By Sharon Eberson Mitch Swain will retire from the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council in March of 2023 after 17 years as the organization’s first and only CEO. Swain took the reins in 2005, when the Arts Council was created by… Read More ›
Arts and Ideas
Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
Denzel Washington Returns to Pittsburgh Aug. 13 for August Wilson House Opening
Luminaries celebrating the long-anticipated grand opening of the August Wilson House on Saturday, Aug. 13, will include Denzel Washington, during a day of events that begins with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Two-time Oscar-winner Washington will join Constanza Romero Wilson, widow of… Read More ›
’22 Point Park Grad Wins Playwriting Award
Point Park University graduate Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters has won the 2022 Terrence McNally Award in playwriting for Acetone Wishes and Plexiglass Dreams. Philadelphian Walters (Class of ‘22) received her Master of Fine Arts in the screenwriting and playwriting program… Read More ›
5 Questions with Wali Jamal
Pittsburgh’s Accomplished Wilsonian Actor Makes His CLO and Benedum Debut in ‘Kinky Boots’ By Sharon Eberson What Wali Jamal lacks in enthusiasm, he makes up for in … forget it. When it comes to enthusiasm, Jamal is not lacking. Nor… Read More ›
Lou Castelli, Managing Director of the Public to Leave the Company this Fall
Lou Castelli, and the Pittsburgh Public Theater , announced his decision to move on after 24 years with the company. The theater veteran and familiar face in the Cultural District will wrap up his work in Fall 2022. PPT posted… Read More ›
Karla Boos plunges into the changing world of ‘The Cherry Orchard’
Quantum Theatre founder and artistic director Karla Boos takes on thee iconic role of Madame Ranevskaya in “The CherryOrchard.” I relate to her, in that she’s on a different
wavelength,” Boos says, “where certain things make sense that come from her heart.”
Alan Stanford fired as head of PICT Classic Theatre
Alan Stanford has been removed from his job as artistic and executive director of PICT Class Theatre, following an account of alleged sexual misconduct reported in Pittsburgh City Paper. In a press release, the PICT board of directors announced that… Read More ›
ICMY: Dr. Kathryn (Kati) Gigler has been Named Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Acting Executive Director
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has announced that Dr. Kathryn (Kati) Gigler has been named ‘s acting executive director, effective July 1, 2022. Dr. Gigler has been PBT’s Director of Education and Community Engagement since 2019. Her leadership will help ensure a… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public’s leader reflects on four eventful years
As ‘Robin Hood’ and ‘Love Letters’ bring the Pittsburgh Public Theater season to a close, AD Marya Sea Kaminski talks about how her programming is aimed at the warm feeling audiences crave.
The Inaugural Carnegie Arts Walk Celebrates the Arts on July 9, 2022 , from 12 to 6 pm
Celebrate the inaugural showcase featuring Carnegie’s unique connection to the arts with numerous new art exhibits, music, dance performances, historical tours, hands-on demonstrations, and a broad range of business participation Carnegie is home to over 20 local businesses that support… Read More ›