Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
Audiences are invited to play the set, The Giant Squonk Accordion, on June 7 in Millvale and June 14 in Penn Hills. Brouhaha is an immersive outdoor spectacle bursting with rollicking music, dazzling imagery, and audience participation. At the center… Read More ›
The Company Announces Six Promotions and Five New Artists PBT Company Artists 2024-25 Season | Photo by Anita Buzzy Prentiss Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) has announced changes to its company roster for the 2025-26 season. PBT will welcome new artists… Read More ›
This review has been updated with new production photographs. By BOB HOOVER Many plays have been written to showcase a particular actor. British playwright Christopher Hampton drew on an obscure 1941 Hungarian novel by Sandor Marai to write a vehicle for Jeremy… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Pregnancy is a strange thing. Every woman’s journey to finding out they are expecting differs. Sometimes, it is expected; sometimes, it is a complete shock. Not to mention the myriad symptoms, side effects, cravings, emotions, and reactions…. Read More ›
The Strand Theater in Zelienople has announced its three show Broadway on Main subscription series for the 2025-26 season. Rock Of Ages | September 12-21, 2025 | It’s 1987, and The Sunset Strip is the Place to Be in this Glitzy & Glamorous Jukebox’… Read More ›
This operatic tragedy, based on the historical events surrounding Anne Boleyn’s trial and execution of, takes the stage in Pittsburgh for the first time in 25 years. A gem of the bel canto repertoire, Anna Bolena explores the psychological depth and intertwining… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Clouds in My Coffee is a Perfect Tribute to Mitchell, King, and Simon. Conductor Ted Sperling leads the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in Clouds in My Coffee: The Trailblazing Music of Joni Mitchell, Carole King, and Carly Simon, the latest… Read More ›
2025-2026 TRUST CABARET SEASON The Trust Cabaret 2025-2026 season kicks off with the return of Eva Noblezada, the Tony-nominated star of Miss Saigon, Hadestown and The Great Gatsby, and ends with the first Pittsburgh in-concert appearance of her Gatsby costar, Jeremy Jordan, who recently earned a… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Concluding their 2024-25 season, Pittsburgh Dance Council welcomed the Malandain Ballet Biarritz and their Les Saisons (Four Seasons) production last night at the Byham Theater. Les Saisons showcases Antonio Vivaldi’s famous piece, “Four Seasons,” and incorporates elements of Giovanni Antonio Guido’s “Le Quattro Stagioni… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON The cuts have been expected, but now that the axe has come down, arts and culture organizations nationwide are feeling the pain and contemplating next steps. The Trump Administration has started canceling National Endowment for the Arts… Read More ›
