By SHARON EBERSON The easiest decision about celebrating Shirley Jones’ life, career and legacy was that it would take place in Pittsburgh. “I wouldn’t have wanted to do it anywhere else,” said her son Patrick Cassidy. On September 21 at… Read More ›
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ICYMI: Pittsburgh CLO Honors Shirley Jones with a Gala On Saturday, September 21st
Concert only tickets now available. The Pittsburgh CLO is hosting a gala celebrating the extraordinary life, career, and legacy of Pittsburgh native Shirley Jones, the beloved star of the original The Music Man motion picture. Born and raised in Smithton, PA, just… Read More ›
Pittsburgh CLO Lines Up Broadway Stars for Celebration of Shirley Jones
The gala on September 21 includes a concert with Kelli O’Hara, Sierra Boggess, Jessie Mueller, Adam Pascal and Norm Lewis Leading lady of movie musicals, Oscar winner and Smithton, PA, native Shirley Jones will be honored by Pittsburgh CLO in… Read More ›
A Very Warm and Cozy Welcome to Norm Lewis’ Living Room at the Trust Cabaret
By JESSICA NEU Multi-hyphenate tour-de-force talent Norm Lewis took the stage at the O’ReillyTheater on May 8th as the final performer in the 2022-23 Cabaret Series. He opened his 90-minute set with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “My Favorite Things.” I suspect… Read More ›
Mt. Lebanon’s Billy Hartung Among Honorable Mentions for the Tony’s 2022 Excellence in Theatre Education Award
By Sharon Eberson If you are a member of the Pittsburgh theater community, you know Billy Hartung as a performer; of course, He’s been to Broadway and back. As in back home, that’s back in Mt. Lebanon, where he is… Read More ›
LaChanze, Stephen Schwartz, Megan Hilty, and Norm Lewis Among Trust Cabaret 2022-23 Headliners
By Sharon Eberson Tony Award-winner LaChanze, a nominee again this year for Trouble in Mind, is coming to Pittsburgh, one of the stars who comprise the 2022-23 Trust Cabaret Series. Two artists with Carnegie Mellon School of Drama ties –… Read More ›
My Pittsburgh Theater Weekend: From City Theatre to Heinz Hall to Pittsburgh Playhouse
March 18th to 20th, 2022 By Sharon Eberson My theater card is full these days, and that’s such a welcome feeling. I am getting back into the habit of chronicling my weekend’s entertainment. Masked et al., it has felt like… Read More ›
Broadway Phantoms Norm Lewis and Hugh Panaro headed to Heinz Hall on March 19th for Fundraising Gala
By Sharon Eberson Broadway’s Norm Lewis and Hugh Panaro are coming to Pittsburgh to join Billy Harting in “Lifting Our Voices,” the annual fundraising gala for The Center for Theater Arts in Mt. Lebanon. Among their many Broadway credits, Lewis,… Read More ›
