BENJAMIN AND MARIAN SCHUSTER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR is an iconic musical phenomenon with a world-wide fan base. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, a new mesmerizing production comes to ...

The original production won 10 Tony Awards®, including a special Tony® for becoming the longest-running Broadway musical of all time. You’ll be there when the ...

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. ...

This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in ...

A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could ...

HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the ...

Audiences and critics alike are rediscovering this beloved musical with breathtaking music, including one of the most treasured songs in musical theater — “Memory.” Winner ...

Step right up! Step right up! The producers of the best selling magic show in the world (The Illusionists) have teamed up with award-winning puppeteers ...

At Last! Three exuberant Women of Song join the Dayton Philharmonic in a tribute to the legendary female singers of our time. This memorable evening, ...

The unique Classical Connections format features musical examples and explanation by DPO Artistic Director and Conductor Neal Gittleman, followed by a performance of the entire ...

MOZART Oboe Concerto MOZART Requiem Although Mozart wrote only one piece featuring the oboe, it should not be discounted. In 1777, Mozart wrote his Oboe ...

KINKY BOOTS is Broadway’s huge-hearted, high-heeled hit! With songs by Grammy- and Tony-winning pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration is about the friendships ...

Carmen’s seductive, she’s elusive, she’s a danger to your heart. And best of all, she’s irresistibly tuneful. Poor Don José. Poised to marry Michaela, the ...

Carmen’s seductive, she’s elusive, she’s a danger to your heart. And best of all, she’s irresistibly tuneful. Poor Don José. Poised to marry Michaela, the ...

HIGDON "river sings a song to trees" from City Scape MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 1 MOZART Symphony No. 41, "Jupiter" The Excite Season for the ...

Back by popular demand, the Music of Queen will be brought to life here at the Schuster Center. This rock spectacular will feature songs from ...

It began as one man’s story… became everyone’s music… and is now Broadway’s musical. MOTOWN THE MUSICAL is the true American Dream story of Motown ...

The unique Classical Connections format features musical examples and explanation by DPO Artistic Director Neal Gittleman, followed by a performance of the entire composition. Directly ...

ROSSINI The Thieving Magpie Overture MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3 DEBUSSY Images: Gigues, Ibéria, Rondes de printemps Innovation in the field of music leads to ...

DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensationally sexy dancing. Seen by ...

Mozart first conquered Vienna with his vivacious comedy The Abduction from the Seraglio, which features rollicking Turkish-flavored music, virtuosic solo singing, stupendous duets and ensembles, ...

As part of the Windborne Legends of Music Series, this performance will focus on the career of a truly beloved contemporary performer who has been ...

BACH-SCHOENBERG St. Anne Prelude and Fugue BACH Motet No. 1, Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied MAHLER Symphony No. 5 Arnold Schoenberg was a dominant ...

The quintessential backstage musical comedy classic, 42ND STREET is the song and dance fable of Broadway with an American Dream story and includes some of ...

The new year brings a new event to the Schuster Center: the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus will perform Prokofiev’s Alexander ...

The new year brings a new event to the Schuster Center: the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus will perform Prokofiev’s Alexander ...

Join Dayton Ballet for the breathtaking production of Dayton's biggest and best holiday performance arts tradition...Dayton Ballet's beloved The Nutcracker. With magical choreography by Artistic ...

ELF is the hilarious tale of Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported back to the ...

A traveling troupe of clowns in sunny southern Italy—a cheery setting, without a doubt. But behind the scenes, disaster looms. Tonio opens the short prologue, ...

“TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!” raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of ...

The unique Classical Connections format features musical examples and explanation by DPO Artistic Director Neal Gittleman, followed by a performance of the entire composition. Directly ...

VIVALDI The Four Seasons GANDOLFI Selections from The Garden of Cosmic Speculation To start the program, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and concertmaster Jessica Hung will ...

MOZART Symphony No. 1 RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade The 2016–2017 Excite Season begins true to its theme: exciting. This bold, ...

Dayton Opera kicks off the 2016–2017 Excite Season with a Season Opening Spectacular that pays homage to the beautiful country of France. The powerful forces ...

More than 70 million people around the world have experienced the phenomenon of DISNEY’S THE LION KING, and now you can, too, when Dayton’s best-loved ...

