By JESSICA NEU I would have loved to have been at the first table reading for Once. As I imagine it, the cast and crew are gathered around and read the description of the first scene: “Strike the traditional Irish band complete… Read More ›
Once
For ‘Once,’ David Toole Brings Guy Home to PMT
By SHARON EBERSON Once has a special place in David Toole’s career, and his heart. For an actor-singer-musician, it combines all those things in an unconventional romantic story. “And I’m an Irish boy, so anything about Ireland I find very… Read More ›
Casts Announced for PMT’s ‘Once,’ & Front Porch’s 2023 Season
Here’s musical theater casting news to look forward to, from Pittsburgh Musical Theater and Front Porch Theatricals: ‘Once,’ Pittsburgh Musical Theater Husband and wife David Toole and Kate Queen, who met in 2008 while portraying Tony and Maria in Gargaro… Read More ›
Foot-Stomping and Heartbreaking: “Once”
By Eva Phillips Overly melancholy Irish folk music really does something to me. Rousing, but also melancholy, Eastern European folk music REALLY does something to me. The two musical cosmoses intimately appeal to my fraught sensibilities and personality traits—Irish folk… Read More ›
Summer Preview 2019
A Letter from the Editor, Well, y’all, we’ve fought our way tooth and nail to the golden promise land of Summer. The Spring saw some phenomenal changes and growth for all of us at PGH in the Round–from new… Read More ›
Summer 2019’s 5 Musicals to Watch Out For
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 ›