Point Park alum Jana Larell Glover is an alternate for three lucky queens in the national tour of the ‘concert spectacle’ By SHARON EBERSON Welcome to the Queendom of SIX, where history is her-story, Henry VIII is merely mentioned, and… Read More ›
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Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse Cancels Remaining Performances of ‘Newsies’
Playhouse cites “technical difficulties” Reports on social media indicated that a large piece of scenery hanging above the stage suddenly fell near the end of the show, only a few feet from one of the lead actors. Water poured onto… Read More ›
Point Park Hosts 2023 National High School Dance Festival
The National High School Dance Festival, the first in three years, will return to Point Park University’s Downtown campus March 1-5, with 1,200 students from more than 70 high schools across the country participating. The announcement noted that, during Point… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Opera and Point Park University Present ‘Animated Arias’ Special Live Concert on October 14, 2022
Pittsburgh Opera will perform Animated Arias a concert combining live singing and music with contemporary video animation at Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse on Friday, October 14 at 7:30 PM. Animated Arias is a result of a unique collaboration between Pittsburgh Opera and the Cinema… Read More ›
Kara Mikula, E. Clayton Cornelious back in habitual roles for CLO season finale ‘Sister Act’
By Sharon Eberson Pittsburgh CLO completes summer season 2022 with a production first, the uplifting Sister Act, and its filled with faces familiar to local theatergoers. It’s a delight to see South Hills native and Point Park University alumnus Kara… Read More ›
’22 Point Park Grad Wins Playwriting Award
Point Park University graduate Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters has won the 2022 Terrence McNally Award in playwriting for Acetone Wishes and Plexiglass Dreams. Philadelphian Walters (Class of ‘22) received her Master of Fine Arts in the screenwriting and playwriting program… Read More ›
‘Kinky Boots’ cast set to kick up their heels for Pittsburgh CLO
Pittsburgh CLO has announced the full cast that will high step into next week with its first production of Kinky Boots. Previously announced Darius Harper as drag queen Lola, the role that garnered Billy Porter a Tony Award, and Brian… Read More ›
CLO’s ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ brings a Broadway Legend and TikTok Star to the Stage
By Sharon Eberson From a bona fide Broadway legend to a TikTok sensation, The Drowsy Chaperone’s cast is sprinkled with the marquee names, familiar faces and newcomers that are a trademark of a Pittsburgh CLO summer season. This is CLO’s… Read More ›
Emerging Dance: Point Park University
Watching dance is my passion, but watching dance emerge from the pandemic is a privilege. by Jane Vranish, originally posted in Dance Currents on Dec 8, 2021 There has been an explosion of live performances, which created a traffic jam of… Read More ›
Ultimate Girl Power at Point Park’s “The Wolves”
By Cayleigh Boniger With the resounding success of the U.S. Women’s soccer team and their dramatic win of the World Cup, Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan have become household names. But what kind of drama happens off the field? What… Read More ›