Major concert artists, a contemporary Broadway Series, a world-renowned astrophysicist, and muliple tour start-ups, including the return of Spider-Man, highlight the RiverCenter 2024-25 Season.

The season begins with two tour launches: Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert on August 16 and the sequel to last season’s film, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse Live In Concert on August 31. Both new productions feature screenings of the animated films fronted by live orchestras, providing an exciting and immersive experience.

A unique cultural experience awaits September 8-14, as the Buddhist monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery are in residence at RiverCenter for The Mystical Arts of Tibet. During this time, the monks will create a mandala sand painting in the lobby, which will be free and open to the public and streamed live online. The Opening Ceremony begins at 3 PM on Sunday, September 8 and the Closing Ceremony takes place at 12:30 PM on Saturday, September 14, including a procession to disperse the mandala sand into the Chattahoochee River, carrying the goodwill and prayers of the monks to the community.

The 2024-25 Broadway Series features five contemporary shows including The Addams Family, Mean Girls, Dear Evan Hansen, Chicago, and Ain’t Too Proud. “We are pleasantly surprised that this year’s Broadway Series includes three shows never before seen in Columbus,” said RiverCenter Executive Director Norman Easterbrook. “We will also be launching four new national tours and this will afford area audiences opportunities to experience top quality, professionallly mounted performances for the very first time.” Broadway subscribers may also choose to include an additional show,Menopause the Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’ as part of their package.

Following on the heels of very successful concerts by artists Foreigner and Amy Grant in the 2023-24 Season, RiverCenter will bring more concert artists to the stage this season, beginning with blues artist Keb’Mo’ and Shawn Colvin on September 28, Air Supply on October 12, country star Trace Adkins on October 19, Grand Funk Railroad on March 8, and Grammy Award winners Lorrie Morgan & Pam Tillis in their Grits and Glamour Tour on April 3.

Jazz lovers will rejoice as Jazz at Lincoln Center: The New Orleans Songbook comes to RiverCenter on March 7, and “Wheel Watchers” will have a chance to spin the wheel themselves as Wheel of Fortune Live! launches their national tour from the RiverCenter stage on September 22.

A festive holiday season awaits with a national tour launch of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer on November 10, the annual Gingerbread Village December 4-22, Christmas with THE WAVE on December 7, featuring multiple organists and holiday music, the theatrical event Christmas with C.S. Lewis on December 7 & 8, and a holiday open house with the Gingerbread Village and holiday music from THE WAVE in conjunction with Uptown’s Holly Jolly Market on December 14.

RiverCenter brings in the new year with performances by Cirque Kalabante on Jaunary 11 and men’s a cappella groupChanticleer on January 23.

RiverCenter’s ArtsReach Series features school matinees for kids including The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, and Dot Dot Dot: A New Musical, as well as a return of free military band concerts with the U.S. Air Force Band & Singing Sergeants in October and the U.S. Navy Bands Mega Tour in March.

As Columbus’ fascination with THE WAVE theatre organ continues to grow, RiverCenter will present three silent films accompanied by THE WAVE: the spooky 1920 classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 1927’s award-winning drama Sunrise, and the 1928 comedy starring Buster Keaton, Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Season Subscription options, featuring savings of up to 30% for the Broadway Series and up to 20% on the customizable My Series are now on sale, with single ticket sales beginning on July 1. For information on subscription packages, visit the RiverCenter website at rivercenter.org/season-subscriptions/ or contact the box office at 706-256-3612 Monday through Friday, 10AM-5:30 PM and from 10AM-2PM Saturdays at the Broadway external window.

RiverCenter 2024-25 Season

*Avatar: The Last Airbender In Concert  — August 16

*Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Live In Concert — August 31

Mystical Arts of Tibet — September 8-14

*Wheel of Fortune Live!  — September 22

The Very Hungry Caterpillar (school matinees)  — September 26

*Keb’ Mo’ with Shawn Colvin — September 28

Air Supply  — October 12

*Trace Adkins: Somewhere In America Tour — October 19

The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System (school matinees) — October 22

U.S. Air Force Band & Singing Sergeants — October 25

“Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” Silent Film with THE WAVE — October 26

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer — November 10

Gingerbread Village — December 4-22

Christmas with THE WAVE — December 7

Christmas with C.S. Lewis (Legacy Hall) — December 7 & 8

Holly Jolly Market with THE WAVE — December 14

Cirque Kalabanté  — January 11

Chanticleer (Legacy Hall) — January 23

”Sunrise” Silent Film with THE WAVE — January 25

The Addams Family — February 2

*Neil deGrasse Tyson: An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies — February 28

Jazz at Lincoln Center: The New Orleans Songbook — March 7

Grand Funk Railroad — March 8

U.S. Navy Bands Mega Tour — March 17

Mean Girls — March 19

Lorrie Morgan & Pam Tills: Grits and Glamour Tour — April 3

Dear Evan Hansen — April 18

Dot Dot Dot: A New Musical (school matinees) — April 23

Menopause the Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’ — April 24

“Steamboat Bill, Jr.” Silent Film with THE WAVE — May 3

Chicago — May 13

Ain’t Too Proud — June 3

*Single tickets for these shows are currently on sale.