The Pittsburgh Public Theater announced their 2018/19 season at a member’s reception on Tuesday night. Board Chair Michael H. Ginsberg officially passed the baton from Ted Pappas, the retiring Producing Artistic Director, to the new team of Artistic Director Marya… Read More ›
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Eric Ferring on Pittsburgh Opera’s “Ashes & Snow”
For its second and final Resident Artist production of the winter months, Pittsburgh Opera will present Douglas J. Cuomo’s Ashes & Snow, beginning Saturday evening, February 17, at the company’s headquarters in the Strip District. There is much about this… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera Announces 80th Season’s Line-Up
For its 2018-’19 season – the company’s 80th – Pittsburgh Opera will offer a variety of productions sure to meet with just about any music lover’s taste. The four Benedum Center stagings will be of tried and true classics, while… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera’s Benjamin Taylor Takes “The Long Walk”
For the third offering of its current season, Pittsburgh Opera will present another local premiere of a contemporary work, The Long Walk, beginning Saturday evening, January 20, at the CAPA Theater. With music by composer Jeremy Howard Beck and a… Read More ›
Winter Preview 2017
A letter from the Editor: Our dearest readers, Winter is only 24 days away and we’re already dashing through Christmas decorations and Cyber Monday sales as 2108 creeps up on us. 2017 has gone fast and we at Pittsburgh in… Read More ›
Weirdo Extraordinaires Find Homes at the Glitterbox
Fortitude of spirit; endurance in spite of all financial limitations and burdens put on resources; a nearly virtuous steadfastness to the art you are committed to producing and the community you seek to uphold; a truly strong gaggle of “weirdo… Read More ›
5 Christmas Shows To Put On Your Nice List This Holiday Season
When the weather outside is frightful, there is no place more delightful than the theater. Companies all around the city of Pittsburgh are offering up holiday-themed shows of all genres to give anyone craving it an extra dose of yuletide… Read More ›
5 Musicals You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter 2017
Welcome to our annual pick of five of must-see musicals this winter. We have a diverse mix that includes two community theatre productions; Annie at Comtra and The Last Five Years by Split Stages at the Theatre Factory. From the… Read More ›
Aftershock Theatre: Bringing Relevant Works to Lawrenceville
When Andrew Minton and Larissa Jantonio came up with the idea for Aftershock Theatre, they knew they wanted to create a company that would foster change and provide a theatre outlet for younger, more diverse audiences. The fledgling company aims… Read More ›
Danielle Pastin – Homegrown “Countess” to Grace Pittsburgh Opera’s “The Marriage of Figaro”
For the second production of its current season, Pittsburgh Opera is offering an excellent cast in Mozart’s perennial favorite, The Marriage of Figaro. That this 18th century comic story of romance and mistaken identity continues to delight audiences over 200… Read More ›