Dayton Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations

Review: CATS at Muse Machine
by Brennan Paulin - January 21, 2025

For the last 43 years, Dayton has been home to an organization that has provided theatrical excellence and artistic inspiration to students, educators, and audiences. If you thought Muse Machine only produced musicals, they actually provide so much more! This includes performances and master classes...

Review: INTO THE WOODS at Epiphany Players Drama Ministry
by Brennan Paulin - July 15, 2024

We are back with our second analysis of a local INTO THE WOODS production, this time with The Epiphany Players Drama Ministry. Epiphany has been around since 1991 providing summertime musical theatre opportunities for performers young and old. This group is obviously a religious-based institution, s...

Review: THE HELLO GIRLS at Beavercreek Community Theatre
by Brennan Paulin - July 01, 2024

It has been 5 years since I last saw a production at Beavercreek Community Theatre. It didn’t hit me until writing this, but it was June 2019 when I saw CABARET at BCT, and it’s a little baffling to me that it has been that long....

Review: IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN DAYTON at Detty Studios
by Brennan Paulin - April 22, 2024

What I am about to share with you is an experience that I hope all theatre-goers in the Dayton area get to experience at some point in their lives. You hope that the next play or musical you attend will provide the entertainment or the emotional journey that all audiences crave. ...

Review: RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA at La Comedia DInner Theatre
by Jenni Cypher - July 17, 2023

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

Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS
by Jenni Cypher - June 16, 2023

What did our critic think of AIN'T TOO PROUD THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Schuster Center For The Performing Arts?...

Review: INDIGO at Human Race Theatre Company
by Jenni Cypher - June 14, 2023

When going into a theatre to see a brand new musical, it is very difficult to know what exactly you are going to get.  Are you going to want to linger and hope there is more, or are you going to be hunting furiously for the exit?  I am happy to say that the world premier INDIGO now playing at the Hu...

Review: ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at LaComedia Dinner Theatre
by Jenni Cypher - May 22, 2023

What did our critic think of ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at LaComedia Dinner Theatre?...

Review: SLEUTH at LaComedia Dinner Theatre
by Jenni Cypher - April 11, 2023

What did our critic think of SLEUTH at LaComedia Dinner Theatre? SLEUTH, written by Anthony Shaffer, won the Tony Award for best play in 1971. Many may remember the movie adaptations, in 1972 and 2007, both of which incidentally starred Michael Caine. It begins with an evening at the home of Andrew ...

Review: ANASTASIA at Schuster Center For The Performing Arts
by Jenni Cypher - March 24, 2023

What did our critic think of ANASTASIA at Schuster Center For The Performing Arts?...