By SHARON EBERSON Escape the holiday bustle and hustle and head over to the South Side, where you can join those crazy kids from Pride and Prejudice in a heartfelt romp, tinseled and decked out with Austen-esque charm. A fine… Read More ›
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Front Porch Theatricals Sings Out an Enticing New Season
All-Female ‘A … My Name is Still Alice’ and the Pittsburgh Premiere of ‘Bandstand’ Are on Tap for 2024 By SHARON EBERSON On a music-filled night representing Front Porch Theatricals’ past and future, the summertime company announced 2024’s two-show season:… Read More ›
Brenden Peifer Stands Tall in Latest Role for barebones’ ‘American Buffalo’
By SHARON EBERSON At a lanky 6 feet, 4 inches, Brenden Peifer is hard to miss, whether offstage or on. And this year, it has seemed he is always on. So far in 2023, Peifer could be seen in productions… Read More ›
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Appoints Daniel Singer as New Music Director
Daniel J Singer – Photo – Roger Mastroianni The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh (MCP) has announced the appointment of Daniel Singer as its new Robert Page Music Director. Having spent over a decade conducting with The Cleveland Orchestra Choruses, among a variety… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Theater Introduces ‘Streamland’: Digital Versions of Productions for the Classroom
Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced the launch of Streamland, a new initiative “to bring the magic of live theater into classrooms nationwide.” The press release on Thursday stated that the Downtown company will deliver “cinema-quality digital versions of The Public’s… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Names New Executive Director
Starting in November, Nicholas Dragga joins Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) as their newest Executive Director. Dragga joins PBT from Ballet Lubbock, where he has served as the Executive Director since 2011. He has a wealth of experience as an arts… Read More ›
New Horizon Theater Finds a New Home With Pittsburgh Public Theater
New Horizon Theater, a Heinz Endowments’ “Pittsburgh Cultural Treasure,” has entered into a partnership with Pittsburgh Public Theater to present the company’s 32nd season Downtown, at the O’Reilly Theater. “We can’t wait to bring this exciting season to life in… Read More ›
City Theatre Taking It to the Streets for The Bash, Then Heads ‘Somewhere Over the Border’
Q&A: James McNeel and Monteze Freeland on co-productions, revenue sources, fundraising and more to come… By SHARON EBERSON City Theatre’s South Side campus has been buzzing since its big red doors closed on the 2022-23 season in May. This summer, there’s… Read More ›
Review: Pittsburgh CLO Crafts a Visual Feast for Season Finale, ‘Natasha Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’
By SHARON EBERSON From the moment you walk into the Benedum Center auditorium, you know: This is something different. The modernist design that greets you – a bedazzled backdrop and a neon sign reading: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet… Read More ›
Quantum Theatre Finds ‘Quintessential Hamlet’ in Pittsburgh’s Treasure Treasure
The setting at the Carrie Furnaces site has moved outdoors during preproduction By SHARON EBERSON For all those who believe in destiny, it was preordained that Treasure Treasure was meant to be Quantum Theatre’s Hamlet.“On a whim,” she had randomly… Read More ›