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Pittsburgh's Theater Merger Signals the Death of the Regional Theater Model
Theatre4 min read1 day ago
Two of Pittsburgh's biggest resident theaters just merged. On the surface, it's a cost-cutting move. But the real story is darker: the merger signals that the regional theater system—the pipeline that has fed Broadway for 50 years—is fundamentally broken. And when Pittsburgh's talent pipeline dries up, Broadway will feel it.