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Saturday, November 6, 2021

November 5, 2021: What NYC TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week by Ghoover

Here is What TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week from the perspective of Broadway Producer Ken Davenport 1 – Andrew Lloyd Webber to Deliver Keynote at The TheaterMakers Summit The je…

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Friday, November 5, 2021

Preview: Brandon Victor Dixon at the Trust Cabaret by Ghoover

Hamilton and The Color Purple star Brandon Victor Dixon comes to Trust Cabaret Monday, November 15th. By Sharon Eberson It may come as a surprise that Brandon Victor Dixon didn’t always th…

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

Front Porch Announces Three-Day Cabaret Fundraiser by Ghoover

Front Porch announces their three-day cabaret fundraiser featuring performers from past seasons and the 2022 season. By Sharon Eberson The Front Porch Benefit Cabaret has until now been a on…

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Monday, November 1, 2021

Pittsburgh Opera Launches New Season with Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” by Ghoover

By George B. Parous For the first time in nearly two years, Pittsburgh Opera returns to the Benedum Center this Saturday evening, November 6, for the first of four performances of Mozart…

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Sunday, October 31, 2021

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of November 1, 2021 by Ghoover

Here is What’s On Stage in the Greater Pittsburgh area through the end of December.   No frills, no fluff, just what, where, when and how to get tickets. Want the why? Explore our site …

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Friday, October 29, 2021

Richard Thomas returns as Scrooge for the 30th anniversary of Pittsburgh CLO’s A Musical Christmas Carol by Ghoover

Richard Thomas will return as Ebenezer Scrooge in Pittsburgh CLO’s A Musical Christmas Carol in its 30th year as a holiday tradition. By Sharon Eberson Thomas rose to fame as John-Boy on T…

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

Show Notes – October 28th, 2021 by Ghoover

Iron Horse Theatre Company presents Over the River and Through the Woods written by Joe DiPietro, October 29 and through November 19th. The story is about a young, carefree, single bachelo…

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

On Stage: A New Pittsburgh Ballet Emerges by Ghoover

Reviewed by by Jane Vranish Originally posted on Dance Currents at https://dancecurrents.com   This past weekend, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre had more to celebrate than any other company tha…

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021

PICT Classic Theatre’s 25th season is perfect timing for a Shakespearean comedy by Ghoover

By Sharon Eberson In the words of Shakespearean heroine Rosalind, “Time travels in diverse paces with diverse persons.” That’s from As You Like It, and is followed by the speed in whic…

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The Cultural Trust’s Broadway in Pittsburgh Series Opens the Season with Strong Health and Safety Guidelines by Ghoover

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh performances resume this Thursday (10-28-2021) at the Benedum Center. Here is a detailed look at the new guidelines to insure th…

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Monday, October 25, 2021

Kinetic Theatre premieres Donald Stephen Olsen’s Oscar & Walt on November 3rd by Ghoover

Oscar & Walt winner of the 2019 “Best Full-Length Play” award from the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights/City of West Hollywood Pride Reading Festival, received its World Premiere …

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Sunday, October 24, 2021

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of October 25, 2021 by Ghoover

Here is what’s on stage in the Greater Pittsburgh area this week through the end of November as compiled by onStage Pittsburgh.   Opening This Week The Bands Visit  | Cultural Trust’…

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Saturday, October 23, 2021

Here’s what NYC TheaterMakers were talking about this week  by Ghoover

From the perspective of Broadway producer Ken Davenport…. 1- Why We Have a Broadway Labor Shortage Right now.. Broadway is a risky business. For everyone. Not just authors and actors who a…

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Friday, October 22, 2021

Corning Works challenges the imagination with The Other Shoe at the New Hazlett by Ghoover

Reviewed by George Hoover Corning Works opened their season with The Other Shoe, a full-length dance/theater project in their Glue Factory series. The Other Shoe explores the state of our…

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

Pittsburgh Public crosses the indoor goal line with The Chief by Ghoover

By Sharon Eberson It was a good omen at just the right time for Kyle Haden, the Steelers’ overtime win on Sunday. He was talking about the boost from his beloved team on the eve of openin…

