By SHARON EBERSON Whether you love’em, hate ’em or judge each on its own merit, you can credit Mamma Mia! with paving the way to the jukebox musicals that have followed in the super trouper’s wake. A tour celebrating 25… Read More ›
National Tour
Blowin’ Into Pittsburgh: Bob Dylan Musical ‘Girl From the North Country’
Penn State Alum Aidan Wharton Goes on Tour After Broadway Debut, Plans Proud Haven Fundraiser By SHARON EBERSON Although it’s the real deal, Aidan Wharton’s Broadway debut story sounds as if it jumped out of a Hollywood script, In December… Read More ›
Heralding A Brand New Day for Pittsburgh-Bound ‘The Wiz’
In Conversation With Writer Amber Ruffin and Costume Designer Sharen Davis By SHARON EBERSON I am going to go out on a pretty strong limb by saying that The Wiz is among the most important musicals of not only the… Read More ›
It’s Almost Showtime for ‘Beetlejuice’ Musical in Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Bee … Before “it’s showtime” in Pittsburgh, before summoning the fast-talking scoundrel from the Netherworld, let’s conjure a couple of the women who will soon be in Pittsburgh to deliver Beetlejuice, the musical based on… Read More ›
Q&A: Chris Hoch, from CMU to Broadway to Aldolpho to ‘Jagged Little Pill’
Chris Hoch was joking when he said, “I tend to do a tour about every 10 years.” Since graduating from Carnegie Mellon in 1998 and jumping right into a Pittsburgh CLO ensemble role, that’s taking Gaston from Broadway to the… Read More ›
Nick Cortazzo Links ‘Hairspray’ to Pittsburgh
Baldwin High alum and Point Park’s Annie Gagen join Nina West in touring show By Sharon Eberson There are cast albums that you turn to when you need a lift, and if you’re like me, Hairspray is high on the… Read More ›
Tony-Award Winning ‘Hadestown’ Swings Into Pittsburgh
By Sharon Eberson Pittsburgh’s introduction to the world of Hadestown is coming soon, so I wanted to know – how does the national tour differ from the Broadway experience? In Hadestown, the Greek myth of star-crossed couple Orpheus and Eurydice… Read More ›