The Benjamin & Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center (Schuster Center) is located in Dayton, Ohio and was built in 2003 to serve as Dayton's principal center of the lively arts. It is owned and operated by the Dayton Live and occupies the former site of Rike's department store. The Center opened an additional venue to house Dayton Live's larger touring Broadway productions and presentations. The Dayton Philharmonic, the Dayton Opera, and the Dayton Ballet rent the building for their performances. The Schuster Center and the Metropolitan Arts Center, occupying the former Metropolitan department store building next to the Victoria Theatre, stage a variety of performances of any size and form the basis of the performing arts district in downtown Dayton. The Schuster Center comprises restaurants, a large Wintergarden, a 15-story office and residential tower, and a blackbox theater and rehearsal space. Architect César Pelli, in designing the center's 2,300 seat Mead Theatre, included a fiber-optically illuminated domed ceiling depicting the Dayton sky as it appeared on the eve of the Wright Brothers’ first flight - December 16, 1903. The Wintergarden houses exotic palm trees and a café with a large glass and steel wall that looks out onto downtown Dayton. Since its opening, the Schuster Center has hosted a number of top musical shows, including Hamilton, The Lion King, Les Misérables, Wicked, Jersey Boys, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Beauty and the Beast. References External links Schuster Center official website The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra The Dayton Ballet Victoria Theatre The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance Concert halls in Ohio Theatres in Dayton, Ohio Performing arts centers in Ohio Tourist attractions in Dayton, Ohio César Pelli buildings 2003 establishments in Ohio Skyscraper office buildings in Dayton, Ohio Residential skyscrapers in Ohio