This never-before-seen double bill—a fully staged opera and a cantata featuring vocal soloists, dancers, and chorus—crackles with the energy released when new meets old. Starting ...

BLUE MAN GROUP is comedy, theater, rock concert, and dance party all rolled into one. This wildly popular phenomenon delivers an unforgettable multi-sensory experience. It’s ...

In its sixth year, the Mid-Day Arts Café showcases Dayton’s unique and vibrant arts community through live performances, interactive Q&As, and premieres of upcoming productions. ...

The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is back–and this time at the intimate Victoria Theatre! Inspired by the electrifying true story of the ...

William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is one of the oldest and most well-known tragic love stories ever put to pen. The love story between Romeo ...

Ben Brantley of The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” Entertainment Weekly says it’s “the funniest musical of all time.” ...

PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, the most magical evening of madcap fun, is now on tour! Hailed by The New York Times as “the most exhilarating ...

Back by “popular” demand. Variety calls WICKED “a cultural phenomenon,” and it continues to break box office records across North America. Winner of more than ...

A young nun, working with the poor in the projects outside New Orleans, becomes a pen pal to Joseph De Rocher, a convicted murderer on ...

Get ready for this 1920s-era feel-good musical, complete with extravagant dance numbers, glittering costumes and an unlikely love story between a wealthy playboy and a ...

Long before Johnny Depp swaggered his way across the Caribbean, a band of swashbuckling (but tenderhearted) pirates set hearts aflutter with their high seas hijinks. ...

Thrilling audiences worldwide and winning ten Tony Awards® including Best Musical, BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL is “the best show you will ever see” (New York ...

Is it a) Ancient Egypt, b) Europe in the Age of Enlightenment, or c) a land beyond our imagination? The answer is: d) all of ...

One of the most enduring shows of all time, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT is the irresistible family ...

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is the smash-hit musical inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry ...

The romantic Broadway musical for all generations, Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to Dayton! Based on the Academy ...

Global music phenomenon, CELTIC WOMAN, announces THE EMERALD TOUR, coming to the Schuster Center on May 18. The all-new stage production will celebrate Ireland and ...

Since the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra performed his first major orchestral composition, Júbilo, at Carnegie Hall in 1987, Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra’s works have been ...

Bitingly relevant and sprinkled with sass, BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL inspired by the Bring It On film, takes the audience on a high-flying journey ...

Turn up that dial! From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with ...

University of Dayton's performing arts groups take the Schuster Center stage for an evening to inspire. UD students will perform a series of musical, dance ...

For this concert, the Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra and the Dayton Ballet II will join forces and go downright, well, buggy. (If at any during ...

A 22-year-old Mozart composed his Symphony No. 31, better known as the Paris Symphony, in 1778. Do the math: that’s an average of 1.4 symphonies ...

Yes…the title is absolutely true. One lesson to learn in life, you can’t scorn a woman and think you’ve achieved an accomplishment. It never works ...

America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will be performing his signature stand-up routine. Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little ...

Guest narrator and Miami Valley native Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson and other characters on The Simpsons, helps the DPO celebrate storytelling in ...

First Story: It’s Bohemia. The Thirty Years' War is winding down. This is the scenario for Der Freischütz (The Freeshooter), Carl Maria von Weber’s three-act ...

IT'S TRADITIONAL Chinese culture as it was meant to be a brilliant blend of beauty, energy, and grace. Dozens of dancers in dazzling costumes move ...

The catchphrase for this concert is Vive la France! ...Or, at least, vive la musique about France or by French composers. American Charles Peter Wuorinen’s ...

Coming direct from Broadway, SISTER ACT is the feel-amazing musical comedy smash that the New York Post calls “ridiculously fun,” and audiences are jumping to ...

MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel-good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it’s your turn to have ...

If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied ...

A heart-warming tale of loyalty and friendship, WAR HORSE tells the story of young Albert and his beloved horse, Joey. This powerfully moving and imaginative ...

Brian Regan has distinguished himself as one of the premier comedians in the country. Brian’s non-stop theater tour has visited more than 80 cities each ...

This all-new, live stage show stars Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, co-hosts of the Emmy®-nominated Discovery series, “MythBusters.” Get ready for an unexpected evening of ...

A sensational new stage production of DREAMGIRLS! Full of onstage joy and backstage drama, DREAMGIRLS tells the story of an up-and-coming, 1960s singing girl group, ...