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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Quantum Theatre Stages Classic ‘A Moon for the Misbegotten’ From a Different Point of View by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

By SHARON EBERSON Seated in rocking chairs and shaded from the sun, with a panoramic view of the Allegheny River, it’s easy to see how this place amid the backroads of Longue Vue Club came…

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Friday, July 19, 2024

Review: Stage 62’s Moving ‘Rent’ Owns All the Feels by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

By CAMILLE AGIE “They say I have the best ass below 14th Street,” is a declaration spoken by Mimi, a young woman and drug addict, with a perfect combination of confidence and humor. Funn…

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Thursday, July 18, 2024

Pittsburgh CLO News: Beth Malone Gets ‘Seussical’ Castmates, Charles Shaughnessy Set for ‘A Musical Christmas Carol’ by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Pittsburgh CLO has revealed casting to finish out summer and head into the holiday season. The news includes who’s joining Beth Malone in Seussical, who’s returning as star of Who’s Ho…

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Tuesday, July 9, 2024

Pittsburgh CLO Lines Up Broadway Stars for Celebration of Shirley Jones by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

The gala on September 21 includes a concert with Kelli O’Hara, Sierra Boggess, Jessie Mueller, Adam Pascal and Norm Lewis Leading lady of movie musicals, Oscar winner and Smithton, PA, nat…

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Thursday, July 4, 2024

NEWS & NOTES: Bards From the Burgh 2, Adil Mansoor Honored, Pittsburgh CLO Casting and More by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

By SHARON EBERSON PICT’s Bards From the Burgh 2 Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre’s second Bards from the Burgh, a fundraising reading series of four plays by Pittsburgh playwrigh…

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Why Theater, and Why Now? by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Despite risks magnified by a devastating pandemic, Pittsburgh artists continue to carve out new choices for the theater scene By CAMILLE AGIE Theater companies all over the world are still a…

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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Lincoln Park to Launch 2024-25 Season With ‘Charlie & the Chocolate Factory’ by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center has announced its 2024-25 subscription series of musical theater and dance, featuring an extended holiday stay for its annual The Nutcracker. Charlie &…

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Thursday, June 27, 2024

Little Lake Goes to Bat for Musical Theater at Wild Things Park by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Little Lake Theatre is pitching something new under the sun this weekend, when Broadway at the Ballpark – a live, cabaret-style revue with more than 50 performers – is staged at the Wild…

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Pittsburgh New Works Festival Announces 2024 Season by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

The Pittsburgh New Works Festival enters its 33rd season partnering with local theater companies to present world premieres of 15 one-act plays, August 22-September 22, 2024, in the Genesius…

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Review: Sparkling Performances Propel Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘The Color Purple’ by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

By SHARON EBERSON The rare sights of a standing ovation before the bows and audience members wiping away tears speak volumes about Pittsburgh CLO’s new production of The Color Purple, powe…

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Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Eyes on the Jimmys, Classical Motown, Cabaret in Carnegie, and a ‘Titanic’ Trek by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Column By SHARON EBERSON It’s Monday night, and the final seconds of the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals are ticking away as I write this. The live YouTube broadcast of the 2024 Jim…

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Sunday, June 23, 2024

Pittsburgh CLO Digs into the Dark and Gritty, Light and Hopeful of ‘The Color Purple’ by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

DISCOUNTED TICKETS TO PITTSBURGH CLO’S THE COLOR PURPLE: BEFORE choosing show date and time, enter Promo Code: CLOPURPLE and receive $10 off each ticket purchased. (Discount will show at…

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Saturday, June 22, 2024

Review: PSO’s Pops Make Magic With Motown Sound by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

By Camille Agie “You won’t leave here as you came,” said PNC Pops conductor Bryon Stripling before the start of the concert, “Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & The Philly Sound,…

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

Pittsburgh Musical Theater Serves Up ‘Waitress’ in 2024-25 Season by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s 2024-25 season will include the regional premiere of Waitress, the musical “about liberation, empowerment and pie,” with songs by Grammy-winner Sara Bariel…

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

‘The Coffin Maker’ Available to Stream Now Via Public On Demand by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Pittsburgh Public Theater has launched Public On Demand for its recent production of The Coffin Maker, a world premiere play by Mark Clayton Southers. Public On Demand provides “cinema-qua…

