Richard Sanford
Richard Sanford is a freelance contributor to Columbus Underground covering the city's vibrant theatre scene. You can find him seeking inspiration at a variety of bars, concert halls, performance spaces, museums and galleries.
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Theater Preview: The Wexner Center Presents Anonymous Ensemble’s Ohio Premiere of ‘Llontop’
The Wexner Center for the Arts continues a strong...
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Theater Review: Short North Stage’s Splashy and Sweet ‘The Prom’
The Short North Stage presents its last new production...
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Theater Review: Shadowbox Live Dives into Civil Rights with ‘The Dream and Beyond’
Stacie Boord's introduction to Shadowbox Live's expansive look at...
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Theater Preview: MadLab Ventures Into New Territory With Musical ‘Normies’
Since 1995, MadLab has made its name on edgy,...
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Theater Review: CCT’s Charming ‘Mr. Scrooge’ Returns
I've heard nothing but good things about Columbus Children's Theatre so far this season - raves about their production of Ragtime and maybe even...
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Theater Review: Short North Stage’s Exuberant ‘Kinky Boots’
After last year's detour into White Christmas, Short North Stage revives their delightful holiday tradition of glammy disco (and disco-adjacent) musicals with a marvelous...
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Beloved ‘A Christmas Carol’ Returns to the Ohio Courtesy of CAPA and Short North Stage
For decades, Columbus families flocked to the Ohio Theater for an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol as a cherished part of their...
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Theater Review: The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio’s Lovely Meditation on First Loss in ‘Good Grief’
The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio continues a season of presenting stories familiar to most of us from a perspective we don't see nearly often...
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Theater Preview: Imagine Columbus Reimagines Award-Winning Musical Comedy ‘The Mystery of Edwin Drood’
"It's a weird ticket," director Brandon Boring says, laughing, full of affection, after a spirited early rehearsal in a Downtown church. "A musical adaptation...
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Theater Review: Available Light’s Stunning Apocalyptic Barroom Song Cycle ‘Ghost Quartet’
I can't remember the last time I walked out of a piece of theater saying, "I've never seen anything quite like that," before last...
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Theater Review: Available Light’s ‘Fairview’ Nests Questions of Fairness and Empathy in Ribald, Powerful Satire
Partway through Available Light's breathtaking - in a lot...
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Theater Review: Abbey Theater Dives Into Precarious Moment in History With Herb Brown’s World Premiere ‘The Drums of War’
Herb Brown is one of Columbus' finest playwrights with...
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Theater Review: Broadway In Columbus Brings Tony-Winning Tribute to Young Love ‘Moulin Rouge!’ to the Ohio
The Broadway in Columbus series kicks off 2024 with...
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Theater Review: The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ Digs into the Magic of Storytelling
One of the great joys of theatre is its...
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Theater Review: Gallery Players’ Luminous ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Upon its Broadway debut in 1964, Fiddler on the...