By BOB HOOVER “They staged a play, and a party broke out,” said a patron at City Theatre on March 8 at the Pittsburgh premiere of Fat Ham, the boisterous, in-your-face version of Hamlet – without the handwringing. In front of a packed… Read More ›
Fat Ham
Preview: Pulitzer Winner ‘Fat Ham’ Comes to City Theatre
Tony-Nominated Play Introduces Brandon Foxworth to Pittsburgh By SHARON EBERSON Brandon Foxworth’s path to City Theatre and the lead role in Fat Ham was a matter of happenstance, plus a whole lot of perseverance and faith. The Detroit native, actor… 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 Announces 2023-24 Season Will Include Pulitzer-Winner ‘Fat Ham’
The contemporary play company also boasts a musical collaboration with Pittsburgh CLO, plus an Andy Warhol trip, the post-Pride Benets and more By SHARON EBERSON Fat Ham, the 2022 Pulitzer Prize-winner that is days away from a Broadway opening, leads… Read More ›