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With a capacity of 3,483 (2,377 on the orchestra level and 1,106 on the balcony), the Municipal Auditorium is the largest theater in West Virginia. Concerts , graduations , Broadway stage shows and other special events, including the annual presentation of The Nutcracker , are held on the auditorium's 65-by-85.5-foot stage.
The new owners plan to return the venue to a single-bay theater and use the theater to host live performances. Dan Coffey, known for his work on theater restorations in Chicago, has already visited the Warner. [9] Morgantown based construction firm March-Westin has been selected to perform the renovations. [10] The theatre could reopen as early ...
The West Virginia University Creative Arts Center opened in 1969 after the expansion of West Virginia University's Evansdale campus. [3] Upon opening, the WVU schools of Theatre and Dance, Arts and Design, and Music were moved into the Creative Arts Center from there previous respective buildings.
West Virginia State University held its commencement ceremonies in the Coliseum until 2013. Recently the Coliseum started hosting more concerts in the area bringing icons such as Judas Priest, Jelly Roll, Motionless In White and Heart to the city. The Charleston Light Opera Guild conducts performances in the Little Theater throughout the year. [10]
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The Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) is an American annual professional theatre festival held at Shepherd University, located in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. According to the New York Times (in 2015), it is one of "50 essential summer festivals". [ 1 ]
After the theater stopped showing movies, the symphony returned to the Capitol in 1961, followed years later in 1969 by the Jamboree, which had tried several different venues since the Capitol, the longest venue being the Virginia Theater. In the subsequent years, the Capitol experienced major success as the Capitol Music Hall.
In 1913, the Robinson Grand Theater was opened in downtown Clarksburg. The Robinson Grand, a pioneer in its era, became the thirteenth theater in the United States to be equipped with sound technology in 1927. During its golden age, it hosted a diverse array of events, including movies, plays, wedding receptions, and the Miss West Virginia Pageant.