The world premiere of Storming Heaven: The Musical – opens this week June 6-9 and 11-16 at the Gladys G. Davis Theatre of the WVU Creative Arts Center.
Based on the award-winning novel by Denise Giardina, “Storming Heaven: The Musical” uses country, bluegrass and Broadway-inspired songs to tell a moving and inspirational story about love, loss, and life in the West Virginia coal mines during the rise of the United Mine Workers of America. The musical follows Carrie Bishop, a 20th century woman whose discovery of her own identity and power parallels the miners’ battle for basic human rights.
West Virginia Public Theatre - a partner of WVU - is honored to present the first fully-staged production of this musical, composed by Katy Blake, Peter Davenport, Tracy Lawrence, and Flip Anderson, right here in Morgantown – the first stop on the show’s journey to Broadway.
Read more about the show or on our Facebook event. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster, by calling 304.293.SHOW, or in person at the Mountainlair and CAC box offices. Tickets are $25, or $15 for kids 17 and under or groups of 10 or more. Group rates are not available online.