By JIM LEWIS The Takácz Quartet brought a new program to Chamber Music Pittsburgh Monday evening to kick off the organization’s 66th concert season, REVOLUTIONS: A Radical Returning. The main floor of Carnegie Music Hall was nearly sold out as the ensemble returned for its eighth time… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON When Jennifer Simard, a redhead herself, launched into tunes associated with a trifecta of her favorite ginger-haired Broadway divas, I knew I was in for a pitch-perfect, wickedly funny time. It was as if the three-time Tony… Read More ›
Systemic racism, injustice, and rebuilding lives explored in plays by Pittsburgh natives Adrienne Kennedy and Leon Ford By SHARON EBERSON I had the recent experience of bearing witness to two one-act works about the tragic consequences of driving while Black… Read More ›
By MINGSI MA Pittsburgh’s BDE Productions brings the musical Rent to the Greer Cabaret Theater downtown. Inspired by Puccini’s classic opera La Bohème, Jonathan Larson’s 1996 musical has long since moved from the margins of American theater into the canon. Among the most influential musicals in history, Rent is no doubt… Read More ›
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh area stages through the end of October, from onStage Pittsburgh. Check back frequently as shows are being added regularly. Opening This Week Continuing Their Run Opening Next Week (October 5th – 11th)… Read More ›
By JAMES LEWIS The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, fresh from its acclaimed European tour, returned to Heinz Hall Saturday night in a stunning performance to launch its new season. The annual gala is the PSO’s major fundraising event of the year, with… Read More ›
Alex Finke charms and amazes in solo musical “In Clay” at City Theatre.
By SHARON EBERSON Amid a glittery, celebratory gathering on Thursday, the New Hazlett Theater announced a season that includes its first ForgeWorks production. Titled Just a Smatter of Time, the interdisciplinary dance porject by Ephrat Asherie Dance, children’s author Mo… Read More ›
With news about: ‘A Landing Ovation’ Rescheduled; A Prelude to Halloween, and This Weekends Openings. A Landing Ovation: RESCHEDULED A Landing Ovation a free 90-minute peek at what’s ahead for Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh,… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s inaugural Annual Community Meeting on Wednesday, billed as “a new signature event highlighting the transformative role of the arts in Downtown Pittsburgh,” provided a shared stage among the arts leaders of not only… Read More ›
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