By SHARON EBERSON Nicholas Perez-Hoop‘s tenure as Artistic Producer of City Theatre had only just begun as he was quizzed about what comes next — the overall theme of the season, and a theme for his own adventures as a… Read More ›
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Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for August 5, 2026
With news about … PBT receives $1 million grant; PSO Passport unveiled; The Next Act, and The Next …; naming the merged Pittsburgh Public & Pittsburgh CLO; Squonk’s Joy Machine; Dallas, Texas, presenter/producer merger; and more.
Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for July 16, 2026
With news about … Casting for Front Porch Theatricals’ Come From Away and Alumni Theater’s Once on This Island, The Theatre Factory’s farewell to Trafford, and Go See a Show goes on. 🎭 ICYMI ‘BOOK OF MORMON’ ACTRESS TO STAR… Read More ›
Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board Week of June 11, 2026
It’s a busy weekend, Pittsburgh!
Check out Call Board for news about: City Theatre’s record-breaking ‘Hedwig’; Pittsburgh Playwright’s ‘BURNBABYBURN’ reading; Prime Stage on WQED; PSO’s Manfred Honeck and The Clarks; 2026 Tony Awards; and more.
Must-See Pittsburgh: onStage Call Board for May 14, 2026
onStage Pittsburgh’s Call Board, with news about MUST SEE events this weekend: “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” Extends Run, City Theatre Play Reading, Little Lake’s Patrick Cannon, Arts Landing, and more.
Review: City Theatre’s ‘Hedwig’ Rocks Downtown Cultural District
By SHARON EBERSON The raw and raunchy, punk-glam, title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Pittsburgh’s Treasure Treasure are a match so obviously made for each other, sparks fly from the moment she makes her entrance in, of… Read More ›
Q&A With City Theatre’s ‘Hedwig’ Star, Treasure Treasure
“I’ve always been drawn to characters that take up a lot of space and refuse to leave the stage. I was born to play Hedwig.” — Treasure Treasure, who stars for City Theatre in a first-time revival of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH.
The production at the Greer Cabaret, in partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, was visited by Hedwig creator and recent “Oh, Mary!” star John Cameron Mitchell during rehearsals, saying of the Broadway role “It’s going well. Easier than Hedwig!”
As she takes the stage this week as Hedwig, Treasure answers questions for onStage Pittsburgh.
Performing Improvisation: The Pleasures and Limits of Laughter – The Second City’s ‘Laugh Harder, Not Smarter’ at City Theatre
By Guilherme Meletti Yazbek Last night, I found myself laughing—a lot. Sitting in the audience at City Theatre, watching The Second City’s Laugh Harder, Not Smarter, I was carried along by the show’s fast pace, the performers’ agility, and the audience’s… Read More ›
Review: ‘Eureka Day’ Challenges Views on Vaccines with Laughter and Trauma
By SHARON EBERSON High winds and power outages this past weekend ushered in theater openings featuring provocative spins on hot-button issues, told with powerful performances. From uproarious laughter, to shock and empathy, the well-intended grownups of Eureka Day at City… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Power Outage Shuts Down Opening Night of ‘Eureka Day’ at City Theatre
PITTSBURGH POWER OUTAGE ZAPS OPENING NIGHT OF CITY THEATRE’S “EUREKA DAY”
First there was light, and there was none. And then there was light again. And then none. And then it was light again. By that time, unfortunately, City Theatre had zapped enough electric power that it was impossible for the opening night of “Eureka Day “to go on. Managing Director James McNeel and Artistic Director Clare Drobot announced to the crowded lobby that a show would be added Tuesday, and ticket-holders would receive emails about that and other options.