By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO concludes its summer season tonight with a splash in a very splash season – the 77-year-old company’s first production of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, an immersive hit that earned 12 Tony… Read More ›
Month: August 2023
PICT Gathers a Local Who’s Who for ‘Bards From the Burgh’ Reading Series
The theater company known as PICT for short – now Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre, under the leadership of Elizabeth Elias Huffman – is going hyper-local for a fundraising reading series. Featuring four new works, the Bards from The Burgh features… Read More ›
Squonk Will Add Spectacle to Rib Fest With New ‘Brouhaha’ Show
By SHARON EBERSON If by Brouhaha, Squonk means an uproar or cause for commotion, that’s about right for the news that a supersized musical outdoor spectacle is ready for launch. Brouhaha is its name, following in the huge handprints of… Read More ›
What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of August 21st, 2023 to the end of September
Presenting onStage’s current lineup of upcoming theater, opera, dance, PSO, classical music, and chamber music performances in the greater Pittsburgh area. Follow onStage Pittsburgh for the latest Performing Arts news, previews and reviews. As we step into September, you can… Read More ›
Review: Front Porch’s Moving ‘Merrily’ Revives a Musical Old Friend
By SHARON EBERSON Merrily We Roll Along is a musical notorious for its lack of merriment. But there is plenty of reason to make merry at the New Hazlett Theater, where the talent onstage and that gorgeous Sondheim score reign,… Read More ›
Throughline Theatre Company Revives ‘Living News Festival’ a Historic Theater Concept in a Brilliant New Production
Limited Run Now to August 20th at Carnegie Stage By JESSICA NEU Throughline Theatre Company’s unique production is based on the Living Newspapers productions from the 1930s. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted the Federal Theater Project as part of the Works… Read More ›
Siegfried Tieber’s ‘Sixty-Seven Keys’ Combines Magic, Memory to Make Lasting Memories for Audiences
By JESSICA NEU At the opening of each Liberty Magic performance, venue manager Zoe Ruth gives a curtain speech where she explains that there are two types of people who watch magic shows: the skeptic and the dreamer. Since attending several shows at Liberty… Read More ›
Powerhouse Soloists Brandon Patrick George and Aaron Diehl Partner for Chamber Concert on September 11th
Chamber Music Pittsburgh (CMP) opens its 2023–24 MainStage Live season with a unique collaboration between flutist Brandon Patrick George and pianist Aaron Diehl. Songs of Black America, which George and Diehl are touring across the country, celebrates the rich lineage of Black American composers. “It… Read More ›
Rolling ‘Merrily’ Along with Daina Griffith and Catherine Kolos
Front Porch Theatricals’ Production of the Sondheim Show Marks Leading Lady Griffith’s Musical Theater Directing Debut By SHARON EBERSON The musical Merrily We Roll Along is having a moment no one could have foreseen when it first arrived on Broadway… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Presents Annual ‘Ballet Under the Stars’ Performance at Hartwood Acres on Sunday, August 20
The Free Outdoor Performance is Part of the Allegheny County Parks 2023 Concert Series Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre returns to the Middle Road Concert Area in Hartwood Acres Park for its annual Ballet Under the Stars performance this coming Sunday. “It is always… Read More ›