By SHARON EBERSON The Music Man reminds us of a time when hardworking, small-town folk cherished simple pleasures, a time when women gossiped, men feuded, teens rebelled, and a charming, cunning con man could make a dishonest living among them. … Read More ›
Musical Theater
Your Guide to 2024 Western Pennsylvania Spring High School Musicals
Compiled by SHARON EBERSON It’s time for curtains to rise on an annual rite of spring that begins in February: A comprehensive listing of high school musical theater productions throughout Western Pennsylvania. Among the more than 100 schools on our… Read More ›
Scrooged Again: Michael Cerveris Returns to Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘A Musical Christmas Carol’
Two-time Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris will be home for the holidays for the second straight year, when he returns as Ebenezer Scrooge in Pittsburgh CLO’s 32nd annual production of A Musical Christmas Carol, December 15-23 at the Byham Theater. Joining… Read More ›
Review: Pittsburgh CLO Crafts a Visual Feast for Season Finale, ‘Natasha Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812’
By SHARON EBERSON From the moment you walk into the Benedum Center auditorium, you know: This is something different. The modernist design that greets you – a bedazzled backdrop and a neon sign reading: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet… 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 ›
Gene Kelly Award-winner Kylie Edwards named top dancer at national Jimmy Awards
By Sharon Eberson Kylie Edwards, representing Pittsburgh CLO’s Gene Kelly Awards at the 2022 National High School Musical Theatre Awards, was named best dancer among the winners announced at the 13th annual Broadway showcase on June 27. Her honor was… Read More ›
CLO’s ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ brings a Broadway Legend and TikTok Star to the Stage
By Sharon Eberson From a bona fide Broadway legend to a TikTok sensation, The Drowsy Chaperone’s cast is sprinkled with the marquee names, familiar faces and newcomers that are a trademark of a Pittsburgh CLO summer season. This is CLO’s… Read More ›
