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 ›
Aaron Galligan-Stierle beamed through the Zoom screen when asked if he was familiar with the score to Sunday in the Park with George. He will play the show’s two artists named George – one, a fictional version of renowned pointillist George Seurat, circa 1884; the other, that George’s grandson, in 1984 – when Front Porch Theatricals’ production opens at the New Hazlett Theater, on Friday, August 15. Saige Smith play’s George’s muse, Dot, and her daughter, Marie, in the Stephen Sondheim musical about love and legacy, passion and sacrifice, art and commerce.
Current weather aside, Front Porch Theatricals is ready to swing into summer, with the announcement of the casts of its two-show season. First up is Baby, May 16-25, 2025, at the New Hazlett Theater. With music and lyrics by Richard… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON On a celebratory night of songs and surprises, Front Porch Theatricals announced the company’s 2025 summer shows, both Tony Award rivals for best musical in 1984. They are: Baby, a seven-time Tony nominee, comes to the New… Read More ›
Pittsburgh CLO brings the stage and screen star to the Playhouse with ‘Being Alive Tour’ By SHARON EBERSON Bet you didn’t know that Mandy Patinkin makes his living as a mailman. He personally delivers notes by Sondheim, by Webber, by… Read More ›
By Brian Pope The following is a piece I’d like to call “A Friday Evening in Point Park University’s Gorgeous New PNC Theater.” It may not be my masterpiece. It probably won’t revolutionize the craft. It certainly couldn’t inspire a… Read More ›
Meteorological spring may still be a few weeks away, but the spring theatre season and it ’s crop of Tony Award-winning musicals is about to burst into full bloom. Our five picks are generally upbeat, for the season of rebirth… Read More ›
Bright. A blank screen or an even smaller blank screen. The challenge: Make sense out of 280 characters. George Seurat is notable for employing the meticulous painting technique known as pointilism in works such as Bathing at Asnieres. Stephen Sondheim… Read More ›
Artist rendering of the public entrance of the new Playhouse as seen from Forbes and Smithfield Street. “Willkommen! And Bienvenue! Welcome!” Pittsburgh’s newest theatre complex, The Pittsburgh Playhouse, will open to the public this fall with a production of the… Read More ›
