Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater Company’s production of 12:52 The Mike Webster Story premieres as part of the Three Rivers Arts Festival on Friday, before moving into the company’s Hill District home. The two-hour play about the late Steelers Hall of Fame… Read More ›
Show Previews
What to look for in an upcoming production.
Preview: Off the Wall Productions Brings Back ‘Mother Lode’
Playing at Carnegie Stage June 3 at 8:00 pm and June 4 at 3:00 pm Mother Lode tells the story of Pittsburgh actor Linda Haston’s mother, Ruth, a force of nature who leaves Jim Crow Alabama as a teen to work… Read More ›
Preview: Kinetic Theatre’s ‘Every Brilliant Thing’ Mines Humor and Hope in Dark Places
Previews begin on May 25th By SHARON EBERSON Mental health is no joke, so a comedy about depression might seem like a contradiction. Not so, says Marcus Weiss, the performer at the center of the play Every Brilliant Thing, which… Read More ›
The Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh Performs Strauss’ ‘Metamorphosen’ and Mendelssohn’s ‘Double Concerto’ June 3
The Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh (COP) concludes its largest program year with a spectacular finale. The orchestra will play Richard Strauss’ landmark composition “Metamorphosen” and Mendelssohn’s lyrical “Concerto for Violin, Piano, and Strings” on June 3, 2023, at 7:30 at Levy Hall in Rodef Shalom. Violinist Maureen… Read More ›
New Showcase Puts Drag Performers at the Whim of the ‘Wheel of Drag’
By Sharon Eberson Joe King got a call at just the right time. Sheree Goldstein wanted a recommendation to put on a drag show at the Square Cafe in East Liberty, and he wanted to try something new. The King… Read More ›
A New Horizon for Broadway’s ‘Chicken & Biscuits’: Directed by Eileen Morris in Pittsburgh
By Sharon Eberson There’s a name on the cast list that might make you stop and say, “Whoa, that Sheldon Ingram?” Yes, indeed, it is the WTAE-TV reporter who has been branching out into acting and voice work, including playing… Read More ›
Front Porch Team Climbs Mount ‘Falsettos’
Director Rob James and star Chad Elder chat about joys and challenges of rarely done musical By SHARON EBERSON Director, actor and educator Rob James is known as a Sondheim kind of guy, so it was only natural that when… Read More ›
Little Lake Theatre Company presents ‘Amélie’ – May 18-June 4, 2023
Amélie is an extraordinary young woman who lives quietly in the world but loudly in her mind. She secretly improvises small but extraordinary acts of kindness, discovering the possibilities around every corner and bringing happiness to those she encounters. When… Read More ›
‘Red Herring’ at the Theatre Factory Opens May 19th
Red. Herring is a blunt-nosed, sharp-eyed look at love and tying (and untying, and retying) the knot. The plot follows the attempts of three couples to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of love and marriage. The three… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s The ‘Sleeping Beauty’ with the PBT Orchestra will open Friday, May 19, at the Benedum
The Majestic, Family-Friendly Ballet is the 2022-23 Season Finale The Sleeping Beauty is the first full-length ballet staged and directed by Artistic Director Adam W. McKinney for the company. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will perform The Sleeping Beauty based on the original 1890 choreography by Marius… Read More ›