2025 Theater Hall of Fame inductees list filled with Pittsburgh connections by Christopher Rawson

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Theater Hall of Fame inductees include actor from August Wilson plays and film 'Fences' by Christopher Rawson

National winners of August Wilson New Voices competition honored in his hometown by Christopher Rawson

'I really love it': Sam Turich is the 2023 Post-Gazette Performer of the Year by Christopher Rawson

All hail 2022 Post-Gazette Performer of the Year Tim McGeever by Christopher Rawson

Review: 'The Piano Lesson' still teaches, confounds a divided America by Christopher Rawson

6 actors, playwrights, director and sound designer inducted to Theater Hall of Fame by Christopher Rawson

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

'Ma Rainey' movie and play are different, but August wouldn't mind by Christopher Rawson

Review: New Horizon reveals toll on families through risks of one Freedom Rider by Christopher Rawson

Ordinary lives are made extraordinary by the events of "Too Heavy for Your Pocket," at the Falk School in Oakland.

Review: City's dynamo cast powers up bleak 'Downstairs' by Christopher Rawson

The Theresa Rebeck play at the South Side theater sounds the alarm on one family's dysfunction.

August Wilson award goes to The Black Rep in St. Louis by Christopher Rawson

Theaters completing the American Century Cycle are honored by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and August Wilson House.

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.

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.

Theater roundup: PICT's 'Woman in Black'; LeLand Gantt's 'Rhapsody in Black' by Christopher Rawson

Veteran actors James FitzGerald and Martin Giles elevate a standard ghost story. McKeesport native mesmerizes with story of his journey from 

Review: Quantum production breathes new life into Shakespeare's Anne by Christopher Rawson

The performance by Sheila McKenna and the creative team bring a dynamic version of the Bard's wife to West Homestead.

Review: Prime Stage avoids darkness inherent in puritanical 'Scarlet Letter' by Christopher Rawson

Pittsburgh's literary theater company presents a new adaptation of the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

Review: 'A Few Good Men' stays in step with the times by Christopher Rawson

The Aaron Sorkin play about a military murder trial resonates across the decades in Pittsburgh Public Theater's engaging new production.

Review: All-female 'Julius Caesar' makes a noble stand in Pittsburgh city parks by Christopher Rawson

The Bard's tragic tale marks the celebration of 15 years of Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks.

Review: Front Porch delivers deeply moving 'Fun Home' by Christopher Rawson

The Tony Award-winning musical grabs for the heartstrings in a powerful production at the New Hazlett Theater.

An appreciation: Stage actor Bingo O'Malley lived an epic life by Christopher Rawson

The Post-Gazette's senior theater critic fondly remembers his old friend and theatrical colleague.

City Theatre's 'We Are Among Us' plumbs the reverberations of war crimes in Afghanistan by Christopher Rawson

The play begins with an Afghani woman describing the sounds, images and memories of Kabul, but then centers on an American mother and son.

Review: Shakespeare's game of thrones reawakens Pittsburgh's steel giant by Christopher Rawson

Quantum Theatre delivers the majesty and tragedy of "King Lear," amid the monumental ruins of the Carrie Furnaces in Rankin.

Pittsburgh CAPA junior reaches finals of national August Wilson Monologue Competition by Christopher Rawson

Two CAPA students compete in national August Wilson Monologue Competition May 6 in New York City.

Maggie Smith: Still at the top of her game as she returns to the stage after 12 years by Christopher Rawson

The 84-year-old Dame Maggie appears in the one-woman play "A German Life," which opened April 12 at London's Bridge Theatre.

Review: Public opens door to a sparkling 'Doll's House, Part 2' by Christopher Rawson

The comedic sequel to the Ibsen drama is a perfect vehicle for Lisa Velten Smith as Nora and a deft cast, directed by Ted Pappas.

Review: Prime Stage's 'Butterflies' are strength of literary adaptation by Christopher Rawson

Young actresses portray real-life Mirabel sisters, who were martyred by the brutal Trujillo regime of the Dominican Republic.

2019 August Wilson Monologue top spots go to Pittsburgh CAPA students by Christopher Rawson

The first- and second-place winners will represent the city at the national competition in New York City.

Review: Ray Werner's latest debuts at PICT and races ahead of the pack by Christopher Rawson

The Pittsburgh playwright’s “Run the Rabbit Path” features a familiar family story with an unexpected payoff in its premiere production.

Review: 'The Tempest' ushers in a magical new era at the Public by Christopher Rawson

Director Marya Sea Kaminski is off to a great start with a cast led by Tamara Tunie, in Shakespeare’s fantasy of revenge and forgiveness.

Stage Review: 'The Old Man and the Sea' is a feast for the senses by Christopher Rawson