Author Archives
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Michael Cerveris Returns to Pittsburgh for barebones ‘Nightmare’ Benefit
By Sharon Eberson You may wonder, is The Nightmare Before Christmas a Christmas movie or a Halloween movie? The stop-motion musical has a spot on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the top 15 Christmas films of all time, where the question… Read More ›
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Quantum’s 100th Illuminates Chagalls’ Epic Love Story
Passion and Hardship Follow Artist and his Lifelong Muse in ‘Flying Lovers of Vitebsk’ “In our life there is a single color, as on an artist’s palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color of… Read More ›
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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 ›
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New Billy Strayhorn Biomusical Is a Pittsburgh Story From Concept to Pittsburgh Public Stage
By SHARON EBERSON Jazz legend Billy Strayhorn’s story is a Pittsburgh story, in his lifetime and even now, when he is being celebrated with a world-premiere biomusical in the heart of the city’s Cultural District. Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live… Read More ›
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BRINGING ALL THAT JAZZ TO PITTSBURGH: Renowned Pianist Matthew Whitaker Debuts as a Musical Director in Public’s Premiere of ‘Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For’
The Blind Musician Stopped by Westinghouse Arts Academy and Won Over a New Group of Fans By SHARON EBERSON The students flowing into the auditorium knew they were in the presence of someone extraordinary as they sat down facing Matthew… Read More ›
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Director Ready to Celebrate Jonathan Larson with CLO Cabaret’s ‘tick, tick … BOOM!’
The show opens the revamped Greer Cabaret theater; cast member Brady D. Patsy sideline with broken ankle, replaced by Billy Mason By SHARON EBERSON Martha Banta had stayed away from directing tick, tick … BOOM! until now. “I just thought… Read More ›