The $4 million restoration took less than nine months, and on July 9, 1982, the Ohio Theatre became the first Playhouse Square theater to reopen, with 1,000 seats, playing Shakespeare's As You Like It.
A $4 million renovation was carried out in under nine months, and on July 9, 1982, the Ohio Theatre reopened its doors as the first Playhouse Square theater to resume performances, accommodating 1,000 spectators with a staging of Shakespeare's As You Like It.