1,002 stories by "Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"
If your superheroes create theater magic eight shows a week, then BroadwayCon was conjured just for you.
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" had a very shiny debut as a stage show at Heinz Hall Tuesday night.
For a change of pace, experience one or more of these 10 live shows and venues between now and First Night:
The TV movie "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" has been broadcast every year since 1964, making it the longest running Christmas TV special ever and also making it a pretty good bet that you …
NEW YORK " This season's Broadway offerings include the new musical "Allegiance," inspired by star George Takei's experiences in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, and…
The child actors of PICT Classic Theatre's "Oliver Twist" have been practicing method acting by playing tricks on the leader of Dickens' band of thieves.
Nothing is so daunting for the stars of "Hamilton" as great expectations " not that Leslie Odom Jr. and Renee Elise Goldsberry are complaining.
Yes, it lives up to the hype.
"Chickens in the Yard" unfolds as a quietly observed turning point in the lives of four interconnected people. And there are chickens present.
On its surface, "Small Engine Repair" is a vulgar, wickedly funny venting of male pride, or in this case, a pride of New England males, three childhood buddies reunited to share the graphic …
Billy Porter began the countdown with the hashtag #20DaysOfLola " 20 days until he officially stepped away from Broadway's "Kinky Boots" and the role that won him Tony and Grammy awards…
'Small Engine Repair,' barebones productions
Director Darko Tresnjak began his first journey to Broadway seven years ago, so forgive him if he doesn't remember early details about "The Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder." He's too …
Mark Clayton Southers, the leader of Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, has been named as artistic director of Short North Stage Theatre's August Wilson Festival in Dayton, Ohio.
Nina, the proud woman at the center of Dominique Morisseau's "Sunset Baby," holds onto things. She carries her emotional baggage with her head held high, and holds tight to letters bequeathe…
Mark Clayton Southers was not his own first choice to direct "The Piano Lesson."
Dominique Morisseau's "Sunset Baby," part of the award-winning playwright's three-play Detroit cycle, earned high praise from New York Times critic Ben Brantley in its 2013 NYC debut, when h…
Tragedy for openers, a comedy tonight.
No, pigs don't fly, and they don't jump, not even those who perform at the circus. They do elicit squeals of delight from crowds, though, and are at least as smart as the dogs they star alon…
As entertainment creators and presenters look to grow audiences through the marriage of product and technology, consumer choice is the winner. Every day, it seems, an event or announcem…
"Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" rides high on a journey of love, loss, renewal and songs that provided the soundtrack for many a baby boomer's life. And it's wonderful life -- or at lea…
James Michael Shoberg points out that he has no tats or piercings and he doesn't drink or do drugs. He just has an obsession with the macabre, so people tend to have certain misconceptions.
"The Elephant Wrestler" tells an intricate story involving seven singing sisters, a heroic policeman and their lasting effect on others.
