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By JAMES H LEWIS In the beginning, there were no words. Movies were silent, with only the mugging of actors and occasional text establishing the plot. Sound, if you were fortunate enough to …
By SHARON EBERSON Justin Cooley speaks in the most humble terms of leap-frogging past college, from high school to Broadway, as a “strange transition.” Most people would call his life …
The Pittsburgh Savoyards concludes its 87th season with H.M.S. Pinafore, the operetta by Gilbert and Sullivan, running March 14th to 23rd at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hal…
The Star of ‘The Oval’ Directs His Own Work for Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company By SHARON EBERSON Even with rehearsals underway, Javon Johnson is still surprised that Sanctified i…
Company’s 87th Season Will Be an Eclectic Array of Works and Venues It’s never too early to plan operas on the horizon, and Pittsburgh Opera today announced its offerings for the 2025-26…
The 31st annual Shakespeare Monologue and Scene Contest Showcase of Finalists was presented by Pittsburgh Public Theater on Monday, February 24, 2025, at the O’Reilly Theater. Along with…
Featuring the Pittsburgh premiere of Joel Thompson’s Seven Last Words of the Unarmed alongside works by Julia Perry, Leonard Bernstein, Rosephanye Powell, and more. Resonance Works announ…
By JESSICA NEU The Bodytraffic company flew onto the Byham Theater stage last night. Continuing the Pittsburgh Dance Councilseason, artistic director Tina F. Berkett and creative part…
Here is onStage Pittsburgh‘s current lineup of upcoming theater, opera, dance, Pittsburgh Symphony, classical, and chamber music performances in the greater Pittsburgh area. While we try t…
It used to be that Monday nights were a day of rest in the theater world, but more and more, dark Mondays have seen the light. CITY REWINDS: CURSE OF THE STARVING CLASS On February 24, 202…
Catching up with Tina Finkelman Berkett, artistic director of the renowned L.A.-based dance company By PRIA DAHIYA Pria Dahiya is currently a Critical Insight fellow at Pittsburgh Public T…
Prime Stage Theatre tells the story of those children and one of their extraordinary teachers in Celeste Raspanti’s I Never Saw Another Butterfly & The Terezin Promise, running for se…
Pittsburgh Playhouse doubles up with shows at its largest theaters February 19 – 23, 2025. Opening on Thursday in the Playhouse’s Highmark Theatre is Jerry Girls, a revue featuring Jer…
The 129th Season explores the evolving role of an American orchestra in the nation’s 250th year. Artistic highlights include two world premieres, 21 pieces by American composers, 13 debut …
The Theatre Factory presents The Laramie Project, the groundbreaking documentary-style play by Moisés Kaufman, and the Tectonic Theater Project, running February 21 – 23 & 27 and …
The program includes the live premiere of Shout Joy by Artistic Director Thomas W. Douglas. The Bach Choir of Pittsburgh invites audiences to experience A Choral Celebration of Black Hi…
Marc Masterson, in announcing his retirement as City Theatre co-artistic director in June, also announced his imminent return as a director. That time has arrived, with the opening March 14,…
By SHARON EBERSON When Witch arrives at Carnegie Stage on March 7, it will mark seven years since the team behind the drama Orphans have presented a follow-up theatrical event. Just as befor…
Here is onStage Pittsburgh‘s current lineup of upcoming theater, opera, dance, Pittsburgh Symphony, classical, and chamber music performances in the greater Pittsburgh area. While we try t…
Whatever’s Next, I’m All In With Support for Western PA Duo Kooman and Dimond, the Musical Theater Team Behind ‘Finn’ By SHARON EBERSON The dictatorial new wave at the Kennedy Center…
Simon’s “Four Black American Dances” Make A Powerful Impression By George B. Parous Valentine’s Day, the program, the guest soloist, the conductor, or any combination of the four bro…
Tony nominee Daniel Jenkins and Tasha Lawrence will star and spar as George and Martha in Pittsburgh Public Theater’s production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. The veteran Broadway a…
By SHARON EBERSON Knowing the destiny of the unwilling participants in the infamous Tuskegee syphilis experiment doesn’t ease the heartbreak stirred by the men of Feed the Beast. Writer, d…
The Company’s Lineup Includes Classic and Contemporary Ballets for All Audiences Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) is thrilled to announce the company’s 2025-2026 season, titled “The D…
New Horizon Theater returns to Layon Gray’s history plays with the regional debut of his new work about a shameful chapter from history. Layon Gray’s Feed the Beast, opening February 13,…
