“RENT,” the smash hit rock musical that launched Sewickley native PETER MATTHEW SMITH to Broadway, brings him home later this month, to direct the show for the second time in his hometown. When BDE Productions’ Michael Greer and Vince Tresco (directed by Smith for PMT in 2010) asked him to direct “Rent” in its 30th anniversary year, Smith’s answer was a resounding, “Yes!”
‘RENT’ AT THE GREER
The Greer Cabaret continues asthe Downtown place to be for locally produced musical revivals. Coming up in September: BDE Productions rents the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust venue for “Rent,” directed by Peter Matthew Smith.
By JESSICA NEU The mainstage production of the 1996 smash hit musical RENT employed a multi-tiered set with scaffolding and a balcony to accommodate the 13-15-person cast, constantly weaving through the East Village/Alphabet City, NYC. Last night, as we left Iron Horse Theatre… Read More ›
By CAMILLE AGIE “They say I have the best ass below 14th Street,” is a declaration spoken by Mimi, a young woman and drug addict, with a perfect combination of confidence and humor. Funny and flirty though she seems, as… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Rent opened on Broadway in 1996 at a time when Broadway was in desperate need of revitalization after the London theater scene had recently produced smash hits such as Les Misérables and Cats while New York City was inundated with crime and… Read More ›
What started in Bethel Park in 1962 as an adult education theater project turned into a thriving theater company that has continuously produced shows. The company’sd sixty-second season will feature four musicals. Also announced was a new Board of Directors for the… Read More ›
The show opens the revamped Greer Cabaret theater; cast member Brady D. Patsy sideline with broken ankle, replaced by Billy Mason By SHARON EBERSON Martha Banta had stayed away from directing tick, tick … BOOM! until now. “I just thought… Read More ›
Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse announced the upcoming Playhouse Presents and Conservatory of Performing Arts dance and theater productions yesterday afternoon between sets during their Inside / Outside Summer Concert Series. The Playhouse’s 23/24 varied season features six theater performances highlighted by produtions of The… Read More ›
