By SHARON EBERSON So much Pittsburgh theater, so little time is among my top picks for the subtitle of my theater-going life. A good overall title might be: “There’s No Business Like Covering Show Business.” Combine those two, and you… Read More ›
Merrily We Roll Along
Review: Front Porch’s Moving ‘Merrily’ Revives a Musical Old Friend
By SHARON EBERSON Merrily We Roll Along is a musical notorious for its lack of merriment. But there is plenty of reason to make merry at the New Hazlett Theater, where the talent onstage and that gorgeous Sondheim score reign,… Read More ›
Rolling ‘Merrily’ Along with Daina Griffith and Catherine Kolos
Front Porch Theatricals’ Production of the Sondheim Show Marks Leading Lady Griffith’s Musical Theater Directing Debut By SHARON EBERSON The musical Merrily We Roll Along is having a moment no one could have foreseen when it first arrived on Broadway… 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 ›