By GEORGE HOOVER A play about a painting, and oh so much more! When neo-impressionist artist Georges Seurat’s monumental painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte was first exhibited, people were fascinated by his technique, pointillism, and yet… Read More ›
By YVONNE HUDSON You will be amazed and know not what to say–you will be too busy laughing! When a regional company moving into its seventh decade takes on a cunningly crafter musical satire like Something Rotten!, the stars align for… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson For those of us who lived through “The AIDS Crisis,” few things may astonish more than life-sustaining drugs advertised on network television. Yet that’s where we are in 2023. Thousands still die annually from HIV/AIDS related illnesses,… Read More ›
Director Rob James and star Chad Elder chat about joys and challenges of rarely done musical By SHARON EBERSON Director, actor and educator Rob James is known as a Sondheim kind of guy, so it was only natural that when… Read More ›
Front Porch opens their 2023 season with the hilarious, heartbreaking and genuinely unique, Falsettos, a contemporary musical about family built around relationships, bar mitvahs, baseball and AIDS. The Tony-award winning Falsettos is from William Finn and James Lapine who were… Read More ›
Front Porch opens their 2023 season with the hilarious, heartbreaking and genuinely unique, Falsettos, a contemporary musical about family built around relationships, bar mitvahs, baseball and AIDS. Snapshot: Marvin is a neurotic New Yorker, who leaves his wife Trina and… Read More ›
MTAP—Musical Theatre Artists of Pittsburgh is announced that it will produce a half-dozen brand new 10-minute musicals, Hot Metal Shorts!, the result of collaborations between MTAP members and members of the Dramatists Guild. The Hot Metal Shorts! and the artists who created them are: … Read More ›
The non-profit theater company Stage 62’s uplifting rendition of 9 to 5 is up and running at The Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall. Reviewed by Megan Grabowski The performance is bright and boisterous, directed by the distinguished Rob… Read More ›
By Eva Phillips There is an embarrassing truth that should be addressed before I embark on a review of Stage 62’s Mamma Mia! I could write about Mamma Mia! in my sleep—not just because of the sheer number of times… Read More ›
Where have I been all these years? While The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is being performed, time and time again, on stages all across America, I have been wondering–who wants to see a musical about a spelling bee?… Read More ›
