Dueling Debuts: ‘Young Americans’ at Pittsburgh Public; ‘American Fast’ at City Theatre by Sharon Eberson

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…

Pittsburgh CLO Adds Marquee Names to 2023 Summer Lineup by Sharon Eberson

Broadway’s Elizabeth Stanley, Lesli Margherita Join Hometown Stars Names familiar from the Golden Triangle to Broadway to Disney+ and beyond are aglow in Pittsburgh CLO’s 2023 summer sea…

Quantum Sets 2023-24 Sites: ‘Hamlet’ at Carrie Furnaces, Chagall Musical Fantasy at Rodef Shalom, Plus ‘Scenes From an Execution’ by Sharon Eberson

By SHARON EBERSON With a unique display of First Folios as a backdrop, Quantum Theatre previewed its 2023-24 season, which includes Hamlet and the return to the scene of another Bard tragedy…

Pittsburgh Public Adds Four Productions for 2023-24 by Sharon Eberson

Premiere by Southers, Wilde Classic, Sara Porkalob Cabaret, Poe Experience Fill Season Slate By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh Public Theater has completed its 2023-24 season announcement, includ…

Mitch Swain Looks Back on 18 Years as CEO of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council by Sharon Eberson

By SHARON EBERSON Mitch Swain is leaving as the first and only head of the Greater Pittsburgh Art Council, but not before he helps his successor settle in.  It had been announced that Swain…

PICT Looks to the Future With Excitement After a Rough Year by Sharon Eberson

New artistic leader Huffman sets plans in motion; Stanford discusses dismissal for the first time By SHARON EBERSON PICT Classic Theatre has survived tumultuous times before, but this partic…

Review: Quantum Gives Innovative ‘Devil’ Their Due in Exciting Premiere by Sharon Eberson

Technology Allows Audience to Play Important Role in Immersive ‘The Devil Is a Lie’ By SHARON EBERSON If you choose to see The Devil Is a Lie, and I sincerely hope you do, you will be as…

Quantum Invades Frick Building With Modern-Day Faust Tale by Sharon Eberson

You’re Invited to a Devilish Party in Immersive ‘The Devil Is a Lie’ Experience By SHARON EBERSON Within the pristine marble halls of the Frick Building, the stage is set for a whole l…

Pittsburgh CLO Reveals Partial Summer Lineup of Artists by Sharon Eberson

Broadway Names and Pittsburgh Ties Include ‘Into the Woods’ Castmates Patti Murin, Manu Narayan and Joe Serafini By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO put on a show today to announce artists …

Beautiful Bonding at the Parlor: Pittsburgh Public Welcomes ‘Steel Magnolias’ by Sharon Eberson

The inviting title, with an all-female cast, is directed by Marya Sea Kaminski By SHARON EBERSON Which came first, the movie or the play?  In the case of Steel Magnolias, if you said “pla…

Review: New Musical ‘Shantytown’ Shines a Bright Light on a Fascinating Pittsburgher by Sharon Eberson

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater opens a new chapter with the story of Father James Cox, champion of the Depression-era jobless By SHARON EBERSON New chapters are being written simultaneously …

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Names Kendra Whitlock Ingram to Top Post by Sharon Eberson

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust names Duquesne grad Kendra Whitlock Ingram as second woman and first person of color to top post.

Review: ‘Newsies’ at McKeesport Little Theater by Sharon Eberson

By Jade Goodes Open the gates and seize the day with McKeesport Little Theater in their latest production of Disney’s Newsies. Based on the 1992 film of the same name, the stage adaptatio…

onStage’s 2022-23 Pittsburgh Performing Arts Season Show Listings (by Company) by Sharon Eberson

To see the full season’s listings by company click here. Or you can click on the 22-23 SEASON BY COMPANY menu button at the top of the screen. Our listing is updated often, so please check…

Kevin McMahon to retire as head of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust after 20 years by Sharon Eberson

Diabolical ‘Misery’ awaits your company in Braddock by Sharon Eberson

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 a…

Western Pa. spring high school musicals are back! by Sharon Eberson

We will choose Performer of the Year for 2020-21 by Christopher Rawson and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

State freezes $1 million in arts funding to 53 Western Pa. groups by Marylynne Pitz and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Arts groups scramble after the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts reneges on grants for operating expenses.  

Billy Porter goes for the gold and opening number at 2020 Oscars by Maria Sciullo and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh native brings early glam to the Academy Awards' red carpet.

2019 Post-Gazette Performers of the Year: Lisa Velten Smith and Daniel Krell by Sharon Eberson and Christopher Rawson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The actors worked together in "A Doll's House Part 2" at the Public and continued to shine in Pittsburgh theaters throughout the year.

The 2010s: A decade in pop culture by Sharon Eberson and Maria Sciullo / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Social media and streaming were the dominant stories, plus #MeToo justice, TV obsessions and viral sensations.

2019 was an epic year of in Pittsburgh theater, with 'Hamilton,' 'Lear' and new classics by Sharon Eberson and Christopher Rawson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"Cambodian Rock Band" at City Theatre and a few Pittsburgh Public productions stood out in a year of moving and timely productions.

Pedestrian corridor on North Side and Artwalk along Allegheny River among pitches for special RAD grants by Diana Nelson Jones and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Twelve cultural institutions vie for grants from RAD's new $2.5 million impact fund.  

Broadway producer and Pittsburgh native Jamie deRoy has six shows among 2019 Tony Award nominees | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Sharon Eberson

Representing her hometown is one of Broadway's most successful producers, Squirrel Hill native and Carnegie Mellon grad Jamie deRoy. She is a producer on six nominated shows: best play nomin…

Pittsburgh's David Conrad returns to the stage in Braddock by Sharon Eberson and Christopher Rawson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Reviews of ‘Where Did We Sit on the Bus’ at City Theatre and ‘In the Heights’ at Pittsburgh Musical Theater.

Best of Pittsburgh theater in 2018 by Sharon Eberson and Christopher Rawson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Quantum’s “Chatterton,” the Public’s “Hamlet” and Front Porch’s “Grey Gardens” top the PG critics’ picks for last year&r…

CIRCLE THE DATE: Big things to look forward to in 2019 by Scott Mervis and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

An early look at concerts, festivals, plays, movies and more coming in Pittsburgh next year. 

Theater notes: Public's 'Irving Berlin'; CLO's 'Carol'; Bricolage's 'Die Hard N'at,' August WIlson and more by Sharon Eberson and Christopher Rawson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

It’s Christmastime on Downtown stages, while Pittsburgh honors a New Orleans company for completing the American Century Cycle.

2018 Post-Gazette Performer of the Year: Wilsonian Warrior Wali Jamal by Sharon Eberson and Christopher Rawson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh actor this year became the only person in the world known to have performed in all 11 of August Wilson’s plays.

From puppets to Phantoms, there's more to Halloween than pumpkins by Maria Sciullo and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

There are grown-up diversions to be found around Pittsburgh this October