Shadowbox moving into the Brewery District
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Shadowbox Building Permanent Home Downtown
July, 2008, Columbus OH - - Following an exhaustive search and much media speculation, Steve Guyer, Shadowbox president and CEO, announces the Shadowbox Board’s decision to move the sketch comedy and rock ‘n’ roll club to a permanent home in Columbus’ Brewery District.
After a ten year stint at the Easton Town Center, the popular performance troupe plans to build the Shadowbox Homecoming Project, a multi-use, multi-purpose facility at 495 South Front Street, currently the Brewmaster’s Gate building.
Increased seating capacity, a coffee shop / bar, and additional programming will make the building operational 7-days a week.
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July 16th, 2008 at 9:25 am
Was announced almost a year ago, but without any sort of details on when/where.
Good to hear it’s still in the works! :D
July 16th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Yeah.. looks like they have alot of city/business involvement in the planning too..according to their “advisory board” for the move.
It would be great for the Brewery District… and it would also be great to get some use out of the Brewmaster’s Gate space.
July 16th, 2008 at 9:37 am
It would certainly make me happy. I love going to their shows, and spending less money on transportation to them would be a bonus. It’s just surprising that they’re being offered a better deal than Easton gave them.
July 16th, 2008 at 10:22 am
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July 16th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Ok, after seeing that rendering posted in the Dispatch, I’m officially excited about this. It’s going to look great down there. :D
July 16th, 2008 at 10:31 am
this is great news for the troup and the brewery district. front street has been really hurting for a long time. this should bring some of the action and excitement back. it’ll make it a destination again. can’t wait for this to be completed.
July 16th, 2008 at 10:33 am
this is cool. going all the way out to easton really blows.
July 16th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Welcome to the neighborhood!
I think this officially makes that block the most diverse place in Columbus…Handke’s, Tommy Keegan’s, Major Woody’s, After 5, Outland, and Shadowbox? Pure awesomeness.
July 16th, 2008 at 10:59 am
Nice to see Brewmaster’s Gate land a signature act like this. Hopefully this gathers a convoy of other businesses into other empty office and retail spaces in that area, too … the last time I was down that way (been a while, admittedly), there were far too many such spaces. (Empty ones, I mean.)
July 16th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Very cool news! The building rendering looks great, and I’m really looking forward to their expanded offerings - I still miss 2Co’s, so it sounds like “Stage Two” might fill some of that void. The Brewery District definitely feels like a good fit.
That remodeling cost is going to be really rough on them - I hope they can meet (or exceed) their projections for the first year after the move — that’s a pretty big jump right there. I suppose it depends on how many of the added attractions they can get up and running.
July 16th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
Those lunchtime shows will probably double in popularity if they’re closer to all those businesses downtown. It would also be a neat way to treat out of town clientele to a slice of Columbus culture.
July 16th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Shadowbox just updated their own page with info on the homecoming project:
[url]http://www.shadowboxcabaret.com/shp/[/url]
One of the highlights there being the Facility Tour with a much larger rendering of the outside, and some interior renders and floorplans as well.
Definitely looks nice - though the performance space is actually not very different from what they use now layout-wise (presumably just larger).
July 16th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
SLIGHTLY off topic, but Rockmastermike and I made it to Shadowbox’s Best of 2008 show a couple of weeks ago and had a ball. I can recommend it. We’ll be catching Return to Forbidden Planet in a couple of weeks, and the reviews of that show look like a fun time is in store.
Support the (soon to be even more) local arts!
July 16th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
This is really exciting! looks great! i never went to shadowbox but i always wanted to, now i will definately go! :)
July 16th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
That looks like such a cool destination spot. Love it.
July 16th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
+1
I can already see myself walking out of town guests over for a show. That never even registered as something to do in the past.
July 16th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
alright! more south side love. This is a big win for the BD.
I wish the Shadowbox would have been able to set up in downtown proper but the BD would have been my next choice :)
I’ll definitely be going to more shows.
July 16th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
I’m excited. They keep calling me periodically to offer us free seats, but the timing is always wrong and none of us enjoy dealing with the mess known as Easton, so I always decline. This will be great.
July 17th, 2008 at 1:05 am
brewery district is perfect for shadowbox.
although not as perfect as Easton…
July 17th, 2008 at 2:30 am
wait a minute, outland is in the brewery district now?? sorry to be off topic but where is it?
July 17th, 2008 at 2:39 am
http://www.columbusunderground.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=13773&start=0
July 18th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
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July 28th, 2008 at 10:07 am
They’re still in Easton, but Rockmastermike and I made the trip out there to catch Return to Forbidden Planet last night. It’s an odd, funny show that’s equal parts bad sci-fi, good Shakespeare, and hilarious interpretations of both by the cast. Seriously, Miranda (from The Tempest) boards the spaceship (headed by Captain Tempest) and the cast breaks out into “Good Vibrations” in awe of her beauty.
The final performances of this are on August 3rd if you want to catch it. If Jerrod is your server, tell him that you were sent by that Fiddle gal who drinks scotch. He’ll know who you mean.
July 28th, 2008 at 10:19 am
‘read more’ link went 404
not just any 404… an eyeball peeling day-glow green 404 of pain
migrain… ouch
July 28th, 2008 at 10:33 am
When they updated their site, it broke all of the old links. And their archives don’t contain anything (yet?) beyond last week.
There’s no way yet for me to update that URL, or any of the other old ones I’ve posted on CU.