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

At last: Live Theater is back in da’burgh in force! by Ghoover

The Symphony has reopened Heinz Hall, Eric Bergen reopened the Greer Cabaret and, Curtains reopened the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Live From the Edge played at City Theatre. Corning Works is back…

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Show Notes 10/20/2021 by Ghoover

Here is the today’s latest theater news compiled by onStage Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Season Premiere with the PBT Orchestra Oct 22 – Oct 24, 2021 at the Benedum Center Pitts…

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Monday, October 18, 2021

Quantum’s Chimerica finds its performance space at East Liberty’s The Maverick Hotel.  by Ghoover

An award-winning and resonant political thriller Quantum Theatre announced Lucy Kirkwood‘s Olivier Award-winning play Chimerica will be presented at the newly opened Maverick Hotel, for…

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Sunday, October 17, 2021

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of October 18, 2021 by Ghoover

Here is what’s on stage in the Greater Pittsburgh area this week through the end of November as compiled by onStage Pittsburgh.   Opening This Week The Other Shoe  | Corning Works | Ne…

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Saturday, October 16, 2021

October 16, 2021: What NYC Theater Makers are talking about this week by Ghoover

Here’s what TheaterMakers were talking about this week from the perspective of Broadway producer Ken Davenport…. (Some links may require a subscription.) 1 – Variety’s Broadway Comeb…

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Laughter on Liberty: Arcade Comedy returns with Halloween-inspired fun and games by Ghoover

Lights On! in the Pittsburgh Cultural District is spreading fast, from the big theatrical houses to specialty spots like Arcade Comedy Theater. And really, who among us can’t use more laug…

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Live From the Edge at City Theatre by Ghoover

By Bob Hoover City Theatre opened its new season with a raucous, in-your-face company of performers of color that shook the dust off its reopened South Side venue closed during the pandemic …

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Thursday, October 14, 2021

Show Notes for October 14, 2021 by Ghoover

Here is the latest theater news compiled by onStage Pittsburgh Cultural District / Lights on Pittsburgh Day of Deals / Today Only October 14th Today, Thursday October 14th, the Cultural Dist…

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Notables for the Pittsburgh Theater Scene by Ghoover

Phillip Winter takes the Art J.Rooney role at the Public’s all new production of The Chief    Eric Bergen opens the Trust’s Cabaret Season   City Theatre gets a makeover By Sharon Eb…

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

October 8, 2021: What NYC TheaterMakers Are Talking About This Week by Ghoover

As most of you know, the theater ecosystem for the development of new plays and musicals is a complex process involving may people and organizations that work to bring a new work to life. Wh…

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Review: New musical comedy Kalopsia illuminates the stigma of mental illness by Ghoover

By Sharon Eberson It may seem like a regular occurrence, celebrities from Simone Biles to Jay-Z to Demi Levbato dragging the discussion of mental illness into the spotlight. But we know bett…

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Monday, October 11, 2021

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of October 11, 2021 by Ghoover

Here is what’s on stage in the Greater Pittsburgh area this week through the end of October as compiled by onStage Pittsburgh.   Opening This Week Erich Bergen   | Trust Cabaret Serie…

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Saturday, October 9, 2021

We Are Moving! by Ghoover

A reminder, on November 1st, 2021, Pittsburgh in the Round will complete our rebranding transition to On Stage Pittsburgh. To continue to receive the latest theater news, features and show …

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

Dance Beat: Attack Theatre’s New Home by Ghoover

Attack Theater didn’t waste any time sharing its new home in Lawrenceville.  By J. Vranish, originally published on her blog Dance Currents. Follow her on Facebook at dancecurrents. Loca…

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Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Pittsburgh Public Theater streams Wendy MacLeod’s Slow Food, a hangry experience. by Ghoover

Reviewed by George Hoover Imagine you and your spouse have just taken a long flight to Palm Springs for an anniversary getaway. The kids are away at college, a cool car has been rented, and …

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Monday, October 4, 2021

Tonys’ journey to the past while celebrating Broadway’s comeback by Ghoover

By Sharon Eberson There was a moment during the CBS portion of the Tony Awards, when host Leslie Odom Jr. shifted the focus on the masked audience.  The point was: Get used to it.  This is…

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