By Sharon Eberson For those of us who lived through “The AIDS Crisis,” few things may astonish more than life-sustaining drugs advertised on network television. Yet that’s where we are in 2023. Thousands still die annually from HIV/AIDS related illnesses,… Read More ›
Front Porch Theatricals
Front Porch Team Climbs Mount ‘Falsettos’
Director Rob James and star Chad Elder chat about joys and challenges of rarely done musical By SHARON EBERSON Director, actor and educator Rob James is known as a Sondheim kind of guy, so it was only natural that when… Read More ›
ICYMI: Front Porch Theatricals’ Production of ‘Falsettos’ Opens on May 19th at the New Hazlett Theater
Front Porch opens their 2023 season with the hilarious, heartbreaking and genuinely unique, Falsettos, a contemporary musical about family built around relationships, bar mitvahs, baseball and AIDS. The Tony-award winning Falsettos is from William Finn and James Lapine who were… Read More ›
Front Porch Theatricals’ Production of ‘Falsettos’ Opens on May 19th at the New Hazlett Theater
Front Porch opens their 2023 season with the hilarious, heartbreaking and genuinely unique, Falsettos, a contemporary musical about family built around relationships, bar mitvahs, baseball and AIDS. Snapshot: Marvin is a neurotic New Yorker, who leaves his wife Trina and… Read More ›
Casts Announced for PMT’s ‘Once,’ & Front Porch’s 2023 Season
Here’s musical theater casting news to look forward to, from Pittsburgh Musical Theater and Front Porch Theatricals: ‘Once,’ Pittsburgh Musical Theater Husband and wife David Toole and Kate Queen, who met in 2008 while portraying Tony and Maria in Gargaro… Read More ›
Front Porch Theatricals reveals ‘Falsettos,’ ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ as 2023 musicals
By Sharon Eberson The 2023 season just announced by Front Porch Theatricals is further evidence that the company that bills itself as “Pittsburgh’s boutique musical theater company” has a keen eye for works that capture the current zeitgeist while paying… Read More ›
Front Porch Theatrical’s ‘Grand Hotel the Musical’ is Indeed Grand!
Reviewed by MAC Hoover “Grand Hotel Berlin. Always the same – people come, people go – one life ends while another begins – one heart breaks while another beats faster….” The Doctor, the narrator, quips, “I’ll stay – one more… Read More ›
‘A Man of No Importance’ canceled before finale
By Sharon Eberson Front Porch Theatricals has had to close A Man of No Importance before its final performances this weekend, due to COVID-19 safety concerns. The award-winning musical, featuring beautiful performances by Allan Snyder, Dave Toole and Becki Toth and… Read More ›
Review: Front Porch Theatricals’ ‘A Man of No Importance’
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde By MAC Hoover The Celtic cross is a Christian symbol of a traditional cross with a nimbus or ring featured. The symbolism of a circle features predominantly in the season’s… Read More ›
Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Front Porch Theatricals’ ‘A Man of No Importance’
By Sharon Eberson It is important, Front Porch Theatricals’ production of A Man of No Importance. Let me explain all the reasons why. It’s going to take a little time, so get comfortable. This previously little-done show might just be… Read More ›