Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
Q&A: James McNeel and Monteze Freeland on co-productions, revenue sources, fundraising and more to come… By SHARON EBERSON City Theatre’s South Side campus has been buzzing since its big red doors closed on the 2022-23 season in May. This summer, there’s… Read More ›
Making the Music of the Past Present by Exploring Music of Scotland, Spain, France, Italy, England, the Americas and More By JESSICA NEU Chatham Baroque’s 2023-24 Concert Series, features a daring and visionary schedule of performances from the Baroque era… Read More ›
Liberty Magic offers a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience by hosting magicians year-round to perform in the intimate 66-seat speakeasy theater. From impossibly funny moments to dark and off kilter magic, to record breaking and revolutionary sleight of hand, each magician offers… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Shakespeare In The Parks Continues Its 19th Season with an All-Female Cleopatra & Antony, September 2-October 1, 2023 Politics meets passion in the timeless story of Cleopatra and Anthony, Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks’ 19th season outdoor production, during five… Read More ›
Blurred Bodies brings Grammy®-winning vocal band Roomful of Teeth and Pittsburgh’s Attack Theatre dance company together at Carnegie Mellon University’s Chosky Theater for an evening that expands the expressive potential of vocal music and dance. Blurred Bodies is a world premiere music and dance immersion into ten musicians… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON You may know Darius de Haas as the singing voice of Shy Baldwin on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, but musical theater fans know him as an accomplished Broadway artist. Soon, you will get to know him as… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON It won’t be long before one of the busiest corners of the Pittsburgh Cultural District is fully illuminated again, with present technology lighting the way to the past. Planned to be ready for the next Broadway in… Read More ›
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Classic Returns to Pittsburgh CLO for the First Time Since 2011 By SHARON EBERSON It’s not my favorite thing about The Sound of Music, but nothing about the beloved family classic has intrigued me more than… Read More ›
The Boxcar Children tells the moving story of four orphaned children running away from their grandfather, who they believe is cruel. Fearful of being separated, they find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, then decide to call it home where they… Read More ›
