25 stories by "Ann Miner"
Presenting Wilson's own words, within walking distance of "The Hill," is actor Eugene Lee.
L'Hotel is a comedy built on the premise that six celebrities of the worlds of literature, performance, and music have been residents in a purgatorial hotel in Paris since their deaths ... …
The Glass Menagerie was the Public Theater's first play, presented 40 years ago. Berlin and cast honor the Public with this memorable production, as the company begins another 40 years.
The OLO company is comprised of student and veteran regional opera and theatre performers, with many returning to Wooster summer after summer. From eight shows a week to the incredible sched…
New this week include "Brigadoon/Kiss Me, Kate" TV recordings, Louis/Haurbach operetta "Going Up," Penny Fuller in "13 Things About Ed Carpolotti." Future releases announced include "One Tou…
List of theatre-related CDs, Books and DVDs available this week, plus upcoming release news.
The brilliance of Company is truly celebrated in the Public's production, with a respect of and love for the show clearly on display.
... the tables soon turn, and Lee gets an Austin-like break while Austin takes a Lee-like dive.
Marilyn Maye held the packed Cabaret audience in palm of her hand for almost an hour and a half (and was quite gracious about the sound problems). Count 200+ lucky people. It was indeed a lo…
In so many ways, American life has changed in the past 100 years, but the basics are the same: we're born, we grow up, we develop relationships, we cope with life, then we die.
Paige is a lovely delightful, vibrant and superb cabaret performer. Her connection with the audience is strong and genuine.
Though the topic may sound dry for musicalization, Sherman Edwards (music and lyrics) and Peter Stone (book) found a way to interweave musical theatre songs to brighten the serious tone of t…
The retention of the basic, familiar film plot, and the broad comedic tone will likely satisfy those simply looking to revisit a favorite funny film. Others will miss a nuance that could hav…
Whether seen now as comfy nostalgia or a cheese fest, the film does offer a good basis for a musical. It's an old fashioned musical story: talented but downtrodden heroine pulled up (by her …
Kanin's skewering of Washington politics and corruption, particularly the shady activities of lobbyists, is all too familiar territory today, though at the time of the play's debut, it was c…
Thank you Pittsburgh CLO and Executive Producer Van Kaplan for feeding my hunger for guilty pleasure.
The brilliance of Noel Coward is not easily carried from page to stage ...
Playwright Itamar Moses knows these characters and the New York world they inhabit. He gets the way reality programs present fantasy versions of dating and romance. He also knows the limitat…
Actor-playwright Mark Brown's version has had a 2008 Off-Broadway appearance and numerous regional productions.
This is a luminous production of one of Shakespeare's lighter comedies. The chosen setting of the play, circa 1907, is revealed quickly through impeccable costumes by Gabriel Berry, as stark…
Spend an evening away from the holiday hustle and bustle, and step back in time with "Sam Bendrix at the Bon Soir" and the songs of Cole Porter, the Gershwins, Vernon Duke and Jerome Kern (t…
In his adaptation, Frank McGuinness presents a straightforward telling of Sophocles' fascinating family drama. Directed by Ted Pappas, the Pittsburgh Public Theater production is riveting, a…
The Pittsburgh CLO is currently presenting a top-drawer production of the musical, directed by Robert Cuccioli (who was nominated for a 1997 Tony for playing the title role). It's easy to ge…
Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage offers audiences a view of two couples meeting to address a problem in a civilized way. By play's end, "civilized" is the last word you would use.
The Pittsburgh Public Theater production is entertaining but doesn't raise the play above expectations. The crusty oldster meets energetic hip kid premise is sitcom-ish and, unfortunately, t…
