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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Kinetic Theatre Starting Five: Agatha Christie’s ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’ by Sharon Eberson

A CLASSIC AGATHA CHRISTIE WHODUNIT IN CARNEGIE Sam Tsoutsouvas portrays Hercule Poirot in Kinetic Theatre's "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd."

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Friday, July 31, 2026

Mark Fleischer Exits Along With Pittsburgh CLO: ‘It’s Been an Honor to Work Here’ by Sharon Eberson

MARK FLEISCHER AND PITTSBURGH CLO EXIT “It's been an honor to work here. I take a lot of pride in what we've done, and the people I've worked with, the staff, the donors, the crew, but I …

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Thursday, July 23, 2026

New Hazlett Launches ForgeWorks, Names First Artistic Director by Sharon Eberson

FORGING AHEAD: NEW HAZLETT THEATER REBRANDS FOR THE FUTURE The New Hazlett Theater has appointed Melissa Cardello-Linton as the first Artistic Director in its 20-year history, in conjunctio…

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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

‘SUFFS’ Tony-Nominated Director Leigh Silverman by Sharon Eberson

A CHAT WITH "SUFFS" TONY-NOMINATED DIRECTOR LEIGH SILVERMAN The graduate of Carnegie Mellon’s BFA Directing and MFA Playwriting programs, and an intern for Pittsburgh CLO in 1994 — “W…

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Monday, July 20, 2026

Preview: Six Things to Know About ‘Suffs’ in Pittsburgh by Sharon Eberson

Six things to know about the "Suffs" National Tour, presented by Pittsburgh CLO as the Benedum Center July 21-26, 2026.

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Review: There’s Magic in the Air for ‘The Tempest,’ Karla Boos’ Quantum Swan Song by Sharon Eberson

"THE TEMPEST" DELIVERS QUANTUM MAGIC TO CARRIE FURNACES An event delayed, and delayed, and delayed again serves to build anticipation, so it was with an exhale of relief and exhilaration th…

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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Preview: Stage 62 Returns to Welcoming Downtown Venue With ‘Company’ by Sharon Eberson

Carnegie-based community theater Stage 62 is returning to the Greer Cabaret for the second straight summer, opening the musical Company this week. The initial move from their home at the And…

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Saturday, July 11, 2026

Review: Don’t Hesitate to Dive Into Searing, Sensual ‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’ by Sharon Eberson

ELECTRIFYING "DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA" As Roberta and Danny, Shannon Donovan and Michael Patrick Trimm provide enough sustained, electrifying performances and raw passion provide enough…

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Thursday, July 9, 2026

Kinetic’s Rarely Done ‘Henry Johnson’ Boasts David Butler’s Return to Pittsburgh Stage by Sharon Eberson

The story of how the third production of David Mamet’s "Henry Johnson" landed at Carnegie Stage, and along with it, David Butler’s return to a hometown stage, follows the on- and off-ram…

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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Here’s to New Beginnings: With ‘Mean Girls,’ the Curtain Comes Down on Pittsburgh CLO Summers by Sharon Eberson

"Mean Girls" Marks the Beginning of the End after 80 years of Pittsburgh CLO Summer Seasons

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Friday, July 3, 2026

A Conversation with Michael Patrick Trimm by Sharon Eberson

"If this works, if [other independent projects] start to work, to us, it's about proof of concept, that this can be part of the landscape." — Michael Patrick Trimm Pittsburghers know Mich…

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Thursday, July 2, 2026

Comfort Food: RealTime Arts’ Equitable Dinners Create Pathways to Conversations by Sharon Eberson

REALTIME ARTS' EQUITABLE DINNERS ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE IT "COMFORTABLE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER AGAIN." Originated in Atlanta, Equitable Dinners attracted the attention of RealTime Arts’ cofo…

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Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Pittsburgh’s a.k. payne named Best Playwright at NAACP Theatre Awards by Sharon Eberson

Ahead of the Pittsburgh premiere of a.k. payne’s BURNBABYBURN: an american dream, the local writer was named Best Playwright for her play Furlough’s Paradise at the 31st annual NAACP The…

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Thursday, June 25, 2026

How We Got Here, and What Comes Next: Unifying Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO by Sharon Eberson

AN INSIDE VIEW TO THE FUTURE OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER AND PITTSBURGH CLO When their marriage becomes legal sometime this summer, only then will the new name and details of the Pittsburg…

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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Review: Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘Beautiful, the Carole King Musical’ Is Some Kind of Wonderful by Sharon Eberson

Pittsburgh CLO’s 80th season opener, "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," rides the unstoppable wave of musical standards by one of the 30 greatest living American songwriters, according …

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Saturday, June 20, 2026

Review: Rare ‘Hamlet: The Bad Quarto’ Production Is Served by Youth by Sharon Eberson

