Here’s a glimpse of some of the live theater of the Pittsburgh holiday season, and the 2025 Holiday Market that has moved into the Pittsburgh Cultural District.
2025
Commentary: Saying Farewell, On the Record, to OFF THE RECORD
Commentary by Sharon Eberson: The countdown is on to year 25 of “laughter for a good cause.” OFF THE RECORD XXV: BURGH TO THE FUTURE! is less than a week away, and, as always, I’m feeling overwhelmed, anxious and proud. How much of each? Ask me again after Thursday, October 16, 2025, which is officially OFF THE RECORD DAY in the City of Pittsburgh. It’s a personal countdown, too, because this is my final year as producer of the musical satire that has consumed a big chunk of my life for the past five years.
A Wave of Theater Washes Over Pittsburgh for Summer 2025
Ripped from the headlines: The Living News Festival returns amid a flurry of festivals in “The Summer of Theater” in Pittsburgh.
CMU Ranked Near the Top in Hollywood Reporter’s Best Drama Schools List
By SHARON EBERSON In naming Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama the No. 4 best drama program for earning an acting degree from “L.A. to London,” The Hollywood Reporter should have said, “in the English-speaking world,” as its Top 25… Read More ›
PICT Sets 2025 Bards From the Burgh Reading Selections
Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre’s third annual Bards From the Burgh series will feature four readings of new works by local playwrights. Each year, PICT selects one play from the series to develop for production. The first production from the series… Read More ›
2025 Gene Kelly Award Winners
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO’s 34th annual Gene Kelly Awards, a celebratory ceremony of recognition for excellence in high school musical theater, has crowned the 2025 winners among 34 participating schools in Allegheny County. Top honors for best musical in… Read More ›
As NEA Rescinds Grants, What’s Next for Hundreds of Arts and Culture Programs?
By SHARON EBERSON The cuts have been expected, but now that the axe has come down, arts and culture organizations nationwide are feeling the pain and contemplating next steps. The Trump Administration has started canceling National Endowment for the Arts… Read More ›
2025 Tony Award Nominees Include CMU Alums Megan Hilty, Natalie Venetia Belcon
The 78th annual Tony Awards nominations were announced on Thursday, May 1, 2025, with, as is often the case, Carnegie Mellon University alums front and center. Megan Hilty earned her second Tony nod, this time as leading actress in a musical for “Death Becomes Her.” Natalie Venetia Belcon is nominated in the featured actress category for “The Buena Vista Social Club.”
Pittsburgh Fringe Provides Latest Setting for Daniel Gerroll’s Passion Project, ‘DR GLAS’
UPDATE: Due to a scheduling conflict, the March 26 and 27 shows of the Bebento Productions Inc./Daniel Gerroll show DR GLAS have been cancelled. The schedule goes on as planned March 28-29 at the Bloomfield Garfield Activity Center, 113 North… Read More ›
Your Guide to 2025 Western PA Spring High School Musicals
Compiled by SHARON EBERSON OnStage Pittsburgh is changing things up for the annual listing of Western Pennsylvania spring high school musicals, 2025 edition. As February begins, more than a dozen schools are nearly on the eve of their performances, while… Read More ›