By SHARON EBERSON How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Well, practice, of course. And if you are Stephen Flaherty, you also become a hitmaker, and make your alma mater proud. The Dormont native and award-winning composer of Ragtime, Once… Read More ›
Ragtime
Stephen Flaherty Comes Home for Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘Once on This Island’
By SHARON EBERSON When composer Stephen Flaherty takes his seat at the Benedum Center Tuesday, before the first notes of his score for Once on This Island begin to play, visions of his earliest days in musical theater may be… Read More ›
Ragtime: The Musical
In its final moments, Ragtime: The Musical at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center gives us a glimpse at what the world could be: unified in its diversity, striving for a better future, and caring for one another for generations… Read More ›
Summer Preview 2018
A Letter from the Editor, Here we are again, on the cusp of Summer. This will be Pittsburgh in the Round’s 5th Summer season here in the Steel City so we truly want to thank you, our precious readers, for… Read More ›
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center Dreams Bigger
For their 11th year of performances, Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center is introducing their 2017-2018 season – “Dream Bigger,” beginning on October 6, 2017, through June 24, 2018. This season is unlike any theatre or shows they produce. Apart from… Read More ›
Ragtime
This musical has so much; it is so rich. It is a cascade of characters who are fully drawn, with captivating arcs. It’s a litany of singing performances, CMU’s great bastion of talent loading all of their guns at once… Read More ›
5 Musicals You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter
The selection of which musical to produce in any given season can be a dilemma. There are many factors to consider that include casting, designer, director and performance space. These decisions need to be made many months before the show… Read More ›
CMU Drama to Engage and Challenge in 2016-2017 Season
At the 70th annual Tony Awards, seven alumni of the Carnegie Mellon University school of Drama were nominated for various awards from Best Costume Design of a Musical to Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a… Read More ›