I know how it’s done, and I have seen it done numerous times, and every time, it’s still like magic. If you’ve seen Disney’s Frozen onstage, you know what I mean. It’s that split second when, mid-”Let It Go,” a transformation occurs that inspires spontaneous gasps and applause.
By SHARON EBERSON Amid a sea of 2024 A Christmas Carol adaptations on Pittsburgh area stages, for the comfort and joy of my own traditions, I chose a couple that began on Friday the 13th: First, Pittsburgh CLO’s A Musical… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson If your eyes glaze over when you see the title “production supervisor” in your theater program, here’s something that might make you wide-eyed instead: It is a production supervisor’s attention to detail that may be responsible for… Read More ›
Now is the time to seize the stage! That’s literal when it comes to Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s 2018-2019 season. Each of the shows they’ve chosen for “Seize The Stage” represents eclectic musical genres and types of stories. Two of the… Read More ›
If you’ve seen this year’s Best Picture winner The Shape of Water, you know it tells the story of a mute woman doing everything she can to live happily ever after with an anthropomorphic fish creature. If you loved that… Read More ›
Believe it or not, times used to be harder for those with a career in the journalism industry. No clear victor has emerged in this war between modern journalists and their cantankerous subjects who cry “Fake news!” in the… Read More ›
Wonder Woman screenwriter Allan Heinberg has specifically cited Disney’s version of The Little Mermaid as an influence on his script. Viewers can easily recognize the scene where Diana rescues Steve Trevor from drowning as a direct reference to the almost… Read More ›
This week saw the announcement of the nominations for the 71st annual Tony Awards. As is the case with every year, some shows were lavished with nominations across the board—Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 with 12, the… Read More ›
