By Jessica Neu Philosopher, Kenneth Burke, tells readers to “go in where it’s strange.” This ‘easier said than done’ anecdote encourages readers, writers, and thinkers, or simply someone contemplating their own life, not to settle for what comes naturally but… Read More ›
Running from October 2022 to April 2023, Season 10 offers a broad range of performances, including several original plays, a hip-hop performance, a multidisciplinary concert, and a movement-based work. Learn more about the season and meet the artists below: Somewhere… Read More ›
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” Oscar Wilde By MAC Hoover The Celtic cross is a Christian symbol of a traditional cross with a nimbus or ring featured. The symbolism of a circle features predominantly in the season’s… Read More ›
In today’s post: Pittsburgh Opera’s Largest Gift Kara Spotlight Cabaret Features Local Musical Theater Artists Adam Pascal at First Night It’s a Wonderful Life: a Live Radio Play Liberty Magic in December Lavender Terrace at the New Hazlett Pittsburgh Opera… Read More ›
Front Porch announces their three-day cabaret fundraiser featuring performers from past seasons and the 2022 season. By Sharon Eberson The Front Porch Benefit Cabaret has until now been a one-night-only showcase of the company’s performers, past and present. In 2021,… Read More ›
The Symphony has reopened Heinz Hall, Eric Bergen reopened the Greer Cabaret and, Curtains reopened the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Live From the Edge played at City Theatre. Corning Works is back at the New Hazlett Theatre tonight through this weekend with… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson It may seem like a regular occurrence, celebrities from Simone Biles to Jay-Z to Demi Levbato dragging the discussion of mental illness into the spotlight. But we know better. Those relatively recent revelations only highlight how painfully… Read More ›
Kalopsia the Musical is bigger, bolder, and braver than before at its world premiere. In 2017, Monteze Freeland and Michael Meketa first drafted Kalopsia as part of The New Hazlett Theater’s Community Supported Artist (CSA) Season 4. Through their 2021 Residency Program, this dynamic duo will… Read More ›
Now that the Tony Awards have been handed out, let the betting begin on which of the winning and losing shows will receive a box office boost and which will soon post a closing notice. If the prospects of… Read More ›
As I stood in line in 2016 vying for rush tickets to a new musical called Bright Star, pretty much all I knew was that comedy legend Steve Martin co-wrote its bluegrass score. I also knew that, after hearing… Read More ›