Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
Upcoming: Ballet Under The Stars at Hartwood Acres on Sunday, July 25th One of our favorite end-of-summer traditions is back! Gather friends and family, pack your picnic blankets and head over to beautiful Hartwood Acres for some late afternoon family… Read More ›
Opening July 19th, the production is Directed by company member Katy Chmurra. The setting is a squalid farm home occupied by a family filled with suppressed violence and an unease born of deep-seated unhappiness. The characters are a ranting alcoholic grandfather;… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Whether you are a Star Wars aficionado, could identify Yoda, or have ridden a ride in Star Wars land at Disney, odds are you can recognize the opening score of the franchise films. Composer John Williams’ score remains an iconic piece… Read More ›
Despite risks magnified by a devastating pandemic, Pittsburgh artists continue to carve out new choices for the theater scene By CAMILLE AGIE Theater companies all over the world are still adjusting to a new reality following the 2020 pandemic that… Read More ›
By MARIA SCIULLO Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is your onstage summer cocktail, an unabashedly silly musical by Jeffrey Lane (book) and David Yazbek (music and lyrics). Against a rum-punch-hued background of terraces and hotel suites set on the French Riviera, a couple of con men —… Read More ›
The Cultural District’s outdoor gathering space is among four regional attractions enhanced by the Better Block Foundation, supported by the RK Mellon Foundation. The Giant Eagle Foundation Backyard at 8th & Penn, a project of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust located steps away from the Benedum… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON The rare sights of a standing ovation before the bows and audience members wiping away tears speak volumes about Pittsburgh CLO’s new production of The Color Purple, powered by the Pulitzer Prize-winning story and galvanizing performances of… Read More ›
Column By SHARON EBERSON It’s Monday night, and the final seconds of the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals are ticking away as I write this. The live YouTube broadcast of the 2024 Jimmy Awards is over, host Josh… Read More ›
By BOB HOOVER Calling his current season “A Pair of Deuces,” Kinetic Theatre’s producing director Andrew Paul presents a double dose of David Mamet – A Life in The Theatre (1977) and Oleanna (!992). The earlier play reveals Mamet searching to find his style of aphoristic dialogue, pausing… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU, updated 6/14/24 Following a beautiful opening number performed en pointe, Maria Caruso stepped on stage to introduce Bodiography‘s student spring performance. Immediately, you knew that you were about to witness not just dancing but a chosen family… Read More ›
