The Metropolitan
Theatre
“West Virginia’s Most Beautiful Playhouse”
The Metropolitan Theatre
Events
Tinsel & Tutus is the first holiday season production by Artistry House. The show will include excerpts from The Nutcracker and seasonal favorites such as candy canes, reindeer, dancing toys, …
The Metropolitan Theatre presents “Movies You Have to See on the Big Screen”! Come see the movie that started it all. A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set …
The Metropolitan Theatre presents “Movies You Have to See on the Big Screen”! While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship …
The Metropolitan Theatre presents “Movies You Have to See on the Big Screen”! Three decades after the Empire’s defeat, a new threat arises in the militant First Order. Stormtrooper defector Finn …
The Metropolitan Theatre presents “Movies You Have to See on the Big Screen”! Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength …
About The Met
“West Virginia’s most beautiful Playhouse”
About The Met
Parking
Paid parking is available in both municipal lots and parking garages. Limited on-street parking is available throughout downtown Morgantown. More information is available from the Morgantown Parking Authority.
History
On July 24, 1924 when the Met opened its doors, it was billed as “West Virginia’s most beautiful playhouse”. Opening night featured “Seven Acts of Vaudeville”, and for the next seven decades it remained the focus of Morgantown’s cultural life and enormously enriched the community. A long impressive playbill testifies to the vast number of artists and actors who have appeared on the stage such as Vaudeville; the traveling road shows of Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Helen Hayes, and many others. Additionally, West Virginia University drama productions, dance recitals, graduation ceremonies and a host of other community activities testify to the importance this theatre played in everyday community life.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, the Metropolitan Theatre is a contributing structure in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District, and is one of the better surviving examples of neoclassical revival architecture in the region.
The Met is owned and managed by the City of Morgantown and day-to-day operation overseen by the City Managers office. The Metropolitan Theatre Commission is a volunteer board that advises the City Managers office in operations, maintenance and theatre upgrades and programming. Annually since the Met reopened in 2003 35,000 patrons pass through he doors enjoying, presentations, pageants, plays, and concerts. WVU, the Monongalia Board of Education, Morgantown’s dance companies and theater companies as well as local, regional and national acts grace the stage.
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