By Nick Eustis Pittsburgh Current Contributor info@pittsburghcurrent.com The continued pandemic has continued to damper live theater, and theater companies have had to find new ways to keep audiences engaged while…
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By Margaret Welsh Pittsburgh Current Music Writer margaret@pittsburghcurrent.com Back in the 1970s, when Jeff Daniels moved from Michigan to New York City to pursue acting, he brought along an acoustic…
By Jody DiPerna Pittsburgh Current Senior Contributor jody@pittburghcurrent.com Yesterday, Tessa Thompson announced that her new production company, Viva Maude, is moving into production with an adaptation of Deesha Philyaw’s amazing…
By Atiya Irvin-Mitchell Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com Before the pandemic, through collaboration with Words Without Walls, the Alumni Theatre Company planned a performance of a play written by underaged…
By Jody DiPerna Pittsburgh Current Senior Contributing Writer If you’ve been to the theatre in Pittsburgh in the decade or so, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Wali Jamal Abdullah…
By Nick Eustis Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com On Nov. 17, City of Asylum unveiled its latest public service marketing campaign against authoritarian regimes criminalizing dissent and freedom of speech:…
By Sharon Eberson Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom comes out singing the blues and never stops, even when the music isn’t playing. The second Oscar-worthy adaptation…
By Maria Sciullo Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com The day brought snow, postponing the start of schools in Pittsburgh and mucking with the morning commute. But at 31st Street Studios,…
By Nick Eustis Pittsburgh Current Contributing Writer info@pittsburghcurrent.com In times of crisis, we often look to the great thinkers of the time for guidance. We look to Dr. Fauci and…
By Jody DiPerna Pittsburgh Current Senior Contributor jody@pittsburghcurrent.com It doesn’t often happen that a collection of short stories is a finalist for the National Book Award. It’s even less likely…