403 stories by "Sharononstagepittsburghcom"
By Sharon Eberson During the epilogue of Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations, the actor portraying group founder Otis Williams reminds us that there have been 24 Temp…
By Sharon Eberson It’s good to be the boss, especially when that boss is a fictional version of Motown founder Berry Gordy in Ain’t to Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations. The m…
By Sharon Ebderson The nominees for the 31st Annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater, this year representing 32 schools in Allegheny County, were announced thi…
By Sharon Eberson Thoughts of cabaret nights in Pittsburgh usually conjure the local and national headliners who grace the Greer Cabaret, Downtown. But some familiar names, in a perhaps unfa…
By Sharon Eberson Patrick Jordan is giddy with anticipation these days, having spent much of the past two-plus years keeping up our spirits while working tirelessly toward this moment when b…
By Sharon Eberson Oh, the places you’ll go. Take Jaquel Spivey, who graduated from Point Park University last year with a degree in Musical Theatre. This year is a Tony Award nominee. For …
A cohort of five Pittsburgh arts groups has created the Talent & Equity Director position and today announced Fatima Bunafoor as the choice to “advance equity and inclusion practices a…
By Sharon Eberson It’s been a long time coming, Richard Thomas onstage as Atticus Finch. He was announced to lead the tour back in May 2019 – that was the second appearance of Pittsburgh…
By Sharon Eberson Robert Ramirez was named to head the Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, one of the most prestigious theater arts programs in the world. Ramirez will be on the job …
By Sharon Eberson It’s not your typical PICT Classic Theatre offering, The Boys in the Band. Still, as a play that has been heralded as “a true theatrical game-changer,” it certainly f…
By Sharon Eberson Ken Gargaro makes the bold statement that Jesus Christ Superstar in the West End will “inaugurate a new chapter in the history of Pittsburgh Musical Theater.” His own r…
By Sharon Eberson It would be nice if time travel was as easy as saying: “See you later. It’s later.” In Will Arbery‘s Plano, people go from now to then just that quickly. “That su…
By Sharon Eberson The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Children’s Theater Festival marches into its 36th year with a return to in-person festivities May 14-15. Activities and performances by …
March 18th to 20th, 2022 By Sharon Eberson My theater card is full these days, and that’s such a welcome feeling. I am getting back into the habit of chronicling my weekend’s entertainme…
By Sharon Eberson The landmark August Wilson House will celebrate the restoration and public unveiling of August Wilson’s childhood home in the Hill District, with community programming th…
By Sharon Eberson Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s, which completed a Broadway run in January of this year, will lead off City Theatre’s just-announced 2022-23 season branded as “Tastes Like H…
By Sharon Eberson Broadway’s Norm Lewis and Hugh Panaro are coming to Pittsburgh to join Billy Harting in “Lifting Our Voices,” the annual fundraising gala for The Center for Theater A…
By Sharon Eberson When the going gets tough, there’s no one like a theatermaker for getting the job done. Even before the pandemic shut down live theater, podcasts such as City Theatre’s…
By Sharon Eberson In his latest musical venture in Pittsburgh, Theron Brown sees himself as a link in the jazz chain that stretches from Detroit to Pittsburgh. A circa-1949 jazz club in the …
By Sharon Eberson If you’ve wondered what Neil Haskell’s been up to in the 15 years since he finished third on Season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance, look no further than the biggest mu…
By Sharon Eberson Karen Akers, all slender 6 feet of her, appeared on stage late Monday night in a high neck-to-floor rose red dress, a human Valentine to the art of cabaret. The performer j…
By SHARON EBERSON New Horizon Theater is in the midst of its 30th season, and it’s first with the designation “Pittsburgh Cultural Treasure.” The Heinz Foundation bestowed the honor in…
By Sharon Eberson Karen Akers was honing her song list just a few days ahead of her Valentine’s Day cabaret, but she was sure of one thing: It’s all about love. Akers is up next for two …
By Sharon Eberson More than 30 years ago, we couldn’t get enough of Pretty Woman, which ranks among the highest-grossing rom-coms of all time. With a title taken from one of the most popul…
By Sharon Eberson After seeing The Medium, you may rethink your relationship with technology. As I write this on a laptop, with my smartphone at the ready and smart TV within view, I realize…
