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Billie Holiday will undoubtedly — and deservedly — be a household name for generations to come. The revered jazz singer was just 44 years old when she passed in July 1959. “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill,” the first musical of Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera’s summer 2024 season, takes

Various campus and community events will provide educational opportunities and cultural celebrations

We interview Artistic Director Kenn McLaughlin about the 2022-23 Stages theater season offerings.

COHOES, N.Y. — When asked why “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” has remained popular for 25 years, Michael LoPorto, the director of the comic-musical revue that opens at Cohoes Music Hall tomorrow night, laughs and answers, “It has no subtext.” During our telephone interview, he explained that the show, produced by Playhouse Stage, is pure fun as it charts the frustrations of people struggling to learn about love. There are about 20 scenes, almost all with m...

This is the time of year usually allotted to Top Ten lists. Who in 2020 had ten live entertainment experiences? If you put a positive spin on things, it was a great year. About half the shows I saw were top ten worthy. But it is less impressive if you consider that instead of the nearly 100 plays I see a year, this year the total was only 19. That’s because theaters shut down on March 12, making for a 10-week season. What’s remarkable is more than half the titles on the Top Ten List w...