Marcus Stevens has returned to Point Park University, but at a different Playhouse than the one he left when he graduated in 2003. He will direct “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits,” March 4-6, 2026, at the state-of-the-art Downtown theater building that opened in 2018.
With 2025 coming to a close, the Emmy-nominated Michael Kooman and Chris Dimond have months of good will at their backs as they return to Pittsburgh for “I Will Be Me — The Songs of Kooman and Dimond,” a cabaret “celebrating Point Park’s rising stars of musical theater” in the Class of 2026.
By SHARON EBERSON Some Like It Hot is a movie with music that swings, and the musical based on the movie takes that to heart. Set in the Prohibition era, the stage production dances and sings its way from beginning… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
By JESSICA NEU The holiday season is undoubtedly a busy time, but also a time that brings many folks Downtown with popular events such as Christmas pop-up bars, ice skating at PPG Place, or the holiday market at Market Square…. Read More ›
