1,002 stories by "Sharon Eberson / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"
The local universities known for their drama and dance programs continue to be a farm system for New York's biggest shows.
Vanessa German, Joe Negri, Roger Humphries and Mary Brenholts will be among the honorees in the ceremony at the August Wilson Center.
The picturesque lakeside theater in Jennerstown, Somerset County, remains a Stoughton family affair.
Summer stock theaters with decadeslong histories are a staple of our region.
August Wilson's play will be performed at the former empty lot at 1839 Wylie Ave., where the playwright placed the house of Aunt Ester.
Tickets are on sale for the off-Broadway hit that arrives in Pittsburgh for three shows Oct. 11-12.
In the company's season finale, veteran Pittsburgh actor Daniel Krell plays the closeted father in a musical about family.
The Sam Shepard play begins Sept. 6 at the Black Box theater in Braddock; the new play "Dance Nation" runs Nov. 22-Dec. 15.
Previews of "Gem of the Ocean" have been curtailed by challenges at the Hill District site, but the play is expected to open as scheduled.
The national tour at the Benedum Center features Tony-winner Betty Buckley and dazzling dance numbers in an eye-popping revival.
The actor and singer became a resident of Sewickley while filming season two of the Netflix series last year.Â
Through music, poetry and dance, a new folk opera is on a hunt for the essence of the enigmatic Chilean folk hero.Â
The musical starring Tony winner Betty Buckley puts an exclamation point on CLO's 2019 summer season.
The actor, writer and activist heads to Steel City Con with a new graphic memoir about his childhood internment as a Japanese American.
Point Park will sell the site to help pay for the new Downtown complex on the university's campus.
The Steelers great will play a judge in select performances of the Aaron Sorkin play that was made into an Oscar-nominated film.
In partnership with Pittsburgh's tech community, the theatrical event will explore a new way to "take control" of personal technology.
The Tony-winning musical is the penultimate production of the 2019 summer season.
The original folk chamber opera, about Chile's Mother of Latin American Folk Music, is an opera with hints of Shakespeare and rap,Â
The play that made its Broadway debut in 2017 opens in Washington, D.C. and is not scheduled for a Pittsburgh run.
"Hand to Hand" will have free performances Aug. 3 , despite the loss of shows scheduled for the canceled Three Rivers Regatta.
The Tony Award-winning best musical of 2012 features a director and a handful of actors from the show's Broadway run.
The tongue-in-cheek tribute to arena rock songs is a frolic through the era of sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll and Broadway jukebox musicals.
The South Side theater's Christmas offering, opening Nov. 29, is the David Sedaris story of working as one of Santa's elves in Macy's.
"Hamilton" star and Carnegie Mellon alum Odom plays abolitionist William Still in the movie, due Nov. 1.
