WCU Live!

The WCU Live! Performing Arts Series is for the enjoyment of the campus and larger West Chester area and surrounding communities and presents internationally acclaimed artists in the disciplines of dance, music, theatre, and family entertainment.
WCU Live Tickets: Purchase tickets to the 2026-27 Season!
The Sharpe Family Singers
Saturday, November 21, 2026
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7:00 pm
Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall
Orchestra Full View: Adults- $35 Seniors/Students- $30
Orchestra Obstructed: Adults- $30 Seniors/Students- $25
Balcony: Adults- $25 Seniors/Students- $20
THE SHARPE FAMILY SINGERS…LIVE!
You’ve seen them on American Idol, America’s Got Talent, national TV commercials for JC Penney, Glad Bags and Ricola! Or maybe you are among the 12 million fans who follow them on social media. Perhaps you are one of the 75 million who watch their fun viral videos on YouTube and Tik Tok every month.
They are the Sharpe Family Singers and they’ve put the “family” back into wholesome family entertainment for the whole family. And now, you and your family can finally see them live on stage!
America’s favorite singing family includes Broadway-star parents, Ron & Barbra (the original Marius and Cosette from Les Miz), with their equally talented kids Samantha, Logan, and twins Aidan and Connor. Their brand new live show – a tightly choreographed, audience interactive and multi-media production-- features Broadway showstoppers from smash hit musicals, mega-hits from the Disney songbook, blockbuster soundtracks from popular films and a wide variety of Top 40/Contemporary pop hits.
Their live performance is an unforgettable experience, harmoniously combining great melodies, captivating choreography and compelling storytelling. Whether you’re a passionate Broadway enthusiast or movie-goer, an avid follower of the Sharpes digital endeavors, or simply a lover of great music, you and your whole family – including your kids who know the Sharpes from social media and TV – will absolutely love their live show on stage!

So Good: The Neil Diamond Experience
Saturday, February 13, 2027
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7:00 pm
Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall
Orchestra Full View: Adults- $35 Seniors/Students- $30
Orchestra Obstructed: Adults- $30 Seniors/Students- $25
Balcony: Adults- $25 Seniors/Students- $20
Broadway, television, and film star, Robert Neary, creates an unforgettable tribute
to one of the greatest recording artists in history. Ranked the #1 Neil Diamond Tribute
in America, by Pollstar Magazine, this two hour Extravaganza is packed with 28 classic
hit songs, nostalgia, stories, multimedia, trivia, and a 30 minute finale that is
pure Broadway caliber. This is a true immersion into the life and career of Neil Diamond
and sets itself apart from all others. Massive critical praise all across the internet
and social media has called this show “The most authentic and professional tribute
to Neil Diamond and delivers nothing short of a true Neil Diamond concert experience”.
The concert has even been filmed as a documentary feature and is now streaming on
Amazon Prime Video, where, it too, continues to draw rave reviews.
With over 40 years in the entertainment business, Robert has 3 Broadway leads, and over 60 major guest starring television and film roles to his credit and has amassed a following of over half a million people, worldwide, on social media. He created this incredible show in 2019 and worked tirelessly with NY’s premier band, The Mystic, during the pandemic, to make it the hit that it is today. Now, in it’s 6th year, “So Good! The Neil Diamond Experience” has played in 38 states and is continuing to sell out venues all over the US.

Tamagawa University Taiko Drumming & Dance Troupe
Wednesday, April 7, 2027
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7:30 pm
Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall
Orchestra Full View: Adults- $25 Seniors/Students- $20
Orchestra Obstructed: Adults- $20 Seniors/Students $18
Balcony: Adults- $18 Seniors/Students- $15
Nearly 30 drummers and dancers from Tamagawa University, Japan, make a return appearance on our campus for an athletic and graceful performance that includes thundering Taiko drumming and Japanese folkloric dance. As one of the top-ranking taiko groups in Japan, their amazing stage show has received rave reviews from the New York Times and other media. With growing numbers of fans every year, they return to the U.S. to perform at the Cherry Blossom Festivals in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.


