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Thursday, February 15, 2018

Stage preview: Jeffrey Hatcher reveals clues to 'Holmes and Watson' play by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh was Paris to Steubenville, Ohio, native Jeffrey Hatcher when he was growing up. But London was all about Sherlock Holmes.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:30AM
Monday, February 12, 2018

Chelsea Handler will hold court at the Benedum Center in LGBT benefit event by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“An Evening with Chelsea Handler” is coming to the Benedum Center April 4 in a Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh benefit for the city’s LGBT community.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:55PM
Friday, February 9, 2018

Love songs singers love to sing by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“I love you a bushel and a peck / You bet your purdy neck I do / A doodle / oodle oodle oh doo.”

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:45AM
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Monday, February 5, 2018

Stage review: 'In the Heat of the Night' works up a sweat confronting racism in the Deep South by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Loosen your scarves and shed that heavy sweater. The temperature is rising inside Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, where “In the Heat of the Night” is making it hot under the collar for o…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 01:39PM
Thursday, February 1, 2018

Stage preview: 'In the Heat of the Night' warms up onstage for Pittsburgh Playwrights by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“In the Heat of the Night” arrived on the big screen in 1967 as a slap in the face to racism in the South, with Sidney Poitier as Philadelphia police detective Virgil Tibbs, who joins fo…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Step back in time with an exploration of the Pittsburgh Playhouse by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The past is present in every nook and cranny of the Pittsburgh Playhouse, and there are about a million nooks and countless crannies.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:44AM

Stage preview: A musical doubleheader gets ready to rock the West End by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Starting this weekend, Pittsburgh Musical Theater will be answering the question: Scaramouche, can you do the fandango — with demons?

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:00AM
Monday, January 29, 2018

Stage review: Wickedly funny 'Rules of Seconds,' about dueling and machismo, opens in Braddock by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The audacious play “Rules of Seconds” takes aim and fires at what today we call “toxic masculinity” — in this case, tragically misplaced machismo in the guise of honor — and the …

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:11PM
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Stage preview: Laughter, togas and 'Comedy Tonight' at the Public by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Once more before he goes, Ted Pappas wanted to fill the O’Reilly Theater with music and laughter.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:28PM

Stage preview: Cotter Smith joins barebones for his first theater role as a Pittsburgher by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Cotter Smith arrived to work in Pittsburgh and soon declared his days in New York numbered. The actor from the Netflix TV series “Mindhunter” is now a resident and establishing himself a…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:00AM
Thursday, January 18, 2018

Pittsburgh CLO new small musicals festival is dubbed SPARK by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh CLO small musicals festival that will debut in March has a name that the 72-year-old institution hopes will have the the city humming anew — Spark.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:00AM

Stage preview: A new Pittsburgh audience is off to see 'Wicked' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A dragon’s glowing red eyes stare out at the audience from high above the stage of “Wicked,” and that’s just for starters. The spectacle that is “Wicked” is filled with bells and…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:00AM
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Stage preview: City Theatre mystery sheds light on community collaboration by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Leonard Pelkey could sing like Julie Andrews and dance like Britney Spears. He knew how to dress a salad and all the women of Neptune, N.J., a place he called home for a short time in his sh…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:45AM
Tuesday, January 16, 2018

No one moves quite like Bill Shannon by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Bill Shannon’s artistry can vary movement to movement, even moment to moment. He glides, he skates, he dances. He choreographs and performs for theater and on the street. He breaks boundar…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00PM
Monday, January 15, 2018

Hollywood Theater in Dormont sold to Pittsburgh-based Theatre Historical Society by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Pittsburgh-based Theatre Historical Society of America, whose mission is to keep the legacy of historic movie theaters alive, has entered into an agreement to purchase the Hollywood Thea…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:00AM
Thursday, January 4, 2018

Matthew Amendt of Indiana, Pa., comes home to play 'Hamlet' for the Public by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Matthew Amendt will return to Pittsburgh in April to star as “Hamlet,” the final play directed by Ted Pappas as producing artistic director at Pittsburgh Public Theater. Before performin…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 01:07PM
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

CLO Cabaret veterans star in world premiere musical 'Up and Away' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh CLO has announced the cast of its world premiere musical comedy "Up and Away," a CLO Cabaret show described as "an epic tale of the world’s FIRST superhero."

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:04PM

Stage review: The story lags but the spectacle of 'Love Never Dies' lives up to its 'Phantom' roots by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The haunting splendor of “Love Never Dies” thrills in a way the rest of the sequel to “The Phantom of the Opera” never quite matches. But oh, how it tries.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:49AM
Thursday, December 28, 2017

Cold forces First Night 2018 to take parade highlights and other activities indoors by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Here’s news to warm the hearts and hands of First Night revelers: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has moved its planned outdoor events inside, closing the door to the frigid temperatures for…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:59PM

Stage preview: The Phantom haunts Coney Island in 'Love Never Dies' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Love Never Dies” took some time coming to life, considering its pedigree. The sequel to “Phantom of the Opera” — Broadway’s longest running show by a landslide — landed in Lon…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:00AM
Thursday, December 21, 2017

'Mindhunter' actor Cotter Smith will open barebones' 15th season in new Braddock home by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Cotter Smith, whose most recent TV role is Unit Chief Shepard on the Pittsburgh-filmed “Mindhunter,” will help reintroduce barebones productions’ Braddock theater as the star of the 20…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:44PM
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Skivvies deliver the naked truth in 'Sleigh My Name' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Skivvies know how to give audiences a warm feeling inside. They and their guests entertain while taking it ALMOST all off — the name says it all — while you may enjoy the comforts of…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AM
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Pittsburghers recall their first 'Star Wars' experiences by Maria Sciullo and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh native Mark Cuban, left, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, speaks with Nate Silver, founder of the website FiveThirtyEight. (Courtesy of Sloan Sports Analytics Conference)

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 03:08PM
Monday, December 11, 2017

'This Is Us' is among the nominees for the 75th Golden Globes by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The nominees for the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards in movies and television were announced Monday morning.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:19AM
Thursday, December 7, 2017

Beltzhoover's Nathan James reveals his 'Growing Pains' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Nathan James is an actor, poet, playwright, educator … but an actor first.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Zachary Quinto joins Carnegie Mellon-Tony Awards team for theater education award by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Zachary Quinto will serve as the ambassador for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, a collaboration of the Tony Awards and the actor-producer’s alma mater, Carnegie Mellon Universit…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:50PM

PICT goes Wilde with three-part program at The Frick by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

This weekend, there will be two scandalous Victorian shows at The Frick Pittsburgh: the “Undressed” exhibition organized by London’s Victoria & Albert Museum, and “Wilde at the F…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:00AM

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