Author Archives
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‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Provides a Showcase for the Talented Mr. Rob McClure
COMMENTARY By SHARON EBERSON When I see the words “Starring Rob McClure,” I think, “I’m all in.” So tonight, when he and wife Maggie Lakis take the Benedum Center stage in the musical comedy Mrs. Doubtfire, I’ll be there. I… Read More ›
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Front Porch Theatricals Sings Out an Enticing New Season
All-Female ‘A … My Name is Still Alice’ and the Pittsburgh Premiere of ‘Bandstand’ Are on Tap for 2024 By SHARON EBERSON On a music-filled night representing Front Porch Theatricals’ past and future, the summertime company announced 2024’s two-show season:… Read More ›
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Broadway and Clairton’s Rema Webb Channels Billie Holiday in Homewood Shows
Afro-American Music Institute Presents Pittsburgh-centric ‘Lady Day,’ Based on Vernell Lillie Work By SHARON EBERSON Broadway veteran and Clairton native Rema Webb made her second Pittsburgh appearance this year, both to support hometown musical education institutions. On March 11, Webb… Read More ›
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REVIEW: Full-Throttle Mamet on Display in barebones’ ‘American Buffalo’
By SHARON EBERSON Even as hell breaks loose in the Mamet masterwork American Buffalo, it is funny as hell, and full of heart. How perfect, then, that Patrick Jordan’s barebones productions ends its 20th year with this actor’s actor piece,… Read More ›
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City Theatre Celebrates the Christmas Season With ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Sequel
By SHARON EBERSON City Theatre is taking a seat at Pittsburgh’s traditional holiday table, adding a dash of Jane Austen-inspired romance to a menu where Dickensian fare and Christmas-themed comedic offerings are ever bountiful. The South Side company turns to… Read More ›
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Brenden Peifer Stands Tall in Latest Role for barebones’ ‘American Buffalo’
By SHARON EBERSON At a lanky 6 feet, 4 inches, Brenden Peifer is hard to miss, whether offstage or on. And this year, it has seemed he is always on. So far in 2023, Peifer could be seen in productions… Read More ›
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Five Questions with Paula McFetridge, Director of ‘Green & Blue’ at City Theatre
Belfast Company Kabosh Theatre’s Production About Finding Understanding Amid Conflict Comes to Pittsburgh By SHARON EBERSON An officer in a green uniform, on one side of a 30-year conflict, and another in blue, on the other side of the border,… Read More ›
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Heralding A Brand New Day for Pittsburgh-Bound ‘The Wiz’
In Conversation With Writer Amber Ruffin and Costume Designer Sharen Davis By SHARON EBERSON I am going to go out on a pretty strong limb by saying that The Wiz is among the most important musicals of not only the… Read More ›
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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 ›
