What was your favorite moment in our 2025 summer series? We’re looking forward to creating more musical memories when our 2026 series kicks off in just over a month!
From the heartfelt journey of DEAR EVAN HANSEN and the high-energy hijinks of MURDER FOR TWO to the dazzling spectacle of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES—there’s something for everyone this summer.
Book today at thecarnegie.com.
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🪟This Saturday: Join Chandra Frank for an interactive walk in collaboration with Columbus-based artist Shruti Shankar.
Participants will be working with viewfinders, created by Shruti, and discover ideas of bodies, borders, the portable and the porous.
➡️ Register with the link in bio.
Saturday, May 16
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Free and open to the public.
HIT SHOW, a new musical from Billy Recce, will make its joint world premiere at Southern Plains Productions and The Carnegie in Spring 2027. Eamon Foley is attached to direct.
HIT SHOW is a jazz-fueled fever dream inspired by the 1963 kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. and set against the stirrings of the queer liberation movement. Sexy, volatile, and darkly funny, the musical unfolds like a smoky late-night floor show where fame is currency, identity is dangerous, and the truth keeps slipping out of reach.
Tickets go on sale June 2026.
Did you catch Jordyn Amani Jones’ show-stopping performance last summer in THE COLOR PURPLE? A rising senior at @uc_ccm , Jordyn returns to our stage next month in DEAR EVAN HANSEN. Before then, you can catch Jordyn onstage in THE HOUSE ON WATCH HILL at @ensemblecincy .
DEAR EVAN HANSEN, winner of six Tony Awards, is on stage in Covington from June 19–28. Book today at thecarnegie.com.
Tyler Gabbard, our Producing Director of Theatre, traveled to New York City this week to share a first look at a brand new musical that will make its debut at The Carnegie next spring in a joint world premiere!
We can’t wait to share more about this exciting project soon. This bold new work is already generating buzz, and we’re honored to help bring it to the stage for the very first time alongside an outstanding producing partner.
🌳 Saturday, May 16th, join us for an interactive walk in response to the “The body isn’t a battery that discharges upon death” exhibition. This walk is led by Chandra Frank in collaboration with Columbus-based artist Shruti Shankar.
Date: Saturday, May 16th
Time: Noon – 1:30 PM
Together, we participants will discover what material residue looks and feels like and how we might experiment with the making of a collective after image. We will be working with viewfinders, which are hand-held metal cut-out artworks created by Shruti contemplating ideas of bodies, borders, the portable and the porous.
Presented by The Annex Gallery
Programming supported by 12 Paws Pickle Ball Club.
💡Join our team! The Carnegie is searching for a Program Coordinator to support the administration of a regranting initiative alongside the organization’s gallery programs and public-facing activities.
Priority consideration will be given to applications received by May 15, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
This is a full-time position for an early-career arts professional who can manage complex timelines, coordinate across multiple departments, and serve as a key point of contact for artists and community partners. The role combines program administration, public engagement, and organizational support, and is integral to the successful delivery of artist opportunities and institutional programming.
See the full job description in our bio or at /program-coordinator/
RENT premiered on Broadway 30 years ago this week.
Take a look back at our 2022 production of the Jonathan Larson hit that forever changed musical theatre.
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🏵️ 🕯️ On view now: Jesse Ly in "The body isn’t a battery that discharges upon death."
"Marigolds signify longevity and protection in China, the sun in Hindu traditions, and, in Mexico, cempasúchil carries a scent said to create a bridge between the living and the dead. Enlarged to fill windows in an earlier project, the image is cut down at the Carnegie into 36 tiles in handmade wooden frames, each overlaid with intimate snapshots from daily life. This reuse carries a Midwest economy, a kind of creative composting, and a Dayton specificity, where Ly has built a life and a home."
– Sean J Patrick Carney, Curator
Gallery Hours: Thu.–Sat., Noon – 5 PM.
Exhibition Run: April 3 – August 8, 2026
📷: Jesse Ly
