Articles

The WVU School of Theatre and Dance’s production of the musical “She Loves Me” will run Oct. 22-25 at the Metropolitan Theatre in Downtown Morgantown.

The Tony Award®-winning “Best Musical” that took the world by storm is back and coming to Morgantown Oct. 16 at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center. “The Wiz” returns “home” to stages across America in an all-new tour.

The WVU College of Creative Arts and Media will offer a variety of performances and events throughout October.

“Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE” comes to Morgantown on Oct. 16 at 6 p.m., bringing Jim Henson’s beloved Fraggles to the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center for a night filled with spectacular puppets and special effects, music and dancing, and fun for all ages.

The West Virginia University School of Theatre and Dance presents “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” running Sept. 24-27 and Sept. 30-Oct. 4 in the Gladys G. Davis Theatre at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center. Fillinger’s play looks at what it means to be a woman supporting a man—any man—in the highest office in the United States, and what it takes to be a woman in politics.

The West Virginia University School of Music will welcome distinguished alumnus Scott Simons back to campus Oct. 5-8 for a series of guest lectures, masterclasses, and student engagement events focused on today's music industry.

Joseph Jones, an assistant professor of Journalism in the WVU Reed School of Media and Communications, is one of four WVU Honors College Faculty Fellows teaching special topics courses for the 2026-27 academic year. Jones’ “Ethics of Pop Culture” is a seminar-style class designed to make students think critically about the media they consume and consider how entertainment has helped or hindered living a good life.

“Earth is a Snowball,” an exhibition of work by faculty in the West Virginia University School of Art and Design, opened with a public reception on Sept. 10 at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center.

The WVU University Arts Series presents “The Great Gatsby,” an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic work as a solo show with actor Simon Rabatin, on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. at the WVU Canady Creative Arts Center.