Tag Archives: Dayton Playhouse

THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Presented by Dayton Playhouse
May 11-27
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Most Metro |

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 Captain. Her growing rapport with the youngsters, coupled with her generosity of spirit, gradually captures the heart of the stern Captain, and they marry. Upon returning from their honeymoon they discover that Austria has been invaded by the Nazis, who demand the Captain’s immediate service in their navy. The family’s narrow escape over the mountains to Switzerland on the eve of World War II provides one of the most thrilling and inspirational finales ever presented in the theatre.

Directed by Brian Sharp
Music directed by Ron Kindell
Choreographed by Greg Andrus
Produced by Scott Bachmann

• Fri-Sat, May 11-12 at 8pm
• Sun, May 13 at 2pm
• Fri-Sat, May 18-19 at 8pm
• Sun, May 20 at 2pm
• Fri-Sat, May 25-26 at 8pm
• Sun, May 27 at 2pm

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BUS STOP
Presented by Dayton Playhouse
March 16-25
Dayton

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 out a snowstorm.

Directed by Matthew Smith
Produced by Anita Bachmann

Cast: Margaret Foley as Elma Duckworth, Lorrie Sparrow as Grace Hoylard, Craig Smith as Will Masters, Ellen Ballerene as Cherie, Mark Reuter as Dr. Lyman, Mark Hassel as Carl, Mike Rousculp as Virgil Blessing & Scott Knisley as Bo Decker

• Fri-Sat, March 16-17 at 8pm
• Sun, March 18 at 2pm
• Fri-Sat, March 23-24 at 8pm
• Sun, March 25 at 2pm

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NUNSENSE
Presented by Dayton Playhouse
Feb. 3-19
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Most Metro |

NUNSENSE is a hilarious talent show staged by five survivors of the Little Sisters of Hoboken nunnery. The rest of the sisters have succumbed to botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia, Child of God. The remaining sisters parade their talents at a variety show staged to raise funds, so that the last four of the dearly departed can be buried. “Nunsense” offers a cornucopia of hilarity for the whole family, proving conclusively that nun rhymes with fun!

Directed by Greg Smith
Music directed by Nancy Perrin
Choreographed by Kristin Sutter

Cast: Tina McPhearson as Mother Superior, Ellen Finch as Sister Mary Hubert, Amy Askins as Sister Robert Ann, Sherri Sutter as Sister Mary Amnesia & Kelli Locker as Sister Mary Leo

• Fri-Sat, Feb. 3-4 at 8pm
• Sun, Feb. 5 at 2pm
• Fri-Sat, Feb. 10-11 at 8pm
• Sun, Feb. 12 at 2pm
• Fri-Sat, Feb. 17-18 at 8pm
• Sun, Feb. 19 at 2pm

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Local media coverage: Dayton Most Metro article |

A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING
Presented by Dayton Playhouse
Jan. 5-15
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Most Metro

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING is an evening of music and romance. The musical review explores the broad spectrum of romantic relationships by way of more than thirty Rodgers & Hammerstein songs. Each of the teams musicals is represented. The songs have all been placed in fresh theatrical settings, strung together so that the review “grows up” emotionally. The show is constructed as an emotional journey beginning with young infatuation and the awakening of real love, through the touching and funny complexities of commitment and marriage, the joys of parenthood, and finally, the power of enduring love. As a result, the review has a cumulative impact.

Directed & choreographed by Richard Croskey
Music directed by Ron Kindell

Cast:  Matthew Bone, Carol Chatfield, Kathy Clark, Patricia DiPasquale Krul & Tom Lehmann

• Thu-Sat, Dec. 5-7 at 8pm
• Sun, Dec. 8 at 2pm
• Thu-Sat, Dec. 12-14 at 8pm
• Sun, Dec. 15 at 2pm

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Media coverage: Dayton Most Metro article |

SCROOGE!
Presented by Dayton Playhouse
Dec. 9-18
Dayton

Reviews: Dayton Most Metro |

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, Dec. 9-10 at 8pm
• Sun, Dec. 11 at 2pm
• Fri-Sat, Dec. 16-17 at 8pm
• Sun, Dec. 18 at 2pm

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