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 2010-02-09T09:13:28-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/02/09/sideshow_entries_sought.html Wide open: Those are the possibilities for “Sideshow 2010.” The next edition of the anything-everything art exhibit/performance/happening organized by the Dayton Circus Creative Collective will be May 14 and 15 at a downtown Dayton venue to be named. Submissions of... 16608703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Arts News 2010-02-09T09:13:28-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/02/08/88_percent_of_wicked_seats_sol.html More than 10 percent of tickets to the local premiere run of musical “Wicked” were still available as of Monday, Feb. 8. “To date, more than 49,000 of the 54,144 tickets have been sold,” said Lisa Wagner, vice president of... 16603803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2010-02-08T15:41:07-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/02/08/yiddish_troupe_bringing_revue.html A contingent of actors in their 20s and 30s from the longest-running Yiddish theater company in the United States will pay a visit to Dayton for a single performance March 21. The Traveling Troupe of the New York-based National Yiddish... 16603403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2010-02-08T15:03:18-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/02/05/rascal_flatts_show_cancelled.html The Saturday, Feb. 6, Rascal Flatts concert at Wright State University’s Ervin J. Nutter Center has been postponed due to the weather for concert-goers’ safety. Group spokesperson Ben Farrell said the event will be rescheduled and that “all tickets will... 16585503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Music - Country 2010-02-05T16:46:56-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/02/05/blues_festival_postponed.html The Dayton Blues Festival scheduled to take place Friday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. at Nutter Center has been postponed until Saturday, April 3 due to transportation issues. The festival was to feature Bobby “Blue” Bland, Floyd Taylor, Clarence Carter,... 16579503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ 2010-02-05T11:36:14-05:00 kmoss@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/02/05/doowop_legends_coming_to_fraze.html Dion, The Drifters, Shirley Alston-Reeves, The Flamingos and The Soul Stirrers will perform a Hall of Fame Spectacular at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering on June 13. Classic hits like “Runaround Sue,” “Save the Last Dance,” “Soldier Boy,” “I Only... 16574803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Music - Popular 2010-02-05T08:00:04-05:00 kmargolis@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/02/04/texas_lady_wants_you_to_visit.html Fleeta Mae Bryte says you have just three chances to see her and don’t blow it. Fleeta is really Greg Smith, a man playing a woman in the Ted Karber play “Precious Heart,” which runs for one weekend only at... 16573603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2010-02-04T16:28:36-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/02/04/ballet_troupe_plans_move_to_sp.html The Gem City Ballet and Pontecorvo Ballet School, which have been located at 534 E. First St. (across from Fifth Third Field) are exploring a move from downtown Dayton to Springboro. “We would like to go,” said school and company... 16572703@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Dance 2010-02-04T15:34:20-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/02/04/interview_brief_with_2_vampire.html Dayton Ballet dancers Justin Koertgen and Grant Dettling will alternate in the title role when the company presents Stuart Sebastian’s two-act ballet “Dracula” Feb. 11-14 at the Victoria Theatre. Once the run is over, will they be disappointed to return... 16571003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Dance 2010-02-04T14:41:13-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/01/28/human_race_play_has_up_down_si.html The press of current events can make the 2003 invasion of Iraq seem like a long time ago. The dialogue-rich 2006 David Hare play “The Vertical Hour,” which deals in part with opposing views of that conflict, delivers a reminder... 16500803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2010-01-28T16:06:23-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/01/28/the_combination_of_musicians_p_1.html The combination of musicians, percussionists and rhythm tap dancers is far from a new one to Dayton audiences who have watched the hometown company Rhythm in Shoes over the past 20 years. “Buckets and Tap Shoes,” a touring ensemble with... 16500603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2010-01-28T15:59:43-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/01/26/lebanon_theatre_goes_krogering.html The Lebanon Theatre Company has announced plans to renovate and move into a former Kroger store at 10 S. Mechanic St. in the Warren County seat’s downtown. Located for 10 years on on the fourth floor of The Shoe Factory... 16467903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2010-01-26T10:07:47-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/01/25/scripts_sought_for_10minute_fe.html Submissions are being sought for a first-time 10-minute play contest in Dayton. The Hope Arts Center, 500 Hickory St., will host the fest, to be called Short and Sweet, March 25 and 26. Scripts will be accepted through March 1.... 16460203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Theater 2010-01-25T16:03:34-05:00 tmorris@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/01/22/more_shows_added_to_fraze_line.html The satirical comedy troupe the Capitol Steps will perform at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering on Thursday, July 1. The group has a humorous take on the headlines of the day and perform songs, skits and parodies. They’re considered ‘equal... 16427103@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Music - Popular 2010-01-22T06:01:03-05:00 kmargolis@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/entries/2010/01/21/dayton_djs_appear_on_national.html The DJs from 107.7’s Mix Morning Show are going to appear on a network television show thanks to southwestern Ohio listeners. Jeff Stevens, Kristi Leigh and Dave Alexander will have walk-on roles on the CW Network’s new show, ‘Life Unexpected’... 16426203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/artsandentertainment/ Television 2010-01-21T16:49:50-05:00 kmargolis@coxohio.com