New Hazlett makes big changes amid thorny theatrical landscape

Pittsburgh City Paper | News, Dining, Music, Best Of, Arts, Film: In the wake of a rocky year for some of Pittsburgh’s largest theater companies, the New Hazlett Theater is staking its future on locally produced work. The North Side theater announced the appointment of Melissa Cardello-Linton as the company’s first-ever artistic director as well as the launch of a new program aimed at local, original show production.