Juan Rivera Lebron has been hired to chair the Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts’ Department of Theatre, beginning July 1. In addition, the announcement on June 23, 2025, stated that Rivera Lebron will serve as artistic director of… Read More ›
Arts Education
2025 Gene Kelly Award Winners
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO’s 34th annual Gene Kelly Awards, a celebratory ceremony of recognition for excellence in high school musical theater, has crowned the 2025 winners among 34 participating schools in Allegheny County. Top honors for best musical in… Read More ›
2025 Winners of Henry Mancini Awards for High School Musical Theater
The Henry Mancini Awards, representing high schools in Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties, crowned its 2025 winners on May 18. Congrats to all!
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 ›
2025 Tony Award Nominees Include CMU Alums Megan Hilty, Natalie Venetia Belcon
The 78th annual Tony Awards nominations were announced on Thursday, May 1, 2025, with, as is often the case, Carnegie Mellon University alums front and center. Megan Hilty earned her second Tony nod, this time as leading actress in a musical for “Death Becomes Her.” Natalie Venetia Belcon is nominated in the featured actress category for “The Buena Vista Social Club.”
Lucas Fedele Leads PMT’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ in a ‘Music Forward’ Direction
Lucas Fedele takes the lead as co-director/choreographer of PMT’s “Jesus Christ Superstar,” starring Treasure Treasure and Brecken Newton Farrell.
August Wilson in April: Annual New Voices Competition and Birthday Block Party
The annual Pittsburgh Regional August Wilson New Voices Monologue Competition, presented by the Bill Nunn Theatre Outreach Project, takes place Monday, March 31, 2025, at the Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild. Co-sponsored by August Wilson House, the event celebrates the legacy of… Read More ›
2025 Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest Finalists and Winners
The 31st annual Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest Showcase of Finalists was presented by Pittsburgh Public Theater on Monday, February 24, 2025, at the O’Reilly Theater. Along with the competition among grades 4-12 in two divisions – lower division (grades… Read More ›
Your Guide to 2025 Western PA Spring High School Musicals
Compiled by SHARON EBERSON OnStage Pittsburgh is changing things up for the annual listing of Western Pennsylvania spring high school musicals, 2025 edition. As February begins, more than a dozen schools are nearly on the eve of their performances, while… Read More ›
Pine-Richland Wins Big at Prime Stage’s High School Drama Awards
Prime Stage Theatre’s 5th annual High School Drama Awards, honoring excellence in nonmusical plays by student theater-makers, proved to be a big night for Pine-Richland High School. At the gala event Saturday at the Hillman Center for the Performing Arts… Read More ›
