Author Archives
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Pitt Event Displays Previously Hidden Gems to Open August Wilson Archives
March has come in like a lion for Pittsburgh theater-going, and the roar only builds as the month marches on. March 2nd through 4th, Thursday through Saturday last week, there was so much to choose from that I was behind… Read More ›
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Winners Announced for 29th Shakespeare Contest at Pittsburgh Public Theater
The 29th annual Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest at Pittsburgh Public Theater reached the Showcase of Finalists on Monday, with the winners announced today. Finalists of the 2023 Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest at Pittsburgh Public Theater perform as an… Read More ›
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For ‘Once,’ David Toole Brings Guy Home to PMT
By SHARON EBERSON Once has a special place in David Toole’s career, and his heart. For an actor-singer-musician, it combines all those things in an unconventional romantic story. “And I’m an Irish boy, so anything about Ireland I find very… Read More ›
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Casts announced for City Theatre’s Native Gardens, Pittsburgh Public’s ‘Steel Magnolias’
If you follow Pittsburgh theaters on social media, you know that casting news has been coming at a fast-and-furious pace, with City Theatre and Pittsburgh Public Theater each announcing the cast of their upcoming shows this week. City is up… Read More ›
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Reviews: ‘Some Like It Hot’ and ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ on Broadway
By SHARON EBERSON NEW YORk, N.Y. — Picture this: Shubert Alley, in the heart of Times Square. At one end, there’s the 1,500-seat Shubert Theatre on 44th Street, across the street from Sardi’s. On the 45th Street side, the 766-seat… Read More ›
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Point Park Hosts 2023 National High School Dance Festival
The National High School Dance Festival, the first in three years, will return to Point Park University’s Downtown campus March 1-5, with 1,200 students from more than 70 high schools across the country participating. The announcement noted that, during Point… Read More ›
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PICT Names Elizabeth Elias Huffman as Artistic Director
By SHARON EBERSON The Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre announced today that PICT will return, with Elizabeth Elias Huffman as its new artistic director.Huffman, a longtime theater artist and Monongahela native, posted the announcement on… Read More ›
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It’s Almost Showtime for ‘Beetlejuice’ Musical in Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Bee … Before “it’s showtime” in Pittsburgh, before summoning the fast-talking scoundrel from the Netherworld, let’s conjure a couple of the women who will soon be in Pittsburgh to deliver Beetlejuice, the musical based on… Read More ›
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Casts Announced for PMT’s ‘Once,’ & Front Porch’s 2023 Season
Here’s musical theater casting news to look forward to, from Pittsburgh Musical Theater and Front Porch Theatricals: ‘Once,’ Pittsburgh Musical Theater Husband and wife David Toole and Kate Queen, who met in 2008 while portraying Tony and Maria in Gargaro… Read More ›
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Museum of Broadway Brims With Memories and Moments, Then and Now
By SHARON EBERSON NEW YORK, N.Y. — My return to New York after more than three long years away was a three-day, four-show whirlwind (reviews to come) that had to include time for the newest member of the Big Apple… Read More ›