Tuesday, September 24, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON It’s hard to imagine how a play with so much Pittsburgh heart and soul was met with such fondness in previous productions in Los Angeles and Chicago, and now that Andy Wa…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:28PM[SHARE]Monday, September 23, 2024
UPDATE: After this story was published, Susan Davey had to leave the production and was replaced by Phoebe Lloyd (Carnegie Mellon Class of 2023). By SHARON EBERSON “It’s a typical Pittsb…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:58AM[SHARE]Friday, September 20, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON You can see Carnegie Mellon School of Drama alumni on almost any given day there is a live performance in the region, but the university was looking for a direct way to bri…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:48PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 19, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON Kelli O’Hara’s voice emanated from the phone Thursday morning, talking about Shirley Jones. Musical royalty gushing about royalty. Sublime. There’ll be more of that a…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:03PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 17, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON The easiest decision about celebrating Shirley Jones’ life, career and legacy was that it would take place in Pittsburgh. “I wouldn’t have wanted to do it anywhere …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:20PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 15, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON Fresh but still glowing with period flare, and dare I say fun when the subject is murder, Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 50th season is off to a fine-tuned, stylish start. T…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 06:49PM[SHARE]The trio comprises Back to the Future tour, Disney’s Frozen and Camelot By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO’s 2025 three-show summer season, announced to subscribers on Friday, arrives as p…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:16PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 8, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON It took persistence to bring Andy Warhol’s Tomato home, and that, Elizabeth Elias Huffman has in abundance. The artistic director of the new PICT (Pittsburgh Internationa…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:28PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 4, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON For more than a year, two Pittsburgh actors have been assessing William Shakespeare’s Macbeth anew, with the purpose of coaxing from the text something fresh and meaningf…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:45AM[SHARE]Saturday, August 24, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON Kinetic energy is the vibe emanating from Pittsburgh Public Theater as the Cultural District company rolls into season No. 50, kicking off with Dial M For Murder. Every wee…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:07PM[SHARE]By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh Public Theater opens its 50th season with a 21st-century look at the classic thriller Dial M for Murder. As in the original BBC teleplay and the 1954 Alfred Hi…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:55PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 18, 2024
I have come here today… to talk about the ground on which I stand and all the many grounds on which I and my ancestors have toiled, and the ground of theater on which my fellow artists and…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:35PM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 14, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON The colorful totem outside of a Shadyside storefront signifies a convergence happening there, at Eons Fashion Antique, inspired by the man for all seasons inside. Richard P…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:44PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Deana Muro and Joe Jackson accept the challenge of staging a beast of a musical for Front Porch By SHARON EBERSON Music director Deana Muro called the prospect of Bandstand terrifying. So sh…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:33PM[SHARE]Friday, August 9, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON There’s no place like home, there’s no place like home … Three Broadway shows in three nights (more on that later) and a “planes, trains and automobiles” adventur…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:19PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 30, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON Mark Clayton Southers pauses periodically to instruct son Marcus and nephew Matthew as they work behind the scenes: “Lemme see what you got. Oh, perfect. Get the big ladd…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:37AM[SHARE]Thursday, July 25, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON The Mercer family is having a party, and they want you as their guest. But beware. A lot more than mingling will be asked of you. The immersive, interactive, haunting exp…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:28PM[SHARE]Saturday, July 20, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON Naughty can be oh so nice when it’s done with devilish wit, a knowing wink and catchy melodies, and few in my lifetime have mastered that combination as well as Mel Brook…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:41PM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 16, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON The stage adaptation of Young Frankenstein holds a special place in my heart, and not just because the movie version ranks high on my Beloved Films List. The musical led …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:33PM[SHARE]Monday, July 15, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON For as long as fans want to hear Let It Go and Defying Gravity, songs that Idina Menzel put on the map of Viral Hits, she will gladly keep singing them. Her concert coming …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:25AM[SHARE]Sunday, July 14, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON Brace yourself for Oleanna. The David Mamet drama is not a pleasant diversion on a hot summer’s day, nor is it meant to be. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and pro…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:50PM[SHARE]Friday, July 12, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON The comeback of Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre – PICT, in all of its incarnations – hits a new stride, with the announcement of two productions in Carnegie, P…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:08PM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 10, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON The Music Man reminds us of a time when hardworking, small-town folk cherished simple pleasures, a time when women gossiped, men feuded, teens rebelled, and a charming, cun…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:59PM[SHARE]Sunday, July 7, 2024
Lure of Pittsburgh CLO show proves irresistible to stars By SHARON EBERSON If you see a gent walking around Downtown, carrying a straw hat that seems like something out of the 19-aughts, you…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 06:25AM[SHARE]Wednesday, July 3, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh Public Theater has subtracted one show and added another for its 50th season, postponing the debut of SCOTLAND, PA and adding Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf to…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 06:45AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 15, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON If you’ve ever wondered how it feels to be sitting beside someone, near enough to touch, and yet be miles apart, meet Sam and his family. They have gathered for six thera…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:33PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 13, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON The Animal Kingdom by Ruby Thomas comes to its first production outside of London and New York through the grapevine. “I reached out to a friend who was in that [off-of…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:52PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 11, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON To envision Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches within the intimate confines of Carnegie Stage and bring it to fruition, as Elsewhere Pittsburgh Theatre has don…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:02AM[SHARE]Monday, June 10, 2024
Chemistry Between Stars Sabina Collazo and Spencer LaRue Was Evident From the Start By SHARON EBERSON The choices were whittled to three Tony’s and three Maria’s, and director Baayork Le…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:14AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 9, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON What’s your Pittsburgh summer been like so far? And mine, you ask? I have spent my nights and some days at theaters within the city limits, and I am making a dent – but…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:36AM[SHARE]Friday, June 7, 2024
By SHARON EBERSON Let’s get right to it, because I know you’re wondering: What the heck is Fishy Woo Woo? By the time the newly minted, uproarious comedy by Monteze Freeland reveals the …
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