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.
A Christmas Story
Review: Delights Abound in Pittsburgh Public’s Lavish ‘Christmas Story’*
By Sharon Eberson *Editors Note: Somedays there are many shows opening along with holiday celebrations and the annual round of winter colds. That being said, we did not want another day to go by without mentioning A Christmas Story at… Read More ›
What’s On Stage: Highlights of the 2023 Holiday Season
By SHARON EBERSON It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, with holiday-themed live performances ramping up throughout the region. It picks up this weekend with Miss Bennet’s Christmas at Pemberley at City Theatre and CLO Cabaret‘s nearly sold-out Who’s… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Adds Four Productions for 2023-24
Premiere by Southers, Wilde Classic, Sara Porkalob Cabaret, Poe Experience Fill Season Slate By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh Public Theater has completed its 2023-24 season announcement, including a new work by Mark Clayton Southers, a cabaret-style show by Sara Porkalob, of… Read More ›
New Strayhorn Musical, Nia Vardalos Play Open Pittsburgh Public’s 2023-23 Season
‘A Christmas Story’ Returns for the Holidays Pittsburgh Public Theatre has announced three shows for the 2023-24 season, opening September 19 with the world-premiere production Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For. The musical about the jazz legend who grew up… Read More ›
Review: Delights Abound in Pittsburgh Public’s Lavish ‘Christmas Story’
By Sharon Eberson If you triple-dog-dared me to write a one-word review of Pittsburgh Public Theater’s A Christmas Story, The Play, I would be required to leave you with: “Delightful.” But with no one twisting my arm – I’m talking to… Read More ›
Broadway’s Michael Berresse gets into the Pittsburgh holiday spirit directing ‘A Christmas Story’
By Sharon Eberson Michael Berresse, the director, choreographer and Tony-nominated performer, will have a Christmas story of his own to tell now that he finds himself in Pittsburgh, a stone’s throw from where it all began. As he directs Pittsburgh… Read More ›
5 Musicals You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter: 2018
Welcome to our Winter Edition of the Top Five Musicals. The juggernaut known as Hamilton will be occupying the Benedum for the entire month of January, but there are still a few good choices out there to satisfy the most serious… Read More ›
A Christmas Story: The Musical
The holiday season is officially upon us and nowhere else is it more apparent than in Canonsburg’s quaintly decorated Little Lake Theatre. Displaying tinsel hung with care against a festive green stage, the atmosphere feels like a trip to Grandma’s… Read More ›
Little Lake’s 70th Anniversary Season!
Hearing Little Lake Theatre’s artistic director, Jena Oberg, talk about the theatre’s upcoming 70th anniversary makes you want to immediately join the Little Lake family. Little Lake is steeped in tradition without descending into a dated stuffiness one might automatically… Read More ›