COMMENTARY By SHARON EBERSON When I see the words “Starring Rob McClure,” I think, “I’m all in.” So tonight, when he and wife Maggie Lakis take the Benedum Center stage in the musical comedy Mrs. Doubtfire, I’ll be there. I… Read More ›
Feature Stories
Season Previews and Interviews.
Broadway and Clairton’s Rema Webb Channels Billie Holiday in Homewood Shows
Afro-American Music Institute Presents Pittsburgh-centric ‘Lady Day,’ Based on Vernell Lillie Work By SHARON EBERSON Broadway veteran and Clairton native Rema Webb made her second Pittsburgh appearance this year, both to support hometown musical education institutions. On March 11, Webb… Read More ›
Scrooged Again: Michael Cerveris Returns to Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘A Musical Christmas Carol’
Two-time Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris will be home for the holidays for the second straight year, when he returns as Ebenezer Scrooge in Pittsburgh CLO’s 32nd annual production of A Musical Christmas Carol, December 15-23 at the Byham Theater. Joining… Read More ›
‘When Jesus Divorced Me’ Will Most Likely Be Off the WALL Productions Final Show in Pittsburgh
By George Hoover “This is our 75th production in 17 years, and we are realizing that our pre-pandemic audiences are not returning,” said Hans H. Gruenert, Producer at off the WALL Productions. Performing arts companies are struggling to deal with… Read More ›
Pittsburgh CLO Adapts its 78th Summer Season to Evolving Audience Preferences
Mark Fleischer, the Executive Producer of Pittsburgh CLO (PCLO), today unveiled plans to maintain a six-show 2024 schedule from mid-May to early September. By GEORGE HOOVER In a landscape where theater companies across the United States are scaling down or… Read More ›
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Appoints Daniel Singer as New Music Director
Daniel J Singer – Photo – Roger Mastroianni The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh (MCP) has announced the appointment of Daniel Singer as its new Robert Page Music Director. Having spent over a decade conducting with The Cleveland Orchestra Choruses, among a variety… Read More ›
‘Crinolynns’ Creator Scott Logsdon Brings Musical and Starry Cast to Stage Right!
The reunion story of three sisters who had a girl-group moment features Donna Lynne Champlin, Sally Mayes and Valerie Wright By MARIA SCIULLO Scott Logsdon was coming off a particularly trying few years of personal and professional challenges when he… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Theater Introduces ‘Streamland’: Digital Versions of Productions for the Classroom
Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced the launch of Streamland, a new initiative “to bring the magic of live theater into classrooms nationwide.” The press release on Thursday stated that the Downtown company will deliver “cinema-quality digital versions of The Public’s… Read More ›
New Billy Strayhorn Biomusical Is a Pittsburgh Story From Concept to Pittsburgh Public Stage
By SHARON EBERSON Jazz legend Billy Strayhorn’s story is a Pittsburgh story, in his lifetime and even now, when he is being celebrated with a world-premiere biomusical in the heart of the city’s Cultural District. Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live… Read More ›
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Shows Off the New Greer Cabaret Complex at Theater Square
Originally opened almost 20 years ago, the Greer Cabaret Theater has been completely redesigned. Pittsburgh CLO‘s Tick Tick…Boom opens at the Greer this Friday night. By GEORGE HOOVER If you have been to the Greer in the past, with its… Read More ›