Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s (PBT) The Wizard of Oz with the PBT Orchestra will open at the Benedum Center next Friday, May 9th. The family-friendly production is a Pittsburgh premiere by Septime Webre, choreographer and artistic director of Hong Kong Ballet. PBT will perform the… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Where were you on 9/11? If you are currently older than 30 years old, you likely have some memory of that day. I was in 3rd-period geometry class when the first plane hit. I became aware of… Read More ›
Springtime for performing arts in the Pittsburgh region has come in like a lion and continues to roar as April gives away to May, with theaters either getting ready to close up shop for the summer, or just getting started. Pittsburgh Musical Theater is serving up the regional premiere of “Waitress,” and there’s a whole lot more for the very merry month of May.
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland continues its 2024-2025 Subscription Series, with the musical Anastasia in the MainStage Theater for six performances– Friday, May 2nd to Sunday, May 4th, and Friday, May 9th to Sunday, May 11th. Inspired by the 20th Century Fox Animation… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Edward Albee’s 2002 play, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? is an edgy, heavily-debated tragicomedy that pushes theatrical plot boundaries. Director Caitlin Dobronz and Assistant Director Reed Callan, bring this controversial, but highly lauded play to open Riverfront Theater Company‘s 65th season. 50-year-old Martin (Stefan Lingenfelter) is… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s 2013 musical Come From Away is colloquially described as a show about September 12, 2001. Come From Away tells the true story of Gander, Newfoundland, a small town whose population swells as they welcome stranded travelers after 9/11. The… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company and the August Wilson House have made it official, setting the schedule for a 2025 three-play summer festival, titled August Wilson’s American Century Cycle Experience. with Stephen McKinley Henderson scheduled to direct “Fences.”
By JESSICA NEU I listened to a podcast hosted by Meghan McCain a couple of weeks ago. She and her guest were discussing the idea of work-life balance. McCain mentioned that she does not like the word “balance” used in this context… Read More ›
The Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 55th anniversary season showcases five contemporary dance companies from France, theUnited Kingdom, and the United States. Brooke Horejsi, Chief Programming and Engagement Officer for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust shared a glimpse of the upcoming season, “We are excited… Read More ›
The enchantment begins the moment you enter ASCEND, a circle of wonder within the Pittsburgh Playhouse, where an original, interactive visual feast, in the style and grandeur of Cirque du Soleil, awaits.
