1,002 stories by "Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"
John Kander and the late Fred Ebb have created an art form of remaking history into groundbreaking musicals.
1931: On March 25, a fight breaks out between groups of young black and white men on a freight car in Alabama. Nine black youths, age 12 to 19, are arrested, and rape charges are added based…
The Catechism crowds are rowdiest in Pittsburgh, and that's just fine with Sister.
Billy Porter is a man of many hats. In fact, he was wearing one Friday during rehearsal for two shows this weekend at Hartwood Acres.
Billy Porter has a lot to sing about and a lot to say, and he is not holding back.
Magician Lee Terbosic " the guy who performed the Houdini-like stunt with a straitjacket 90 feet up in the air Downtown last November " will be in residence at the Kimpton Hotel Mo…
The inaugural Carnegie Screenwriters Script & Screen Festival pushes the boundaries from regional to global for a group that has been evolving for more than a decade.
Pittsburgh universities Carnegie Mellon and Point Park are in the top 10 of schools most represented on Broadway, according to Playbill's #BwayBacktoSchool list of actors in current shows an…
A new and moving reinvention of "Big Fish" takes a deep dive into repairing a fractured father-son relationship, a story that on Broadway played out with elaborate musical numbers and high-t…
Bricolage Production Company and Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh will pull back the curtain at the Museums of Art and Natural History for "DODO," the latest and largest immersive project from…
It took a few conversations, the right play and 23 tons of dirt to cement a collaboration between Karla Boos and Anne Hamburger, kindred spirits in the creation of site-specific theater.
Deep into rehearsals for "Big Fish," Billy Hartung recalled his plans to turn down the starring role in the musical.
ScareHouse has announced new ways to terrify you when the Etna attraction opens its doors Sept. 15.
Pittsburgh CLO has shaken up summer with a lineup that includes new additions to its 71-year roster: "Newsies," "Mamma Mia!" and now, "Million Dollar Quartet." The season finale shakes, ratt…
PICT Classic Theatre is on the move again for its upcoming season, performing Shakespeare, Bronte and Wilde in classic Pittsburgh spaces.
When Ted Brunetti Jr. was growing up in Dormont, the house he shared with his parents and nine siblings had one bathroom " and two pianos.
Elvis Presley's fame and fandom have thrived since his death on Aug. 16, 40 years ago. Television and the movies have scrambled to capitalize or pay homage to the rock 'n' roll king, attract…
He sounds like Elvis and moves like Elvis. And soon James Snyder's flowing brown hair would be cut short and dyed black, so he will look the part, too.
Arcade Comedy is getting a colorful boost for its move across Liberty Avenue, from 811 to 943, in the Downtown Cultural District.
Pittsburgh native Billy Porter will step back into his Tony Award-winning role as Lola in the Broadway production of "Kinky Boots" Sept. 26 through Jan. 7. He will be joined by his original …
A production of "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" at August Wilson's childhood home is among the highlights of the just-announced Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company's 2017-18 season.
Richard E. Rauh, whose name is synonymous with theater philanthropy in Pittsburgh, is leaving a $1 million gift in his estate for the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre, the former Stu…
Pittsburgh CLO's "Mamma Mia!" saves the best for last. With performers draped or shrink-wrapped in silver and white, lit by disco balls reflecting prisms of color, the company delivers a min…
