The schedule includes Catch Me If You Can, Freaky Friday, Footloose, and Titanic Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center on Thursday announced its eight-show, 2023-24 subscription series, kicking off in October with Catch Me If You Can The Musical. Here’s a… Read More ›
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 ›
Performances will be showcased in the newly renovated Greer Cabaret Theater within the Theater Square Complex. “This season we look forward to our patrons enjoying the newly transformed theater and unforgettable performances by the celebrated talents of Mauricio Martinez, Meow Meow, Joe Iconis &… Read More ›
Kirstin Chávez, Mezzo-Soprano, Speaks of the Production, Her Character and a Bit About Herself Once again, we’ve been lucky to receive a transcript of an interview between Chris Cox, Director of Marketing and Communications for Pittsburgh Opera, and Kirstin Chávez,… Read More ›
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is celebrated the one-year anniversary of August Wilson: The Writer’s Landscape on May 7th, in a big way. The permanent exhibition that explores the city of Pittsburgh and its influence on Wilson’s 10-play… Read More ›
Steel City Shakespeare presents Emma, based on the novel by Jane Austen. A young, beautiful socialite occupies herself with matchmaking for her friends but soon finds herself causing more trouble than couples. This world-premiere adaptation is by local playwright Dylan Mahaffey and directed… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Theater Playwrights-in-Residence, Annalisa Dias, and Ronee Penoi will present their new musical, The Carlisle Project, in a live staged reading at the O’Reilly Theater on Wednesday, May 10, at 7:00 pm. The Carlisle Project explores the legacy of forced assimilation… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON It’s the merry month of May on your calendar but it’s March Madness onstage at City Theatre. In his new play American Fast, Kareem Fahmy puts the NCAA Basketball Championships on collision course with Ramadan and star… Read More ›
Pittsburgh CLO brings the stage and screen star to the Playhouse with ‘Being Alive Tour’ By SHARON EBERSON Bet you didn’t know that Mandy Patinkin makes his living as a mailman. He personally delivers notes by Sondheim, by Webber, by… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON Susan Tsu, the award-winning costume designer and Carnegie Mellon professor, had just administered a final exam when her face popped up in close-up, a Zoom call. You could hear the students bustling in the background. They have… Read More ›
