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Resonance Works Announces A Reinvented Fall Season
by BWW News Desk - September 11, 2020
Tickets are now on sale for the three new series in Resonance Works' reimagined fall 2020 season:  The March of the Women, The Decameron Opera Coalition presents a?oeTales from a Safe Distancea??, and the Virtual Resonance Chamber Series, which kicks off this Saturday, September 12. 
BWW Blog: Can You Write a Play in a Day?
by Student Blogger: Sydney Emerson - September 10, 2020
Ten hours. Three teams. One line and one prop. All-Day Theatre Fest tested my  creative will-power, my imagination, and in the age of COVID-19, my laptopa??s battery life.
Quantum Theatre Launches NearBuy Initiative To Support Neighborhood Businesses
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2020
Quantum Theatre has announced the launch of its newest initiative a?' NearBuy, a partnership supporting restaurants and businesses local to the neighborhoods that will host its 2020-2021 season. The year-long initiative, which harnesses the power of Quantum's community-minded audience members, was brought to life through a community development grant awarded to Quantum Theatre from the Richard King Mellon Foundation.
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Announces Salary Cuts and Financial Changes
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2020
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has announced a series of financial cutbacks due to the health crisis
Seton Hill University Seeks New Musical Theatre Writing Submissions For New Musical Theatre Collaboration
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2020
Seton Hill University's Theatre and Dance Department Is seeking musical theatre songwriters for a new musical theatre project, Songs of Suffrage, which will celebrate the lives of women who have taken part in advancing the women's suffragist movement. Writers are asked to submit proposals and, ultimately, songs and/or musicalized scenes that focus on a person, a story, or a moment of any suffragist in history. Though we expect the project will focus on U.S. history, proposals on any figures in world history are welcome.
BWW Blog: Musicals in Quarantine
by Student Blogger: Aeris Day - September 01, 2020
Now, what does this have to do with stress relief? Vacation was well-needed for the both of us, but what we needed most was to express ourselves through singing. Our musicals of choice? Mean Girls, Beetlejuice, Anastasia, Hadestown, Hamilton, Book of Mormon and, you guessed it, Wicked.
Pittsburg Community Theatre Announces 2021 Productions OLIVER! and ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2020
Pittsburg Community Theatre has announce two shows as part of its 2020-2021 Mainstage season.
Quantum Theatre Will Stream CONSTELLATIONS
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2020
Quantum Theatre will present a streamed production of Constellations, live on Crowdcast this weekend.
BWW Blog: Jukebox Musicals and the Danger of Gatekeeping
by Student Blogger: Sydney Emerson - August 27, 2020
What frequently starts as friendly debate can instantly transform into criticizing other Broadway fansa?? tastes, usually in an attempt to prove some sort of superior appreciation of the artsa?"in short, gatekeeping.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Announces Changes to 2020-2021 Fall Season
by BWW News Desk - August 25, 2020
In response to public health guidance and restrictions on public assembly due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) will present an updated 2020-2021 Season, beginning Sept. 10 with a series of outdoor performances at PBT Studios in the Strip District. 
12 Peers' Site-Specific MYTHBURGH Returns With New Online Series
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2020
12 Peers Theater continues their site-specific performance series, adapted for the new Zoom-centric world.
12 Peers' Site-Specific MYTHBURGH Returns With New Online Series
by BWW News Desk - August 18, 2020
12 Peers Theater continues their site-specific performance series, adapted for the new Zoom-centric world. Join Geena, Allison, Clara, and the entire Yinzer Scared team each month as Mythburgh brings site-specific stories to you at home, exploring the myths and legends that unite us as a city and investigating what makes us 'Pittsburgh.'
BWW Blog: Hello! My Name is Elder Price
by Student Blogger: Aeris Day - August 17, 2020
Everyone has likely heard about the musical The Book of Mormon at least once in their life.
Pittsburgh Festival Opera Presents Opera Without Walls
by BWW News Desk - August 15, 2020
Pittsburgh Festival Opera drops a sizzling six-minute web trailer to tease its upcoming Young Artists Program Online Scenes. Called Opera Without Walls (OWOW), these scenes are crafted in a variety of movie and TV styles (film noir, Game of Thrones, Handmaida??s Tale, zombie apocalypse, to name a few) a?" and will be part of a series of exciting short episodes to appear online throughout the fall of 2020.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces Critical Fund and A Virtual Fundraiser and Celebration
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic wreaks havoc on the arts and culture in our country and city, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust calls upon the community it has served for more than 35 years for much-needed support through a critical relief campaign and virtual fundraiser
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Announces Reinvented 2020-21 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 13, 2020
Due to public health guidance and government restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra announced today that it is moving forward with a reinvented 2020-2021 season, the 125th in the orchestraa??s history, that will begin in the fall with newly created digital programming.
BWW Blog: Cracking Up
by Student Blogger: Sydney Emerson - August 12, 2020
a?oeIa??m going to branch outa??a?"the famous last words of every newly-minted college student.
Lincoln Park Announces Streamed Radio Play Series
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2020
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center is will present brand new programming with their 2020 'Live Radio Play Series.' Patrons will have the opportunity to livestream four classic productions modeled after the near century-old artform of radio broadcast.
City Theatre Announces Reimagined 2020-2021 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 10, 2020
City Theatre has announced its updated 2020/2021 season which includes a live drive-in experience, virtual content, and more.   
Pittsburgh Opera Announces 2020-21 Resident Artists
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2020
Pittsburgh Opera has announced its 2020-21 Resident Artists. This season, given the companya??s COVID-related programming changes, the Resident Artist singers will be the primary cast for all four of Pittsburgh Operaa??s productions.
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust President and CEO Discusses the Effects of the Health Crisis on the Industry
by BWW News Desk - August 07, 2020
Kevin McMahon, President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, recently chatted with Pittsburgh Business Times about the effects of the pandemic on the industry in their city.
Over 3,000 Events Cancelled in Pittsburgh, Causing Financial Hit For the City's Cultural Trust
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2020
The city of Pittsburgh's Cultural Trust is taking a financial hit with events still being cancelled due to the health crisis.
Pittsburgh Symphony And Arts Partners Collaborate On #MaskUp Video
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2020
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has joined with 13 other leading arts and culture organizations in Pittsburgh to release a new video that encourages the public to #MaskUp, as a response to government and public health recommendations to wear masks in order to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Pittsburgh Opera Reschedules and Revises 82nd Season, Announces 83rd
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2020
In response to on-going COVID-19 uncertainty and concerns, Pittsburgh Opera is modifying its 2020-21 season, the companya??s 82nd. Rather than perform six operas at a total of four different venues, the season will consist of four operas all at the same location.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Company Reunites For County Parks Summer Series
by BWW News Desk - August 03, 2020
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) company dancers reunited at Hartwood Acres after months of working remotely to film a performance for the Allegheny County Parks Summer Concert Series sponsored by BNY Mellon. The episode, featuring a new adaptation of a?oeA Midsummer Night's Dream,a?? will air on Pittsburgh's CW network and on social media on Aug. 16, 2020.

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