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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Stage review: CLO's 'Man of Lamancha' delivers message of hope by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

It has been two decades since Pittsburgh CLO brought “Man of La Mancha” to the stage, and it was worth the wait.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:30AM
Sunday, June 21, 2015

Preview: Meet the man and woman of Pittsburgh CLO's 'La Mancha' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ron Raines has tilted at windmills before, in 1994, the same year his career “took a left turn” from stage to screen, and he was cast as “Guiding Light’s” villainous Alan Spaulding…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Thursday, June 18, 2015

Trust Cabaret showcases Tommy Tune, 'Cinderella' stars for 2015-16 season by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Tommy Tune, who just days ago received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award, is the opening headliner of the 2015-16 Trust Cabaret series at the Cabaret at Theater Square, Downtown.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 02:00PM

Theater notes: Taking stock of summer theater by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Summer outside the city is a time for many local theaters to turn up the heat on options for your vacation days. Here's a look at what's happening in places other than the Pittsburgh…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Monday, June 15, 2015

Bricolage's 'OjO' invited to Without Walls Festival by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Bricolage Productions’ immersive experience “OjO: The Next Generation of Travel” will have its West Coast premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse’s WoW (Without Walls) Festival in October.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 04:56PM
Thursday, June 11, 2015

Preview: CLO's 'Mary Poppins' entertains in the most delightful ways by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Banks family is in deep trouble, but have no fear. The winds are in their favor, and the grand nanny of them all is about to swoop in to the rescue.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Stage review: One-man show gives peek into Barbra Streisand's basement mall by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

With a book by a diva and a clever title pun as a jump-start, Jonathan Tolins’ creativity went into hyperdrive to create the one-man show “Buyer & Cellar.”

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Monday, June 8, 2015

PICT postpones 'Saint Joan'; will move from Pitt theaters by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PICT Classic Theatre has postponed its September production of “Saint Joan,” replacing it with the two-character play “Educating Rita” as part of a planned restructuring that was for…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:15PM

'Fun Home' big winner at Tony Awards by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

NEW YORK -- It was clearly a night for a different kind of fun at the Tony Awards, as “Fun Home” took home the coveted prize as best musical in a fast-paced show at Radio City Music Hall.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Sunday, June 7, 2015

Stage preview: Fights of fancy and family values with stars of 'Mary Poppins' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

David Elder and Lindsey Bliven are popping up on stages from Philadelphia to Wichita as Bert and Mary in “Mary Poppins.”

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

What to watch for while watching the Tonys by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The 69th annual Tony Awards will be broadcast on CBS, live from Radio City Music Hall in New York City, beginning at 8 tonight. It’s a performance-driven show with the top musical nominees…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Thursday, June 4, 2015

Momentum 15: new works, familiar faces by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Momentum 15, City Theatre’s annual festival of new plays in different stages of development, features works by familiar names in the company’s theatrical family, read by some of the most…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

CMU to present special Tony award by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Viewers watching the Tony Awards ceremony last year saw actors Matt Bomer and Zachary Quinto represent their alma mater by announcing a new award to be presented this year by the Tonys and C…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 28, 2015

Preview: Shopping for Laughs at Pittsburgh Public Theater by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Tom Lenk was a perfect fit for the items on director Don Stephenson's checklist. The actor who will star in Pittsburgh Public Theater's production of the one-man show "Buyer &am…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Stage preview: The 'Girls' are back in town by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Girls Only: The Secret Comedy of Women” is no secret to Pittsburgh. The show that was here in 2012 still enlists audience in the fun as two women, inspired by childhood diaries, relate …

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Stage preview: Two worlds, one set challenges PICT designer by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Alan Ayckbourn plays with class and relationships in “How the Other Half Loves,” and he has strict instructions for the staging: There shall be overlapping living rooms with a smartly ap…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM

Stage review: 'The Last Five Years' chronicles a love story from start to finish to start by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“The Last Five Years” is he-sang, she-sang testimony to the dissolution of a marriage — emphasis on the “he.” Writer-composer Jason Robert Brown’s musical built for two was inspi…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Sunday, May 24, 2015

Broadway reviews: 'Something Rotten!' and 'Gigi' boast plenty of highlights by Christopher Rawson and Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

NEW YORK – The lifeblood of Broadway is musicals, and they’re still pumping away — the old warhorses (“Phantom,” “Chicago”), the young warhorses (“Jersey Boys,”&#…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 21, 2015

On local stages: Cool off with these theater productions by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The event of the summer can't come soon enough: Billy Porter's triumphant return to a hometown stage in his Tony Award-winning role as the star of "Kinky Boots." Mr. Porter…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Quantum Theatre at 25 plans for a grand season by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Karla Boos has built Quantum Theatre’s local “Q” rating on bringing the unexpected to Pittsburgh. The quirky company that could exist without a home, create a Baroque opera and produce…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Sunday, May 17, 2015

Stage review: City Theatre takes a 'Midsummer' romp into rom-com territory by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

At age 35, petty crook Bob is mired in the belief that life has passed him by and lawyer Helena appears to be on the losing end of a no-win relationship.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:50AM
Thursday, May 14, 2015

Preview: barebones' group christens Braddock venue with 'American Falls' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Patrick Jordan knew what he wanted. It was the where that was proving elusive.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Monday, May 11, 2015

Concert review: Audra McDonald takes Byham audience to soprano land by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Audra McDonald introduced a song that she has made her daily mantra, and even thought it doesn’t always work out, she keeps trying to “make someone happy, make just one someone happy ...…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 11:39PM
Saturday, May 9, 2015

Theater notes: City Theatre fills out next season with a new Cold War drama and a musical memoir by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

City Theatre has completed its 2015-16 season schedule with Pittsburgh premieres and one world premiere, the Cold War drama “Some Brighter Distance” by Keith Reddin.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 7, 2015

Stage preview: City Theatre stage will heat up with musical 'Midsummer' by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A troubled woman and a man in trouble meet in a bar and head back to her place for let’s-forget-our-troubles sex … and so begins an alcohol-fueled walk on the wild side.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Wednesday, May 6, 2015

25th annual Gene Kelly Awards names nominees by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The nominees for the 25th Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater were announced this morning. The annual awards ceremony for participating Allegheny County schools w…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 10:06AM
Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Review: Trust Cabaret's 'Broadway Showstoppers' belts out a string of highlights by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

You can’t list just the highlights when a show is a parade of just that, so let me tell you about “Broadway Showstoppers,” start to finish.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:02AM
Monday, May 4, 2015

Stage review: 'Jacques Brel' lives again in PICT's fresh new adaptation by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PICT Classic Theatre’s “Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris” — or to the point, “living in Pittsburgh,” as director Alan Stanford said in his opening-night remarks…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:27AM
Sunday, May 3, 2015

Preview: Trust Cabaret brings Telly Leung back to Pittsburgh between Broadway gigs by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Broadway-bound Telly Leung is making a Pittsburgh stop along the way for “Broadway Showstoppers,” the first time the Trust Cabaret will feature four performers in one series show.

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 12:00AM
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

'An American in Paris' is co-leader for tops in Tony nominations with 12 by Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“An American in Paris,” the new musical co-produced by Pittsburgh CLO leader Van Kaplan, and “Fun Home” led the way with 12 Tony Award nominations each, one ahead of “Somethin…

SOURCE: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at 08:08AM

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