The lights are up, the music begins, and shadows flicker across the stage as masked figures move in hypnotic unison. A lone singer approaches, her operatic voice undulating through the darkness. Dancers begin to swirl around her, their movements fluid and haunting — blurring the line between sound and motion, reality and illusion. This is […]
Jazz singer Jane Monheit plays the Wortham
With a voice that exudes warmth and sophistication, dazzling jazz vocalist Jane Monheit is renowned for her innovative interpretations of Great American Songbook standards, from ballads to blues. Catapulted to stardom at age 20 for her immense musical talent, Monheit has spent the last two decades touring the globe, collaborating with jazz luminaries and legends, […]
Once upon a time, there was a princess…
“Once upon a time, there was a princess born to a king and queen who were banished from the island of Ériu and forced to flee to America in a coffin ship.” So begins the true, award-winning story of former New York City call girl Mary Goggin in “Runaway Princess: A Hopeful Tale of Heroin, […]
The Acting Company program for Feb. 28 and March 1
The playbill program for The Acting Company presents Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, Friday, Feb. 28 at 8 p.m., and August Wilson’s Two Trains Running, Saturday, March 1 at 8 p.m., in Diana Wortham Theatre at the Wortham Center for the Performing Arts.
The Acting Company brings contemporary classics to Diana Wortham Theatre stage
The year is 1968 — the height of the civil rights movement — and the buzz of change is in the air. In a small Pittsburgh diner, where the scent of coffee lingers and the weight of uncertainty is heavy, a group of regulars gathers to hope, dream and confront a world that refuses to […]
About the Concept: “Hito no Chikara” — The Power of Human Strength
「人の力」”Hito no Chikara” — The Power of Human Strength Technology is a tool,It is humans who wield it. With the advancement of technology,An era where technology possesses intelligence, Will humans become tools used by technology?What will become of human existence? In this age where humans are alive,Beat the Taiko drum. Made of a huge wooden […]