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DAYTON PLAYHOUSE


Dayton, OH

Avenue Q
1/24 - 2/9/2025


Winner of 2003 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book, Avenue Q is part flesh, part felt and packed with heart. The ...


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Previews: Fall Plays & Musicals to See in Dayton, Ohio


by Brennan Paulin - September 03, 2024

Check out the shows coming up in Dayton, Ohio in fall 2024. The last two shows they will be producing are THE GLASS MENAGERIE and THE THANKSGIVING PLAY. Considering they've been a staple of Middletown for the last 46 years, I highly encourage readers to add these last two shows to their calendars in...

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. ...

Last Chance to Vote for the BWW Dayton Awards; Voting Ends 12/31


by BWW Awards - December 26, 2023

It's the final week left to vote for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Dayton Awards; DISNEY’S NEWSIES, ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, Human Race Theatre Company & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 18, 2023

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards; DISNEY’S NEWSIES, ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, Human Race Theatre Company & More Lead!


by BWW Awards - December 11, 2023

It's the final 3 weeks and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 11th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards December 5th Standings; DISNEY’S NEWSIES Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 05, 2023

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards; ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Leads Best Play!


by BWW Awards - November 27, 2023

Happy Holidays! The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 27th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Latest Standings Announced For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards; INDIGO Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - November 20, 2023

The latest wave of standings have been announced as of Monday, November 20th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Dayton Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Past Shows

The Prom
9/22 - 10/8/2023


The Prom is a comedic musical with a heartwarming message, created by a talented team. The music was composed by Matthew Sklar, with lyrics by ...

Spamalot
9/16 - 10/2/2022


Monty Python's Spamalot lovingly lampoons the legend of King Arthur in a side-splitting musical extravaganza. Prepare for an irreverent and hilarious journey as we follow ...

August: Osage County
3/4 - 3/13/2022


A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family ...

The Great Gatsby
11/5 - 11/14/2021


Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of ...

August: Osage County
3/5 - 3/14/2021


One of the most bracing and critically-acclaimed plays in recent Broadway history, August: Osage County is the hilarious and biting portrait of the dysfunctional American ...


Dayton Playhouse Lynne Halliday, James Hindman, Arlene Hutton and Craig Pospisil...

The Great Gatsby
11/6 - 11/15/2020


Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, passionately pursues the elusive Daisy Buchanan. Nick Carraway, a young newcomer to Long Island, is drawn into their world of ...


Trapped in a dungeon, an eccentric old man tells of the adventures of Don Quixote: his campaign to restore the age of chivalry, to battle ...

Disney’s The Little Mermaid


Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, Book by Doug Wright Directed by Matthew Smith Produced by Matt Lindsay...

A Few Good Men
A Few Good Men
3/9 - 3/18/2018


A Few Good Men is a play by Aaron Sorkin, first produced on Broadway by David Brown in 1989. It tells the story of military ...

Beehive: The Sixties Musical


Created by Larry Gallagher Directed by Tina McPhearson Produced by Kelli Locker...

Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean


The City Theatre Company presents Come Back to the 5 & Dime Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean written by Ed Graczyk October 25 – November 18. ...

Sister Act
Sister Act
9/15 - 10/1/2017


Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Glenn Slater, Book by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner Directed by Tim Rezash Produced by Tina McPhearson...

The Women
The Women
3/10 - 3/19/2017


The acerbic comedy of manners, The Women, comes in like a lion in March. Take a peek into the lives of socialites and social climbers ...

Xanadu
Xanadu
1/20 - 2/5/2017


The New year brings a new production to the Playhouse stage: the campy, outrageous musical comedy, Xanadu. With book by Douglas Carter Beane and lyrics ...

Proposals
Proposals
11/4 - 11/13/2016


Neil Simon’s funny and nostalgic Proposals will be staged in November. Join us for laughs and tears as the Hines family gathers for one last ...

Camelot
Camelot
9/16 - 10/2/2016


The 2016-17 Season opens with the glorious Lerner and Loewe timeless musical, Camelot. The legend of King Arthur comes to the Playhouse stage in music, ...

1776
1776
5/6 - 5/22/2016


In this highly charged election year, join us to witness the birth of a nation as our forefathers struggle to craft the Declaration of Independence. ...

Carousel
9/11 - 9/27/2015


Oklahoma
5/1 - 5/18/2014


The last leg of our Wild Ride takes us to the Oklahoma Territory in 1906. This nostalgic musical tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain ...

Whales of August
3/14 - 3/23/2014


Our journey takes us to the shores of Maine in August, 1954 where we get to know two elderly, widowed sisters near the end of ...

