By Sharon Eberson Oh, the places you’ll go. Take Jaquel Spivey, who graduated from Point Park University last year with a degree in Musical Theatre. This year is a Tony Award nominee. For his star turn in A Strange Loop,… Read More ›
Arts and Ideas
Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
The One and Only Truly Original Chita Rivera
The musical theater legend on her return to Pittsburgh, ‘West Side Story’ then and now, and more By SHARON EBERSON It’s not just superheroes who have origin stories. Iconic characters such as Anita in West Side Story, Rosie in Bye… Read More ›
Five Pittsburgh Arts Groups Join Forces to Share a Director for Equity and Inclusion
A cohort of five Pittsburgh arts groups has created the Talent & Equity Director position and today announced Fatima Bunafoor as the choice to “advance equity and inclusion practices and facilitate human resource collaboration.” Bunafoor moved into the unprecedented role… Read More ›
Susan Jaffe: Swan Queen
Swan Lake, with PBT’s Artistic Director Susan Jaffe‘s own choreography opens on May 6th at the Benedum Center This post by PBT’s Jenna Bodnar originally appeared April 5th, 2022 on the PBT’s blog. When Susan Jaffe was 19 years old,… Read More ›
Robert Ramirez named to head up CMU School of Drama
By Sharon Eberson Robert Ramirez was named to head the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, one of the most prestigious theater arts programs in the world. Ramirez will be on the job starting Aug. 1 and comes to Pittsburgh… Read More ›
Five Questions With Pittsburgh CLO’s Mark Fleischer
The CLO Cabaret reopens with The Twenty-Sided Tavern, a theatrical experience that is both web-based and in-person By Sharon Eberson “Come to the cabaret” takes on a new meaning for both the CLO Cabaret and its audiences in a world-premiere… Read More ›
August Wilson Center’s permanent exhibition opens to the public on April 16th
By Sharon Eberson The August Wilson African American Cultural Center will unveil the long-awaited permanent exhibition dedicated to its namesake with an invitation-only ribbon-cutting ceremony at 1 p.m. on April 15. The free exhibition, August Wilson: A Writer’s Landscape, opens… Read More ›
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Did you know you can search On Stage Pittsburgh’s site to find stories about Pittsburgh Theater going back to January 2016? You can search by show title, theater company, venue, as well as the name of the actors, designers, choreographers,… Read More ›
PICT announces a mostly home-grown cast for ‘The Boys in the Band’ in June
By Sharon Eberson It’s not your typical PICT Classic Theatre offering, The Boys in the Band. Still, as a play that has been heralded as “a true theatrical game-changer,” it certainly fits the mold of a contemporary classic. On Friday,… Read More ›
My Pittsburgh Theater Weekend: From City Theatre to Heinz Hall to Pittsburgh Playhouse
March 18th to 20th, 2022 By Sharon Eberson My theater card is full these days, and that’s such a welcome feeling. I am getting back into the habit of chronicling my weekend’s entertainment. Masked et al., it has felt like… Read More ›