharrisonNovember 23, 2009 Concerts

Guest post by Adam Clark of GroovyDoodle Photography

Shadowbox Cabaret brings Holiday Hoopla back for another holiday season. Now in its 18th year, the show is better than ever and combines past favorites like “The Santa Babies” and “Dasher Returns” with brand new material.
The opening night was solid with a packed house. There were lots [...]

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