Author Archives
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Preview: Bradbury Returns to Pittsburgh as Moliere in His Own Award-Winning Comedy
By Sharon Eberson Simon Bradbury and Andrew Paul go way back. So it’s somehow fitting that they both wound up connecting while both were in Las Vegas, even if their artistic collaboration remains on Pittsburgh stages. 20-plus years ago, Bradbury,… Read More ›
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Mt. Lebanon’s Billy Hartung Among Honorable Mentions for the Tony’s 2022 Excellence in Theatre Education Award
By Sharon Eberson If you are a member of the Pittsburgh theater community, you know Billy Hartung as a performer; of course, He’s been to Broadway and back. As in back home, that’s back in Mt. Lebanon, where he is… Read More ›
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Show by ‘Downton Abbey’s’ Mrs. Patmore canceled at Pittsburgh Public Theater – Updated Information
August Wilson’s Two Trains Running is running on time for Pittsburgh Public, but How the Hell Did I Get Here? will not pull into the O’Reilly Theater as planned. First postponed from January to July 20-Aug. 7, the solo musical by Downton Abbey’s Mrs. Patmore,… Read More ›
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2022 Gene Kelly Awards Crowns Winners at the Benedum
By Sharon Eberson Seven hundred Allegheny County students were singing, dancing, and accepting awards and scholarships last night, marking the return of the Gene Kelly Awards to a razzle-dazzle in-person event at the Benedum Center. Among the multiple winners at… Read More ›
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‘A Man of No Importance’ canceled before finale
By Sharon Eberson Front Porch Theatricals has had to close A Man of No Importance before its final performances this weekend, due to COVID-19 safety concerns. The award-winning musical, featuring beautiful performances by Allan Snyder, Dave Toole and Becki Toth and… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Playhouse and Quantum Theatre Among NEA Grant Awardees
Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University has been approved for a $30,000 NEA Grant for Arts Projects to support a portion of its “Shaping the Arts: Black Women and Femme Artists and Creators” program. Other regional awardees of the 2022… Read More ›
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Vigilance Theater Invites You to Step Inside a Whodunnit and Pick the Killer
By Sharon Eberson Witnessing a slasher film from the safe distance between seat and screen is one thing, but just imagine being in the room where it happens when the masked killer strikes. No need to merely imagine anyone. Blood… Read More ›
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Comedy on the Horizon in Homewood New Horizon Theater presents ‘One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show,’ Opening May 27
By Sharon Eberson New Horizon Theater ends its season with One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, a comedy set in 1970s Philadelphia that deals with the clash of values between middle-class and working-class African Americans. The title derives from a… Read More ›
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LaChanze, Stephen Schwartz, Megan Hilty, and Norm Lewis Among Trust Cabaret 2022-23 Headliners
By Sharon Eberson Tony Award-winner LaChanze, a nominee again this year for Trouble in Mind, is coming to Pittsburgh, one of the stars who comprise the 2022-23 Trust Cabaret Series. Two artists with Carnegie Mellon School of Drama ties –… Read More ›
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Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Front Porch Theatricals’ ‘A Man of No Importance’
By Sharon Eberson It is important, Front Porch Theatricals’ production of A Man of No Importance. Let me explain all the reasons why. It’s going to take a little time, so get comfortable. This previously little-done show might just be… Read More ›