City Theatre Opens 2023-24 With a Musical Work That Began in Pittsburgh By SHARON EBERSON Brian Quijada’s Somewhere Over the Border began with “an epic conversation” between the performance artist and his mother. The Yellow Brick Road that twice has… Read More ›
Show Previews
What to look for in an upcoming production.
Long-Awaited ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Makes Its Pittsburgh Debut With a Dashing Duke and Splashy Spectable
By SHARON EBERSON The North American tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical was delayed twice by COVID, once when we were all on hold during the pandemic, and again for the first wave of the Omicron variant. But if this show… 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 ›
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 Cultural Trust’s Cabaret Series Season Opens with Mexican Emmy-winning actor and Broadway legend Mauricio Martinez
Kick off the Cabaret season at the newly renovated Greer Cabaret Theater; drink, dine, and be swept away in this intimate, cabaret-style concert. Martínez is a Mexican Emmy-winning actor and recording artist whose body of work spans film, television, albums,… Read More ›
BRINGING ALL THAT JAZZ TO PITTSBURGH: Renowned Pianist Matthew Whitaker Debuts as a Musical Director in Public’s Premiere of ‘Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For’
The Blind Musician Stopped by Westinghouse Arts Academy and Won Over a New Group of Fans By SHARON EBERSON The students flowing into the auditorium knew they were in the presence of someone extraordinary as they sat down facing Matthew… Read More ›
Acclaimed Jerusalem Quartet Headlines Chamber Concert
October 2 Program Explores a Century of String Quartets Chamber Music Pittsburgh (CMP) welcomes the globally celebrated Jerusalem Quartet to Pittsburgh this fall for a program featuring works by Felix Mendelssohn, Claude Debussy, and beloved Israeli composer Paul Ben-Haim. The concert, part of… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Presents Open Air Performances at Hazelwood Green on September 29th and 30th
The Free Outdoor Festival Includes Food, Art Vendors, Classes, and Children’s Activities Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) has announced a partnership with August Wilson African American Cultural Center and Hazelwood Local to hold the outdoor Open Air festival from September 29th to October… Read More ›
Director Ready to Celebrate Jonathan Larson with CLO Cabaret’s ‘tick, tick … BOOM!’
The show opens the revamped Greer Cabaret theater; cast member Brady D. Patsy sideline with broken ankle, replaced by Billy Mason By SHARON EBERSON Martha Banta had stayed away from directing tick, tick … BOOM! until now. “I just thought… Read More ›
PMT’s Production of ‘Evil Dead the Musical’ Returns to the West End for a 4-week Run this Month
Performances run September 28th – October 22nd at the West End Canopy Back by popular demand, Pittsburgh Musical Theater (PMT) will present the cult classic Evil Dead The Musical at the West End Canopy located at PMT, 327 S Main Street. The cast includes Brett… Read More ›