Pittsburgh-based playwright Tammy Ryan has been named the inaugural recipient of The Boost, a new commission awarded to a woman, trans or nonbinary playwright over the age of 40, for a play to be written in conversation with Leah Ryan’s… Read More ›
Feature Stories
Season Previews and Interviews.
Prime Stage’s High School Drama Awards Draws a Parade of Stars
By SHARON EBERSON A who’s who of Pittsburgh theater artists served as presenters and cheered on students who were honored at Prime Stage Theatre’s fourth annual High School Drama Awards Monday night. Awards in 16 categories were given to students… Read More ›
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Names Hayley Haldeman New Chief Administrative Officer
Haldeman, an attorney and nonprofit leader, brings a decade of hands-on experience in nonprofit strategy and administration to the Cultural Trust’s leadership team. Hayley Haldeman | Image: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s President and CEO, Kendra Whitlock Ingram,… Read More ›
Broadway’s Sara Porkalob Paints a Colorful Family Portrait With ‘Dragon Lady’ at Pittsburgh Public
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh theater-goers will soon have the opportunity to experience two writer-performers channeling multiple characters in distinctly different solo shows. While Tami Dixon is channeling local residents in South Side Stories Revisited at City Theatre, Broadway’s Sara Porkalob… Read More ›
Tami Dixon Finds a Different Vibe in Revisiting ‘South Side Stories’
By SHARON EBERSON Tami Dixon has a case of “brain spaghetti,” as she calls it. It’s a condition she experienced 10 years ago, when she researched, wrote and performed the solo tour de force South Side Stories, and now she… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Soloist Grace Rookstool Honored by Dance Magazine
Whidbey Island, Washington Native Named One of the Top “25 to Watch” in 2024 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre soloist Grace Rookstool has been chosen as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2024. Rookstool joined PBT as an apprentice in 2019. She was… Read More ›
Nominees Announced for Prime Stage Theatre’s 4th Annual High School Drama Awards
Nominees were announced this week for Prime Stage Theatre’s 4th Annual High School Drama Awards on January 29, 2024, at the New Hazlett Theater. The Drama Awards honor excellence in non-musical plays by student actors, directors and production crew. Students from 12… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s Gabrielle Thurlow and Joseph Parr Announce Their Retirements
The Veteran Artists Final Performances Will Take Place During the Last Week of The Nutcracker‘s Performances. PBT Artists Gabrielle Thurlow and Joseph Parr | PBT photos Two long-time Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) artists announced their retirements at the end of 2023 – soloist Gabrielle Thurlow and corps… Read More ›
The Best of Pittsburgh Theater 2023
By SHARON EBERSON So much Pittsburgh theater, so little time is among my top picks for the subtitle of my theater-going life. A good overall title might be: “There’s No Business Like Covering Show Business.” Combine those two, and you… Read More ›
Chamber Music Pittsburgh Announces Leadership Transition
Search Committee Seeks New Executive Director to Lead the Organization Chamber Music Pittsburgh (CMP), which connects Pittsburgh audiences with chamber music’s depth and diversity, announces plans to seek a new Executive Director. Kristen Linfante, whose artistic and executive leadership has shaped… Read More ›