Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
By SHARON EBERSON Once has a special place in David Toole’s career, and his heart. For an actor-singer-musician, it combines all those things in an unconventional romantic story. “And I’m an Irish boy, so anything about Ireland I find very… Read More ›
The Principal Dancer Has Been a Staple at PBT for More Than 14 Years Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) long-time principal artist Amanda Cochrane has announced her retirement. Cochrane has danced with PBT for 14 years and was and was promoted… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON NEW YORk, N.Y. — Picture this: Shubert Alley, in the heart of Times Square. At one end, there’s the 1,500-seat Shubert Theatre on 44th Street, across the street from Sardi’s. On the 45th Street side, the 766-seat… Read More ›
by JESSICA NEU “Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.” Say his name three times in a row, and the deceased yet paradoxically demonic yet kind-hearted man will come alive and visible for all living beings to see. The popular 2019 musical of the… Read More ›
The National High School Dance Festival, the first in three years, will return to Point Park University’s Downtown campus March 1-5, with 1,200 students from more than 70 high schools across the country participating. The announcement noted that, during Point… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON The Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre announced today that PICT will return, with Elizabeth Elias Huffman as its new artistic director.Huffman, a longtime theater artist and Monongahela native, posted the announcement on… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON NEW YORK, N.Y. — My return to New York after more than three long years away was a three-day, four-show whirlwind (reviews to come) that had to include time for the newest member of the Big Apple… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON Spring is in the air, and not just because of the mild temperatures. High school musical theater season is underway. While many of those talented teens are in competition for awards at this time of year –… Read More ›
Award-winning Broadway star Rema Webb, fresh from The Music Man on Broadway, headlines the annual Center for Theater Arts‘ One Night Only gala at Heinz Hall on March 11. The Clairton native, a longtime member of Broadway’s The Lion King and… Read More ›
The March Program Features Copland’s Appalachian Spring and a World Premiere on Friday, March 3, 2023, at First United Methodist Church in Bloomfield and Sunday, March 5, 2023, at the Carnegie Music Hall in Carnegie “This concert is inspired by… Read More ›
