Tickets on sale for eight incredible family shows May 19 – 21, 2023 at TrustArts.org/CTF Now in its 37th year, the EQT Children’s Theater Festival, a production of the Pittsburgh Cul…
By JESSICA NEU Multi-hyphenate tour-de-force talent Norm Lewis took the stage at the O’ReillyTheater on May 8th as the final performer in the 2022-23 Cabaret Series. He opened his 90-minut…
Performances will be showcased in the newly renovated Greer Cabaret Theater within the Theater Square Complex. “This season we look forward to our patrons enjoying the newly transformed…
Kirstin Chávez, Mezzo-Soprano, Speaks of the Production, Her Character and a Bit About Herself Once again, we’ve been lucky to receive a transcript of an interview between Chris Cox, Dire…
By JESSICA NEU “Oh What A Show!” Classic Music and Raw Talent Highlight PMT’s Production of Jersey Boys I have had the pleasure of attending several of Pittsburgh Musical Theater�…
The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is celebrated the one-year anniversary of August Wilson: The Writer’s Landscape on May 7th, in a big way. The permanent exhibition that e…
By SHARON EBERSON Visually striking from start to finish, the production of American Fast currently holding court at City Theatre introduces us to a character I have not seen previously on t…
Here is onStage’s current listing of upcoming theater, opera, dance, PSO, classical music and chamber music performances in the greater Pittsburgh area. In addition to their performances l…
Stark Subject, a Disturbing Look at Internet Voyeurism in Our Digital Society By George B. Parous Denis & Katya is a chamber opera with a cast of two singers and two titular characters �…
Steel City Shakespeare presents Emma, based on the novel by Jane Austen. A young, beautiful socialite occupies herself with matchmaking for her friends but soon finds herself causing more t…
Nearly 100 elementary students from Pittsburgh will have the opportunity to sing and dance on the Byham Theater stage as the result of a grant awarded to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s ed…
By BRITT HAEFELI On Saturday, April 29th, I sat with Quinn Patrick Shannon, the Conservatory Director for Pittsburgh Musical Theater. He has been performing as Nick Massi in PMT’s product…
By SHARON EBERSON Mandy Patinkin, in one of his winking asides between songs Thursday night, murmured, “What was I thinking when I put this show together?” And who could blame him? Patin…
Thespis Beautifully Personifies the Pittsburgh Savoyards’ Tradition of Gilbert & Sullivan By Yvonne Hudson Bringing the works of Gilbert and Sullivan to life with passion and regular…
Pittsburgh Public Theater Playwrights-in-Residence, Annalisa Dias, and Ronee Penoi will present their new musical, The Carlisle Project, in a live staged reading at the O’Reilly Theater o…
By SHARON EBERSON It’s the merry month of May on your calendar but it’s March Madness onstage at City Theatre. In his new play American Fast, Kareem Fahmy puts the NCAA Basketball Champi…
Audience Members Get Their Chance to be a Part of the Show Attack Theatre announces the return of Some Assembly Required. The show merges dance, live music, artwork, and conversation to p…
By SHARON EBERSON It’s Tony Awards Nominations Day, and as always, there were a few surprises emanating from the celebration of the best of Broadway. Some Like It Hot scored a leading 13 n…
Lauren Yee’s latest arrives at Pittsburgh Public Theater in a collaboration with Portland Theater By SHARON EBERSON The bittersweet road-trip comedy Young Americans has, itself, traveled a…
The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council didn’t have to go far from home to find the second CEO in the organization’s history. Patrick Fisher, who most recently served as executive director…
Here is onStage’s current listing of upcoming theater, opera, dance, PSO, classical music and chamber music performances in the greater Pittsburgh area. In addition to their performances l…
Pittsburgh CLO brings the stage and screen star to the Playhouse with ‘Being Alive Tour’ By SHARON EBERSON Bet you didn’t know that Mandy Patinkin makes his living as a mailman. He p…
Outstanding Performance of Colossal Choral Work By GEORGE B. PAROUS Johannes Brahms said it best – “Study Bach. There you will find everything.” And in his Mass in B minor, Johann Seba…
By SHARON EBERSON Susan Tsu, the award-winning costume designer and Carnegie Mellon professor, had just administered a final exam when her face popped up in close-up, a Zoom call. You could …
By JESSICA NEU The 2016 musical, Dear Evan Hansen, tells the story of Evan Hansen, a teenage boy with debilitating social anxiety disorder who desperately wants to be found. Evan Hansen�…