Two productions that originated on Pittsburgh stages in the past year are headed to the International Black Theatre Festival this summer. Headed to Winston-Salem, N.C., for the 18th biennial festival are Mark Clayton Southers‘ The Bluegrass Mile, which debuted at his Pittsburgh… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON Willie Dixon stands as tall in forging the foundation of American popular music as a certain “ten-dollar Founding Father” did in paving the foundation of our country. But unlike that other guy, Dixon comes with a ready-made… Read More ›
“The blues is the roots, everything else is the fruits.” – Willie Dixon By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh actor Sam Lothard will channel blues pioneer Willie Dixon in the premiere production of Blues Is the Roots, a biomusical by actor, activist… Read More ›
