The Cultural Trust’s Liberty Magic team has announced that mystery and wonder will continue into the Spring and Summer of 2022 with a brand-new season of magic, featuring six magicians that are elated to perform at one of the rarest… Read More ›
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ICYMI: First Night Performances and Events Announced
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2022 presents an arts-focused, family-friendly celebration of the New Year throughout the 14-block radius of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. Throughout the event’s six hours, guests can look forward to all types of art, including comedy, dance, music,… Read More ›
First Night Performances and Events Announced
Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2022 presents an arts-focused, family-friendly celebration of the New Year throughout the 14-block radius of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. Throughout the event’s six hours, guests can look forward to all types of art, including comedy, dance, music,… Read More ›
The Cultural Trust’s Broadway in Pittsburgh Series Opens the Season with Strong Health and Safety Guidelines
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh performances resume this Thursday (10-28-2021) at the Benedum Center. Here is a detailed look at the new guidelines to insure the health and safety of audiences, performers and staff. In this era of… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Cultural District Arts Organizations Announce Vaccination and Mask Requirement for Indoor Performances
After months of preparation and planning for the return to in-person arts events, Pittsburgh’s Cultural District organizations outline layers of defense against COVID-19 and the safety practices for guests, staff, volunteers, and artists—the latest of which is a vaccination and… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Cultural District comeback heralded with 3-day celebration LIGHTS ON!
Editors note: This story has been updated with the latest performance schedules and times. By Sharon Eberson After 15 long months of lights out, it’s finally time for Lights On!, a three-day celebration of reopening by the arts organizations of… Read More ›
Honing A Magical Craft in Anna DeGuzman’s “The Queen of Cardistry”
By Laura Caton There’s a strong tradition in magic of learning by apprenticeship: an established magician mentors an up-and-coming magician to pass on the art. In her new show The Queen of Cardistry, now running at Liberty Magic, Anna DeGuzman displays both… Read More ›
“The Lion King” Roars Majestically at the Benedum
By Eva Phillips At this point, writing a review of the astronomically popular and enormously profitable onstage adaptation of The Lion King feels a bit superfluous. 25 years after the world was introduced to Simba, Mufasa, Zazu, Timon and Pumba,… Read More ›
Elevating Magic in Billy Kidd’s “Bridging the Gap”
If you’ve walked down Liberty Avenue around 9th Street in the last few months, you’ve doubtlessly noticed the storefront for Liberty Magic (and maybe even recognized the trick it depicts): a life-size replica of Houdini’s water torture cell, complete with… Read More ›
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces Liberty Magic
The Cultural District, its theaters and galleries have always been a magical place. It is about to become even more magical with the addition of Liberty Magic, an intimate speakeasy-style magic arts venue dedicated to the art of sleight of… Read More ›