David Nail, Leslie Mendelson to perform in Wooster

Grammy-nominated artists to headline Live at the Lyric series in March

David Nail and Leslie Mendelson will perform March 13 and 15, respectively, at the Lyric Theater of Wooster as part of the Live at the Lyric! Presented by PNC 2025-26 concert series.

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Published March 4, 2026 - 7:00 a.m.

The next musical performances in the Live at the Lyric! Presented by PNC 2025-26 concert series have been announced.

David Nail will appear March 13 and Leslie Mendelson March 15 at the Lyric Theater of Wooster, 116 E. South St., Wooster.

Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information or tickets, visit lyricwooster.org.

Hailing from Kennett, Missouri, Nail is well-respected up and down Music Row. His songs pull no punches in evoking the demons he has wrestled with much of his life. The Grammy-nominated multi-platinum singer/songwriter’s early releases, "I’m About To Come Alive," "The Sound Of A Million Dreams" and "I’m A Fire and Fighter," ignited his reputation as an innovator and creative risk-taker yet left Nail feeling restless. This led to the departure of the only record company home he’d ever known, MCA Nashville, where he’d formed friendships that endure even now.

Mendelson is a Grammy-nominated artist. Jackson Browne said, “Leslie's melodies are timeless. They reach me way back in my youth somewhere. I hear traces of Burt Bacharach and Carole King, and hooks and passages that remind me of the pop songs I grew up hearing on the radio,” while The Wallflowers frontman Jakob Dylan said, “Voices like Leslie’s can get away with almost anything. Along with being a great songwriter, this leaves her with few if any peers.”

Live at the Lyric! Presented by PNC is made possible by a PNC Foundation grant. Additional support comes from an ArtSTART grant from the Ohio Arts Council and local sponsors.