By JESSICA NEU The mainstage production of the 1996 smash hit musical RENT employed a multi-tiered set with scaffolding and a balcony to accommodate the 13-15-person cast, constantly weaving through the East Village/Alphabet City, NYC. Last night, as we left Iron Horse Theatre… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Rent opened on Broadway in 1996 at a time when Broadway was in desperate need of revitalization after the London theater scene had recently produced smash hits such as Les Misérables and Cats while New York City was inundated with crime and… Read More ›
Reviewed by MAC HOOVER Throughout the mid to late 1980s, Jonathan Larson worked feverishly on his original musical Superbia, hoping to bring a new edgy face to the stogy Broadway shows by incorporating contemporary popular music. As he worked to create, he waited… Read More ›
The show opens the revamped Greer Cabaret theater; cast member Brady D. Patsy sideline with broken ankle, replaced by Billy Mason By SHARON EBERSON Martha Banta had stayed away from directing tick, tick … BOOM! until now. “I just thought… Read More ›
Pittsburgh CLO will open the newly renovated Greer Cabaret with Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical tick, tick … BOOM!, directed by the late RENT creator’s friend and colleague, Martha Banta. The show comes to the stage of the Greer, in a… Read More ›
Do you feel a hint of autumn in the air? It may be hot as Hadestown outside, but back to school shopping is in high gear, and in the Pittsburgh Cultural District, it’s nearly time to Greer up, too. Pittsburgh… Read More ›
