By SHARON EBERSON City Theatre is taking a seat at Pittsburgh’s traditional holiday table, adding a dash of Jane Austen-inspired romance to a menu where Dickensian fare and Christmas-themed comedic offerings are ever bountiful. The South Side company turns to… Read More ›
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Five Questions with Paula McFetridge, Director of ‘Green & Blue’ at City Theatre
Belfast Company Kabosh Theatre’s Production About Finding Understanding Amid Conflict Comes to Pittsburgh By SHARON EBERSON An officer in a green uniform, on one side of a 30-year conflict, and another in blue, on the other side of the border,… Read More ›
Upcoming at City Theatre ‘Young Playwrights Festival’ and ‘Green & Blue’
City Theatre’s Lillie Theatre will be hopping with activity in the weeks before the South Side company’s next Mainstage offering, the Jane Austen-inspired holiday play Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. First up is the Young Playwrights Festival, October 28-29, followed… Read More ›
Review: Take the Quickest Path to City Theatre for a Magical Musical Migrant Journey
The Saturday and Sunday, September 30 and October 1, performances of Somewhere Over the Border were canceled “due to performer illness (non-COVID).” Continue to check the ticket site or follow City Theatre on social media for updates. By SHARON EBERSON… Read More ›
Brian Quijada Takes Audiences on His Mother’s Immigration Journey in ‘Somewhere Over the Border’
City Theatre Opens 2023-24 With a Musical Work That Began in Pittsburgh By SHARON EBERSON Brian Quijada’s Somewhere Over the Border began with “an epic conversation” between the performance artist and his mother. The Yellow Brick Road that twice has… Read More ›
City Theatre Taking It to the Streets for The Bash, Then Heads ‘Somewhere Over the Border’
Q&A: James McNeel and Monteze Freeland on co-productions, revenue sources, fundraising and more to come… By SHARON EBERSON City Theatre’s South Side campus has been buzzing since its big red doors closed on the 2022-23 season in May. This summer, there’s… Read More ›
City Theatre Names Winners in Young Playwrights Contest
City Theatre has announced the six winning writers whose one-act plays will be presented at the 24th annual Young Playwrights Festival in October. The winning entries in the regional playwriting contest for students in grades 7-12 will be professionally produced… Read More ›
‘Anything Goes’ Marks First Benedum Set for Veteran Designer Tony Ferrieri
It seems impossible that among the hundreds of scenic designs created by Tony Ferrieri for Pittsburgh theaters, Anything Goes marks his first set at the Benedum Center. The musical that opens the summer season isn’t his first for PIttsburgh CLO… Read More ›
A New Horizon for Broadway’s ‘Chicken & Biscuits’: Directed by Eileen Morris in Pittsburgh
By Sharon Eberson There’s a name on the cast list that might make you stop and say, “Whoa, that Sheldon Ingram?” Yes, indeed, it is the WTAE-TV reporter who has been branching out into acting and voice work, including playing… Read More ›
City Theatre honors Tomé Cousin, Tacy Byham With Annual Robert Frankel Awards
By Sharon Ebderson Tacy Byham and Tomé Cousin were recipients of City Theatre’s annual Robert M. Frankel Awards today, May 20. The awards, bestowed since 1994, are named for the longtime City board leader and were established “to recognize artists… Read More ›