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Dylan Shaffer

Dylan Shaffer

Dylan is an avid theatergoer in the Columbus region. In the theatrical realm, he has worked in production, marketing, box office and front of house, in addition to acting, directing and stage-managing. When he is not involved with shows, Dylan can be found playing at the golf course or trying the newest restaurants in town!




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First Show:

The Lion King

Favorite Show:

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Favorite Stories:

  • BWW Review: HAMILTON Delivers the Unimaginable in Pittsburgh - Don't wait for it - see the nearest touring production of Hamilton that you can! The riveting story of our nation's founding like you've never heard it before, the cast of HAMILTON delivers a revolutionary production that makes you feel like you're living in the greatest city in the world, regardless of where you're watching it from!
  • BWW Review: ANASTASIA Holds the Key to Your Heart - The opulent costumes, the beautiful sets, and the powerful songs of ANASTASIA tell the century-old tale in a new way. The suspension of disbelief gives audience members hope throughout the entire musical, but still. Still, the Neva flows. I can't wait to see another production of this jewel again!
  • BWW Review: The Heat is on in MISS SAIGON - A helicopter on stage? You bet! Need I say more? Well, if you insist! MISS SAIGON is based off Puccini's MADAMA BUTTERFLY and takes place over the Vietnam War. It is a classic story told through a modern lens, but it is not without controversy; it is important to view this and all productions of MISS SAIGON through the lens of both the playwright, the context of society at the time, and the intended message of the work.
  • BWW Review: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is Here (and he's not going anywhere!) - As the longest-running show on Broadway, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA was reimagined for this tour by Cameron Mackintosh. It offers a fresh take on the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic and offers theatrical elements that add to the mystery, the mayhem, and the magic that is the Phantom.
  • BWW Review: Mon River Arts Gets 'Serious' with LEGALLY BLONDE - This fabulous and serious production of LEGALLY BLONDE showcases everything that is right with small-town theater: the right actors, in the right roles, making the most of the budget. Although this production ended in a flash, I'm positive we'll see it again. There! Right! There!


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Review: MAMMA MIA! Delivers Dynamo Performance at the Ohio Theatre
Review: MAMMA MIA! Delivers Dynamo Performance at the Ohio Theatre
March 18, 2024

With familiar hits such as “Dancing Queen,” “Mamma Mia,” and “Honey, Honey,” MAMMA MIA! has a leg up on most musicals: audiences already know the songs. But to surmount and overcome the expectations of audiences is no easy feat. The 25th Anniversary Tour of MAMMA MIA! blows all expectations out of the Grecian waters!

Review: Hilliard Arts Council is K-ra-zy for CRAZY FOR YOU
Review: Hilliard Arts Council is K-ra-zy for CRAZY FOR YOU
July 18, 2022

What did our critic think of CRAZY FOR YOU at Hilliard Arts Council?A celebration of arts and community for the Hilliard community; who could ask for anything more?

BWW Proscenium Series: Pittsburgh Tamburitzans Announce Accessible 85th Season
BWW Proscenium Series: Pittsburgh Tamburitzans Announce Accessible 85th Season
June 1, 2021

The Tamburitzans' 85th season will be its first hybrid season, offering both in-person and live-streamed events.

BWW Review: THE BAND'S VISIT to Pittsburgh Proves Music's Power
BWW Review: THE BAND'S VISIT to Pittsburgh Proves Music's Power
March 11, 2020

As a universal language, music can cross cultures, borders, and time. The Band's Visit does just that, capturing the power of music and sharing its unyielding effects on love with a Pittsburgh audience.

BWW Review: The Heat is on in MISS SAIGON
BWW Review: The Heat is on in MISS SAIGON
February 6, 2020

How quickly can you fall in love? Can these emotions be distinguished as true love or are they lust and infatuation disguised as such?

BWW Review: A BRONX TALE, A Quintessential 60s Musical
BWW Review: A BRONX TALE, A Quintessential 60s Musical
November 20, 2019

Every decade has a quintessential musical associated with it: Guys and Dolls for the 30s, Jersey Boys for the 50s. For the 1960's, A Bronx Tale is that musical.

BWW Review: MEAN GIRLS Tries to Make Fetch Happen in Pittsburgh
BWW Review: MEAN GIRLS Tries to Make Fetch Happen in Pittsburgh
October 31, 2019

Mean Girls, the Broadway musical based off the 2004 movie of the same name, has arrived in Pittsburgh for the week and is tickling the town pink with its comedy and tribute to the movie.

BWW Review: FUN HOME Serves as a Beacon, Outlet, Refuge
BWW Review: FUN HOME Serves as a Beacon, Outlet, Refuge
August 19, 2019

Every family has its secrets, its lies, its loves. In the Bechdel's home, secrets of sexuality and queerness transcended a generation but could never be discussed. Welcome to Fun Home, a look inside the family life of Alison Bechdel, a lesbian cartoonist whose gay father operated a funeral home and taught English in their small Pennsylvanian town before committing suicide soon after learning of his daughter's sexual orientation. (Try advertising that on a radio spot!)

