Theater & Performing Arts around Dayton

Find upcoming events in the Dayton area, including performing arts, art exhibits around Dayton, Ohio and the Miami Valley.

Performing Arts in Dayton

First Degree Mistletoe presented by Mayhem & Mystery

Monday, January 13 2025

Holidays are killer, especially for Detective Garnet Frost. She follows a trail of puzzles to solve what happened to Aunt Coco. The people of Mistletoe seem to be hiding something. Join the cast of First-Degree Mistletoe.

Six - Broadway in Dayton

Tuesday, January 14 2025

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone at The Schuster JAN 14 - JAN 19, 2025.

Get Fried @ Bricky's Comedy Club

Wednesday, January 15 2025

Comedians face-off against each other in the area's most popular roast battle show!

Ghost: The Musical

Thursday, January 16 2025

La Comedia's unique combination of delicious dining and Broadway-style live entertainment is "A Taste of Broadway" unlike anything else in Ohio! After your meal, you will enjoy the supernatural romantic classic Ghost.

Muse Machine Presents Cats

Thursday, January 16 2025

Muse Machine brings an enormous cast of young people from across the Miami Valley to create a fast and funny reimagining of CATS to celebrate the 40th Muse musical!

Die Mommie Die!

Friday, January 17 2025

In a plot that reflects Greek tragedy as well as Hollywood kitsch, Angela’s Elektra-like daughter Edith convinces Angela’s emotionally disturbed son Lance that they must avenge their father’s death by killing their mother.

Snow White and the Seven Endings

Friday, January 17 2025

Happily ever after gets turned on its head in this comedic retelling of Snow White's classic princess fairy tale. Town Hall Theatre January 17-19, 2025

Cory Breth- Live @ Long Shots

Saturday, January 18 2025

Cory Breth will be BACK on January 18th from 6-9pm for another heated patio jam session, right here @ Long Shots!

Paul Carson @ Bricky's Comedy Club

Saturday, January 18 2025

Paul Carson and Andrew Riggs bring their hilarious standup acts to Bricky's along with some special guests!

The Mark Lomax Quartet at the Foundry Theater

Saturday, January 18 2025

The Mark Lomax Quartet will perform a set of original compositions inspired by John Coltrane and the John Coltrane composition, A Love Supreme.

Classic Albums Live Performs Led Zeppelin IV

Friday, January 24 2025

CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE: LED ZEPELLIN IV at the Victoria Theatre. Classic Albums Live has been performing Led Zeppelin’s music for 20 years and they deliver it like no one else.

Dayton Jazz Ensemble Concert

Thursday, January 30 2025

The Dayton Jazz Ensemble is an auditioned big band that offers a traditional and contemporary experience combining the skill of interpreting challenging written music with the art of improvisation.

Power and Politics in Shakespeare

Thursday, January 30 2025

The Ruling Government of Elizabethan England: Join us as we explore the intricate ways in which Shakespeare's plays engage with the political landscape of his time.

Cockarue Comedy Competition @ Bricky's

Friday, January 31 2025

Some of the area's funniest comedians battle it out in a standup comedy competition!

The Minutes By Tracy Letts

Friday, January 31 2025

This searing new comedy about small-town politics and real-world power exposes the ugliness behind some of our most closely held American narratives, asking each of us what we would do to avoid becoming history’s losers.

Dead Man's Rocky

Saturday, February 01 2025

Dead Man's Rocky is the Dayton areas newest year-round Rocky Horror shadowcast based out of Englewood Cinema. It's all the classic Rocky Horror fun you'd want featuring live performers and audience participation!

Naturally 7 - A Cappella

Sunday, February 02 2025

A jaw-dropping “a cappella” experience returns to the APAC for a command performance not to be missed!

Three Tenors, Encore!

Sunday, February 02 2025

Featuring opera’s greatest arias to Broadway, Neapolitan, and Zarzuela songs, this concert will have you yelling “Encore!”

A Distinct Society

Tuesday, February 04 2025

In the tranquil hush of a library that straddles the U.S. – Canada border, life is about to change.

Chicago

Tuesday, February 04 2025

CHICAGO is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake - FEB 4 - FEB 9, 2025 at The Schuster in Dayton.

Latin American Film Festival: Screening of "Sun and Daughter"

Thursday, February 06 2025

The Latin American Film Festival Communities in Action showcases films that explore various aspects of agency and activism within different Latin American and Latinx communities.

Jersey Boys

Thursday, February 13 2025

La Comedia's unique combination of delicious dining and Broadway-style live entertainment is "A Taste of Broadway" unlike anything else in Ohio! After your meal, you will enjoy the Broadway hit Jersey Boys!

Dayton Ballet: Cinderella

Friday, February 14 2025

Dayton Ballet dons its glass slipper and takes another giant step forward in reviving live dance with one of the most popular and most widely performed classical ballets of all time.

University Orchestra Concert

Wednesday, February 19 2025

The University Orchestra is an auditioned ensemble that performs a broad repertoire for string orchestra in the fall semester and full symphony orchestra in the spring semester at the University of Dayton.

"When She Had Wings"

Thursday, February 20 2025

A performance from the University of Dayton's Theatre, Dance and Performance Technology program.

Symphonic Wind Ensemble

Thursday, February 20 2025

The Symphonic Wind Ensemble performs the finest literature written for winds and percussion in four annual concerts, both on and off campus at the University of Dayton.