Friday, December 20, 2024
By JESSICA NEU There was a buzz in the air at Heinz Hall last night before the Pittsburgh Symphony took the stage to perform along to the 2003 British Comedy Love Actually on Decembe…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:11PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 19, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Based on Jean Shepherd’s 1966 book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash, A Christmas Story the play, has morphed into a holiday classic. Beginning with the film in 1983…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:53PM[SHARE]Wednesday, December 18, 2024
By JESSICA NEU With Heinz Hall perfectly adorned with its traditional Christmas decorations and a host of brass instruments meticulously set on the proscenium in front of the closed stage cu…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:02PM[SHARE]Thursday, December 12, 2024
By JESSICA NEU After we wrap up the holidays and have picked up all the bottles on New Year’s Day, the PNC Broadway series continues with the classic musical Funny Girl at the Benedum Ce…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:26PM[SHARE]Saturday, December 7, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Each year, as the holiday season draws near, there are countless symbols, themes, metaphors, and representations of Christmas. The spirit of Christmas is all around, from song…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:42PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 21, 2024
BY JESSICA NEU What comes to mind when you hear the name Michael Jackson? Perhaps “King of Pop,” Genius, the moonwalk, a Glove, white socks and black shoes, the Jackson 5, Bubbles the C…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 06:55AM[SHARE]Tuesday, November 19, 2024
BY JESSICA NEU I was a senior in High School when I was first introduced to the multi-hyphenate Broadway extraordinaire Jason Robert Brown. My friends at CAPA were doing Parade as their S…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:14PM[SHARE]Friday, November 15, 2024
By JESSICA NEU By definition, a constellation is a group of visible stars that form a visible pattern. This pattern, however, is based solely on one’s perception, thereby rendering infinit…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:21PM[SHARE]Friday, November 8, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Magic is one of those concepts that can be interpreted and defined in a myriad of ways. Magic is a personal concept that can correlate to anything from hope to the daily munda…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:02PM[SHARE]Saturday, October 26, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Any performance by the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater is guaranteed to be a masterclass in technique, poise, elegance, and intricate choreography. PBT opens its 55th Emerald Annive…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, October 23, 2024
By JESSICA NEU “To be or not to be” a Shakespeare historian… “that is the question.” Regardless of your Shakespeare knowledge, you can conjure up a general synopsis of Romeo and…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:09PM[SHARE]Saturday, October 12, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Iron Horse Theater Company continues its 2024 season with a riveting production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The play by Simon Stephens, based on M…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:09PM[SHARE]Friday, October 4, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Miguel Muñoz, World Champion of Magic, opens Liberty Magic‘s 2024-25 season with his show What is Magic for You? Muñoz is a magician, circus artist, and Puntocero co-dir…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:21PM[SHARE]Saturday, September 21, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Texture Contemporary Ballet’s Fragments of Time opened Friday evening at the New Hazlett Theater. The show opens Artistic Director Alan Obuzor’s 2016 work “Un-Pres…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:34PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 15, 2024
Portraying "Hamilton" Tyler Fauntleroy leads us on a journey. Fauntleroy's Hamilton is near perfection. He adds his own modulations and inflections throughout the show to make the character …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:19AM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 4, 2024
By JESSICA NEU I had the pleasure of recently interviewing Marja Harmon and Lauren Mariasoosay, who will perform on stage at the Benedum Center from September 11th to 29th as part of t…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:48AM[SHARE]Friday, August 16, 2024
By JESSICA NEU I was supposed to see Henok Negash in Meant to Be at Liberty Magic last Wednesday on Henok’s opening night. However, I decided to go out with friends the night before.…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:46PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 11, 2024
Reviewed by JESSICA NEU Walking into the Benedum Center last night, fans were immediately reminded of why Idina Menzel is one of the reigning queens of Broadway. The merchandise table …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:29PM[SHARE]Friday, August 2, 2024
By JESSICA NEU As August falls upon us, the chatter of back-to-school not-so-subtlety emerges. Teachers begin to prepare their classrooms and write their lesson plans, but no matter how vet…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:13PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 31, 2024
By JESSICA NEU There’s magic in the air from the moment when young JoJo (Henry Thomas) steps on stage to begin Seussical. For the next 75 minutes, that magic comes alive in the form of cl…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:36PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 20, 2024
By JESSICA NEU The Old Schoolhouse Players continue their 2024 season as Mary Poppins flies into 17 Cherry Tree Lane. Mary Poppins The Broadway Musical is based on the beloved 1964 Disney…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:48AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 14, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Whether you are a Star Wars aficionado, could identify Yoda, or have ridden a ride in Star Wars land at Disney, odds are you can recognize the opening score of the franchise…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:44PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 16, 2024
By JESSICA NEU, updated 6/14/24 Following a beautiful opening number performed en pointe, Maria Caruso stepped on stage to introduce Bodiography‘s student spring performance. Immediately, …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:25PM[SHARE]Friday, May 31, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Liberty Magic’s Spotlight on the Burgh concludes its three-week run with a show featuring card tricks, sleight of hand, and mentalism from three magnificent magicians. Mr.…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:30PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 21, 2024
By JESSICA NEU I remember when the Trust Cabaret series announced that Matthew Morrison would close out the 2023-24 season. As I exited Norm Lewis’ performance around this time last year…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:43PM[SHARE]Friday, May 17, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Liberty Magic is celebrating its fifth season as Pittsburgh’s self-proclaimed “hidden gem” of the Cultural District. Since the conclusion of its first season, Liberty M…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:42AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 30, 2024
By JESSICA NEW If we reflect on pop culture history, we can likely recall numerous examples of allegorical tales of suburban relational dysfunction. From American Beauty to Revolutionary R…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:29AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 20, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Music historians often reminisce about unique times throughout the 1900s that helped to shift, transform, or inspire the musical zeitgeist of the era. Stories are told of the …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:36PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 19, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Renowned vocalist Catherine Russell was born with music in her blood. Her father, Luis Russell, was a famous composer, performer and also Louis Armstrong’s long-time music…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:11PM[SHARE]Saturday, March 16, 2024
By Jessica Neu No matter our age, occupation, personal relationships, or where we currently live, I feel like we have all, at one point or another, thought about the “what if.” What if w…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:15AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 14, 2024
By JESSICA NEU Rent opened on Broadway in 1996 at a time when Broadway was in desperate need of revitalization after the London theater scene had recently produced smash hits such as Les M…
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