TALKING "COME FROM AWAY" WITH LISA ANN GOLDSMITH AND DREW LEIGH WILLIAMS Lisa Ann Goldsmith was “a plane person” on September 11, 2001, bound from Ohio for her home in New York. Drew Le…
By SHARON EBERSON Exquisitely presented and performed by an illustrious cast, Kinetic Theatre’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd invites everyone, even those who arrive knowing the “who” in…
A CLASSIC AGATHA CHRISTIE WHODUNIT IN CARNEGIE Sam Tsoutsouvas portrays Hercule Poirot in Kinetic Theatre's "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd."
MARK FLEISCHER AND PITTSBURGH CLO EXIT “It's been an honor to work here. I take a lot of pride in what we've done, and the people I've worked with, the staff, the donors, the crew, but I …
FORGING AHEAD: NEW HAZLETT THEATER REBRANDS FOR THE FUTURE The New Hazlett Theater has appointed Melissa Cardello-Linton as the first Artistic Director in its 20-year history, in conjunctio…
A CHAT WITH "SUFFS" TONY-NOMINATED DIRECTOR LEIGH SILVERMAN The graduate of Carnegie Mellon’s BFA Directing and MFA Playwriting programs, and an intern for Pittsburgh CLO in 1994 — “W…
Six things to know about the "Suffs" National Tour, presented by Pittsburgh CLO as the Benedum Center July 21-26, 2026.
"THE TEMPEST" DELIVERS QUANTUM MAGIC TO CARRIE FURNACES An event delayed, and delayed, and delayed again serves to build anticipation, so it was with an exhale of relief and exhilaration th…
Carnegie-based community theater Stage 62 is returning to the Greer Cabaret for the second straight summer, opening the musical Company this week. The initial move from their home at the And…
ELECTRIFYING "DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA" As Roberta and Danny, Shannon Donovan and Michael Patrick Trimm provide enough sustained, electrifying performances and raw passion provide enough…
The story of how the third production of David Mamet’s "Henry Johnson" landed at Carnegie Stage, and along with it, David Butler’s return to a hometown stage, follows the on- and off-ram…
"Mean Girls" Marks the Beginning of the End after 80 years of Pittsburgh CLO Summer Seasons
"If this works, if [other independent projects] start to work, to us, it's about proof of concept, that this can be part of the landscape." — Michael Patrick Trimm Pittsburghers know Mich…
REALTIME ARTS' EQUITABLE DINNERS ARE DESIGNED TO MAKE IT "COMFORTABLE TO TALK TO EACH OTHER AGAIN." Originated in Atlanta, Equitable Dinners attracted the attention of RealTime Arts’ cofo…
Ahead of the Pittsburgh premiere of a.k. payne’s BURNBABYBURN: an american dream, the local writer was named Best Playwright for her play Furlough’s Paradise at the 31st annual NAACP The…
AN INSIDE VIEW TO THE FUTURE OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER AND PITTSBURGH CLO When their marriage becomes legal sometime this summer, only then will the new name and details of the Pittsburg…
Pittsburgh CLO’s 80th season opener, "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," rides the unstoppable wave of musical standards by one of the 30 greatest living American songwriters, according …
"Hamlet: The Bad Quarto", a script that predates the best-loved published Folio, employs some names, phrasing and layering that resemble an early draft, before the Bard really got going on e…
What happens among four teens in the 2019 play by Alexis Scheer, "My Dear Dead Drug Lord," is the stuff of pubescent histrionics, paranormal activity, and parental nightmares. It would be hy…
PITTSBURGH CLO 80th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT: ONE BRIEF SHINING MOMENT During a nostalgia packed night — including the honoring of former CLO intern Stephen Flaherty, the award-winning compose…
When truth is stranger than fiction, in a playwright's hands, it can go a few steps further into bizarro world, or find a pathway to grounded reality. Such is the case of the third annual Li…
The cast of "Our Dear Dead Drug Lord," the “ferocious, darkly funny” coming-of-age play opening this weekend at barebones productions, answer questions about their first professional pr…
MANFRED HONECK SIGNS PSO CONTRACT EXTENSION THROUGH 2032-33. Manfred Honeck will become the longest-serving Music Director in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s 131-year history, after …
GREAT NEWS OUT OF CARNEGIE! Claire DeMarco has put her money where her theater dreams are, and partnered with theater artist and administrator Erika Cuenca to save Carnegie Stage, that vita…
With 2026 Dollar Bank Three RIvers Arts Festival opening in its new Arts Landing home, the next phase of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Downtown renovations turn to Katz Plaza and the Byham a…