Theater & Dance

Etta Cox is in rehearsal for "King Hedley II" in the backyard of the August Wilson House in the Hill District, where a groundhog has taken up residence and watches rehearsals.

It's groundhog day at the August Wilson House

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater has a furry audience while in rehearsal for “King Hedley II.”

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Squonk Opera, the Pittsburgh-based troupe led by composer Jackie Dempsey and artist Steve O’Hearn, will present a free performance of the original work "Pneumatica" on the North Side.

Squonk Opera begins spring tour with a free show at Nova Place

After the innovative performers present “Pneumatica” — “about air and powered by air” — they will offer a backstage tour for students.

about 11 hours ago

Hershey Felder brings his one-man show about Irving Berlin to Pittsburgh Public Theater's O'Reilly Theater Dec. 19-30.

One-man show 'Hershey Felder as Irving Berlin' arrives as holiday present from the Public

The pianist and actor also channels showbiz giants Florenz Ziegfeld and Ethel Merman in the performance, coming to the O’Reilly Dec. 19-30.

2 days ago

The crowd bids Dr. Dulcamara (Paolo Pecchioli) and his assistant (Simon Nigam) a fond farewell.

Review: Pittsburgh Opera's 'Elixir of Love' proves entertaining but unrefined

Pittsburgh Opera’s “The Elixir of Love” opened Saturday in the Benedum Center with the subtlety of a jackhammer.

3 days ago

What to do this week, April 22-28

Jazz Master Branford Marsalis and Brew House Association Distillery Artists Tereneh Idia and Percy Echols II are on tap this week.

5 days ago

Dancers rehearse in Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's Byham Center for Dance in the Strip District.

More changes coming next season to Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's roster of dancers

Beyond a number of departures and promotions, the company has hired two dancers to join as apprentices for 2018-19.

6 days ago

The Limited has teamed with costume designer Lyn Paolo and actress Kerry Washington to design a collection of clothes inspired by Ms. Washington's character Olivia Pope on ABC's drama "Scandal."

From catchphrases to fashion: 'Scandal's' pop culture impact

As “Scandal” wraps up its seventh and final season on ABC, the political drama will leave behind a number of contributions to pop culture.

1 week ago

Anna Deavere Smith will make a TRUTHSayers appearance at the August Wilson Center on Friday, April 27.

Anna Deavere Smith brings her 'Notes From the Field' to Pittsburgh

The dynamic solo artist comes to the August Wilson Center’s TRUTHSayers series at 8 p.m. Friday.

6 days ago

August Wilson and wife Constanza Romero at the 1999 opening of “King Hedley II," when it had its premiere at Pittsburgh Public Theater and was the play that opened the O'Reilly, the Public's Downtown home. Ms. Romero will discuss her costume design work in a panel at the August Wilson Society Colloquium this weekend.

August Wilson Society's Pittsburgh conference keeps the playwright's words front and center

The gathering at the August Wilson Center, including a talk by Constanza Romero, coincides with birthday salutes for the playwright.

6 days ago

Leslie Ezra Smith, left, and Sala Udin, right, read through the script of Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company's "King Hedley II" during rehearsal last week at Sala Udin's Upper Hill home.

Celebrating August Wilson: 'King Hedley II,' a block party are part of the birthday festivities

Events this weekend at the August Wilson House on Bedford Avenue in the Hill District salute the playwright on his birthday.

6 days ago

The STAYCEE PEARL dance project's spring concert, "Worx," is a mixed repertory program featuring revived works and a glimpse of a new piece, "sol."

STAYCEE PEARL dance project spring concert a mix of something old, something new

For its spring concert, the dance troupe will revive three of its older works and share a glimpse of a work in progress called “sol.”

6 days ago

A model pauses on the runway, her dress and headpiece inspired by the sun, at the Ecolution Fashion Show on April 20, 2017 at the Fairmont Pittsburgh hotel, Downtown.

Fashion, food trucks, music and more. What's going on in Pittsburgh this weekend?

Happening this weekend: Earth Day, Roy Ayers, X Ambassadors, Julien Baker, Wale and more.

6 days ago

Dr. Dulcamara (Paolo Pecchioli) tries to entice Adina (Ekaterina Siurina) with a bottle of his marvelous Elixir.

