By SHARON EBERSON How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Well, practice, of course. And if you are Stephen Flaherty, you also become a hitmaker, and make your alma mater proud. The Dormont native and award-winning composer of Ragtime, Once… Read More ›
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Michael Cerveris Returns to Pittsburgh for barebones ‘Nightmare’ Benefit
By Sharon Eberson You may wonder, is The Nightmare Before Christmas a Christmas movie or a Halloween movie? The stop-motion musical has a spot on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the top 15 Christmas films of all time, where the question… Read More ›
Review: Electric, Eclectic Mandy Patinkin Concert Energizes Pittsburgh Playhouse
By SHARON EBERSON Mandy Patinkin, in one of his winking asides between songs Thursday night, murmured, “What was I thinking when I put this show together?” And who could blame him? Patinkin at one point took a timeout to lie… Read More ›
Passionate Delivery: Fun, Kindness, Connection Are on Mandy Patinkin’s Mind for Pittsburgh Concert
Pittsburgh CLO brings the stage and screen star to the Playhouse with ‘Being Alive Tour’ By SHARON EBERSON Bet you didn’t know that Mandy Patinkin makes his living as a mailman. He personally delivers notes by Sondheim, by Webber, by… Read More ›