Dinah Now in Performance through April 8

 

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company Our City. Our Voices. Dinah: A Musical Revue Opened Last Night   Some performances are already sold out! Get your tickets now! Hear from the musicians of Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre's 2024 production of Dinah A Musical Revue: Dwayne Fulton on piano, Tony Campbell on saxophone, Dwayne Dolphin on upright bass and Roger Humphries on drums. Dinah: A Musical Revue By Ernest McCarty Directed by Mark Clayton Southers At Madison Arts Center, 3401 Milwaukee Street April 5th – April 28th 2024 Set during the last year of the short life of the remarkable woman called the Queen of the Blues. Dinah includes a riveting array of musical numbers and biographical vignettes. This show provides a powerful insight into the tragic and often controversial life of Dinah Washington, one of the most popular African-American singers of the 1950s. Details and Tickets Starring Delana Flowers as Dinah Washington With top Pittsburgh musicians:   Dwayne Fulton on piano   Tony Campbell on saxophone   Dwayne Dolphin on upright bass   The incomparable Roger Humphries on drums Special guest Royce Jones Also featuring:     Cheryl El-Walker Katy Cotten Les Howard Sam Lothard Chris Olshefski Details and Tickets Listen to WQED’s Voice of the Arts podcast's interview with Mark Clayton Southers on PPTCO’s 2024 season. Announcing PPTCO's 2024 Season! Save $25 off single ticket prices with a season subscription!   Buy a Season Subscription! Our 2024 Season   DINAH By Ernest McCarty Directed by Mark Clayton Southers At Madison Arts Center, 3401 Milwaukee Street April 6th - April 28th 2024 Set during the last year of the short life of the remarkable woman called the Queen of the Blues. Dinah includes a riveting array of musical numbers and biographical vignettes. This show provides a powerful insight into the tragic and often controversial life of one of the most popular African-American singers of the 1950s, Dinah Washington. Details and Tickets   FISHY WOO WOO By Monteze Freeland Directed by Lovell McFadden At Madison Arts Center, 3401 Milwaukee Street May 31st - June 16th 2024 World premiere! Shawn’s best friends will do anything to protect his heart from being broken again. When they accompany Shawn to collect the last of his things from the apartment he once shared with his ex-partner Jonathan they discover secrets, lies, and an uninvited guest and make it their mission to keep Shawn oblivious. Fishy Woo Woo is a comedy highlighting friendship, chosen family and a little revenge when the facts stop adding up.   RADIO GOLF By August Wilson Directed by Montae Russell Outdoors at August Wilson House August 10 - September 14 2024 Friday & Saturday at 8 PM, Thursday & Sunday at 7 PM Real estate developer Harmond Wilks is determined to become the first black mayor of Pittsburgh, on a mission to revive his blighted childhood neighborhood. As Wilks confronts characters from the past, he is forced to question how pursuing change could put his neighborhood’s history at risk. THEATRE FESTIVAL IN BLACK & WHITE At Madison Arts Center, 3401 Milwaukee Street October 5th - 27th 2024 Eight one-act plays by local playwrights in two programs. Festival Coordinator Ashley Southers     Buy a Season Subscription! Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company thanks the following for supporting our season of plays and special projects: Mid Atlantic Arts Regional Resilience Fund  Hillman Foundation Allegheny Regional Asset District The Heinz Endowments: Advancing Black Arts in Pittsburgh Opportunity Fund Pennsylvania Council on the Arts The Pittsburgh Foundation Richard King Mellon Foundation Eden Hall Foundation And our Donor's Circle and other individual donors Thank you!