By Sharon Eberson It is important, Front Porch Theatricals’ production of A Man of No Importance. Let me explain all the reasons why. It’s going to take a little time, so get comfortable. This previously little-done show might just be… Read More ›
Stephen Santa
Seeing the Wonder in Stage 62’s Mamma Mia!
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 ›
Stage 62 Puts Dreamers in the Spotlight
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 ›
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Whether you like it or not (and I think you will), Hedwig has come to Pittsburgh. She and her band The Angry Inch are here to kick off Pittsburgh Musical Theatre’s Rockin’ West End series and to answer the timeless… Read More ›
Musical of the Month: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Once upon a time, the world at large acknowledged the fact that there are more than just two genders. Or so Aristophanes tells it in Plato’s philosophical epic Symposium. In the age of Zeus, humans moved around using eight limbs,… Read More ›
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Stephen Sondheim is often regarded as the William Shakespeare of musical theatre by the people who have spent the last 60 years admiring, dissecting, and interpreting his work. The proof for that claim lies in the continuous stream of greatest-of-all-time… Read More ›
Jumping Jack Theater Provides Interactive Opportunity for Special Needs Audiences
Less than a year ago, the powers of social media reunited local Pittsburghers Rebecca Covert and Stephen Santa, allowing them to combine two of their greatest passions, theater arts and children with special needs, to provide Pittsburgh audiences a unique… Read More ›
Local Theatre Group to Represent Pittsburgh in Edinburgh Fringe Festival
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 ›