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Sunday, June 16, 2024

Interview With Billy Porter: Humbled and Energized to Receive 2024 Humanitarian Award at Tonys by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

‘The only thing I’ve ever known is to show up for equality and justice.’ By SHARON EBERSON Billy Porter will step onto the stage at Lincoln Center on Sunday, already knowing he is a To…

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Monday, June 10, 2024

Representation in ‘West Side Story,’ and Why it Matters by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

By CAMILLE AGIE When West Side Story made its Broadway premiere in the 1950s, it was revolutionary. The legendary and immortal musical, which opens Pittsburgh CLO’s summer at the Benedum C…

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

Kinetic Theatre in 2024: A Mamet Double Take and a Sherlock Holmes Christmas by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Andrew Paul’s Kinetic Theatre returns to Pittsburgh with a mini-Mamet Festival, plus a holiday show that marks the return of David Whalen as Sherlock Holmes. Whalen, who recently completed…

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Pittsburgh Playwrights and New Horizon Companies Slated for 2024 International Black Theatre Festival by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Two productions that originated on Pittsburgh stages in the past year are headed to the International Black Theatre Festival this summer. Headed to Winston-Salem, N.C., for the 18th biennia…

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Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Quantum Theatre’s 2024-25 Season Boasts an O’Neill Classic, a Screen-t0-Stage Adaptation and an American Premiere by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

By SHARON EBERSON Following a Quantum Theatre season boasting a record number of subscribers, Karla Boos hasn’t tired of her quest for “transformative experiences.” “I love everythin…

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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Trust Cabaret Attracts Parade of Broadway Stars for 2024-25 by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Laura Benanti, Stephanie J. Block, Jason Robert Brown, Christopher Jackson and Patina Miller are headed to Pittsburgh The wow factor never lets up in the just-announced 2024-25 Trust Cabaret…

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Monday, May 20, 2024

2024 Henry Mancini Award Winners by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Winners of the 2024 Henry Mancini Awards, which recognize excellence in high school musical theater in Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties, were announced May 19 at a gala ceremony …

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Friday, May 17, 2024

Bricolage Returns: ‘We’ve Changed, We’ve Moved, We’ve Grown’ by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Bricolage Productions, last seen in a Cultural District storefront theater space and windowless basement offices, has a whole lotta “new” going on, including a new home – with windows.…

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Monday, May 13, 2024

Pittsburgh Dance Council Unveils 2024-25 Season by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

The Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 2024-25 season, in its 54th year, features a roster of global award-winning, contemporary dance companies. Announced on Monday, the season includes the retur…

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Sunday, May 12, 2024

Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Bestows Point Park With National Production Awards by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

A performance of the play ≈ [Almost Equal To], presented at Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse, has been recognized with several Kennedy Center American College Theater Awards,…

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Pittsburgh CLO Summer Lineup of Stars includes Beth Malone, Charles Esten and More by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Pittsburgh CLO has announced the stage-and-screen stars who will lead the 2024 summer season of musicals, including Tony-nominee Beth Malone, who originated the role of Alison Bechdel in Fun…

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Billy Porter Honored for Activism and Advocacy With 2024 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Pittsburgh native Billy Porter has been named the 2024 recipient of the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award, “in recognition of his outstanding dedication and contributions as an activist and sp…

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

City Theatre and Pittsburgh Public Theater Welcome LORT Meeting by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

City Theatre and Pittsburgh Public Theater are co-hosts of the 2024 spring meeting of the League of Resident Theatres, being held starting today, May 1-3, in Downtown Pittsburgh  The gather…

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2024 Henry Mancini Awards Will Feature Broadway’s Arielle Jacobs by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Nominees Representing Four Counties Announced Broadway actress Arielle Jacobs will help celebrate high school musical theater excellence as the speaker at th 2024 Henry Mancini Awards, which…

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Leslie Odom Jr., ‘Stereophonic’ Actors and More Among CMU 2024 Tony Nominees by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

By SHARON EBERSON The 2024 Tony Award nominations were announced today, with many shows having opened just this month to earn consideration. The mad scramble for Tonys voters included shows …

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Pittsburgh CLO Announces Summer Kickoff ‘Lady Day’ Cast by Sharononstagepittsburghcom

Pittsburgh CLO has revealed the cast and creative team of summer season opener Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, with Gabrielle Lee as Billie “Lady Day” Holiday, directed by Tomé…

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Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
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