Reviewed by Jessica Neu I have always found the function of children’s theater to be delightfully two-fold. The first purpose is to entertain children by expanding their worldview. The second is that, despite how much the chaperones actually enjoy the… Read More ›
A co-production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University | March 21-27 2022 | Pittsburgh’s Cultural District | TrustArts.org/Humanities. The festival, now in its seventh year, will bring together internationally acclaimed artists and performers with community leaders, academics, and… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