Working
1/31 - 2/16/2014


Speeding along our Wild Ride, we head for America’s heartland. This upbeat musical, based on the Studs Terkel book Working: People Talk About What They ...

Fellow Passengers
12/6 - 12/15/2013


This unique narrative adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol takes us across the pond to London, where three versatile actors will guide our visit. ...

Deathtrap
10/18 - 10/27/2013


Westport, Connecticut is the next stop on our ride, where we find thriller writer Sidney Bruhl suffering from a dry spell. When he receives a ...

Hairspray
9/6 - 9/22/2013


It’s 1962 as we arrive in Baltimore and our lovable teen heroin Tracy Turnblad has one desire – to dance on the popular Corny Collings ...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum


Last, but certainly not least, the hilarious and bawdy musical “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” with music and lyrics by ...

Thoroughly Modern Millie
Thoroughly Modern Millie
3/1 - 3/17/2013


“Thoroughly Modern Millie,” with book by Richard Morris & Dick Scanlan, new music by Jeanine Tesori and Lyrics by Dick Scanlan, will fill the Playhouse ...

The Importance of Being Earnest


Oscar Wilde’s, “The Importance of Being Earnest” will run January 25 – February 3. This delightful comedy of manners is widely considered Wilde’s most perfect ...

Scrooge
Scrooge
11/30 - 12/6/2012


Next will be the nostalgic holiday favorite, “Scrooge,” written by Leslie Bricusse, which will run November 30 – December 16. This hopeful, family favorite earned ...

Dracula
Dracula
10/12 - 10/21/2012


Opening the season and running October 12-21, will be “Dracula” adapted by William McNulty, originally dramatized by John L. Balderston and Hamilton Deane from Bram ...

Side by Side by Sondheim
Side by Side by Sondheim
9/7 - 9/16/2012


Side by Side by Sondheim is a musical revue featuring the songs of Broadway and film composer Stephen Sondheim. It was nominated for 6 Tony ...

The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
5/11 - 5/27/2012


When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious life, she is dispatched to serve as governess for the seven children of a widowed naval ...

The Retreat from Moscow
The Retreat from Moscow
4/12 - 4/21/2012


The Playhouse season turns to heavy drama with “The Retreat from Moscow,” by William Nicholson, from April 12 – 21. With coiled intensity and embracing ...

The Sound of Music
3/11 - 3/27/2012


The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world's most beloved musical. When a postulant proves too high-spirited for the religious ...

Bus Stop
Bus Stop
3/16 - 3/25/2012


A lot can happen in a single night--especially at a street corner restaurant in a small Midwestern town where a busload of stranded passengers waits ...

Nunsense
Nunsense
2/3 - 2/19/2012


Nunsense is a hilarious talent show staged by five survivors of the Little Sisters of Hoboken nunnery, the rest of the sisterhood having succumbed to ...

A Grand Night for Singing
A Grand Night for Singing
1/4 - 1/15/2012


Taste and imagination, the two key ingredients for a first-rate revue, abound in this fresh take on the Rodgers & Hammerstein canon conceived by Tony ...

Scrooge!
Scrooge!
12/9 - 12/18/2011


Renowned writer-composer-lyricist Leslie Bricusse has adapted the classic Charles Dickens tale, A Christmas Carol, into the hit musical Scrooge! The musical closely follows the classic ...

Abie's Irish Rose
Abie's Irish Rose
10/14 - 10/23/2011


Abe "Abie" Levy, brings home as his bride Rosemary Murphy, whom he met in France during the war. To appease his father, Abie introduces Rosemary ...

Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde
9/9 - 9/25/2011


An evocative tale of the epic battle between good and evil, "Jekyll & Hyde" is based on Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about a brilliant ...

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HOLIDAY SHOW Tracker
PHOTOS
The Comeuppance in Dayton The Comeuppance
The Human Race Theatre Company (5/27 - 6/8)
A Frosty Night in Dayton A Frosty Night
The Human Race Theatre Company (12/11 - 12/22)
A Distinct Society in Dayton A Distinct Society
The Human Race Theatre Company (2/5 - 2/16)
Camelot in Dayton Camelot
The Human Race Theatre Company (3/25 - 4/6)
Peter Pan (Non-Equity) in Dayton Peter Pan (Non-Equity)
Schuster Performing Arts Center [Mead Theatre] (2/26 - 3/2)
MJ in Dayton MJ
Schuster Performing Arts Center [Mead Theatre] (6/24 - 6/29)
SIX (Boleyn Tour) in Dayton SIX (Boleyn Tour)
Schuster Performing Arts Center [Mead Theatre] (1/14 - 1/19)
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