Major concert artists, a world-renowned opera star who was just 

announced as a Kennedy Center honoree, a collection of national 

touring Broadway shows that have not been seen before on the 

RiverCenter stage, and multiple tour start-ups lead RiverCenter’s 

2023-24 Season. “The upcoming season is one great show after 

another and we’re thrilled to announce it,” said RiverCenter Executive Director Norman Easterbrook.

The season opens on August 26 with a tour advance of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, a film screening with live orchestra and lighting effects. “This production is a first for RiverCenter 

and the Columbus region, appealing to both continuing and new 

audiences,” said Easterbrook. “Combining the craft of the graphic 

novel on film with live music on stage is a concept that is terrifically popular in regions around the country. Columbus area audiences will be able to experience this program for the first time ever as 

they launch their national tour from Columbus. The Spider-Man 

stories have just been fun for entire generations in print and on 

film. Adding the live musicians is a human element that will more 

closely connect the audience to the work of the graphic and film 

artists and creators.”

The TSYS Broadway on Broadway series includes shows new 

to the RiverCenter stage: The Four Phantoms in Concert, Come 

From Away, On Your Feet, and Pretty Woman. There are also four 

Broadway-related shows that can be added to a Broadway Series 

subscription package at savings of up to 30%: Forbidden Broadway, 

STOMP, Disney Princess: The Concert and Voctave: The Corner 

of Broadway and Main Street.

The Center Stage Series is awash in incredible artists, including 

Foreigner: The Historic Farewell Tour on November 8, Mannheim 

Steamroller Christmas on November 25, Johnny Cash: The Official Concert Experience March 2, and Amy Grant in concert on 

April 16. Additionally, Celtic Thunder tenor vocalist Emmet Cahill 

will present Songs of Ireland, a concert of traditional and popular 

songs on March 1 in Legacy Hall in conjunction with the Georgia 

Presenters.

The Family Series returns with Lightwire Theatre’s innovative 

production of The Adventures of Tortoise and Hare-The Next 

Generation on October 1 and 2, and the incredible basketball, 

skateboard, and bicycle skills of 360 Allstars in their Urban Circus 

tour that includes lighting effects, DJs and turntables, drums, and 

a dazzling array of gravity-defying tricks