Commentary By SHARON EBERSON It’s 10 days to Game Day No. 24 as I write this, and I’m feeling the pressure and the pride. I come to you today as producer of Pittsburgh’s 24th musical satire/fundraiser OFF THE RECORD, as… Read More ›
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‘The Trees’, a New Play by Agnes Borinsky, Takes Root at Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts
By GREGORY LASKI On a late September evening in a rehearsal room perched on the third floor of The Pittsburgh Playhouse, Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts student actors Mia Hill and Charlie Kennedy sit on stools. Their feet hold fast to a floor adorned by sneaker… Read More ›
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Presents’ CrosSING Bridges:’ RAD Days FREE Preview
Three Culturally Distinct Choruses, One Extraordinary Performance The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh (MCP) presents its groundbreaking new initiative, CrosSING Bridges, with a free RAD Days preview on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. at Mt. Hope Presbyterian Church (12106 Frankstown Rd,… Read More ›
Corning Works Announces Its 15th Anniversary Season
In 2010, following her successful six-year tenure as Dance Alloy’s Theatre’s Executive Artistic Director, Beth Corning turned her creative energies to solely focusing and producing her own choreography. Corningworks was formed as a female-led platform for her multi-disciplinary productions, including her award-winning series, The… Read More ›
Pittsburgh CLO’s 3-Show Summer Season Is a Sign of the Post-Pandemic Times
The trio comprises Back to the Future tour, Disney’s Frozen and Camelot By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO’s 2025 three-show summer season, announced to subscribers on Friday, arrives as perhaps the end of the six-show era, and an opportunity to take… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Actors Reimagine the Scottish Play as ‘Lady Lord Macbeth’
By SHARON EBERSON For more than a year, two Pittsburgh actors have been assessing William Shakespeare’s Macbeth anew, with the purpose of coaxing from the text something fresh and meaningful to them and a 21st-century audience. Brett Sullivan and Alyssa… Read More ›
‘Dial M for Murder’ Gets Lead-Off Call for Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 50th Season
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh Public Theater opens its 50th season with a 21st-century look at the classic thriller Dial M for Murder. As in the original BBC teleplay and the 1954 Alfred Hitchcock film, whodunit is not at issue. The… Read More ›
City Theatre Partners For Commission of New ‘Little Women’ by Lauren Gunderson
City Theatre and three regional partners have commissioned Lauren Gunderson, one of America’s most-produced playwrights, to adapt Little Women for a coast-to-coast launch. In partnership with Northlight Theatre (Skokie, Illinois), People’s Light (Malvern, PA) and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley (Palo Alto,… Read More ›
‘Bandstand’ Swings Into Action While Honoring WWII Vets
Deana Muro and Joe Jackson accept the challenge of staging a beast of a musical for Front Porch By SHARON EBERSON Music director Deana Muro called the prospect of Bandstand terrifying. So she had to do it. Director-choreographer Joe Jackson,… Read More ›
Atmosphere and Acting. Both Shine in Quantum’s Latest Production, ‘A Moon For The Misbegotten’
By BOB HOOVER Atmosphere and acting. Quantum Theatre’s wholehearted embrace of Eugene O’Neill’s last play blends the cricket-filled night of a wooded hill overlooking the Allegheny River with the moving performances of its leading cast — Melessie Clark, Wali Jamal, and Brett Mack. Rounding out… Read More ›