When you get ready for your theatre experience, you are preparing for a journey. You may be walking through a site-specific performance like Quantum Theatre’s Chatterton, or you may expect to be seated through a show in a venue that… Read More ›
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Musical of the Month: Cabaret
History has taught us what a revolution sounds like. The slice of a falling guillotine. The pulse of rapid gunfire. The echo of a rallying cry. But when it comes to culture, you can only recognize the sounds of a… Read More ›
Laurel Semerdjian Returning to Pittsburgh Opera in “Madama Butterfly”
Pittsburgh Opera will launch its 2018-‘19 season (the company’s 80th) on Saturday evening, October 6, with the first of four performances of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. This perennial favorite, directed by Linda Brovsky, will mark the return of Antony Walker to… Read More ›
The Pittsburgh Playhouse Holds Media Tour
Reporters from Pittsburgh’s media outlets converged on the new Pittsburgh Playhouse yesterday morning for a tour by the University’s President and the Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA) Artistic and Producing Directors. (Pittsburgh in the Round had a tour in early… Read More ›
Chatham Baroque and Renaissance & Baroque Merge Operations, Keep Identities
On June 15, 2018, Renaissance & Baroque and Chatham Baroque officially merged under the umbrella of Chatham Baroque, Inc. Don’t worry; neither group is slowing down. In fact, each group will retain its unique artistic identity and programming, while Renaissance… Read More ›
Fall Fundraising Round-Up 2018
If you are a regular reader of Pittsburgh in the Round, then you are most likely a lover of all things performing arts. You probably have your favorite companies, regularly buy tickets to productions, subscribe to newsletters, follow Twitter and… Read More ›
City Theatre: Leading the Charge
In the midst of tremendous growth and giant strides towards newness in a myriad of realms, the creative team at Pittsburgh’s City Theatre remains stalwart in their commitment to setting the standard of radical new dramaturge that exemplifies the intersection… Read More ›
PICT Classic Theatre 2018/19 Season of “Classics in Our Times”
PICT Classic Theatre has announced its 2018-2019 Season, “Classics in Our Times” which includes three shows, two of which are premiers. The season carries an overarching message of “Care for the child”. PICT Artistic and Executive Director Alan Stanford commented:… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Theater Set to Shine under New Artistic Director
With its balanced blend of classics, musicals, and new works, the Pittsburgh theatre scene is often synonymous with the Pittsburgh Public Theater. Taking the reins of the Public is no small task, especially on the heels of beloved producing artistic… Read More ›
Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts
Pittsburgh has shed its rust-belt image. Even though that transition is ongoing, our city is consistently ranked as “one of the best places in the world to live.” Today we are known both as an “Eds” and “Meds” town and… Read More ›