By Sharon Eberson Michael Berresse, the director, choreographer and Tony-nominated performer, will have a Christmas story of his own to tell now that he finds himself in Pittsburgh, a stone’s throw from where it all began. As he directs Pittsburgh… Read More ›
Opening This Week Harry Connick, Jr. – A Holiday Celebration | National Artists | Benedum Center |November 29, 2022 | https://trustarts.org/production/83472/harry-connick-jr-a-holiday-celebration A Christmas Story | Pittsburgh Public Theater | O’Reilly Theater | November 30 to December 18, 2022 | https://ppt.org The Hip Hop Nutcracker | Dentons… Read More ›
Accepting Submissions through December 16 Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced its third annual New Play Contest. The competition is open to writers based in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. The winning playwright will receive a $500 honorarium, and a staged reading… Read More ›
Opening This Week Soweto Gospel Choir: HOPE – It’s Been A Long Time Coming | Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series | Byham Theater | November 22, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. | https://trustarts.org/production/83293/soweto-gospel-choir Les Miserables | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Benedum Center | November 22… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson Hayden Tee was a bit surprised to discover that he missed Javert, that single-named relentless pursuer of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables. Tee played the role from his native New Zealand to Broadway, but after 5 1/2… Read More ›
Opening This Week Boney James: Detour | Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series | November 15, 2022 | 8 p.m. | Byham Theater | https://trustarts.org/production/83470/boney-james-detour Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker | Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center | Main Stage Theater | November 15 to 18,… Read More ›
Opening This Week Megan Hilty | Trust Cabaret | O’Reilly Theater | November 7, 2022 | https://www.trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-cabaret-series The Play That Goes Wrong | Riverfront Theater Company | November 10-12, 17-19, 2022 | https://www.riverfronttheaterco.org/tickets Read our preview here and review here Graceland and Asleep… Read More ›
Opening This Week Fall Student Choreography Project | Pittsburgh Playhouse | Conservatory Dance Company | November 2 to 6, 2022 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical | Duquesne Red Masquers | Genesius Theater | November 3 to 19, 2022 | https://www.duqredmasquers.com/current-season Disney’s The Little Mermaid… Read More ›
Last performanes this weekend, October 29th and 30th, 2022 – Read Bob Hoover’s review here Pittsburgh Public Theater’s first full season since 2019 begins with this Tony Award-winning classic, A Raisin in the Sun, set in 1950s Chicago. The show… Read More ›
Opening This Week Dracula | Steel City Shakespeare Company | October 28 & 29, 2022 | West View Hub | http://www.steelcityshakespeare.org The Rocky Horror Show | McKeesport Little Theatre | October 28 & 29, 2022 | https://mckeesportlittletheater.com The Rocky Horror Show | Westmoreland Performing Arts… Read More ›