Pittsburgh-Broadway Series 2010-2011

Nice lineup.

Is this at the Benedum?

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Nothing at Heinz Hall? Boy, the feud must have taken a turn for the worse!

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Fantastic, fantastic lineup!

"Rock of Ages" and "Shrek" I'll pass on, but I'm VERY excited that "Next to Normal" is coming, as well as "South Pacific" which didn't make it anywhere near here this season.

Interesting that "Billy Elliot" isn't coming to Pittsburgh. If it's even going to be on the road next season, maybe Cleveland is picking it up. I was expecting to see "Billy" as Pittsburgh's big show, and "Next to Normal" as Cleveland's. Maybe it'll be the other way around.

Also glad that I'll have a chance to see "Mary Poppins," since I missed it last summer in Cleveland.

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Updated On: 3/6/10 at 09:13 PM

couldnt agree more, roxy. the benedum is one of the most beautiful theatres ive ever been in, heinz hall makes me feel gross just sitting in one of its seats.

im not quite sure why some shows arent playing heinz hall thou. the benedum has close to 3000 seats, and shows like next to normal are gonna get swallowed in the cavernous space.

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Sorry, double post.

Updated On: 3/7/10 at 10:10 AM

http://www.pgharts.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=153738

im not sure...the website says benedum center for all of them. im almost positive every show came to the benedum this season as well.

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Heinz, while smaller than the Benedum, is not an intimate theater. It is a big theater. My gripe is when they converted it they homogonized it & took all of the earmth out of it. It now looks like a hospital it is so antiseptic.

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RE: Heinz Hall Hospital. I can't say I've been to too many hospitals with marble walls and columns, red velvet, and crystal chandeliers. The Benedum seats more by a couple hundred and has a larger stage space; Heinz Hall has better acoustics.

The Benedum holds (roughly) 2800, while Heinz Hall holds (roughly) 2600. Evidently (according to rumour) The Pgh Cultural Trust wants to own Heinz Hall, and Heinz Hall is against that---so Heinz gets the worst of the Bwy Series. Heinz is specifically geared towards the Symphony and the Pops, but can handle a large show. Both theaters are too large for a number of the shows that play there---Doubt for example (at the Benedum) and Rent (the sound gets muddy in both theaters in the balcony).

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