University Arts Series: 2025-26 Season
The 2025-2026 University Arts Series features nationally touring performances in the intimate setting of the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre.
Mountain Stage featuring Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes
September 21, 2025
This episode of Mountain Stage features Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes, The Steeldrivers, Basia Bulat, The Wild Woods and Taylor Rae. Each live performance is recorded for air on public radio where it can be heard on nearly 300 stations nationwide and globally via NPR Music.
The Addams Family
September 22, 2025
A comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, The Addams Family is the magnificently macabre hit musical featuring everyone’s favorite creepy, kooky characters.
Mrs. Doubtfire
October 16, 2025
Out-of-work actor Daniel Hillard will do anything for his kids. After losing custody in a messy divorce, he creates the kindly alter ego of Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in a desperate attempt to stay in their lives. As his new character takes on a life of its own, Mrs. Doubtfire teaches Daniel more than he bargained for about how to be a father.
Mountain Stage featuring SHADOWLANDS
September 21, 2025
This episode of Mountain Stage features SHADOWLANDS, Tae & the Neighborly, Damn Tall Buildings, Erin McKeown and Ken Yates. Each live performance is recorded for air on public radio where it can be heard on nearly 300 stations nationwide and globally via NPR Music.
Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
December 1, 2025
Share the joy of NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet with family and friends. Give the gift of a spectacular holiday experience featuring an international cast, whimsical puppetry and opulent costumes and sets, hand-crafted by the finest artisans of Europe.
Champions of Magic: Holiday Spectacular
December 22, 2025
Celebrate the season with the Champions Of Magic: Holiday Spectacular featuring dazzling illusions, breathtaking, grand-scale magic, and festive surprises for the whole family.
Chicago
January 13, 2026
Chicago is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz, with one showstopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen.
Mountain Stage featuring Don Was & The Pan Detroit Ensemble
January 18, 2026
This episode of Mountain Stage features Don Was & The Pan Detroit Ensemble and four additional artists to be announced. Each live performance is recorded for air on public radio where it can be heard on nearly 300 stations nationwide and globally via NPR Music.
Kinky Boots
March 9, 2026
Everybody say “Yeah!” and let Kinky Boots lift your spirits to high-heeled heights! Winner of every Best Musical award, including the Tony®, Grammy®, and London’s Olivier Award, Kinky Boots captivates and entertains audiences around the world with a Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, book by four-time Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein, and original direction and Tony-winning choreography by Jerry Mitchell.
Riverdance 30 - The New Generation
April 6, 2026
Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing choreography and breathtaking performances has left audiences in awe and established Riverdance as a global cultural sensation.