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• Quantum Invades Frick Building With Modern-Day Faust Tale

  By Sharon Eberson on April 4, 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  You’re Invited to a Devilish Party in Immersive ‘The Devil Is a Lie’ Experience By SHARON EBERSON Within the pristine marble halls of the Frick Building, the stage is set for a whole lot of soul searching, in more ways… Read More ›

• Pittsburgh CLO Reveals Partial Summer Lineup of Artists

  By Sharon Eberson on March 28, 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  Broadway Names and Pittsburgh Ties Include ‘Into the Woods’ Castmates Patti Murin, Manu Narayan and Joe Serafini By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO put on a show today to announce artists who will populate their 77th summer season of musicals, with… Read More ›

• Beautiful Bonding at the Parlor: Pittsburgh Public Welcomes ‘Steel Magnolias’

  By Sharon Eberson on March 23, 2023 • ( 0 )

  

  The inviting title, with an all-female cast, is directed by Marya Sea Kaminski By SHARON EBERSON Which came first, the movie or the play?  In the case of Steel Magnolias, if you said “play,” give yourself a hand.  It’s the… Read More ›

• Review: New Musical ‘Shantytown’ Shines a Bright Light on a Fascinating Pittsburgher

  By Sharon Eberson on March 22, 2023 • ( 1 )

  

  Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater opens a new chapter with the story of Father James Cox, champion of the Depression-era jobless By SHARON EBERSON New chapters are being written simultaneously in the Upper Hill District, each emerging from stories with deep Pittsburgh… Read More ›

• Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Names Kendra Whitlock Ingram to Top Post

  By Sharon Eberson on November 1, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust names Duquesne grad Kendra Whitlock Ingram as second woman and first person of color to top post.

• Review: ‘Newsies’ at McKeesport Little Theater

  By Sharon Eberson on September 21, 2022 • ( 0 )

  By Jade Goodes Open the gates and seize the day with McKeesport Little Theater in their latest production of Disney’s Newsies. Based on the 1992 film of the same name, the stage adaptation brings the memorable scenes from the movie to… Read More ›

• onStage’s 2022-23 Pittsburgh Performing Arts Season Show Listings (by Company)

  By Sharon Eberson on August 14, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  To see the full season’s listings by company click here. Or you can click on the 22-23 SEASON BY COMPANY menu button at the top of the screen. Our listing is updated often, so please check back periodically for additions… Read More ›

• Diabolical ‘Misery’ awaits your company in Braddock

  By Sharon Eberson on May 14, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  By Sharon Eberson Some of the best edge-of-your-seat moments within the Misery unfolding in Braddock are wordless. Without the inner monologue of page or screen, through often excruciating actions and silent suffering, the dread that fills barebones production’s intimate blackbox… Read More ›