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  I have to thank Joyce Meggerson-Moore for two reasons. First off, as chair of the New Horizon Theater board of directors, she allowed me to review the company’s latest production three days before it closed.   Normally, reviewers are expected to see a production on opening night or shortly thereafter. Her thoughtfulness introduced me to Layon Gray, a playwright I had never before encountered, but one to keep an eye on, judging by his insightful and emotion-packed Meet Me at the Oak . Secondly, the play, staged at Pittsburgh Public Theater’s third floor Helen Wayne Rauh Rehearsal Hall, provided me with two hours of gripping narrative played out by a septet of accomplished actors and a solid and inventive production staff. The mood starts out rather ominously as the audience listens to Billie Holliday’s haunting 1939 protest song, “Strange Fruit” piped out into the theater as we look on set designer, Herb Newsome’s, comfy, cozy and warm domicile flanked by two white p...

  See American History Through Rare Photographs Commemorate the 250th anniversary of the United States while standing face-to-face with the everyday people who built this country, from those who forged steel in Pittsburgh to those who constructed the Empire State Building. Lewis Hine Pictures America Is On View →   Draw Connections Between the Fricks &  Lewis Hine Pictures America March 12 at 5:30 p.m. Hine’s photography of Homestead further illuminates the disparity between the Fricks’ lived experience and the workers who toiled in the mills. Dive deeper with a unique guided evening tour of Clayton and the exhibition. Look At PGH’s Industrial Past →     UPCOMING EVENTS March 5  –  Cocktails and Conversations:  Lewis Hine Pictures America March 8  –  Through the Lens of Arrival: The Italian Immigrant Experience in Image, Film, and Live Music March 12  –  Guided Evening Tour of Clayton and  Lewis Hine Pictures America M...

  The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, part of the 2025-2026 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Series, is pleased to announce the North American tour of the critically acclaimed bestselling novel WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, hailed as a Critic’s Pick by The New York Times, is coming to the Benedum Center, 237 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 from Tuesday, March 31 through Sunday, April 1, 2026.   Tickets are on sale now!     Tickets and information are available at these Pittsburgh Cultural Trust official ticket sources:   online at TrustArts.org; in person at Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; or by calling PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh ticketing information at 412-456-4800.   Orders for groups of 10+ tickets or more may be placed by calling 412-471-6930, email groupsales@trustarts.org, or submit a group ticket reservation online at TrustArts.org/groupsales. After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the roa...

  This Saturday: Endea Owens & The Cookout and Michael Mayo Saturday, February 28, 2026 | 6:00 & 8:30 PM Endea Owens , known as  one of Jazz’s most vibrant emerging artists , is a Detroit-raised  Recording Artist, Bassist, and Composer . She has been mentored by Jazz Icons the likes of Marcus Belgrave, Rodney Whitaker, and Ron Carter. ​ Michael Mayo , a  two-time 2026 GRAMMY nominee , stretches his voice through layers of heavenly harmonizing, hard-hitting beatboxing, and heartfelt crooning. LA Weekly called him,  “without a doubt the best young male jazz singer in Los Angeles.” ENDEA/MICHAEL TICKETS - LIMITED AVAILABILITY This engagement of Endea Owens & the Cookout and Michael Mayo is made possible in part through the Jazz Touring Network program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. Ryan Shaw & Ray Angry:  OFF Broadway ! Thursday, March 5, 2026 | 6:00 PM Greer Cabaret Theater, 655 Penn Ave, PGH, ...