Pittsburgh CLO has announced the extension of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, running now through September 29, 2024, at the Greer Cabaret Theater. The original PCLO cast of Dan DeLuca (Dr. Frederick Frankenstein), Tim Hartman (The Monster), Anthony Marino (Igor), Theo Allyn (Frau Blücher, Medical Student, Villager), Susana Cordon (Elizabeth Benning,… Read More ›
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Accommodating the Artists: Pittsburgh’s Role in Hosting Film and Theater Productions
By CAMILLE AGIE A-listers such as Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington and the dozens of cast and crew members of the “Hamilton” tour have something in common when they work in Pittsburgh. They require a place to call home. Some… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Theater Adds Trio to Leadership Team Ahead of 50th Season
Pittsburgh Public Theater has grown its team with “significant additions,” including Sarah Ashley Cain as Associate Artistic Director and Toby Guinn as its first Chief Development Officer. The Public also has announced the appointment of Dominique Briggs as Senior Manager… Read More ›
Vigilance Theater Holds a Spooky Party, and You’re Invited
By SHARON EBERSON The Mercer family is having a party, and they want you as their guest. But beware. A lot more than mingling will be asked of you. The immersive, interactive, haunting experience of Hide is happening on a… Read More ›
Quantum Theatre Stages Classic ‘A Moon for the Misbegotten’ From a Different Point of View
By SHARON EBERSON Seated in rocking chairs and shaded from the sun, with a panoramic view of the Allegheny River, it’s easy to see how this place amid the backroads of Longue Vue Club came to be the place for… Read More ›
Review: PCLO’s Beguiling ‘Young Frankenstein’ Brims With Bawdy Glee
By SHARON EBERSON Naughty can be oh so nice when it’s done with devilish wit, a knowing wink and catchy melodies, and few in my lifetime have mastered that combination as well as Mel Brooks and his partners in parody. … Read More ›
Review: Stage 62’s Moving ‘Rent’ Owns All the Feels
By CAMILLE AGIE “They say I have the best ass below 14th Street,” is a declaration spoken by Mimi, a young woman and drug addict, with a perfect combination of confidence and humor. Funny and flirty though she seems, as… Read More ›
Pittsburgh CLO News: Beth Malone Gets ‘Seussical’ Castmates, Charles Shaughnessy Set for ‘A Musical Christmas Carol’
Pittsburgh CLO has revealed casting to finish out summer and head into the holiday season. The news includes who’s joining Beth Malone in Seussical, who’s returning as star of Who’s Holiday!, and a new Scrooge but PCLO favorite, Charles Shaughnessy,… Read More ›
Review: Sparks Fly in Kinetic’s ‘Oleanna,’ and Indelible Performances Deliver the Fireworks
By SHARON EBERSON Brace yourself for Oleanna. The David Mamet drama is not a pleasant diversion on a hot summer’s day, nor is it meant to be. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and provocateur aims to challenge beliefs we may hold to… Read More ›
PICT Announces Two 2024-25 Productions in Carnegie: ‘Andy Warhol’s Tomato,’ ‘The Smuggler’
By SHARON EBERSON The comeback of Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre – PICT, in all of its incarnations – hits a new stride, with the announcement of two productions in Carnegie, PA, venues, the first in September and the next, in… Read More ›
