Theater
Kathlene Queen portrays Maria and David Toole is Tony in Pittsburgh Musical Theater's production of "West Side Story."
"West Side Story" may or may not be, as Pittsburgh Musical Theater's Ken Gargaro says, the greatest musical ever written, but it is one of the most durable. ... (05/12/2008)
Patrick Stewart plays "Macbeth" in a 20th-century setting opposite Kate Fleetwood at the Lyceum Theatre.
NEW YORK -- Beneath all the varieties theater has evolved, the two basics remain comedy and tragedy, the choice between rebirth or death, laughter or tears. ... (05/11/2008)
Theater
In The Wings
Mark Rylance as the mild-mannered Robert in "Boeing-Boeing" on Broadway.
>"There's too much meat and milk in the American diet," joked Mark Rylance. "We Europeans have trouble keeping up." (05/11/2008)
Saturday, co-Richard Rodgers Award winners, siblings Rob Marshall and Kathleen Marshall, paused for a brief interview about coming back to the town where they laid the base for their sterling Broadway and Hollywood careers. (05/11/2008)
City Theatre Exchanging humorous, triple-edged repartee in "A Marriage Minuet" are, from left, Helena Ruoti, Ross Bickell, Deirdre Madigan (holding her breath to protest her husband's narcissism) and Douglas Rees.
Amid the fast-paced hilarity of "A Marriage Minuet," the morally shaken Douglas objects, "Everything isn't about sex," to which the happily promiscuous Rex replies, "Sure it is." ... (05/09/2008)
Wali Jamal, left, Anthony Chisholm and Sala Udin in front of playwright August Wilson's home in the Hill District, will appear in his play "Two Trains Running."
Anthony Chisholm, aka Tony, aka Chiz, has the air and the volubility of an August Wilson character, one of those erudite street corner or diner ... (05/08/2008)

2008 High School Musicals
Watch the High School Musicals page for regular coverage, including previews, reviews, Kelly Critics reviews and video highlights, culminating in the regional showcases.
Click here for three 2008 schedules: chronological by date; also alphabetical by school; and alphabetical by shows.

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Map of August Wilson's Hill District

Montae Russell's
Kennedy Center Journal (August Wilson Cycle), March 3-April 6, 2008
Christopher Rawson's
London Journal, March 9-16, 2008
Andrew Paul's
Katowice Journal, Jan. 7-March 3, 2008
Christopher Rawson's
London Journal, March 6-12, 2007.


Pittsburgh
in Show Biz

Group photos and stories of former Pittsburghers who work in the entertainment industry.
Los Angeles, June 4, 2006: West Coast showbiz folk fondly recall Pittsburgh roots
Times Square, Nov. 16, 2005: Pittsburgh on Broadway
Times Square, Nov. 16, 1994: Historic photo captured Pittsburgh's impact on Broadway

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