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Did you know you can search On Stage Pittsburgh’s site to find stories about Pittsburgh Theater going back to January 2016? You can search by show title, theater company, venue, as well as…
Part game. Part theater. Like life. RealTime Interventions , Pittsburgh’s community-fueled, performance-based arts company, presents the world premiere of People of PIttsburgh: The Alche…
Some of Broadway best come to Pittsburgh as part of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s 2022-2023 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series. The touring Broadway shows this season feature classic fa…
Reviewed by Jessica Neu I have always found the function of children’s theater to be delightfully two-fold. The first purpose is to entertain children by expanding their worldview. The sec…
Opening This Week CoComelon Live | EQT Children’s Theater | Benedum Center | April 4 | https://trustarts.org/production/78545/cocomelon-live-jjs-journey Angels in America Pt. 1, Millenniu…
Quantum’s production of Plano, by Will Arbery is a triumphant onion of a play filled with time-tripping, unmet expectations, razor-sharp dialogue, and incredible visual performances from t…
Reviewed by MAC Hoover We were seated on outdoor chairs amidst boxes of cider with bare bulbs of fluorescent lights shining overhead. An eyewash station comprised stage right. There were sof…
New COVID protocols including vaccination and masking requirements are in flux at theaters and performances, including those of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. It is important to know that pr…
Opening This Week Cinzano | CMU Drama | Raugh Theater | March 30 to April 2, 2022 | https://www.drama.cmu.edu/box-office/cinzano/ The (hilarious) Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abri…
Reviewed bu Jessica Neu Not every theatrical experience begins with walking into a space filled with welcoming couches as your seat for the evening or the encouragement to “listen to the d…
Pittsburgh Public unveils classics and a Lauren Yee premiere for 2022-23 By Sharon Eberson With the theme “It’s a New Day,” Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced its 48th season. It …
The Pittsburgh Savoyards bring their 84th season to a close with a grand production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most popular operetta, The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty with th…
Three actors conjure all 37 plays in Will’s canon in just 97 minutes through the hilarious rapid-fire The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged, March 30 through April 9 at Threadbare Cid…
Opening This Week Ali Stroker | Trust Cabaret Series | Greer Cabaret Theater | March 21, 2022 | https://trustarts.org/production/71874/ali-stroker Happily Ever After | Corning Works | The…
Reviewed by Jessica Neu In all likelihood, it is fair to assume that most of the entire audience was not at the open mic night in NYC circa 1970 when Carole King first performed songs off of…
Pittsburgh Musical Theater (PMT) has hired Quinn Patrick Shannon to head their arts education and youth development entity, PMT Conservatory. “What excites me most is the opportunity to he…
Little Lake Theatre Company’s Board of Directors voted unanimously to accept the recommendation from the Artistic Director Search Committee to appoint Patrick Cannon of Pittsburgh as Littl…
barebones productions returns for in-person performances with Misery, by William Goldman May 13 – June 5, 2022. This show premieres almost precisely two years to the date they were suppose…
WPA will be christening their professional company with the Sam Shepard’s classic True West, March 17-19 at the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. The show features Kevin O’Leary …
Opening This Week Spring Student Choreography Project | Pittsburgh Playhouse Conservatory Dance Co. | George Roland White Performance Ctr. | March 16 to 20, 2022 | |https://playhouse.pointp…
Seems like years ago the Pittsburgh CLO held FREE open mic nights for musical theater enthusiasts under the banner Show Tune Saturday Night. STSN is back this coming Wednesday the 16th as Sh…
Grammy-Winning Choir The Crossing Performs the World Premiere of Stacy Garrop’s In a House Besieged, Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 3:00pm Shadyside Presbyterian Church. The concert features …
It’s a dark and stormy night, and you’ve been invited to a very unusual dinner party.Each of the guests has an alias, the butler offers a variety of weapons, and the host is, well . . . …
Prime Stage’s production of A Wrinkle in Time, adapted from the novel by Madeleine L’Engle, written by Wayne Brinda and Brian Wongchaowart and Directed by Sunny Disney Fitchett runs t…
Pittsburgh CLO Executive Producer, Mark Fleischer has announced three additional shows in the 2022 Kara Cabaret Series. “We are thrilled to invite audiences once again to the Greer Cabar…
