Dayton Theatre Newsroom

Richard Lynch has released a new single 'High Above the Midnight Sky,' a tribute to the hope and joy found in the heavenly paradise above.

Ludlow Creek has released a haunting new single, 'The Catacombs.' Captivating listeners with eerie lyrics and haunting melodies, this collaboration with award-winning lyricist Ray Monell explores the underground cemetery of The Catacombs of Paris. Get all the details here!

Ohio Theatre Lima will premiere new musical DUSTY DIXIE'S DANCE HALL. Learn more about the show here!

The Price is Right Live™ is coming to the Schuster Center on March 3, 2024! Experience the excitement of the popular game show in Dayton, OH.

Dayton Performing Arts Alliance presents a Star Wars-themed weekend of family fun and PhilharMonster festivities as the Dayton Philharmonic presents Star Wars: A New Hope In Concert featuring screenings of the complete film with Academy Award®-winning composer John Williams’ musical score performed live to the film. Learn more about the concert here!

Sinclair Theatre will present LOVE/SICK, Oct. 6-14 in Sinclair's Black Box Theatre on the fourth floor of Building 2 on the downtown Dayton campus.

Join the Dayton Philharmonic and world-class rock musicians as they pay homage to Queen and Freddie Mercury. Don't miss this unforgettable tribute to one of rock's greatest bands at the Schuster Center. Purchase tickets now!

The American Theatre Guild is has announced that single tickets to four shows in the  23–24 BROADWAY IN TOLEDO SERIES will go on sale Friday, September 29 at 10:00 a.m. Learn more about the upcoming shows here!

Beck Center for the Arts has announced the 75th Youth Theater Season for 2023-2024. Learn more about the full lineup here!

Dayton Performing Arts Alliance's Dayton Philharmonic kicks off the 23-24 Rockin' Orchestra Series with the mind-blowing, genre-bending, and critically acclaimed Steve Hackman's Tchaikovsky X. Drake, Sept. 23 at 7:30pm at the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Center for the Performing Arts. Grammy-winner Drake's melodies weave throughout Tchaikovsky's epic Fifth Symphony, seamlessly blending 19th-century symphony with 21st-century hip-hop, pushing musical bounds and new sounds.

The American Theatre Guild has announced that single tickets for the Tony Award-winning electrifying new musical phenomenon SIX by Tony-Award winners Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss will go on sale Monday, September 18 at 10:00 a.m. Learn more about how to get tickets here!

The Ohio Country Music Hall Of Fame has revealed upcoming induction ceremony honoring Shelly West, Donnie Bowshier (Posthumous), and Roy Rogers (Posthumous) on October 14th, 2023.

Dayton Live will offer in-person performing arts field trips for students with the 2023-2024 Discovery Series! More than 1 million students have experienced the wonder of live performance since this series debuted in 1991. In all those years, the belief that arts education is an essential component of every student's academic journey has never wavered.

Beck Center for the Arts will present the masterful political thriller, Cat’s-Paw as the opener to the historic 90th season in the intimate Studio Theater. The 90th season will start in the same space the Lakewood Little Theatre began years ago.

Kicking off The Human Race Theatre Company's 38th year, This is Tom Jones! makes its world premiere in September of 2023.

The Dayton Live Creative Academy offers a variety of professionally curated performing arts experiences for all ages.

Wright State Theatre will present a season of riotous comedy, thoughtful drama, classic and contemporary musicals. In a season the features the stories of rising independence, tragic consequences and joyful discovery, audiences will experience one of their most eclectic and varied seasons in recent memory.

For family fun close to home, plan a visit to Lehman's, on the square in the tiny village of Kidron (about an hour south of Cleveland). Voted the Best Destination in Ohio's Amish Country five years in a row, this iconic old-time general store was founded in 1955 by Jay Lehman to serve the local Amish with practical tools and appliances.

Now, in its fourth year of touring, your favorite characters are hopping back on-board Trolley and coming to Dayton with DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD LIVE: KING FOR A DAY! at the Victoria Theatre on Saturday, November 25th at 2 P.M.

After an extensive international search guided by Arts Consulting Group, the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) introduced the next Ballet Artistic Director, Brandon Ragland, at a press conference held today from the lobby of the historic Victoria Theatre.

What did our critic think of RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA at La Comedia DInner Theatre?

Dayton Live will present the history-making production of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD at the Schuster Center October 17-22, 2023. The new play by Academy Award winner Aaron Sorkin's new play and directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher is based on Harper Lee's classic novel.

For family fun close to home, plan a visit to Lehman's, in the heart of Ohio's Amish Country. Founded in 1955 by Jay Lehman to serve the local Amish, today, Lehman's ships practical products all over the country. 

Tickets are now on sale for Avant Garage's next Dinner Theatre Production - 'Fatal Follies of '27!' An Audience Participation Musical Comedy Murder Mystery written and directed by the Award-Winning team of Michael Bouson and Joe Correll.

The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) held its 2022-2023 Annual Board of Trustees Meeting in the Community Room of the Dayton Metro Library's Main branch in downtown Dayton on the afternoon of June 15, 2023. Board of Trustees President Ed Tomme and DPAA President & CEO Patrick Nugent presented the report to approximately 55 stakeholders.