Tag Archives: Dayton Playhouse

A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM Runs May 31-June 16

DPH_ForumA FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
Presented by Dayton Playhouse
May 31-June 16
Dayton

Directed by Jim Lockwood with Richard Brock
Music direction by Ron Kindell
Choreographed by Sandra Hyde
Produced by Dan Hall

Cast: Brad Mattingly as Pseudolus, Brad Bishop as Hysterium, Saul Caplan as Senex, Claire Hurley as Domina, Matthew Glenn as Hero, Mary Mykytka as Philla, Jaimie McQuinn as Lycus, Jeff Sams as Miles, Richard Young as Erronius; Proteans: Naman Clark, Zachary Tyler & Suzanne Clabaugh, Sarah Jordan as Tintinabula, Tamar Fishbein as Panacea, Rikki Overman as Geminae, Kali Jordan-DeBruin as Gemiae, Krista Stuber as Vibrata & Marabeth Klejna as Gymnasia

Farce, satire, crazy love story and more are all wrapped up in the 1962 Tony Award winning Best Musical.

  • Fri-Sat, May 31-June 1 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 2 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, June 7-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 9 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, June 14-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, June 16 at 2pm

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THE RETREAT FROM MOSCOW Runs April 12-21

DPH_Retreat From MoscowTHE RETREAT FROM MOSCOW
Presented by Dayton Playhouse
April 12-21
Dayton

Local media coverage: Dayton Daily News article |

Directed by Dodie Lockwood

Cast: Chuck Larkowski as Edward, Jennifer Lockwood as Alice & Matthew Lindsay as Jaime

With coiled intensity and embracing empathy this celebrated author of “Shadowlands,” shines a breathtakingly natural light on the fallout of a shattered marriage.

  • Fri-Sat, April 12-13 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 14 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, April 19-20 at 8pm
  • Sun, April 21 at 2pm

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THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Runs March 1-18

DPH_Thoroughly Modern MillieTHOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
Presented by Dayton Playhouse
March 1-18
Dayton

Reviews: On Stage Dayton |

Local media coverage: Dayton Daily News article |

THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE will fill the Playhouse stage with rousing song and dance from March 1-17. Taking us back to 1922 with the sensation of flappers, the thrill of a budding mystery and the bliss of falling in love, this musical will warm the winter chill.

  • Fri-Sat, March 1-2 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 3 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 8-9 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 10 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, March 15-16 at 8pm
  • Sun, March 17 at 2pm

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Runs Jan. 25-Feb. 3

DPH_Importance of Being EarnestTHE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Presented by Dayton Playhouse
Jan. 25-Feb. 3
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Most Metro |

Directed by Jennifer Lockwood

This delightful comedy of manners is widely considered Wilde’s most perfect work. Audiences have continued to be delighted by revivals of this charming and witty play.

  • Fri-Sat, Jan. 25-26 at 8pm
  • Sun, Jan. 27 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Feb. 1-2 at 8pm
  • Sun, Feb. 3 at 2pm

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SCROOGE runs Nov. 30-Dec. 16

SCROOGE
Presented by Dayton Playhouse
Nov. 30-Dec. 16
Dayton

Local media coverage: Dayton Daily News article |

Directed by Bobby Mitchum

Cast:

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 story with the miserly Ebenezer undergoing a profound experience of redemption over the course of a Christmas Eve night, after being visited by the ghost of his former partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmas past, present and future.

  • Fri-Sat, Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 2 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 7-8 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 9 at 2pm
  • Fri-Sat, Dec. 14-15 at 8pm
  • Sun, Dec. 16 at 2pm

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