TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 4, 2026. Roles is the record where Wild Rivers stopped sounding like a promising Toronto folk-pop trio and started sounding like a band that knows exactly what it does. The harmonies are still front and center. The production is fuller, and the songwriting deals with growing up, staying in place and choosing who to keep around. "Sidelines" is the obvious standout, a slow-building song about watching your own life from a distance.
Albums like this play best in rooms with some history in the walls, and Toledo is about to get one of those back. The Historic Ohio Theatre at 3112 Lagrange St. has been under restoration for nearly two decades. In 2026 the project won $500,000 in state capital funding, which leaders say will let the work finally near completion, according to WTOL.
What is playing at the Ohio Theatre
The theatre already hosts touring and local productions while the restoration continues. The Nutcracker: Symphony of Lights plays Dec. 23 at 7 p.m., and Swan Lake: Symphony of Lights follows on March 5, 2027. Children's Theatre Workshop, which leads the restoration, also stages its own shows in the building through the year.
The restoration story is worth knowing. A lightning strike destroyed the theatre's facade in 2008, and The Blade has followed the long fight to finish the work since then. A finished Ohio Theatre would give Toledo's Lagrange Street corridor a mid-size music and theatre room, the kind that bands touring a record like Roles look for.
The neighborhood adds to the appeal. Lagrange Street runs through North Toledo's historic Polish Village area, a few minutes north of downtown, with bakeries, bars and family restaurants that have been there for generations. A restored theatre on that street would bring evening foot traffic back to a corridor that has waited a long time for it. For now, visitors can still see the building during scheduled performances and support the restoration by buying tickets to its shows.
Current dates are on the Ohio Theatre Toledo ticket page.
About the Historic Ohio Theatre
The Historic Ohio Theatre is a 1920s neighborhood movie palace on Lagrange Street in North Toledo. It is being restored by Children's Theatre Workshop as a home for youth theatre, touring shows and community events.