Short North Stage — Attraction in Columbus

We loved Rocky Horror. (Read more about parking.) This is a great venue in the old Garden Theater on High Street just south of 5th.

Parking can be a problem. Uber or Lyft is a good solution. The Hubbard garage was full at 6pm on Thursday night. All parking within a mile of the theater is either by sticker or Parkmobile app and those parking spots have a 3 hour limit until 10pm. If you use Parkmobile at 7pm, the parking will be free at 10pm. We went to Zenos on 3rd until 7pm then parked on Neil, a half mile walk to the theater. The sidewalks on 5th are dangerous and not heel friendly.

The bar next door is the house bar. The drinks are pricey, as expected but also small. Ask for a tall drink if you want it to last through act 1. They have a decent beer selection too.

When you make your reservation, you will see seating at what looks like tiny tables next to the stage. That's exactly what they are and you are almost a part of the performance. The rest is grandstand style at the back of the small room. There's not a bad seat...

Kinky Boots is a spectacular show! Just blown away and the professional caliber performances during the show!

My son and I attended during the Xichigan v Ohio State game and we were both wow'd.

As first timers we weren't sure what to expect - they did start about 10 minutes late, but from the time they started until the end it was so incredibly wonderful.

Lola and Charlie both had beautiful voices, Lola brought tears to my eyes as she belted out her torch song!! Lauren was a delight she flipped from cute to funny to a woman who can belt out a song with the best of them!

Kudos to the entire cast! Don totally deserves a mention as he brought his role to a new level by helping out at the end in silver shorts wink not spoiling that for y'all who don't know yet!!

I have already purchased tickets for an upcoming show and would recommend live theater at the short north stage to anyone !

Not a bad seat in the house for sure! It's a beautiful space. Next time I will come early enough to enjoy an adult beverage...

Such a treasure to have a venue right in the Short North area to host amazing shows. Great neighborhood local feel with its size and lights strung up above, but the talent that shows up on this stage goes far beyond a local feel! Last night's Pippin was fabulous! The aerial portions were very cool. The production was very creative and the cast was phenomenal! The cute brick-walled bar side offers up some great drinks (which may be taken into the the theater; glory be!!) I had a "Morning Glow" (named after a song in the the play) It had tequila, oj and grenadine. It was quite good. 😊 Try taking in a show there soon.. You'll have...