Pittsburgh CLO has announced the extension of Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein, running now through September 29, 2024, at the Greer Cabaret Theater. The original PCLO cast of Dan DeLuca (Dr. Frederick Frankenstein), Tim Hartman (The Monster), Anthony Marino (Igor), Theo Allyn (Frau Blücher, Medical Student, Villager), Susana Cordon (Elizabeth Benning,… Read More ›
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Quantum Theatre Stages Classic ‘A Moon for the Misbegotten’ From a Different Point of View
By SHARON EBERSON Seated in rocking chairs and shaded from the sun, with a panoramic view of the Allegheny River, it’s easy to see how this place amid the backroads of Longue Vue Club came to be the place for… Read More ›
Review: PCLO’s Beguiling ‘Young Frankenstein’ Brims With Bawdy Glee
By SHARON EBERSON Naughty can be oh so nice when it’s done with devilish wit, a knowing wink and catchy melodies, and few in my lifetime have mastered that combination as well as Mel Brooks and his partners in parody. … Read More ›
PICT Announces Two 2024-25 Productions in Carnegie: ‘Andy Warhol’s Tomato,’ ‘The Smuggler’
By SHARON EBERSON The comeback of Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre – PICT, in all of its incarnations – hits a new stride, with the announcement of two productions in Carnegie, PA, venues, the first in September and the next, in… Read More ›
Why Theater, and Why Now?
Despite risks magnified by a devastating pandemic, Pittsburgh artists continue to carve out new choices for the theater scene By CAMILLE AGIE Theater companies all over the world are still adjusting to a new reality following the 2020 pandemic that… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Theater Postpones New Musical ‘SCOTLAND, PA,’ Adds ‘Virginia Woolf’
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh Public Theater has subtracted one show and added another for its 50th season, postponing the debut of SCOTLAND, PA and adding Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf to its 2024-25 schedule. The dark musical comedy SCOTLAND, PA,… Read More ›
Lincoln Park to Launch 2024-25 Season With ‘Charlie & the Chocolate Factory’
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center has announced its 2024-25 subscription series of musical theater and dance, featuring an extended holiday stay for its annual The Nutcracker. Charlie & The Chocolate Factory I October 4-6 & 11-13, 2024 (MainStage) The musical… Read More ›
Eyes on the Jimmys, Classical Motown, Cabaret in Carnegie, and a ‘Titanic’ Trek
Column By SHARON EBERSON It’s Monday night, and the final seconds of the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals are ticking away as I write this. The live YouTube broadcast of the 2024 Jimmy Awards is over, host Josh… Read More ›
Pittsburgh CLO Digs into the Dark and Gritty, Light and Hopeful of ‘The Color Purple’
DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO PITTSBURGH CLO’S THE COLOR PURPLE: BEFORE choosing show date and time, enter Promo Code: CLOPURPLE and receive $10 off each ticket purchased. (Discount will show atend of purchase path.) Tickets: https://www.pittsburghclo.org/shows/the-color-purple. ___________________________________________________________ By SHARON EBERSON The Color Purple is a… Read More ›
Review: PSO’s Pops Make Magic With Motown Sound
By Camille Agie “You won’t leave here as you came,” said PNC Pops conductor Bryon Stripling before the start of the concert, “Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & The Philly Sound,” performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Despite being a lifelong… Read More ›
