Your 2025/26 Season is here, Dayton!

See all the shows coming to you in the 2025/26 Season!
Get ready for a season to remember as the Schuster Center for the Performing Arts plots its 2025/26 Broadway Season! Featuring classic favorites, including Les Misrables and The Sound of Music alongside fresh new shows, check out the schedule below:
The Sound of Music
October 14 - 19
The hills are alive...you know the rest. Everyone's favorite tale of nannies, nuns, and Nazis is heading out on a fresh North American tour. The last show written by legendary duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, this iconic musical boasts a score that reads like the Greatest Hits of musical theatre, with songs including 'My Favourite Things', 'Edelweiss' and 'Do-Re-Mi'.
While everyone knows the story off by heart, that doesn't mean that there's nothing new to be said about The Sound of Music. Helming this tour is Jack O'Brien (Hairspray), one of Broadway's most accomplished directors, who's seeking to strip away some of the more kitschy elements that have become attached to the musical over the years. The three-time Tony Award winner told the New York Times that he's not "trotting out your mother's version."
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The Wiz
November 11 - 16
The seven-time Tony-winning hit, "The Wiz," is back with a brand new tour the first in 40 years! The soul, gospel, funk, and R&B-fused reimagining of Frank L. Baum's "The Wizard of Oz" is taking to the road on the second leg of its tour in a brand new production directed by Schele Williams, presenting William F. Brown and Charlie Smalls' vibrant musical for the 21st century. With additional material by Amber Ruffin and choreography by Jaquel Knight, join Dorothy, Toto, Tinman, Scarecrow, and Lion as they boogie down the Yellow Brick Road in search of heart, knowledge, courage, and home!
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Back To The Future
December 2 - 7

Great Scott!
Doc and Marty are back in this musical extravaganza, bringing the 1985 movie to life on stage in a whirlwind of music, spectacular set pieces and laugh-out-loud comedy!
Conceived by the film's original creators (Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale), the production is directed by John Rando with a book by Bob Gale. Original music and lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard sit next to some of the franchise's most recognizable tunes, including 'The Power Of Love' and 'Johnny B. Goode'.
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Les Miserables
February 3 - 8, 2026
Cameron Mackintosh's epic musical is back!
Based on Victor Hugo's novel, this sweeping epic is one of the most popular musicals in history, a tale of love and revolution that draws audiences in time and time again. Its classic score, written by Herbert Kretzmer and Claude-Michel Schonberg, includes the timeless 'I Dreamed A Dream', 'One Day More' and 'Do You Hear the People Sing'.
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SUFFS
March 31 - April 5, 2026
The 2024 Tony Winner for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score! A century ago, Suffragette women in the United States fought for the right to vote. 100 years later, SUFFS, directed by Leigh Silverman and written by Shaina Taub, the most exciting new voice in theater, won two Tony Awards in 2024 for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score and has even been backed by Hilary Clinton! SUFFS played its final Broadway performance at the Music Box Theatre on January 5, 2025, and now takes to the road on a national tour. You're invited along for the same ride they took all those years ago, so grab your placard and get ready to fight for what's right.
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Mrs. Doubtfire
May 5 - 10, 2026

Hellooo Poppets!
She's the nanny we all wanted in the '90s and now she's back to give the 21st century a spin in this high-spirited musical adaptation of the beloved 1993 classic. From the minds behind Something Rotten! and Hello, Dolly! This glorious production captures the film's original fun and chaos - with added theatrical pizazz!
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Beetlejuice
June 23 - 28, 2026
Get ready to experience the afterlife like never before as Beetlejuice invites you to step into a world where the supernatural meets the hilarious. Based on Tim Burton's iconic film, Beetlejuice brings his chaos and madness to stage where you'll witness larger-than-life sandworms, ghostly apparitions and jaw-dropping transformations. Whether you're a die-hard fan of the original film, or a newcomer to the Beetlejuice universe, prepare for a theatrical journey that's bound to leave you screaming... with laughter!
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