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Katie Blackley | 90.5 WESA

A fresh take on an American classic is premiering at Point Park University’s new Pittsburgh Playhouse. It’s the first major production on the mainstage of the new facility and, according to artistic director Ron Lindblom, represents what the theater was designed to accomplish.

Christopher Rawson | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

With all respect to author, adaptors, star and director, I walked out of the world premiere of “The Old Man and the Sea” overwhelmed by the design — ingenious, gorgeous and eloquent.

Robin Young | 90.9 WBUR

The stage adaptation of "The Old Man and the Sea" the two wrote together will open at the Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park University on Friday, in partnership with RWS Entertainment Group.

On Cuba News

Hemingway exhorted his friend Hotchner to someday make his adaptation of "The old man and the sea". Hotchner promised he would try.

Sharon Eberson | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ron Allan-Lindblom had a list of the usual reasons for exiting after 20 years as artistic director of the Pittsburgh Playhouse and Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts.

Candy Williams | Trib Live

It’s an exciting time of “firsts” for Point Park University’s new Pittsburgh Playhouse as it prepares to present its world premiere stage adaptation of “The Old Man and the Sea” Feb. 1-17.

Vanessa Thorpe | The Guardian

AE Hotchner, 101, believes his play, which opens this week at Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse, will bring the work of Hemingway to a younger audience.

Kristen de Groot | Associated Press

More than 60 years [after the film adaptation], Hotchner has kept his word. His stage adaptation of “The Old Man and the Sea,” a brief novel published in 1952 and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, premieres at the newly renovated Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse February 1.

Josh Plainse | Bookstr

AE Hotchner, a friend and longtime biographer of Hemingway’s during the time in which The Old Man and the Sea was written, promised Ernest he would adapt the novella before he died. Hotchner’s life-long devotion to his friend is a blissful sense of pride in the only immortal thing that has ever existed; the sanctity of human connection.

Mike Vargo | Entertainment Central Pittsburgh

February is the shortest month, which translates to more shows per day than many Pittsburgh theatergoers may be used to. Some high-profile shows include... the world-premiere adaptation of Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea at the new Pittsburgh Playhouse.

Ellwood City Ledger

Sharon Eberson | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"The Old Man and the Sea" — A world-premiere adaptation of the Pulitzer- and Nobel-winning Ernest Hemingway novella is presented by Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse, with Tony-winner Anthony Crivello (”Kiss of the Spider Woman”) as Santiago and playwright Tim Hotchner in residence.

Pittsburgh Quarterly

The Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University made its debut Oct. 11, opening its doors to a new era for the school, its students, theatergoers and the city. It’s built to impress.

Sharon Eberson and Christopher Rawson | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“A Devil Inside,” Playhouse Rep - The final professional production at the old Pittsburgh Playhouse was an unexpected treat... especially in the directorial hands of Kim Martin and a slick cast, wacky American slapstick.

Bill O'Toole | Next Pittsburgh

Opened to the public in October of 2018 with a production of “Cabaret,” this 90,411-square-foot space brings Point Park’s nationally recognized theater program into the heart of Downtown Pittsburgh.

Steve Sucato | Pittsburgh City Paper

Stellar works from four world-renowned choreographers contributed to one of the Point Park University’s student dance company’s best overall productions in years.

Adam Hetrick | Playbill

Tony Award-winning actor Anthony Crivello (Kiss of the Spider Woman) will play Santiago, the aging Cuban fisherman, in Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea. The new stage adaptation will make its premiere beginning February 1, 2019, at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.

Sharon Eberson | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Theater companies in and around Pittsburgh compete for patrons, actors, funding and even the rights to put on certain shows. But in the spirit of the holidays, it seems appropriate to point out that camaraderie far outweighs the rivalry.

George Hoover | Pittsburgh in the Round

Point Park University’s Conservatory Dance Company opened their Winter Dance Concert on Friday, the first full production in new Pittsburgh Playhouse’s PNC Theatre.

Carley Bonk | Point Park's The Globe

The Pittsburgh Playhouse will be the location of the worldwide stage adaptation premiere of Ernest Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning piece, “The Old Man and the Sea” this February.

Steve Sucato | Pittsburgh City Paper

With such a lineup of choreographers and works, the production has the potential to be one of the year’s best.

Broadway World

Point Park University's Conservatory Dance Company opens Winter Dance Concert, the first production to hit the brand new Pittsburgh Playhouse's PNC Theatre stage in Downtown Pittsburgh.

Mike Vargo | Entetainment Central Pittsburgh

Point Park University’s Conservatory Theatre stages a gripping drama based on incidents from British history.

Sara Bauknecht | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

How do you build a show for a brand new theater? With an all-star group of choreographers, hard-working dancers, hours of rehearsals and a few prayers, of course.

Ted Hoover | Pittsburgh Current

I think they had to wait for the new space to be ready because an evening of this volcanic power might have blown down the walls of the old Oakland site.

Brent Lang | Variety

Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse is collaborating with entertainment production company RWS Entertainment Group to identify and put on new theatrical productions.

The Pittsburgh 100

The Pittsburgh Playhouse of Point Park University has reopened in its new downtown location, and it’s beautiful.

Michael “Buzz” Buzzelli | 'Burgh Vivant

There’s a lot more to “Cabaret.” The show has some really fun musical numbers like “Don’t Tell Mama,” “Two Ladies” and “Maybe This Time.” Each song – every note – performed by an astounding young cast.

George Hoover | Pittsburgh in the Round

Director Zeva Barzell has brilliantly deconstructed the show and taken it back to its core, necessitated in part by the physical constraints of the Rauh Black Box theatre, the smallest and most intimate of the theatres at the new Playhouse.

Broadway World

Point Park University's Conservatory Theatre Company opens its inaugural season at the new Pittsburgh Playhouse with the Tony Award-winning musical, Cabaret.

George Hoover | Pittsburgh in the Round

This offering is four pieces by both emerging and established choreographers. It was a lovely night with no point shoes or ballet slippers!

By Brian Pope | Pittsburgh in the Round

More than 50 years after its premiere, Cabaret is poised to start another revolution, this time much closer to home. A new production of the show will be the inaugural production of the school’s gorgeous new Playhouse downtown.

By Barbara Vilanova | Point Park University

After 28 months of construction, the painstaking deconstruction and reconstruction of three historic-facades, and the unprecedented restoration of a 22 stained-glass-paneled ceiling from Pittsburgh’s historic Stock Exchange Building, the gleaming new Pittsburgh Playhouse is ready for its close-up.

By Mary Pickels | Trib Live

Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts' most recent honorable ranking is number eight on Playbill.com’s list of the Ten Most Represented Colleges on Broadway.

By Steve Sucato | Pittsburgh City Paper

The 2018-19 campaign is a stellar repertory mix that includes works by choreography giants Nacho Duato and Christopher Wheeldon, as well as Pittsburgh-native Kyle Abraham. 

On Stage Blog

#9 - Point Park University - An already excellent program that keeps getting better.

By Mick Stinelli | The Globe

The Playhouse, which remained a hard hat site until the end of the summer, has been a dream-in-development for years. Now, it is becoming a reality.

By Sara Bauknecht | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A bravo is in order for Point Park University’s dance program, which landed on OnStage Blog’s yearly list of top 25 college dance programs in the country.