Pittsburgh Public Adds Four Productions for 2023-24 by Sharon Eberson

Premiere by Southers, Wilde Classic, Sara Porkalob Cabaret, Poe Experience Fill Season Slate By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh Public Theater has completed its 2023-24 season announcement, includ…

Mitch Swain Looks Back on 18 Years as CEO of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council by Sharon Eberson

By SHARON EBERSON Mitch Swain is leaving as the first and only head of the Greater Pittsburgh Art Council, but not before he helps his successor settle in.  It had been announced that Swain…

PICT Looks to the Future With Excitement After a Rough Year by Sharon Eberson

New artistic leader Huffman sets plans in motion; Stanford discusses dismissal for the first time By SHARON EBERSON PICT Classic Theatre has survived tumultuous times before, but this partic…

Review: Quantum Gives Innovative ‘Devil’ Their Due in Exciting Premiere by Sharon Eberson

Technology Allows Audience to Play Important Role in Immersive ‘The Devil Is a Lie’ By SHARON EBERSON If you choose to see The Devil Is a Lie, and I sincerely hope you do, you will be as…

Quantum Invades Frick Building With Modern-Day Faust Tale by Sharon Eberson

You’re Invited to a Devilish Party in Immersive ‘The Devil Is a Lie’ Experience By SHARON EBERSON Within the pristine marble halls of the Frick Building, the stage is set for a whole l…

Pittsburgh CLO Reveals Partial Summer Lineup of Artists by Sharon Eberson

Broadway Names and Pittsburgh Ties Include ‘Into the Woods’ Castmates Patti Murin, Manu Narayan and Joe Serafini By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO put on a show today to announce artists …

Beautiful Bonding at the Parlor: Pittsburgh Public Welcomes ‘Steel Magnolias’ by Sharon Eberson

The inviting title, with an all-female cast, is directed by Marya Sea Kaminski By SHARON EBERSON Which came first, the movie or the play?  In the case of Steel Magnolias, if you said “pla…

Review: New Musical ‘Shantytown’ Shines a Bright Light on a Fascinating Pittsburgher by Sharon Eberson

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater opens a new chapter with the story of Father James Cox, champion of the Depression-era jobless By SHARON EBERSON New chapters are being written simultaneously …

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Names Kendra Whitlock Ingram to Top Post by Sharon Eberson

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust names Duquesne grad Kendra Whitlock Ingram as second woman and first person of color to top post.

Review: ‘Newsies’ at McKeesport Little Theater by Sharon Eberson

By Jade Goodes Open the gates and seize the day with McKeesport Little Theater in their latest production of Disney’s Newsies. Based on the 1992 film of the same name, the stage adaptatio…

onStage’s 2022-23 Pittsburgh Performing Arts Season Show Listings (by Company) by Sharon Eberson

To see the full season’s listings by company click here. Or you can click on the 22-23 SEASON BY COMPANY menu button at the top of the screen. Our listing is updated often, so please check…

Kevin McMahon to retire as head of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust after 20 years by Sharon Eberson

Diabolical ‘Misery’ awaits your company in Braddock by Sharon Eberson

By Sharon Eberson Some of the best edge-of-your-seat moments within the Misery unfolding in Braddock are wordless. Without the inner monologue of page or screen, through often excruciating a…

Western Pa. spring high school musicals are back! by Sharon Eberson

Broadway producer and Pittsburgh native Jamie deRoy has six shows among 2019 Tony Award nominees | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Sharon Eberson

Representing her hometown is one of Broadway's most successful producers, Squirrel Hill native and Carnegie Mellon grad Jamie deRoy. She is a producer on six nominated shows: best play nomin…

Hal Prince reflects on the state of musical theater by Sharon Eberson