Author Archives
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PICT Sets 2025 Bards From the Burgh Reading Selections
Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre’s third annual Bards From the Burgh series will feature four readings of new works by local playwrights. Each year, PICT selects one play from the series to develop for production. The first production from the series… Read More ›
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2025 Tony Awards Takeaways: Diversity on Display, Little Wins Big, and CMU Rules
I watch the Tony Awards with Pittsburgh in mind, because the pipeline of talent between here and Broadway is, hands-down, among the region’s chief exports. It also is the awards ceremony that gives and gives, showcasing live performances by the world’s top musical theater artists, especially for those who may never make it to New York. Here are a few highlights and observations from viewing the 2025 Tony Awards.
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PSO Honors Richard P. Simmons by Naming Heinz Hall’s Stage the Simmons Family Stage
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced the inaugural naming of Heinz Hall’s stage as the Simmons Family Stage, honoring contributions of $50 million – including the PSO’s largest single donation to date, of $29.5 million in 2006 – by longtime… Read More ›
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Upcoming Quantum Theatre Sites Include ‘The Tempest’ at Carrie Furnace
Quantum Theatre, Shakespeare and Carrie Furnace will continue their triple-threat collaboration – innovative company, The Bard and a historic site – with “The Tempest,” set for the summer of 2026.
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Pittsburgh Playhouse 2025-2026 Season Includes ‘The Chief’ and Return of ‘Ascend’
The Chief is coming to the Pittsburgh Playhouse for the 2025-2026 Playhouse Presents season. The popular solo play about Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr. returns Downtown to kick off 2026 at the Point Park University performance center. Also next year, the… Read More ›
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Richard King Mellon Foundation Provides $10 Million Grant to Fund and Sustain Arts Landing
A $10 million grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation – “among the largest philanthropic gifts to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in its four-decade-history” – has helped the nonprofit arts organization to complete funding to cover construction costs of Arts Landing. Additionally, the grant will support ongoing operations, programming, maintenance, and security for the 4-acre civic space once it opens to the public in 2026.
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‘Jaws’ Fans Jump at ‘Shark’ Bait Plus Patricks Trifecta
The “Jaws”-inspired play “The Shark Is Broken” rides a wave of excitement into Braddock, buoyed by “Jaws” fever and three Patricks: Patrick Jordan, Patrick Cannon and Quinn Patrick Shannon.
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What to Expect When Expecting ‘Baby,’ the Musical
Co-stars Becki Toth and Allan Snyder Dish on Front Porch Theatricals’ First Production of 2025 By SHARON EBERSON When the musical Baby opened on Broadway in 1983, Frank Rich of The New York Times said it belonged in the rare… Read More ›
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2025 Gene Kelly Award Nominees
The nominees for Pittsburgh CLO’s 34th annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater, recognizing 34 participating schools in Allegheny County, were announced on May 7, 2025. The ceremony on May 24 at the Benedum Center will… Read More ›
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Review: Patina Miller’s Trust Cabaret: ‘Fabulous, Baby!’
Speaking of fabulous … when Patina Miller graced the stage with “Fabulous, Baby!” from “Sister Act,” there wasn’t a doubter in the Greer Cabaret Theater audience that they were in for a fantabulous night.
