Chris Cox, Company’s Director of Marketing and Communications, Shares Line-Up and a Few Words By George B. Parous Pittsburgh Opera today announced their plans for the company’s 84th season, with the list of works to be done encompassing the Baroque,… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Opera Opens “The Rose Elf”
Performances through January 30th Madeline Ehlinger, Soprano in the Title Role, Shares Some Thoughts on the Production By George B. Parous (previously posted) The Rose Elf, is a one act chamber opera with music and libretto by David Hertzberg, which premiered… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera Opens “The Rose Elf” Next Saturday, January 22
Madeline Ehlinger, Soprano in the Title Role, Shares Some Thoughts on the Production By George B. Parous The Rose Elf, is a one act chamber opera with music and libretto by David Hertzberg, which premiered in the catacombs of a Brooklyn… Read More ›
Show Notes 1/7/2022
Covid concerns postpones shows at Comtra and Off the Wall | Chatham Baroque has a new home | Liberty Magic for January Comtra Theatre’s January production of Cabaret has been postponed with a new opening set for May 13th. Off… Read More ›
Show Notes for January 1, 2022
Congratulations, we made it to 2022! Here is the latest from a relative quiet holiday week in theater land: Stage 62 announces AUDITIONS are now open for their production of Disney Descendants: The Musical. The show is a brand-new musical comedy… Read More ›
October 16, 2021: What NYC Theater Makers are talking about this week
Here’s what TheaterMakers were talking about this week from the perspective of Broadway producer Ken Davenport…. (Some links may require a subscription.) 1 – Variety’s Broadway Comeback What an honor to be part of such an exciting event to celebrate… Read More ›
Resonance Works selects first Executive Director, returns to the stage for its ninth season: Bridging Time, Space, and Tradition
Longendyke, a “steward” of Resonance Works’ mission Resonance Works, Pittsburgh’s artist-driven, multi-modal performing arts company, announced its 2021–22 season, Bridging Time, Space, and Tradition, and the appointment of Dr. Clare Longendyke as the organization’s first Executive Director. Longendyke, joins Resonance… Read More ›
Theater News and Notes
A series of recurring columns on theater by Sharon Eberson Black Theatre United’s New Deal is a challenge for change. Theater is on its way back and ready to greet it is a New Deal for racial justice. Last summer,… Read More ›
City Theatre will (re)open with a message of collaboration, premieres, and a timely revival
By Sharon Eberson Marc Masterson had just delivered a show-by-show dive into City Theatre’s 2021-22 season when he was asked if putting it together posed one of the toughest challenges of his career. “It’s not what you think,” the artistic… Read More ›
Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse Announces Their 2021 – 2022 Season
Like so many theaters, Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse season came to an abrupt halt last spring after the first performance and only performance of the eagerly awaited Pippin. Today, during the opening concert of its inaugural summer music… Read More ›
