Musicals big in new season
Short North Stage will offer mostly musicals next season, with a focus on Broadway classics.
All performances will take place in the Garden Theater's Main Stage or Green Room, 1187 N. High St. “Dreamgirls,” with book and lyrics by central Ohioan Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger, charts the rise of an African-American vocal trio to superstardom.
“Christmas in Columbus: A Holiday Adventure,” an encore run of the homegrown 2016 musical about a local family that helps one of Santa’s elves.
“The Performers,” the area premiere of the 2012 Broadway romantic comedy by David West Read about the relationships of porn stars gathering for the Adult Film Awards in Las Vegas.
“Hair,” a 50th anniversary revival of the tribal love-rock musical celebrating the counterculture and sexual revolution of the 1960s.
“Assassins,” Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s dark musical about the history of political violence in America.
Subscriptions, on sale in mid-May, cost $106 to $169; single tickets cost $25 to $42.
For more information, call 614-725-4042 or visit www.shortnorth stage.org.
“The Glass Menagerie,” Tennessee Williams’ classic 1944 memory play about a faded Southern belle struggling to raise her frustrated son and fragile daughter.