By JESSICA NEU Nowadays, it seems that whenever you turn on the TV, open up social media, or read the news; you are apt to find more negativity or bad news than good news. In these times, we must remember… Read More ›
Tony Ferrieri
‘Anything Goes’ Marks First Benedum Set for Veteran Designer Tony Ferrieri
It seems impossible that among the hundreds of scenic designs created by Tony Ferrieri for Pittsburgh theaters, Anything Goes marks his first set at the Benedum Center. The musical that opens the summer season isn’t his first for PIttsburgh CLO… Read More ›
City Theatre Welcomes Back Kimberly Richards in a special event, ‘ ‘Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3’
The always-popular Late Nite Catechism series has been a nearly annual occurrence at City Theatre dating back to 2005. For almost all of those shows, Kimberly Richards has donned the habit and entertained her loyal audience of catechism students. After having taught… Read More ›
City Theatre Serves a Vital Menu at ‘Clyde’s’
By Yvonne Hudson Clyde’s is a familiar place to anyone who’s ever stopped on the road just to get a bite or take a break, that non-descript cafe that’s a truck stop and sandwich shop. If you are lucky, the… Read More ›
ICYMI- Preview: ‘Clyde’s’ at City Theatre, Opening September 24th
By Bob Hoover Where do writers find their inspiration? Melville found it in the sea, Twain on the Mississippi, Fitzgerald on Long Island, and Lynn Nottage in Reading, Pa. Don’t laugh. John Updike, who grew up outside this Central Pennsylvania city, set… Read More ›
Preview: ‘Clyde’s’ at City Theatre
By Bob Hoover Where do writers find their inspiration? Melville found it in the sea, Twain on the Mississippi, Fitzgerald on Long Island, and Lynn Nottage in Reading, Pa. Don’t laugh. John Updike, who grew up outside this Central Pennsylvania city, set… Read More ›
Diabolical ‘Misery’ awaits your company in Braddock
By Sharon Eberson Some of the best edge-of-your-seat moments within the Misery unfolding in Braddock are wordless. Without the inner monologue of page or screen, through often excruciating actions and silent suffering, the dread that fills barebones production’s intimate blackbox… Read More ›
Barebones Bounces Back to Braddock with “Misery”
By Sharon Eberson Patrick Jordan is giddy with anticipation these days, having spent much of the past two-plus years keeping up our spirits while working tirelessly toward this moment when barebones productions is back in action. So why on earth… Read More ›
Everything’s Coming Up Roses at Pittsburgh CLO’s “Book of Merman”
One of Broadway’s most legendary performers comes face-to-face with two of Broadway’s most current residents in Pittsburgh CLO’s production of The Book of Merman. A hilarious heartfelt musical about being true to oneself, the show is a comedic romp… Read More ›
Discover What Lies “Downstairs….” At City Theatre
City Theatre’s latest production begins with the flushing of a “Pittsburgh toilet.” This inside joke puts us in an unfinished basement to find a disheveled bare-chested Martin Giles stumbling barefoot into another day. He’s Teddy, the down-and-out and probably crazy… Read More ›