The Schuster Center - Dayton
The Schuster Center
1 W 2nd St
Dayton, OH, 45402
Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center - providing a world-class facility for the best in local, national and international performing artists. Can accommodate up to 2,300 for meetings or 500 banquets.
Related listings: Dayton Live, Dayton Performing Arts Alliance, Victoria Theatre, PNC Arts Annex, The Loft Theatre.
Upcoming Events: The Schuster Center
Fortune Feimster: Takin’ Care Of Biscuits Comedy Tour
9/19/2026
Comedian, actress, and award-winning podcast host Fortune Feimster performs at the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton on September 19, 2026. Tickets available at daytonlive.org!
West Side Story
9/26/2026
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance presents West Side Story—a massive collaboration between your Dayton Opera, Ballet, and Philharmonic, and the Wright State University School of Fine and Performing Arts!
Neil deGrasse Tyson: An Astrophysicist Goes To The Movies - Part 2
10/04/2026
An entertaining and enlightening review of all the science that our favorite movies got wrong, combined with some of the stuff they got right.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: An Astrophysicist Goes To The Movies – Part 2
10/04/2026
From the Wizard Of Oz to Mary Poppins PART 2 is an entertaining and enlightening review of all the science that our favorite movies got wrong, combined with some of the stuff they got right
The Notebook
10/06/2026
Broadway in Dayton ✨ THE NOTEBOOK is a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love. THE NOTEBOOK is at The Schuster Oct 6 - Oct 11, 2026
The Carpenters Songbook: A Live Celebration
10/24/2026
THE CARPENTERS SONGBOOK: A LIVE CELEBRATION, brings the icon’s extraordinary voice and the brother-sister duo’s unforgettable music to the Schuster Center stage this Fall.
Mystic Pizza: A New Musical
11/06/2026
Based on the iconic film, MYSTIC PIZZA: A NEW MUSICAL is playing at the Schuster Center in Dayton, Ohio from November 6 - 7, 2026.
Wild Kratts LIVE Stage Show Coming to the Schuster Center
11/11/2026
Come see the Kratt brothers LIVE at the Schuster Center Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
Clue
11/24/2026
Broadway in Dayton ✨ Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! CLUE is at The Schuster Nov 24 - Nov 29, 2026
A Christmas Story: The Musical
12/04/2026
Based on the beloved Christmas classic, A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL is coming to the Schuster Center December 4-6, 2026.
Handels Messiah with the Dayton Philharmonic
12/16/2026
Enjoy an annual holiday tradition with the Dayton Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra and Choir under the twinkling lights of the Schuster.
Hell's Kitchen
1/26/2027
Broadway in Dayton ✨ Welcome to HELL’S KITCHEN, the hit musical from 17-time Grammy® Award winning Alicia Keys – inspired by her life, her music, and her community.
Hamilton - Broadway in Dayton
3/30/2027
The unforgettable story of passion, unstoppable ambition, and the dawn of a new nation, seen by more than 28 million people around the world. HAMILTON returns to The Schuster in downtown Dayton Mar 30 - Apr 11, 2027
Kinky Boots at The Schuster
4/23/2027
KINKY BOOTS - Broadway's huge-hearted, high-heeled hit! Apr 23 - Apr 25, 2027
Shucked
5/04/2027
Broadway in Dayton ✨ Shucked: This Broadway hit about an unlikely hero, an unscrupulous con artist, and a battle for the heart and soil of a small town.
Waitress
6/01/2027
Broadway in Dayton ✨ “WAITRESS is a little slice of heaven!” says Entertainment Weekly, and is “sweet, sassy and passionate,” according to New York Magazine.