"Hamlet: The Bad Quarto", a script that predates the best-loved published Folio, employs some names, phrasing and layering that resemble an early draft, before the Bard really got going on e…

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Sunday, June 14, 2026

Review: Teen Girls Take a Wild Ride to Raising ‘Our Dear Dead Drug Lord’ by Sharon Eberson

What happens among four teens in the 2019 play by Alexis Scheer, "My Dear Dead Drug Lord," is the stuff of pubescent histrionics, paranormal activity, and parental nightmares. It would be hy…

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Saturday, June 13, 2026

A Night to Cherish: Pittsburgh CLO Concert Salutes 80 Years of Musical Theater by Sharon Eberson

PITTSBURGH CLO 80th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT: ONE BRIEF SHINING MOMENT During a nostalgia packed night — including the honoring of former CLO intern Stephen Flaherty, the award-winning compose…

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Friday, June 12, 2026

Review: Throughline Theatre’s Living News Festival, Where Fiction Tweaks the Truth by Sharon Eberson

When truth is stranger than fiction, in a playwright's hands, it can go a few steps further into bizarro world, or find a pathway to grounded reality. Such is the case of the third annual Li…

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

barebones’ Quartet of Newcomers Summon ‘Our Dear Dead Drug Lord’ by Sharon Eberson

The cast of "Our Dear Dead Drug Lord," the “ferocious, darkly funny” coming-of-age play opening this weekend at barebones productions, answer questions about their first professional pr…

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Manfred Honeck Set to Become Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Longest-Serving Music Director by Sharon Eberson

MANFRED HONECK SIGNS PSO CONTRACT EXTENSION THROUGH 2032-33. Manfred Honeck will become the longest-serving Music Director in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s 131-year history, after …

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

The Shows Will Go On at Carnegie Stage by Sharon Eberson

GREAT NEWS OUT OF CARNEGIE! Claire DeMarco has put her money where her theater dreams are, and partnered with theater artist and administrator Erika Cuenca to save Carnegie Stage, that vita…

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Friday, June 5, 2026

2026 Three Rivers Arts Festival Opens at Arts Landing by Sharon Eberson

With 2026 Dollar Bank Three RIvers Arts Festival opening in its new Arts Landing home, the next phase of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Downtown renovations turn to Katz Plaza and the Byham a…

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Alumni Theater Company Moves ‘Once on This Island’ From O’Reilly Theater to Oakland Venue by Sharon Eberson

Alumni Theater Company has announced a venue change for its summer production of Once on This Island. Originally scheduled to be presented at the O'Reilly Theater, the production will now ta…

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Thursday, June 4, 2026

Pittsburgh CLO Names Casts of 2026 Summer Musicals ‘Beautiful’ & ‘Mean Girls’ by Sharon Eberson

Pittsburgh CLO has announced the casts of productions for its 2026 summer season, a mix of frequent PCLO performers, Pittsburgh-based artists, and newcomers. After 80 seasons as the Pittsbur…

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Sunday, May 31, 2026

Review: Bonkers ‘Pickleball’ Lands a Banger at Little Lake by Sharon Eberson

REVIEW: "PICKLEBALL" at LITTLE LAKE SERVES UP LAUGHS. I took along a good friend who plays pickleball to see the Jeff Daniels satire about the sport, and nonstop laughter told me all I need…

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Thursday, May 28, 2026

A Converstation With Stephen Flaherty: Composer’s Ragtime’ Red-Carpet Ride Stops in Pittsburgh for Richard Rodgers Award by Sharon Eberson

A CONVERSATION WITH "RAGTIME" COMPOSER AND DORMONT NATIVE STEPHEN FLAHERTY Coming home to accept the Richard Rodgers Award is “a big, beautiful arc,” Stephen Flaherty was saying just t…

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Monday, May 25, 2026

A Brutal Week in Pittsburgh Theater Demands A Reset: Let’s Do Better by Sharon Eberson

I have seen the fallout from mismanaging expectations and a lack of transparency when jobs are lost, and the rift it can create between people practicing their calling and those entrusted wi…

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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

14 Community Theaters Featured in Downtown Pittsburgh Showcase by Sharon Eberson

An event titled Pittsburgh Community Theater Showcase seemed like a good time to check out the Dollar Bank Lobby Series at the O’Reilly Theater. The three-day showcase illustrates the poss…

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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Review: ‘Working’ Musical Uncovers the Lives Behind the Livelihoods by Sharon Eberson

The arrival of "Working," the first of Front Porch Theatrical’s two summer musicals, marks a sign of the season that's as sure and welcome as a robin is to spring.

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Friday, May 15, 2026

Review: Campus Activism in 1969-70 Brims With Connections to Today in New Play by Sharon Eberson

If you lived through the era of the Vietnam War draft lottery, the independent production of the new play, "Sixty-Nine — Seventy," is sure to force a visceral reaction. As it pertains toda…

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