Season Previews and Interviews.
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO’s 34th annual Gene Kelly Awards, a celebratory ceremony of recognition for excellence in high school musical theater, has crowned the 2025 winners among 34 participating schools in Allegheny County. Top honors for best musical in… Read More ›
The Company Announces Six Promotions and Five New Artists PBT Company Artists 2024-25 Season | Photo by Anita Buzzy Prentiss Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) has announced changes to its company roster for the 2025-26 season. PBT will welcome new artists… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON The four-day symposium hosted by the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater will be filled with performances and legacy showcases, but the focus is the way forward for the East Liberty theater. The title Owning Our Future: A Symposium on BIPOC… Read More ›
“Mark Fleischer, who knows Matt [Castle] and Frank from Brainstorm Records, called them and said, ‘What on earth is this thing you’re doing with my favorite Champagne?’ And they said, ‘Oh, I think you might have to talk to Laurie. He didn’t even know I was from Pittsburgh, and I mean, my whole family is from Pittsburgh. And so it feels like bringing it home.”
The 78th annual Tony Awards nominations were announced on Thursday, May 1, 2025, with, as is often the case, Carnegie Mellon University alums front and center. Megan Hilty earned her second Tony nod, this time as leading actress in a musical for “Death Becomes Her.” Natalie Venetia Belcon is nominated in the featured actress category for “The Buena Vista Social Club.”
The Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 55th anniversary season showcases five contemporary dance companies from France, theUnited Kingdom, and the United States. Brooke Horejsi, Chief Programming and Engagement Officer for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust shared a glimpse of the upcoming season, “We are excited… Read More ›
The enchantment begins the moment you enter ASCEND, a circle of wonder within the Pittsburgh Playhouse, where an original, interactive visual feast, in the style and grandeur of Cirque du Soleil, awaits.
Programming includes Nas, Juneteenth, Fiddlesticks in Your Neighborhood, favorites from the movies, and more.. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) announced its 2025 Summer with the Symphony programs, which include Nas: Illmatic Live with the PSO, a Juneteenth concert at Mellon Park, its free annual Americana concert at… Read More ›
On Friday, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) announced that James Santilli will join the Orchestra as Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue & Experience Officer (CREO). Santilli, formerly Chief Marketing Officer for the Pittsburgh Penguins, will join the PSO in this new role on Monday,… Read More ›
A mix of Broadway classics and newer titles comprise the six subscription shows and three specials offered next season at The Benedum Center. On Monday, April 7th, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced the 2025-2026 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season and… Read More ›
