By MINGSI MA Directed by Connor McCanlus and written by Sean Collier and Renee Rabenold, Closing Time at the Moonside Cafe is an original interactive theater piece that invites audiences to immerse themselves in an otherworldly club. The immersive experience is largely a success, blurring the line… Read More ›
In Quantum Theatre’s “10 Out of 12,” the audience is privy to what goes on onstage, behind the scenes and in the booth during the technical rehearsal for the play with the play.
By GUILHERME MELETTI YAZBEK Annie, for me, had long occupied that part of memory where many musicals live: works I know something about, but whose details have faded. Yet as soon as the house lights dimmed and the orchestra began the… Read More ›
“Annie” was not a show on Connor McCanlus‘ dance card as a performer. Until now. At auditions for Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s professional production of “Annie,” set for the Byham Theater February 19-March 1, 2026, McCanlus made his pitch and won the role of Annie’s nemesis, Miss Hannigan, with Quinn Patrick Shannon directing. The friends talked about their teaming for the show before a recent rehearsal, and lots of laughter ensued.
onStage Pittsburgh Call Board for January 15, 2026: With news about Romero & Juliet at the Greer Cabaret, Liberty Magic, Madison Arts and Entertainment Center, PMT’s ‘Annie,’ Alumni Theatre Company, Ken Bolden, Michael Campayno and Cole Vecchio
onStage Pittsburgh Call Board for January 15, 2026: With news about Romero & Juliet at the Greer Cabaret, Liberty Magic, Madison Arts and Entertainment Center, PMT’s ‘Annie,’ Alumni Theatre Company, Ken Bolden, Michael Campayno and Cole Vecchio
The Powerful Premiere Concludes Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 2023-24 Season on a High Note By SHARON EBERSON The Coffin Maker, a riveting, provocative world-premiere work from Mark Clayton Southers, manifests what Judgement Day justice and retribution may look like, as seen… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON In theatrical leadership, influence and inspiration, few can match the output and goodwill spread throughout Pittsburgh by Mark Clayton Southers and Monteze Freeland. This coming weekend alone proves the point. Freeland will direct the premiere production of… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced the cast and creative team for the premiere production of The Coffin Marker, the newest addition to Mark Clayton Southers’ cycle of plays set in the 19th century, directed by Monteze Freeland. The cast features… Read More ›
Shadows of Past Pandemics Surround Audiences at the Bitz Opera Factory, opening August 18th. Uncumber Theatrics invites patrons into the Lumintorium to witness Wee Beasties, a shadow play about fleas, disease, and a girl named Louise. Whimsically macabre and fairytale-esque, Wee Beasties revisits the nineteenth-century… Read More ›
