Jerreme Rodriguez takes over the role played for 25 years by Jeff Howell By Sharon Eberson If you have attended Pittsburgh CLO’s annual A Musical Christmas Carol in the past 25 years or so, as so many of us have,… Read More ›
Lisa Ann Goldsmith
“Julius Caesar” Slays Expectations in PSIP’s All-Female Adaptation
By Eva Phillips The balance of power is erratic and volatile. Can those who thirst for power and reign over others ever do so without corruption, or without the megrims of self-interest overtaking the objectiveness of their rule? And when… Read More ›
Fierce Female Voices Drive “Julius Caesar” at Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears!” Iconic. Evocative. Declarative. Historic. But even the canon, once considered untouchable, needs a little revamping and re-imagining. Who was obfuscated, overlooked or silenced in the classics that founded our dramaturgical literacies? What… Read More ›
Kinetic’s Holmesian Adventure Is Superbly Satisfying
A stunning cast and handsome designs support the retelling of superbly satisfying adventure with one of the most popular detectives, Sherlock Holmes. He is quite at home on the Charity Randall Theatre stage where Kinetic Theatre’s The Speckled Band… Read More ›
“Midnight Radio’s: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”
By Brian Pope Can you name a place more magical than the emerald-spangled, poppy-pink land of Oz where witches, wizards, and munchkins (Oh my!) call home? It’s a place where not only the fantastical imagination of L. Frank Baum resides… Read More ›