ROGUE ARTISTS OF PITTSBURGH’S “ASSASSINS” FEATURES KILLER CAST
The production of “Assassins” now at the Greer Cabaret fires on all cylinders in its choice of cast, a group of vocally gifted local artists, mastering transformative performances, and led by Allan Snyder’s commanding presence as John Wilkes Booth.
Michael McKelvey’s return to Pittsburgh includes producing and directing musicals with Pittsburgh theater artists, starting with “Assassins,” the Sondheim-Weidman show with Carnegie Mellon roots.
A cautionary tale of troubled teens, families in crisis, and the consequences when a lie goes viral, DEAR EVAN HANSEN burst onto Broadway in 2016, and rewrote the rules of engagement by adding social-media screens to 21st-century theatrical storytelling. In Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s riveting regional premiere of the Tony Award-winner, Anthony Marino Jr.’s superbly awkward Evan and the strikingly original staging are among the reasons to revisit Dear Evan Hansen if you have already seen the show. If you haven’t, or even if you have, bring tissues.
A theater kid from birth, Anthony Marino Jr. is set to play the lead in “DEAR EVAN HANSEN” for Pittsburgh Musical Theater. “I think always being immersed in that world just kind of wired my brain in a way that made me know, ‘That’s what I was made to do.’ ”
Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced the cast of the backstage drama Trouble in Mind, the 1955 Alice Childress play that debuted on Broadway in 2021, and was nominated for four Tony Awards. The Pittsburgh premiere, directed by Justin Emeka (Sweat… Read More ›
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 ›
WPA will be christening their professional company with the Sam Shepard’s classic True West, March 17-19 at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. The show features Kevin O’Leary (Saint Vincent Summer Theatre, PMT, Point Park) as Lee, Anthony Marino Jr. (PMT, MTAP, Stella Adler) as… Read More ›
