Pittsburgh Playhouse doubles up with shows at its largest theaters February 19 – 23, 2025. Opening on Thursday in the Playhouse’s Highmark Theatre is Jerry Girls, a revue featuring Jerry Herman songs from shows such as Hello Dolly!, Milk and… Read More ›
Chamber Music Pittsburgh presents Sphinx Medal of Excellence Recipients Mesa and Cann in the January 20 concert. Chamber Music Pittsburgh (CMP) presents the Pittsburgh debut of trailblazing artists Tommy Mesa and Michelle Cann in a program that reimagines the chamber music canon… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON Award-winning director, author and educator Mel Shapiro, who headed the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama and began his professional directing career at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, has died at age 89. Playbill.com first reported Mr. Shapiro’s passing, on… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON Amid a sea of 2024 A Christmas Carol adaptations on Pittsburgh area stages, for the comfort and joy of my own traditions, I chose a couple that began on Friday the 13th: First, Pittsburgh CLO’s A Musical… Read More ›
Plus: GPAC Funds the Arts and PICT 2025 COMMENTARY You go away for a week, you could come back humming, What’d I Miss? Or, when it comes to Pittsburgh theater, you can check out What’s On Stage and say, “What’s… Read More ›
Chamber Music Pittsburgh (CMP) kicks off its 2024–25 MainStage Live season with a collaboration between the Escher Quartet and violist Jordan Bak. Embodying the range of artistic voices that have shaped chamber music, this autumn concert pairs 20th-century works by American composers Florence Price (Quartet No. 2 in A minor) and Samuel… Read More ›
For more performing arts scares and treats this spooky season, visit onStage Pittsburgh’s What’s On Stage, and check out VisitPittsburgh’s guide to Halloween events in Pittsburgh (it’s not just for visitors). And stay tuned for a spooky start to November,… Read More ›
A performance of the play ≈ [Almost Equal To], presented at Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse, has been recognized with several Kennedy Center American College Theater Awards, sponsored by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. The festival, a national… Read More ›
The new sensory-friendly show ARTfully UPlifting, created and performed by Point Park University Conservatory of Performing Arts students, will have its premiere March 30 at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. In a first-of-its-kind for Point Park, students will develop original performance pieces,… Read More ›
Danny Herman and Rocker Verastique Bring Broadway, Ballet and ‘Fame’ to Their Work in Pittsburgh By SHARON EBERSON Catching up with Danny Herman and Rocker Verastique about their remarkable careers is bound to answer the question, “How many times can… Read More ›
