Saturday, July 8, 2023
BY SHARON EBERSON Don’t let the new name confuse you. Or maybe the old one did. RealTime Arts – the former RealTime Interventions – is back with a “community based” performance, …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:38PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 6, 2023
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Classic Returns to Pittsburgh CLO for the First Time Since 2011 By SHARON EBERSON It’s not my favorite thing about The Sound of Music, but nothing about the b…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:01PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 1, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON She Loves Me is a sheer delight of a rom-com musical, with themes and characters so vivid, it defies its 1930s roots. The 1963 musical stems from a list of beloved adaptati…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:42PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 28, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON “Be careful what you wish for” is one hard lesson among many in Into the Woods. Happily-ever-afters are elusive is another. However, happily for anyone who has wished t…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:26PM[SHARE]Saturday, June 24, 2023
Pittsburgh CLO’s production of the Sondheim-Lapine musical is packed with stage and screen stars and local lore UPDATE: On Sunday, June 25, a decision was made to give “Twan Baker” a r…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:01PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 18, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON There’s a moment when the face of Ernesto Mario Sanchez, the actor portraying Steelers legend Mike Webster, is bathed in a soft red glow. By his expression, it is clear h…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:32PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 11, 2023
Plus: How to watch this year’s unscripted ceremony honoring the best of Broadway By SHARON EBERSON Keeping up with Tomé Cousin’s schedule is a feat of endurance. We have been trying to …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 06:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 10, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON In the intimate conference room in Pittsburgh CLO’s Benedum Center offices, there was a special something in the air. The trio of director Ameenah Kaplan, star Rashidra S…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:55PM[SHARE]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 open…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:07AM[SHARE]Friday, June 9, 2023
Vanessa Severo’s Solo Show Concludes Pittsburgh Public Theater Season By SHARON EBERSON Experiencing Vanessa Severo’s indelible portrayal of the artist Frida Kahlo, be prepared to be swe…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:52PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 6, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON Of Frida Kahlo’s 143 known paintings, 55 are self-portraits. They are painted in bold strokes, with the artist’s face often in three-quarter pose, her eyes engaging the…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:11PM[SHARE]Friday, June 2, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON The alchemy of Every Brilliant Thing is a wonder that apparently works with just one consistent ingredient. Marcus Weiss is the lone actor, guide, soothing presence and oft…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:22PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Conceived by Pittsburgh Film Office and Pittsburgh Public Theater leaders, the initiative plans to train behind-the-scenes workers for union jobs By SHARON EBERSON Two dynamos meet at the Du…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:55PM[SHARE]Monday, May 29, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON The sparkling talent and dedicated drive were always there, pushing against walls of denial and prejudice. Then along came some dynamite named Lola, and Billy Porter became…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:11PM[SHARE]An hour-long program of highlights from the 2023 Gene Kelly Awards for High School Musical Theater Excellence can be viewed on CBS News Pittsburgh on Wednesday, May 31, at 8 p.m. You can f…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:08AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 28, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON Truisms abound in the laugh-out-loud comedy Chicken & Biscuits, with one in particular that bears repeating: “Family is a loaded word.” And to that I say, “Amen…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:42PM[SHARE]By SHARON EBERSON In a dazzling display of talent Saturday night, the big winners at the 2023 Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre were Our Lady of Sacred Heart, W…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:30AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Previews begin on May 25th By SHARON EBERSON Mental health is no joke, so a comedy about depression might seem like a contradiction. Not so, says Marcus Weiss, the performer at the center …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:37PM[SHARE]Monday, May 22, 2023
By Sharon Eberson Joe King got a call at just the right time. Sheree Goldstein wanted a recommendation to put on a drag show at the Square Cafe in East Liberty, and he wanted to try somethin…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:19PM[SHARE]By Sharon Eberson There’s a name on the cast list that might make you stop and say, “Whoa, that Sheldon Ingram?” Yes, indeed, it is the WTAE-TV reporter who has been branching out into…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:12PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 21, 2023
By Sharon Eberson For those of us who lived through “The AIDS Crisis,” few things may astonish more than life-sustaining drugs advertised on network television. Yet that’s where we are…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:02AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 20, 2023
By Sharon Ebderson Tacy Byham and Tomé Cousin were recipients of City Theatre’s annual Robert M. Frankel Awards today, May 20. The awards, bestowed since 1994, are named for the longtime …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:18PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Director Rob James and star Chad Elder chat about joys and challenges of rarely done musical By SHARON EBERSON Director, actor and educator Rob James is known as a Sondheim kind of guy, so i…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:09PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Nominees for the 2023 Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater, representing 32 Allegheny County schools, were announced today. The annual awards ceremony and showcase…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 7, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON Visually striking from start to finish, the production of American Fast currently holding court at City Theatre introduces us to a character I have not seen previously on t…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:04PM[SHARE]Friday, May 5, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON Mandy Patinkin, in one of his winking asides between songs Thursday night, murmured, “What was I thinking when I put this show together?” And who could blame him? Patin…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:53AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 4, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON It’s the merry month of May on your calendar but it’s March Madness onstage at City Theatre. In his new play American Fast, Kareem Fahmy puts the NCAA Basketball Champi…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:21PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 2, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON It’s Tony Awards Nominations Day, and as always, there were a few surprises emanating from the celebration of the best of Broadway. Some Like It Hot scored a leading 13 n…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:24PM[SHARE]Lauren Yee’s latest arrives at Pittsburgh Public Theater in a collaboration with Portland Theater By SHARON EBERSON The bittersweet road-trip comedy Young Americans has, itself, traveled a…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:51AM[SHARE]Friday, April 28, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON Susan Tsu, the award-winning costume designer and Carnegie Mellon professor, had just administered a final exam when her face popped up in close-up, a Zoom call. You could …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 06:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 27, 2023
By SHARON EBERSON If you’ve been planning your local theater-going for the next month, you must have noticed the coincidence. It’s not that Pittsburgh Public Theatre Downtown and Cit…
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