Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Jordan Threatt, senior musical theater major, passionately grabs a payphone during a performance of RENT.

RENT was due: COPA students serve in recent production

Written By Ana Bellamy, Co-Features/Arts and Entertainment Editor March 20, 2024

Point Park's production of RENT at the Pittsburgh Playhouse this past week successfully revitalized the show that broke ground on Broadway 30 years ago.  RENT follows a year in the life of a group...

Grande’s “Eternal Sunshine” lacks creativity and innovation

Written By Rachel Ross, Co-editor of Features and A&E March 13, 2024

Throughout her career as a recording artist, Ariana Grande has proven time and time again she can create earworm pop music that encapsulates the shifts and trends of the genre. Her work also showcases...

Lisa Frankenstein revives the eighties

Written By Ana Bellamy, Co-editor for Feats and A/E March 13, 2024

Diablo Cody’s newest film “Lisa Frankenstein” is a great rom-com for the weird and the ‘80s obsessed. Set in the late 1980s, Lisa Swallows, a teenage girl obsessed with death and the macabre, falls...

Adam Sandler’s “Spaceman” takes viewers to a new world

Written By Ana Bellamy, Co-Features/Arts and Entertainment Editor March 6, 2024

Starring Adam Sandler in the lead role, Netflix’s “Spaceman” is a melancholic, slow-burn science-fiction film that explores the emotional truths about relationships, isolation and mental health....

Looking ahead at student & Playhouse theater performances this March

Written By Gracey Evans, A&E Beat Writer March 6, 2024

As spring break comes to an end and students return to campus, it can be easy to fall out of the loop and miss events the university has to offer. While it is great to get rest and relaxation, for some...

Outside the theater in New York City that Hadestown the musical is currently performed at.

Livin’ in up on top in Hadestown

Written By Erin Yudt, Editor-In-Chief March 6, 2024

This past weekend I had the amazing opportunity to see “Hadestown” on Broadway. During some free time at the Intercollegiate Broadcasting Systems Conference, my friend and former roommate Alexa and...

Take a seat with The Last Dinner Party for debut album “Prelude to Ecstasy”

Written By August Stephens, Co-Opinions Editor February 14, 2024

Have you ever wanted to dress in gowns and eat a full course meal at a dark, rich, wooden table? You might have wanted for a group of your closest friends to be with you, devouring what is placed in front...

Declan McKenna performs in the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York in May 2023.

Declan McKenna debuts new album

Written By Rachel Ross, Co-Features/Arts and Entertainment Editor February 14, 2024

As a lonely, pretentious 14-year-old, the thing that sold me on Declan McKenna, besides his fabulous makeup, was his ability to understand me. As a slightly-less pretentious 20-year-old, that hasn’t...

Playhouse Teams Up with Bison Exchange for Intimate Apparel

Written By Grant Clarke, Playhouse Beat Writer February 14, 2024

Shake off the winter blues and clean out your closet at the Playhouse’s newest show, Intimate Apparel, showing at Highmark Theater from February 21 to 25. A historical time capsule detailing the lives...

A graphic of a Grammy award.

The Grammy’s best and worst moments

Written By Ana Bellamy, Co-Features/Arts and Entertainment Editor February 7, 2024

This year’s Grammys was jam-packed with memorable performances. Miley Cyrus won her first Grammy, Taylor Swift announced a brand new album and even though it was not televised, boygenius won three awards....

“The Greatest Night in Pop” doc lives up to its name

Written By Rachel Ross, Co-Features/Arts and Entertainment Editor February 7, 2024

“The Greatest Night in Pop” sets high expectations from its title alone – to call anything the “greatest” of something creates some pretty big shoes to fill and must prove the truth of the statement....

Rennie Harris, writer of Rome & Jewels, a show that will be put on at the Playhouse this Thursday. Harris will also have an open Q & A after the show.

Rome & Jewels at Playhouse this Thursday

Written By Grant Clarke, For The Globe February 7, 2024

A classic in the world of black theatre and hip-hop dance, Rennie Harris’ Rome & Jewels is coming to the Pittsburgh Playhouse this Thursday, February 8 for a performance and Q&A session. Combining...

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