Author Archives
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A.I. Will Run Amok in Annual OFF THE RECORD! Musical Satire
COMMENTARY The Annual Show Is a Collaboration of Three Unions, Benefiting Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank By Sharon Eberson You can feel it all around you. It’s that time when the air is crisp, football and hockey are under way,… Read More ›
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Review: Take the Quickest Path to City Theatre for a Magical Musical Migrant Journey
The Saturday and Sunday, September 30 and October 1, performances of Somewhere Over the Border were canceled “due to performer illness (non-COVID).” Continue to check the ticket site or follow City Theatre on social media for updates. By SHARON EBERSON… Read More ›
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Brian Quijada Takes Audiences on His Mother’s Immigration Journey in ‘Somewhere Over the Border’
City Theatre Opens 2023-24 With a Musical Work That Began in Pittsburgh By SHARON EBERSON Brian Quijada’s Somewhere Over the Border began with “an epic conversation” between the performance artist and his mother. The Yellow Brick Road that twice has… Read More ›
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Long-Awaited ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Makes Its Pittsburgh Debut With a Dashing Duke and Splashy Spectable
By SHARON EBERSON The North American tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical was delayed twice by COVID, once when we were all on hold during the pandemic, and again for the first wave of the Omicron variant. But if this show… Read More ›
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Review: Bravura Cast Sparkles in Pittsburgh Public Premiere Musical ‘Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For’
By SHARON EBERSON In a full-circle, overdue moment, the words “Hi, I’m Billy Strayhorn,” are at last being said on a Pittsburgh stage. Conjuring the late jazz genius is Darius de Haas, kicking off a tour-de-force performance and immediately opening… Read More ›