Sunday, June 11, 2017
August Wilson’s “Jitney” took home best play revival honors and Ben Platt held the audience and a Tony Award in the palm of his deserving hand at the 71st annual Tony Awards on Sunday …
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:32PMGod has wrath issues, and He's none too pleased at the moment. He's come to the O'Reilly Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh with a new set of Commandments (well, there are a couple o…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:14AMA theater putting down roots is not only an act of faith, it is an act of community building. Theaters featuring live performances on Main Streets — or main streets — in suburban communi…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMPittsburgh Musical Theater and barebones productions are bringing community theater to main street in Braddock and the West End.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMIf you combined the pomp of the Oscars and the musical performances of the Grammys, you would come up with something like the 71st annual Tony Awards ceremony, to be broadcast live on CBS at…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMFriday, June 9, 2017
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Tracy Brigden has resigned as City Theatre’s artistic director after 16 seasons and 25 world premieres at Pittsburgh’s new-play theater.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:25PMTuesday, June 6, 2017
If you sign up for “Miss Abigail’s Guide to Dating, Mating & Marriage,” be prepared to hear the words “wienie roast” every so often.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMMonday, June 5, 2017
Pittsburgh Musical Theater will move two of its four professional productions from the Byham Theater to its home in the West End, part of the next phase of repurposing the 104-year-old forme…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSaturday, June 3, 2017
Patrons at Tuesday’s opening of “An American in Paris” were met with signs pointing the way to the Benedum Center’s brand-new Promenade Bar and new bathrooms that double the number o…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThursday, June 1, 2017
Here’s a quick reminder that City Theatre’s Momentum Festival ’17: New Plays at Different Stages is underway, with readings of works by Young Playwrights alumni and events free an…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 06:29PM“An American in Paris,” the show that earned four Tony Awards and 12 nominations in 2015, has brought the City of Lights to the City of Champions
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 05:50PMA peaceful prayer will be offered outside of Pittsburgh Public Theater’s O’Reilly Theater Thursday evening to protest the play “An Act of God.”
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:56AMMarcus Stevens didn’t jump at the chance to play God — not because he wasn’t thrilled about the role or a return to Pittsburgh, but because another role was waiting in the wings.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, May 28, 2017
Christopher Wheeldon, the darling of the ballet world, became the toast of Broadway as director-choreographer of “An American in Paris.” The show earned 12 Tony Award nominations, i…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSaturday, May 27, 2017
Jake Pedersen of Pine-Richland and Chloe Rae Kehm of West Allegheny were named best actor and actress, while Hampton’s production of “Big Fish” and Baldwin’s “Zorro the Musica…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:25PMThursday, May 25, 2017
Violet, a young woman with a disfiguring facial scar, has left home in search of a miracle from a TV evangelist. She believes to her core that he can make her beautiful, while everyone who l…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThe live musical version of “Dirty Dancing — The Classic Story on Stage” that stopped in Pittsburgh in April 2015 is back for a return engagement, this time at Heinz Hall through Sunda…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMFriday, May 19, 2017
Judith Light (Class of 1970) and Billy Porter (‘91) were back on campus Friday as honorees for the 67th annual Carnegie Mellon University Alumni Awards, given for career achievements and s…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 07:56PMThursday, May 18, 2017
The summer theater season has a blockbuster kick-off thanks to the five-time Tony Award-winning musical “An American in Paris” and the heavenly comedy “An Act of God.”
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThe Pittsburgh Cultural District will be transformed into a family-friendly wonderland Thursday through Sunday for the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s EQT Children’s Festival. The 31st annua…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThe musical “Violet” is about with a disfiguring scar, but don’t expect to see one when Elizabeth Boyke stars as the courageous optimistic heroine for Front Porch Theatricals.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMMonday, May 15, 2017
Joel Grey sat bathed in sunlight on the seventh floor of the Heinz History Center, waiting for the show to go on. He entered the spotlight Monday evening in the most Pittsburgh-centric way �…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 09:49PMSunday, May 14, 2017
Joel Grey will be in Pittsburgh Monday to talk about “The Art of Aging.” Last week, the 85-year-old actor was talking about a specific age — when he was 9.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThursday, May 11, 2017
Ten plays into their relationship, and City Theatre is still finding ways to challenge and excite actress Rebecca Harris.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMWednesday, May 10, 2017
Pittsburgh CLO has revealed the nominees for the 27th annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater, representing the spring musicals presented by 27 Allegheny Count…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:12AMMiss Abigail wants everyone to achieve the love she shared with her late husband, and she’s willing to impart her knowledge, right down to the correct lip position for the perfect kiss.
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMThe 2017-18 City Theatre season includes two world premieres and a family-friendly production with homegrown roots: PigPen Theatre Company’s original fable, “The Old Man and The Old Moon…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMTuesday, May 9, 2017
Two shows aimed at young audiences are playing both sides of the Allegheny River this week — Prime Stage Theatre’s “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” the second production of the sta…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AMSunday, May 7, 2017
Your tickets to the PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series for next season took a step up in price, but a look at the big picture shows you are probably getting a bargain on the best seats when c…
SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM 
