By SHARON EBERSON At a time when federal funding for the arts is so precarious, I thought I’d tell you a little bit about my past few weeks of attending theater. By the numbers, starting on January 14 through Sunday,… Read More ›
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New Year’s Wishes, Resolutions and Observations from onStage Pittsburgh
Opinion by SHARON EBERSON & GEORGE HOOVER As 2024 comes to a close, here are a few thoughts for 2025. 10: Our loyal readers are cherished, and newbies are always welcome. 9: Here’s hoping the incoming Congress continues to support… Read More ›
Six Degrees of Richard Parsakian: From Pittsburgh to Hollywood, a Lightning Rod of Support for LGBTQIA, Drag, Fashion, Arts and Cultural Communities
By SHARON EBERSON The colorful totem outside of a Shadyside storefront signifies a convergence happening there, at Eons Fashion Antique, inspired by the man for all seasons inside. Richard Parsakian, the 2024 grand marshal of Pittsburgh Pride, perhaps best known… Read More ›
Why Theater, and Why Now?
Despite risks magnified by a devastating pandemic, Pittsburgh artists continue to carve out new choices for the theater scene By CAMILLE AGIE Theater companies all over the world are still adjusting to a new reality following the 2020 pandemic that… Read More ›
What’s On Stage: Highlights of the 2023 Holiday Season
By SHARON EBERSON It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, with holiday-themed live performances ramping up throughout the region. It picks up this weekend with Miss Bennet’s Christmas at Pemberley at City Theatre and CLO Cabaret‘s nearly sold-out Who’s… Read More ›
Denzel Washington Returns to Pittsburgh Aug. 13 for August Wilson House Opening
Luminaries celebrating the long-anticipated grand opening of the August Wilson House on Saturday, Aug. 13, will include Denzel Washington, during a day of events that begins with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Two-time Oscar-winner Washington will join Constanza Romero Wilson, widow of… Read More ›
Alan Stanford fired as head of PICT Classic Theatre
Alan Stanford has been removed from his job as artistic and executive director of PICT Class Theatre, following an account of alleged sexual misconduct reported in Pittsburgh City Paper. In a press release, the PICT board of directors announced that… Read More ›
A Busy Weekend, a Gripping ‘Not My Revolution’ in Carnegie
By Sharon Eberson Here’s my weekend in Pittsburgh theater, or, more to the point, so much Pittsburgh theater, so little time … Pittsburgh theater – it’s worth saying a third time – had the opportunity to strut its stuff last… Read More ›