6+ hour, 7+ min ago  (216+ words) 90. 5 WESA - On Air Now Playing WESA " Pittsburgh's NPR News Station - On Air Now Playing Jazz Works " Pittsburgh's Best Jazz - On Air Now Playing WYEP " Where The Music Comes First Fresh Air Weekend: Arsenio Hall; 'Roastmaster' comic Jeff Ross Fresh Air…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (755+ words) The world lost its most celebrated modern playwright over Thanksgiving weekend. Tom Stoppard made history. He won five Tony Awards - five - for best play on Broadway. He also wrote many movie screenplays, including "Shakespeare In Love" - my favorite. It was…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (233+ words) An Evening of Laughter with Ryan Niemiller! Seating is limited " this is an intimate room and tickets are expected to sell quickly. Ryan Niemiller, fan favorite from NBC's America's Got Talent, brings his razor-sharp, self-deprecating stand-up comedy to Sunny Days…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (509+ words) Strange times demand provocative art. That's one factor behind Bricolage Production Company's decision to ramp up its performance calendar this year after a long hiatus. Later this month, the troupe will stage the first play in a series it's calling…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (774+ words) Jeremy Swift is best known for his loveable turn as Leslie Higgins in "Ted Lasso" or his role as Septimus Spratt in "Downton Abbey. But in the new film "Grow," he dabbles in some villainy. "He's not an out-and-out bad…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (588+ words) For more than a half century, Tom Stoppard was one of the most acclaimed playwrights in the English-speaking theater. He has died at age 88. Stoppard won a Laurence Olivier Award and five Tony Awards for Best Play. His work, including…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (716+ words) As you've likely heard, live theater faces some challenges these days, in Pittsburgh and around the country. But small, scrappy stage troupes are among those pressing on. Some even reinvent themselves. In 2023, the group chose a new artistic director. Theater…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (152+ words) This week's show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Cynthia Nixon and panelists Negin Farsad, KC Shornima, and Adam Burke. Click the audio link above to hear the whole…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago  (870+ words) EDINBURGH, Scotland " For decades, devotees repeated rumors in hushed reverence about starving artists sleeping in bathtubs, out of dedication to the Fringe " one of the world's biggest theater and comedy festivals. Now they deride corporate sponsors and local residents for…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (589+ words) Bret Mc Kenzie built his music career on a foundation of comedy. As a young artist, he played in multiple bands spanning a variety of genres, though he's best known as one half of the musical comedy duo Flight of…...