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The Clay Center has announced their 2019-2020 Broadway in Charleston series! This year features six shows, including a wide range of Broadway classics and a holiday special.

Who would have thought that a play about a dog - a role performed by a human no less - would offer such a thought-provoking look at the meaning of life, the bond between owner and animal, the struggles of a long term married couple, and how to cope with growing older? Well Sylvia, A.R. Gurney's hilarious and emotional tribute to man's best friend, does exactly that.

42nd Street is everything that theater should be; beautiful, touching, funny, impressive, and magical. It is why we go to the theater. There's no better way to spend two and a half hours than watching a group of extremely talented performers sing and dance their way through iconic songs and set pieces. Go to this show - you won't be disappointed.

42nd Street, the iconic Broadway masterpiece and winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical in 1980, is tap-dancing its way onto the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center's Little Theater stage in Charleston, WV from April 26th, 2019 through May 11th, 2019 courtesy of the talented performers and crew of the Charleston Light Opera Guild.

Broadway star Sierra Boggess, best known for her portrayal of Christine in The Phantom of the Opera on both Broadway and the West End, will be joining the Wheeling Symphony Orchestra for an evening of classic Broadway, Disney and Star Wars favorites conducted by Music Director Finalist John Devlin. The performance, titled Once Upon a Time, will be held at the Capitol Theatre in Wheeling, WV on Friday, April 26th, 2019 at 7:30 PM.

It all starts with a waltz that goes terribly wrong. A man and woman enter, underscored by soft piano, and turn to face each other. They join together under the pool of a spotlight on an otherwise blank stage, and they dance together harmoniously-for a while. Suddenly, he misses a cue, she shoots a look, and their movements grow increasingly terse until he drops her arms and marches away, leaving her alone to sing the opening number.

Auditions for Bright Star, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's five-time Tony-nominated Broadway musical, will be held at the Charleston light Opera Guild Theatre on April 4th, 7th and 9th, 2019.

The Children's Theatre of Charleston will be presenting Dreamwork's hilarious play, Madagascar: A Musical Adventure Jr. this weekend in Charleston, WV at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center's Little Theater!

The Charleston Light Opera Guild (CLOG) is proud to announce that world renowned Country superstar Kathy Mattea will be performing at the Charleston Light Opera Guild Theatre on March 22nd, 2019 in a stunning and intimate benefit concert to commemorate CLOG's 70th anniversary season.

This past Saturday an impromptu performance at the Huntington Mall began with a shout known to all musical lovers: 'Pulitzer and Hearst, they think we're nothing' Are we nothing'?' To which an excited mob of newsies replied tenaciously, 'No!' Audiences were then treated to an impressive flash mob rendition of 'The World Will Know' during a lull in the Macy's Prom Fashion Event. After this commanding performance, there's no doubt in anybody's mind just how great First Stage Theatre Company's production of Newsies will be.

Greenbrier Valley Theatre (GVT) has announced show dates for their Youth Education's production of Disney's Alice in Wonderland Jr.

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, the Tony award winning Broadway classic, will be heading to the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 at 7:30 PM as part of the Marshall Artist Series 2019 season. The show will be presented by Reynolds and Associates, American Babbitt Bearing, Pritchard Electric, Chapman Printing, and Hoops Family Hospital.

The Greenbrier Valley Theatre (GVT) was named "Best Theatre Company" by WV Living magazine in their Winter 2018 "Best of West Virginia" awards.

WSO on the Go - Wheeling Symphony Orchestra's traveling symphony - have announced that their next performance will be on Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 at 7:00 PM at The Strand Theatre in Moundsville, WV and will be free to the public.

Marshall Artist Series has announced that tickets for their upcoming production, Breakfast at Tiffany's: Live In Concert will be free for both veterans and federal employees.

After a wildly successful run last year and subsequent awards for 'Best Musical' and 'Best Actor in a Musical' in the fan nominated and voted on Broadway World's Regional Awards, the West Virginia Public Theatre (WVPT) in Morgantown, WV has decided to bring The Last Five Years back to the stage for a second run, this time heading out on the road for two additional stops after their opening at the Tanner Theatre, located inside the Monongalia Arts Center.

Symphony and movies mix on Saturday, February 16th, 2019 when Breakfast at Tiffany's - based on Truman Capote's best-selling novella - comes to the Keith-Albee Performing Arts Center with accompaniment by a full symphony orchestra.

The Greenbrier Valley Theater (GVT) have announced GVT Play Fest, a community theatre festival showcasing the talents of writers and theatre members in the community.

The Charleston Light Opera Guild will be hosting auditions for their upcoming production of 42nd Street on February 4th, 5th and 6th. This will be CLOG's third time producing this show, their first being in 1987 and last being in 2001.

Hoping to brush up on your tap skills before auditioning for Charleston Light Opera Guild's production of 42nd Street? You're in luck! The guild had announced that they will be hosting three nights of free tap dance workshops (for serious/experienced dancers only) before beginning auditions.