Pittsburgh Opera: On the sunny side with Donizetti's 'The Elixir of Love'

Staging will feature Vespa scooters, cappuccino machines and a hot air balloon.

6 days ago

Pop singers and Broadway stars Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban will co-host the 72nd annual Tony Awards on June 3.

Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles will host the Tony Awards June 3

Carnegie Mellon alum Groban is a first-time host. CMU grad and Tony-winner Leslie Odom Jr. co-hosts the nominations announcement on May 1.

1 week ago

Attack Theatre dancers in "If | Maybe | Then," the company's latest full-length show.

Dance review: VR, unusual venue make 'If | Maybe | Then' one of Attack Theatre's most ambitious shows

Attack Theatre brings technology, energy to a vacant Office Depot at The Waterfront for its latest full-length show, “If | Maybe | Then.”

1 week ago

Kyle Cameron, center, plays Sean, with Pittsburgh actors Daniel Krell and Daina Michelle Griffith as all the other characters in City Theatre's world premiere of "The White Chip."

Stage review: City Theatre's boozy 'The White Chip' maintains a balance between comedy and dread

Sean Daniels’ “The White Chip” provides a playground of possibilities for actors Kyle Cameron, Daina Michelle Griffith and Daniel Krell.

1 week ago

Jenny Leona, left, plays Ophelia, and Matthew Amendt is the title prince of Denmark in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" for Pittsburgh Public Theater.

Public Theater's 'Hamlet' is a finale for director Ted Pappas

Ted Pappas, who after 18 years at the Public is directing his final show as producing artistic director, says farewell with “Hamlet.”

6 days ago

Eva Noblezada, the Tony-nominated star of "Miss Saigon," opens the 2018-19 Trust Cabaret Series.

'Rent' stars Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp headline 2018-19 Trust Cabaret Series

Eva Noblezada, Chuck Cooper, Ann Hampton Callaway and more will be at the Cabaret at Theater Square next season.

1 week ago

The Pittsburgh Dance Council's 2018-19 season will open with the U.S. premiere of Rio de Janeiro choreographer Deborah Colker's work "Cão sem Plumas."

Pittsburgh Dance Council packs 2018-19 season with U.S. premieres, works by female choreographers

Premieres by Brazil’s Deborah Colker and China’s Yabin Wang, plus the return of the popular Trocks drag ballet, are among the highlights.

1 week ago

Harmarville native and New York-based actor Robert Turano portrayed a doorman at Trump Tower for Thursday's opening of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" on CBS.

Pittsburgh's Robert Turano opens Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' as Trump Tower doorman

Thursday night’s comedy sketch featured the actor in a doorman’s uniform, revealing titillating (and fake) tidbits about the president.

1 week ago

Tony- and Emmy-winning singer Lillias White replaces LaChanze at the Trust Cabaret on Monday.

Lillias White sings her story, from Brooklyn to Broadway to Pittsburgh

The Trust Cabaret series presents the Tony- and Emmy-winning actress Monday in two shows at the Cabaret at Theater Square.

1 week ago

Leslie Odom Jr. and Katharine McPhee will announce the Tony Award nominations

The nominees will get the good news May 1, and the Tonys ceremony honoring Broadway’s best will air live on CBS June 10.

1 week ago

BODYTRAFFIC will close Pittsburgh Dance Council's 2017-18 season April 14 at Byham Theater.

Dance preview: Los Angeles dance troupe BODYTRAFFIC pays its first visit to Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Dance Council will close its 2017-18 season with the local premiere of BODYTRAFFIC, a burgeoning contemporary dance troupe.

1 week ago

Lauren Gerlowski will be among the dancers in future editions of "The Sessions Upstairs," a series that kicks off on Friday,

The Sessions Upstairs will go behind the curtain of The Pillow Projects

Pearlann Porter and John Lambert’s new program debuts Friday night in Point Breeze.

1 week ago

JD McPherson, second from left, brings his band to Mr. Smalls Thursday.

Things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend, April 12-15

Plays, music and festivals populate the town this weekend.

1 week ago

From left, Daniel Murphy, Allison Beauregard, B.C. Gannon, Amanda Arcadia and Kathleen Wilkinson in the Point Park Conservatory Theatre Company production of “Uncle Vanya” at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in Oakland.

