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City Theatre Aims for Slam-Dunk Finale with ‘American Fast’ and Momentum Fest
By SHARON EBERSON It’s the merry month of May on your calendar but it’s March Madness onstage at City Theatre. In his new play American Fast, Kareem Fahmy puts the NCAA Basketball Championships on collision course with Ramadan and star… Read More ›
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‘Some Like It Hot’ Musical Leads 2023 Tony Award Nominations With 13
By SHARON EBERSON It’s Tony Awards Nominations Day, and as always, there were a few surprises emanating from the celebration of the best of Broadway. Some Like It Hot scored a leading 13 nominations in the voting announced Tuesday, May… Read More ›
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Review: ‘Young Americans’ Tells Immigrant Family’s Story Across Time and Miles
Lauren Yee’s latest arrives at Pittsburgh Public Theater in a collaboration with Portland Theater By SHARON EBERSON The bittersweet road-trip comedy Young Americans has, itself, traveled about 2,500 miles to Pittsburgh Public Theater as it makes its way into the… Read More ›
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What They’re Wearing: Costume Designer Susan Tsu Outfits ‘Young Americans’ at the Public
By SHARON EBERSON Susan Tsu, the award-winning costume designer and Carnegie Mellon professor, had just administered a final exam when her face popped up in close-up, a Zoom call. You could hear the students bustling in the background. They have… Read More ›
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Dueling Debuts: ‘Young Americans’ at Pittsburgh Public; ‘American Fast’ at City Theatre
By SHARON EBERSON If you’ve been planning your local theater-going for the next month, you must have noticed the coincidence. It’s not that Pittsburgh Public Theatre Downtown and City Theatre on the South Side open shows within a week of… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh CLO Adds Marquee Names to 2023 Summer Lineup
Broadway’s Elizabeth Stanley, Lesli Margherita Join Hometown Stars Names familiar from the Golden Triangle to Broadway to Disney+ and beyond are aglow in Pittsburgh CLO’s 2023 summer season lineup. A second casting announcement on Wednesday follows a partial lineup named… Read More ›
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Quantum Sets 2023-24 Sites: ‘Hamlet’ at Carrie Furnaces, Chagall Musical Fantasy at Rodef Shalom, Plus ‘Scenes From an Execution’
By SHARON EBERSON With a unique display of First Folios as a backdrop, Quantum Theatre previewed its 2023-24 season, which includes Hamlet and the return to the scene of another Bard tragedy. Quantum will be taking up residence again at… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Public Adds Four Productions for 2023-24
Premiere by Southers, Wilde Classic, Sara Porkalob Cabaret, Poe Experience Fill Season Slate By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh Public Theater has completed its 2023-24 season announcement, including a new work by Mark Clayton Southers, a cabaret-style show by Sara Porkalob, of… Read More ›
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Mitch Swain Looks Back on 18 Years as CEO of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
By SHARON EBERSON Mitch Swain is leaving as the first and only head of the Greater Pittsburgh Art Council, but not before he helps his successor settle in. It had been announced that Swain, 61, would exit at the end… Read More ›
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PICT Looks to the Future With Excitement After a Rough Year
New artistic leader Huffman sets plans in motion; Stanford discusses dismissal for the first time By SHARON EBERSON PICT Classic Theatre has survived tumultuous times before, but this particular comeback wasn’t always a sure thing. The 25-year-old company is pushing… Read More ›
