Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
Renn Woods, film, television, stage star, and vocalist, is in Pittsburgh to portray Grandma Sadie for the encore performance of The Awakening. Written by Pittsburgh playwright Lorenzo Boone of Gold Pyramid Stage & Screen, the play is Boone’s commitment to creating prideful… Read More ›
If you’ve ever wanted to have an intimate conversation about Oreos or Fig Newtons with the fellow who invented them, stop by Homewood Cemetery on the afternoon of September 28th and meet Sylvester Stephen Marvin. While Marvin died in 1924… Read More ›
In 2010, following her successful six-year tenure as Dance Alloy’s Theatre’s Executive Artistic Director, Beth Corning turned her creative energies to solely focusing and producing her own choreography. Corningworks was formed as a female-led platform for her multi-disciplinary productions, including her award-winning series, The… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU This past Tuesday evening, the first 2024 presidential debate aligned serendipitously with the opening of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed musical Hamilton as the Cultural Trust’s PNC Broadway series kicks off its 2024-2025 season. While Trump and Harris dodged questions, and their petulance… Read More ›
Concert only tickets now available. The Pittsburgh CLO is hosting a gala celebrating the extraordinary life, career, and legacy of Pittsburgh native Shirley Jones, the beloved star of the original The Music Man motion picture. Born and raised in Smithton, PA, just… Read More ›
Texture Contemporary Ballet presents Fragments of Time, September 20-22, on Pittsburgh’s Northside at the New Hazlett Theater. This program features one new work and one past work by Texture’s Artistic Director/Resident Choreographer, Alan Obuzor. “I love that for each of our shows, we are… Read More ›
Local companies are producing world premieres of one-act plays again this week. Happiness, mother-daughter relations, and incendiary jokes are among the themes of three world premieres as the Pittsburgh New Works Festival partners with local theater companies to present Program D during… Read More ›
The Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival celebrates the 15th anniversary of the opening of the August Wilson African American Cultural Center and the festival’s return to the Cultural District. The 14th annual festival kicks off with concerts at area clubs on Thursday, followed… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU I had the pleasure of recently interviewing Marja Harmon and Lauren Mariasoosay, who will perform on stage at the Benedum Center from September 11th to 29th as part of the touring cast of the hit musical Hamilton. Mariasoosay is making her Hamilton debut as Eliza Schuyler,… Read More ›
Local companies are producing world premieres of one-act plays during week three of the five-week-long Festival. Sex after surgery, mother-daughter relations, and lost luggage are among the themes of three world premieres, as the Pittsburgh New Works Festival partners with local theater companies to present… Read More ›