Stage review: Chekov's 'Uncle Vanya' is a perfect sendoff for old Pittsburgh Playhouse

After the production by Point Park’s Conservatory students ends Sunday, the university theater program heads to a new Downtown home.

2 weeks ago

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School students rehearse in the Byham Center for Dance, which opened in 2016. The construction of the $6.5 million, 14,000-square-foot annex to PBT's headquarters in the Strip District was made possible through money raised from a $21.2 million campaign.

As Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre approaches 50 years, it completes $21.2 million capital campaign to bring dance to the masses

Money has gone toward the expansion of PBT’s headquarters and will continue to fund scholarships, PBT School programs and new productions.

2 weeks ago

Pittsburgh CLO will revive "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" for summer 2018, and once again it will have half-price tickets for children ages 3-14 at this family-friendly show.

See it live and save: Tips for finding discount tickets to Pittsburgh performances

There’s the usual ways to save on tickets — rush or lottery, by age or in groups -— and a few ways to save that are a bit off the beaten

2 weeks ago

Attack Theatre dancer Dane Toney designed the series of video environments that are at the heart of "If | Maybe | Then." He learned about interactive media and what's new in virtual interaction while an artist in residence at Carnegie Mellon University's Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry.

Attack Theatre brings VR technology to empty Office Depot for its new dance show

It will transform the empty storefront into what it’s billed as “a theatrical multimedia playground” for its new show “If | Maybe | Then.”

2 weeks ago

Karen Baum and Paul Joseph Bernardo portray Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester in PICT Classic Theatre's "Jane Eyre."

Stage review: PICT finds a classic match in gothic romance 'Jane Eyre'

The play at WQED’s Fred Rogers Studio, with a mix of veteran actors and newcomers, is a faithful retelling of the Charlotte Bronte novel.

2 weeks ago

Singers Lea Michele and Darren Criss are heading out on tour and stopping at the Benedum Center June 2.

Lea Michele and Darren Criss concert tour will stop at the Benedum in June

The online ticket presale to the show by the former “Glee” costars is Wednesday.

2 weeks ago

Janis (Barrett Wilbert Reed), left, and Damian (Carnegie-Mellon University grad Grey Henson) promise to show new student Cady (Erika Henningsen) the ropes in "Mean Girls."

Curtain going up on Broadway's "Mean Girls"

Pittsburgh CAPA and Carnegie Mellon alums say they are thrilled to originate their roles for Tina Fey’s ‘Mean Girls’ on Broadway.

2 weeks ago

Choreographer Mara Newbery dances through with Jerreme Rodriguez, who plays Kenny in "The Double-Threat Trio." The play is part of the Pittsburgh CLO inaugural Spark festival of new small musicals.

Spark festival kicks into action

The musical festival in the Cultural District coincides with Tekko 2018 at the convention center and Pittsburgh Fringe on the North Side.

2 weeks ago

Pittsburgh-based dancer/choreographer Nick Daniels stands next to a video screen showing dancer Jasmine Hearn in the Forbes Digital Plaza in Oakland. He is leading efforts to revive Pittsburgh Dance Week.

Local choreographer reboots Pittsburgh Dance Week

It’s been a couple of decades since Pittsburgh’s dance community has dedicated a week to celebrating dance across the city.

2 weeks ago

Peter Michael Marino performs "Show Up" at Fringe Festival.

Pittsburgh Fringe Festival goes out on the cultural edge

Festival runs on the North Side Friday through Sunday.

2 weeks ago

Kyle Cameron, center, plays the central character Sean, with Pittsburgh actors Daniel Krell and Daina Michelle Griffith portraying the rest of the characters in "The White Chip," a world premiere at City Theatre.

Stage preview: There's no shame in laughter when it comes to 'The White Chip'

Sean Daniels’ autobiographical play about his often humorous journey to sobriety gets its world premiere at City Theatre.

2 weeks ago

Things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend, April 5-8

Performers Chris Tomlin, Pink and Robin Trower, along with country-great Ronny Milsap, all hit town this weekend.

