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 ›
With its remaining 2019 productions, Stage 62 raises a glass to those who dream. Following last month’s winning production of the YA musical Junie B. Jones The Musical, the company will be presenting shows featuring characters whose hopes and wishes… Read More ›
After being rejected from the Edinburgh International Festival in 1947, eight theatre companies decided to create their own edgy opportunity by conceiving the Fringe Festival. Fast forward 69 years and you’ll find thousands of acts flocking to Scotland for the… Read More ›