By SHARON EBERSON In theatrical leadership, influence and inspiration, few can match the output and goodwill spread throughout Pittsburgh by Mark Clayton Southers and Monteze Freeland. This coming weekend alone proves the point. Freeland will direct the premiere production of… Read More ›
The West Homestead native Is in Concert on June 1 at the Benedum Center By SHARON EBERSON When Jeff Goldblum talks about returning to Pittsburgh, the phrase that comes most readily to mind is, “There’s no place like home.” In… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO’s 33rd annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater was a night to celebrate arts education, feel school and community pride, experience cheering loud enough to rock a stadium and revel in… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON The New Horizon Theater has a ready-made invitation in the title of the upcoming The Nacirema Society Requests the Honor of Your Presence at a Celebration of Their First One Hundred Years, a satire with dashes of… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON Following a Quantum Theatre season boasting a record number of subscribers, Karla Boos hasn’t tired of her quest for “transformative experiences.” “I love everything we’ve done,” Quantum’s founder and artistic director says as her company enters its… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON In an alcohol-fueled haze of heartbreak and sardonic humor, when it was a struggle to stand on her own two feet, it was music that sustained Billie Holiday. Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, the musical… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON For Gabrielle Lee, who has sung on stages all over the world, starring in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill will be a gateway back to her future. The future is tomorrow, May 17, 2024, when… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON For some of us, the 1990s may seem like only yesterday. It was the decade that led to the launch of the Information Age. with the development of smartphones and the World Wide Web. Grunge was on… Read More ›
2024-25 will include DNAWORKS’ The Real James Bond … Was Dominican’ City Theatre kicked off the month of May by completing the lineup for 2024-25, the South Side company’s 50th anniversary season. Added to the five-play subscription series is DNAWORKS’… Read More ›
City Theatre and Pittsburgh Public Theater are co-hosts of the 2024 spring meeting of the League of Resident Theatres, being held starting today, May 1-3, in Downtown Pittsburgh The gathering at the Kimpton Hotel Monaco in Downtown Pittsburgh represents more… Read More ›