2 weeks ago

Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators members were invited to rehearsals for the Pittsburgh CLO world-premiere musical "Up and Away." They created works such as Lisa Rasmussen's rendering of music director Doug Levine, with the illustrations on display at Theater Square's Backstage Bar, Downtown.

STAGES OF ART: Pittsburgh theaters draw on artists to illuminate their works

Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre and City Theatre are among local companies incorporating visual arts into their storytelling.

3 weeks ago

Cellis Jan Vogler, left, and actor/comedian Bill Murray team up at Heinz Hall on Saturday.

Bill Murray reading Walt Whitman and singing Gershwin? It’s all part of New Worlds

They perform at Heinz Hall on Saturday.

3 weeks ago

Paul Bernardo and Karen Baum as Edward Rochester and Jane Eyre in PICT Classic Theatre's "Jane Eyre," an adaptation by Alan Stanford that opens April 6 at WQED's Fred Rogers Studio in Oakland.

Stage preview: PICT's 'Jane Eyre' comes with behind-the-scenes comeback

New York-based actor Paul Bernardo embraces “the ‘Burgh” after a long recovery following a motorcycle accident.

3 weeks ago

Comedian Bill Burr pays another visit to Pittsburgh this weekend.

Comedian Bill Burr talks sports, politics, #MeToo and metalcore

Outspoken comedian from Boston does two shows Friday at the Benedum Center, Downtown.

3 weeks ago

Stage preview: PICT's 'Jane Eyre' comes with a behind-the-scenes comeback story

New York-based actor Paul Bernardo embraces “the ‘Burgh” after a long recovery following a motorcycle accident.

3 weeks ago

Karl Lutz, left in front of the counter, talks with his chief butcher, Calvin Cunningham, right, inside Lutz's Meat Market in a photo taken in 1963 for the Pittsburgh Courier by famed photographer Teenie Harris. Behind the counter are fellow butchers Nap Jackson, left, and Ezeel Frazier, right.

The real-life story behind August Wilson's character in his play about 1968 violence is different - and compelling

Two Trains Running looked at what led to violence after MLK's death, but one real-life character’s story is different - and compelling.

3 weeks ago

What to do this week, April 1-7

Artist Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann, Jad Abumrad of NPR’s Radiolab and comedian Ian Bagg are on tap this week.

3 weeks ago

Things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend, March 29-April 1

No matter what the weather, there is plenty of entertainment scheduled for Easter weekend, from Phipps flowers to PAW Patrol Live.

3 weeks ago

The cast of "Rent 20th Anniversary Tour" salutes "La Vie Boheme" at Heinz Hall through Sunday.

Stage review: Passion and pain of 'Rent' tour pays off in the end

The ongoing production celebrating the musical’s 20th anniversary in 1996 finds its 21st-century footing at Heinz Hall this week.

4 weeks ago

Comedian, talk show host, author and activist Chelsea Handler will be have "An Evening With Chelsea Handler" to benefit Pittsburgh's LGBT community. The program is presented by The Delta Foundation.

Chelsea Handler's Year of Living Politically brings her to Pittsburgh for a Delta Foundation event

Pittsburgh’s Delta Foundation hosts a politically woke “Evening With Chelsea Handler” on April 4.

4 weeks ago

Actress Julie Reiber, left, and retired airline captain Beverley Bass, were at the Benedum Center Monday to promote "Come From Away" coming to the PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh 2018-19 season. Ms. Reiber portrays Ms. Bass in the musical on Broadway.

Pioneer pilot Beverley Bass tells how the '9/12' musical 'Come From Away' changed her life

The Pittsburgh in Broadway show in April 2019 tells the true story of how a small Canadian town welcomed 7,000 strangers and changed their

4 weeks ago

Lin-Manuel Miranda, foreground, with the cast during a performance of "Hamilton" on Broadway in New York.

'Hamilton' to greet 2019 in Pittsburgh in blockbuster Broadway series season

Broadway shows “Dear Evan Hansen,” “Come From Away,” “Anastasia” and “The Play That Goes Wrong” are heading our way in 2018-19.

1 month ago

What to do this week, March 25-31

Author Hamid Mohsin, comedian Cristela Alonzo and storyteller Lyn Ford are on tap this week.

1 month ago

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