By SHARON EBERSON Truisms abound in the laugh-out-loud comedy Chicken & Biscuits, with one in particular that bears repeating: “Family is a loaded word.” And to that I say, “Amen!” There are many occasions to say, “Amen,” punctuating a point… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson There’s a name on the cast list that might make you stop and say, “Whoa, that Sheldon Ingram?” Yes, indeed, it is the WTAE-TV reporter who has been branching out into acting and voice work, including playing… Read More ›
New Horizon Theater presents Russell Thompkins Jr. and the New Stylistics May 6 at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, East Liberty. Thompkins’ falsetto is recognizable as the original lead singer of ‘70s supergroup The Stylistics, known for hits such as You… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson New Horizon Theatre opens Black History Month with American Menu, the story of five women working in the kitchen of a segregated diner in a Texas town, circa May 1968. Each of the women in the play… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson Willie Lynch may have existed. And if he did, he may have addressed Virginia plantation owners in 1712 about his blueprint for managing enslaved Africans. His method, he vowed, would provide the means to oppress Black people… Read More ›
Reviewed by Jessica Neu How do you construct your identity, and what or who do you allow to influence such a personal construct? This is one of two thematic questions poignantly explored with sardonic veracity in New Horizon Theater, Inc.’s… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson New Horizon Theater ends its season with One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show, a comedy set in 1970s Philadelphia that deals with the clash of values between middle-class and working-class African Americans. The title derives from a… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON New Horizon Theater is in the midst of its 30th season, and it’s first with the designation “Pittsburgh Cultural Treasure.” The Heinz Foundation bestowed the honor in December 2021 for presenting “consistent, high-quality cultural events that reflect… Read More ›