Author Archives
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Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for October 1st
With news about: Family Game Night at City Theatre; Midnight Radio; John Lane’s Lifetime Achievement Award; Little Lake’s Play in a Day; and more. 🎭 ICYMI: ‘FAMILY GAME NIGHT’ AT CITY THEATRE READING SERIES City Theatre’s annual Momentum Reading Series… Read More ›
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Review: Jennifer Simard, A Wickedly Funny Time at the Trust Cabaret
By SHARON EBERSON When Jennifer Simard, a redhead herself, launched into tunes associated with a trifecta of her favorite ginger-haired Broadway divas, I knew I was in for a pitch-perfect, wickedly funny time. It was as if the three-time Tony… Read More ›
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Review: Enchanting ‘In Clay’ Opens City Theatre’s 52nd Season
Alex Finke charms and amazes in solo musical “In Clay” at City Theatre.
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92NY Dance Premiere Will Kick Off ForgeWorks at New Hazlett Theater
By SHARON EBERSON Amid a glittery, celebratory gathering on Thursday, the New Hazlett Theater announced a season that includes its first ForgeWorks production. Titled Just a Smatter of Time, the interdisciplinary dance porject by Ephrat Asherie Dance, children’s author Mo… Read More ›
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Trust Convening of Pittsburgh Cultural District Arts Leaders Touts Partnerships, Outreach, and Glow-Ups
By SHARON EBERSON The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s inaugural Annual Community Meeting on Wednesday, billed as “a new signature event highlighting the transformative role of the arts in Downtown Pittsburgh,” provided a shared stage among the arts leaders of not only… Read More ›
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Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for September 16th
With news about: August Wilson, Most-Produced Playwrights and Works in America, Leon Ford and “The Weight of Forgiveness,” Pittsburgh New Works Festival, CSA and Off the Page at the New Hazlett 🎭 ICYMI: UNDISPUTED KING OF THE AMERICAN STAGE: AUGUST… Read More ›
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Vigilance Theater’s ‘Campfire Stories’: ‘At the Intersection of Fun and Spooky’
Sure signs that a new season is nearly upon us include a hint of crisp air, the swirl of fallen leaves, stores stocked with Halloween decorations, and the return of Vigilance Theater Group’s Campfire Stories. The immersive company’s return to… Read More ›
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New Hazlett Takes to the Co-Producing Field With DEMASKUS Theater’s Gender-Swapped “Othello of the End Zone, or The Steel City Tragedy”
The New Hazlett Theater’s 2026 journey to becoming a producing company continues with the announcement of a coproduction with the DEMASKUS Theater Collective, Othello of the End Zone, or The Steel City Tragedy, “a modern reimagining” of the Shakespeare classic…. Read More ›
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Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for September 9th
With news about: Come From Away on 9/11 25th anniversary, Mon River Arts, Vigilance Theater, Split Stage Productions, Geyer Performing Arts Center, The Lamp Theater and the Strand Theatre. 🎭 ICYMI: 25 YEARS AFTER 9/11, ‘COME FROM AWAY’ EMERGES AS… Read More ›
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Quantum Theatre Names Katie Brook to Succeed Karla Boos as Artistic Director
Quantum Theatre will movie into the future with director, producer, and educator Katie Brook as its new Artistic Director, beginning January 1, 2027. Brook succeeds founder and Artistic Director Karla Boos, who has led Quantum for 36 years.
