Watch rehearsal of ‘Come From Away’ at Weathervane
Come From Away musical rehearsals at Weathervane Playhouse in Akron on Sept. 3, 2025.
- Entertainment highlights in Columbus include two Broadway musicals, “Come From Away” and “Les Misérables.”
- Meat Fish Produce will present its game show-style season finale at Hashtag Comedy Club.
- The Winter Jam 2026 Tour will bring a lineup of Christian musicians to the Schottenstein Center.
Entertainment highlights in the next few days include two award-winning Broadway musicals, one of them with a central Ohio connection. “Come From Away” and “Les Misérables” are selling well, so get your tickets sooner than later.
Also, Meat Fish Produce will offer a comedy showdown and we’ve got the details of this unique laugh-off, along with other events. If you’d like this list delivered to your inbox weekly, sign up for the Life in the 614 newsletter.
Short North Stage to perform ‘Come From Away’
The true tale of 7,000 passengers – including a woman from Dublin, Ohio – stranded in a small Newfoundland town after 9/11 opens with a pay-what-you-want preview at 7 p.m. Jan. 22 on Garden Theatre MainStage, 1187 N. High St.
Details: “Come From Away” will also be staged at 7 p.m. Jan. 23-24; Jan. 30-31; Feb. 1; Feb. 5-7; Feb. 11-14; and 2 p.m. Jan. 24-25; Jan. 31; Feb. 1; Feb. 7-8; Feb. 14-15. Tickets: $43.35-$92.75. (capa.com)
Rising sax star to play in Wex jazz series
Saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins will present his Grammy-nominated album, “Blues Blood,” with guest vocalists and a quartet that includes Columbus native and pianist Micah Thomas.
The 28-year-old Juilliard-educated musician has worked with a wide range of artists including Solange Knowles, Wynton Marsalis, vocalist Gretchen Parlato, vibraphonist Joel Ross, and jazz pianists Gerald Clayton and Aaron Parks.
Details: Performances will be at 7 and 9 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Wexner Center for the Arts, 1871 N. High St. Ticket prices are $41 general admission, $36 ages 55-older and $12 students at bit.ly/45cFxPZ.
Symphony to present reimagined ‘Requiem’
Conducted by Rossen Milanov, the Columbus Symphony will play Mozart’s unfinished masterpiece, “Requiem in D Minor,” reconceptualized with a contemporary twist by American composer Gregory Spears.
Details: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23-24, Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St. Tickets: $37.27-$96.35 (capa.com)
Christian musicians to jam at the Schott
The Winter Jam 2026 Tour will bring an all-star lineup and a renewed mission to unite fans through powerful music at 6 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Schottenstein Center, 555 Borror Drive.
Considered the largest annual tour in Christian music, Winter Jam will feature Chris Tomlin, Matthew West, Katy Nichole, Hulvey, Disciple, Emerson Day, and NewSong, the founders and producers of the event. Speaker Zane Black will also appear.
Come early and enjoy a 5 p.m. preshow by Jeremy Rosado, the Heath Brothers and Cliff Preston.
Details: Admission is a $15 donation at the door, with no tickets required. (jamtour.com)
Comedians to face off in ‘Like My Coffee’
Meat Fish Produce Comedy is brewing up its season ender, “Like My Coffee: Cream of the Crop,” which will pit nine comedians against each other for the Champion of Champions title.
The contestants, winners of “Like My Coffee” shows in 2025, will go toe to toe to determine who has the raunchiest, silliest jokes in central Ohio. Host J.D. Lowe will score the comics based on audience reactions.
Details: Presented as an improvised game show with challenges and surprises, “Cream of the Crop,” will take place at 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at Hashtag Comedy Club, 1253 N. High St. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. Tickets cost $20 at bit.ly/4pFmXYc.
‘Les Mis’ to begin 8-show run at Ohio Theatre
One of modern theater’s most beloved musicals – and the sixth longest-running Broadway production of all time – is coming to the Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St.
Set in 19th century France, the Tony-winning “Les Misérables” follows convict Jean Valjean and his desire for redemption in this captivating story of shattered dreams and unrequited love, sacrifice, justice, and survival of the human spirit.
Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s score includes the classic songs “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Bring Him Home,” and “Do You Hear the People Sing?”
Details: PNC Broadway in Columbus will present the show at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27-31, 2 p.m. Jan. 31 and 1 and 6:30 p.m. Feb. 1. Tickets start at $58. (capa.com)
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