Tuesday, May 22, 2018
The Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts is back and expanding its scope, adding premieres from the United States — including some from right here at home — for three weeks in the…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:30AMFriday, May 18, 2018
A community theater in Greenfield has run afoul of the creators of the musical “Big Fish” after canceling a production of the show that had been scheduled to open June 15.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:43PMThursday, May 17, 2018
Ben Levi Ross has followed a glowing list of one-and-done Carnegie Mellon alumni on the road to stardom. It was announced Thursday that he will lead the national tour of the Tony Award-winni…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:03PMWednesday, May 16, 2018
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s 32nd annual Pittsburgh International Children’s Theater Festival invades Downtown this weekend, with family-friendly performances, activities and art and …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:00AMTuesday, May 15, 2018
In 2016, the doors to Bricolage Productions were opened to the whimsical world of “Welcome to Here,” designed by the company to embrace children with autism spectrum disorder and their f…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:15PMTammy Ryan, the widely produced Pittsburgh playwright and educator, has been named a New Dramatists resident playwright for the class of 2025.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:35PMAugust Wilson couldn’t have known it at the time, but the idea of a video store as a formula for success today leaps out as a metaphor for the inevitable failure of characters striving to …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00PMBarebones productions goes boldly into the theatrical menu. At the relatively new black box in Braddock, you can find Patrick Jordan’s company dishing out provocative works, most of them i…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:00AMFriday, May 11, 2018
Billy Porter’s busy summer of 2018 will bring him home to Pittsburgh and City Theatre as a playwright, for a private workshop of his play, “Untitled Sex Project,” working with director…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:33PMPoint Park University will say “Willkommen” to its new theater digs Oct. 26, when it opens the doors to the Downtown Pittsburgh Playhouse with a Conservatory production of “Cabaret.”
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:14PMThursday, May 10, 2018
Julianne Avolio is marrying fellow actor John Michnya in October, but before she says “I do” for real, she has been schooled in the “don’ts” that make for a “Perfect Wedding.”
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:00AMThe new play “Nomad Motel” has had a nomadic journey from Southern California to Pittsburgh’s City Theatre.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:00AMWednesday, May 9, 2018
The nominations are in for the Pittsburgh CLO’s 28th annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater, which this year included 29 Allegheny County schools.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:00AMMonday, May 7, 2018
When the right one comes along, it’s hard to say no. So when the rights to Taylor Mac’s “Hir” came Patrick Jordan’s way — very late in the game to mount a spring production —&#…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:14PMThursday, May 3, 2018
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Costume designer Ann Roth, at 86 now a nine-time nominee and one-time Tony winner, came away with three nominations when names were called Tuesday for the 72nd annual Tony Awards.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:50AMMonday, April 30, 2018
The opening of "King Hedley II" at the August Wilson House has been rescheduled for May 11, after cancellations of weekend performances April 27-29. The Pittsburgh Playwrights Thea…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 01:54PMFriday, April 27, 2018
Friday night's planned opening of "King Hedley II" at the August Wilson House has been canceled due to the likelihood of thunderstorms.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:47PMWednesday, April 25, 2018
Monday, April 23, 2018
“Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin,” the actor-musician’s one-man show about the life of the “White Christmas” composer, is headed to Pittsburgh Public Theater for the holi…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:51AMThursday, April 19, 2018
The August Wilson Society gathers in Pittsburgh April 26 with the theme “Go Back and Pick Up the Ball.” Fittingly, it is a line chosen from Wilson’s “Two Trains Running,” when…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00PMThe Hill District that August Wilson chronicled to global acclaim will be the site of multiple celebrations of the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright during this, his birthday week. Wilson, w…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00PMThere are intersecting storylines going on at Pittsburgh Public Theater right now, filled with intrigue, twisty plots and dramatic turns. And oh, they’re doing “Hamlet,” too.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:45AMWednesday, April 18, 2018
The 72nd annual Tony Awards ceremony has chosen as hosts two crossover artists from music and Broadway. Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban will co-pilot the live CBS telecast on June 10.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:23PMTuesday, April 17, 2018
Sean had it all — success as a theater director, loyal friends, a caring wife and a dog.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:07PMMonday, April 16, 2018
Calling all Rentheads. Mark and Roger are ready for their Pittsburgh close-ups.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:30PMFriday, April 13, 2018
Stephen Colbert has been delivering scathing criticism of President Trump as host of the CBS “Late Show,” and that includes opening with sketches reflecting recent news reports.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:32PMLillias White, the Tony- and Emmy-winning actress with the powerhouse voice, brings her autobiographical show “Brooklyn to Broadway” to Pittsburgh Monday.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThursday, April 12, 2018
The Tony Awards nominations announcement May 1 will be co-hosted by Leslie Odom Jr., the Tony- and Grammy-winning star of "Hamilton," and Katharine McPhee, who is currently making …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:36AMWednesday, April 11, 2018
Another story about theater tickets, another mention of “Hamilton.” But cheer up. This one is about discounted tickets to all manner of live performances in Western Pennsylvania — …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00PMThursday, April 5, 2018
Park anything resembling shame at the door, and don’t feel awkward about laughing, even though the subject is alcoholism.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AM 