BWW Review: Jenn Colella Soars in PETER PAN at the Benedum
BWW Review: Jenn Colella Soars in PETER PAN at the Benedum
July 22, 2019

I won't grow up! And I don't have to watching the CLO's production of Peter Pan. The timeless musical brings all of the whimsy and adventure to life on stage, but the magic of this performance does not come just with the story; talented actors and a renowned choreographer/director take this production to new heights.

BWW Review: Mark Toland's MIND READER Baffles at Liberty Magic
BWW Review: Mark Toland's MIND READER Baffles at Liberty Magic
July 8, 2019

Mind Reader makes for a perfectly unique evening in Pittsburgh; allow yourself to open your mind and fill your glass, as Mr. Toland delivers a standout performance of mind over matter.

BWW Review: Pittsburgh CLO's GREASE a Shoo-Be Doo-Wop She-Bop Good Time
BWW Review: Pittsburgh CLO's GREASE a Shoo-Be Doo-Wop She-Bop Good Time
June 16, 2019

'It's got groove; it's got meaning. Grease is the time, is the place, is the motion.' For the Pittsburgh CLO, the star-studded cast of Greaserocks the Benedum and sets the tone for a riveting summer season. With Broadway and television actors flooding the stage, the musical has proven to be a shoo-be doo-wop she-bop good time.

BWW Review: You Will Be Found at DEAR EVAN HANSEN
BWW Review: You Will Be Found at DEAR EVAN HANSEN
May 23, 2019

Dear Evan Hansen, Today is going to be an awesome day, and here's why: the first national tour of Dear Evan Hansenis sharing its story with Pittsburgh audiences for the rest of this week at Heinz Hall.

BWW Review: BRIGHT STAR Illuminates Front Porch Theatricals' Season
BWW Review: BRIGHT STAR Illuminates Front Porch Theatricals' Season
May 20, 2019

The southern charm of a North Carolina summer would only be complete with banjo music echoing through the peaks and valleys of the expansive Appalachian Mountains. In the year 1923, in the town of Zebulon, somewhere twixt the Atlantic coast and the Great Smoky Mountains, young love finds Alice Murphy (Erin Lindsey Krom) and Jimmy Ray Dobbs (Jerreme Rodriguez). Intimacy leads to divisions within the families, stories and decades are crossed and intertwined, and the stage for Front Porch Theatricals' bluegrass musical Bright Star is set.

BWW Review:  THE BOOK OF MORMON Rings Pittsburgh's (Door)Bell
BWW Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON Rings Pittsburgh's (Door)Bell
April 19, 2019

Hello: a customary greeting of the English language. Mormon: a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Musical: a play in with singing and dancing.

BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY is a Stunning Show of Community
BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY is a Stunning Show of Community
April 11, 2019

Ladies and gentlemen, the cast of Come From Away has turned on the fasten seat belt sign. Please sit back, relax, and hold on tight, because this production soars above all expectations.

BWW Review: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is Here (and he's not going anywhere!)
BWW Review: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is Here (and he's not going anywhere!)
February 26, 2019

Those who have seen his face draw back in fear, but for the past 30 years, audiences have been captivated by the man and mystery that is the Phantom of the Opera. To love the man behind the mask, Christine Daae learns to accept the creature - deformed by nature, gifted as her Angel of Music - for who he is as a person and what he has to offer her. As a musical production, The Phantom of the Operais a love story that combines raw vocals and acting talent with magnificent set pieces and special effects.

BWW Review: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY a Sour Adaptation
BWW Review: CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY a Sour Adaptation
January 31, 2019

A world of pure imagination, sprinkled with a willing suspension of disbelief, yet riddled with incongruities - welcome to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the stage musical adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1964 book of the same name.

BWW Review: HAMILTON Delivers the Unimaginable in Pittsburgh
BWW Review: HAMILTON Delivers the Unimaginable in Pittsburgh
January 4, 2019

The most anticipated arrival in Pittsburgh since Le'Veon's vanishing...Hamilton, the Broadway musical, has taken up shop at the Benedum Center through January 27. The musical, nominated for a record number of Tony Awards and winning 11, recounts the life of Alexander Hamilton and the birth of our nation through hip-hop and song. With lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamiltonastonishes. To quote the author, 'There are moments that words don't reach' - and Hamilton is embodies them.

BWW Review: ELF the musical Colors the Stage in Tinsel
BWW Review: ELF the musical Colors the Stage in Tinsel
December 27, 2018

In 2003, a Christmas movie starring Will Ferrell was released in theaters. Fifteen years later, Elf has officially secured its place in the holiday traditions of millions; however, this Christmas comedy might have been better left untouched by Broadway producers, as Elf the musical under delivers on the promise of a Will Ferrell caliber classic.

BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Showcases Resiliency in Pittsburgh
BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Showcases Resiliency in Pittsburgh
November 23, 2018

Less than a month after the synagogue tragedy that shocked the world, a different congregation gathers to celebrate the traditions of Judaism in a space filled with tender hearts and welcoming arms. As the national tour of Fiddler on the Roof makes its way across the country, its stop at the Benedum Center this week is a cathartic breath of fresh air for a community still coming to terms with an atrocious act of hate.



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