http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Our arts critics share impressions, analysis, news and reviews of theater, music, dance and visual arts events happening in Dayton, Ohio and the greater Miami Valley. We'll give you our call, you give us yours. en-us tmorris@coxohio.com 2012-02-18T07:33:49-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/02/18/dpo_adds_2nd_queen_concert.html Due to sizzling ticket sales, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra has added a second show to its March 10 presentation of “Queen: A Symphonic Rock Spectacular.” The 8 p.m. show is sold out, so an additional concert will be presented the... 17404724@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Music - Classical 2012-02-18T07:33:49-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/02/13/the_victoria_theatre_associati_1.html The Victoria Theatre Association has announced a 2012-13 season that will feature local premieres of the musicals “American Idiot,” “Next to Normal,” “Mary Poppins,” “Shrek” and “The Addams Family.” Announced Monday, Feb. 13, the lineup includes a six-show Broadway Series... 17404550@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2012-02-13T16:15:00-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/02/10/bonnie_raitt_headed_for_fraze.html Singer-songwriter-guitarist Bonnie Raitt will appear in concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Fraze Pavilion in Kettering. Mavis Staples will also appear as a special guest. Tickets for Raitt, who has a new album out called “Slipstream,” are $65.60... 17404437@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Music - Popular 2012-02-10T09:13:49-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/02/07/eleemosynary_continues_at_ud.html The University of Dayton Theatre program will continue its production of the Lee Blessing play “Eleemosynary” at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 9-11, in Kennedy Union Boll Theatre. General admission tickets are $12 for adults, $7 for UD faculty... 17404299@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2012-02-07T13:32:13-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/02/03/happy_together_tour_returning.html 17404119@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Music - Popular 2012-02-03T07:07:12-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/02/02/game_shows_feature_area_colleg.html Tyler Benedict, a Dayton native and junior at Columbia University, will be among the competitiors on the “Jeopardy!” College Championship at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3. The program is aired locally on WDTN Channel 2. Above is a photo of... 17404114@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Television 2012-02-02T14:53:55-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/01/31/wyso_chosen_for_national_media.html Yellow Springs-based WYSO (91.3 FM) is one of just 10 public radio and television stations in the United States chosen for “Localore,” a project to develop new forms of reporting. The competitive $2 million initiative by Boston-based transmedia association AIR... 17403957@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Radio 2012-01-31T10:18:23-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/01/29/jersey_boys_special_offered_on.html The Victoria Theatre Association is offering a 40 percent discount on remaining seats for the 7:30 p.m. performance of the musical “Jersey Boys” on Feb. 5, which is Super Bowl Sunday. That’s the closing performance at the Schuster Center, Second... 17403836@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2012-01-29T07:31:32-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/01/27/the_1970s_southern_rock_band.html The 1970s southern rock band Outlaws is the latest addition to Fraze Pavilion’s 2012 summer season. The band known for hits including “There Goes Another Love Song,” “(Ghost) Riders in the Sky,” “Green Grass and High Tides” and “Hurry Sundown.”will... 17403817@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Music - Popular 2012-01-27T10:00:15-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/01/24/dayton_opera_names_4_young_res.html Dayton Opera has announced the four members of its Artists in Residence program for 2012. Soprano Jennifer Cherest, mezzo-soprano Julia Mintzer, tenor Matias Eduardo Mariani and baritone Patrick McNally will join Dayton Opera for its Feb. 24 and 26 production... 17403668@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Music - Opera 2012-01-24T16:09:07-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/01/24/pbs_shows_to_be_taped_in_dayto.html The host of the national PBS television series “America’s Generations With Chuck Underwood” is coming to Dayton Feb. 15 and 16 to tape two programs. The public is invited to be part of the live audience. A leader in generational... 17403647@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Television 2012-01-24T11:59:22-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/01/22/series_features_ren_fest_joust.html Shane Adams, one of the featured jousters for the past five years at the annual Ohio Renaissance Festival and a resident of the Warren County village of Harveysburg, will be featured on a History Channel reality series that will premiere... 17403471@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Television 2012-01-22T09:14:38-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/01/20/fraze_books_martina_mcbride.html Fraze Pavilion in Kettering will present country star Martina McBride in concert at 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 14. It will mark her first appearance at the 4,300-seat amphitheater in Kettering. A four-time Country Music Association female vocalist of the... 17403437@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Music - Country 2012-01-20T09:29:11-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/01/19/mamet_lombardi_q_all_coming_to.html The Human Race Theatre Company has announced a 2012-13 season of three plays and three musicals at The Loft Theatre in Dayton. Everything but the classic musical “Oliver” be a first-time local production. The lineup will include: “Managing Maxine,” a... 17403411@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2012-01-19T15:46:37-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2012/01/19/friday_films_back_on_artstreet.html Movie attendance is down nationally. Ticket prices keep creeping up. But not everywhere. The Friday Night Films series at the University of Dayton’s ArtStreet is still free and open to the public. A new 13-week series begins Jan. 20 with... 17403390@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Film 2012-01-19T10:12:36-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com