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I was pretty stoked to get to see She Kills Monsters at Pitt last week, not because I’m into Dungeons & Dragons (never played it myself), but because I’m a huge geek and was excited …
Abandoned desires, neglected selves, and—as is always the case with anything Agatha Christie has her hand in—intrigue and cunning deceit, run amok in South Park Theatre’s production of…
It’s not every day you hear a homicidal barber described as “a mood,” but that is precisely how Noah Pleunik describes his role in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. The f…
Stephen Sondheim is often regarded as the William Shakespeare of musical theatre by the people who have spent the last 60 years admiring, dissecting, and interpreting his work. The proof for…
When you get ready for your theatre experience, you are preparing for a journey. You may be walking through a site-specific performance like Quantum Theatre’s Chatterton, or you may expect…
Breakneck dialogue and shattering hearts take center stage in barebones productions latest show, Kenneth Lonegran’s Lobby Hero, a play which examines the banalities of four individuals’ …
Pittsburgh Opera will launch its 2018-‘19 season (the company’s 80th) on Saturday evening, October 6, with the first of four performances of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. This perennial …
South Park Theatre is a bit of a drive from Pittsburgh proper, but I recently caught their production of Now & Then by Sean Grennan. This show, directed by Allison M. Weakland, was an in…
When I first walked into the McKeesport Little Theater to see Sordid Lives, I thought I was in the wrong place. Mind you, I went on press night, so there wasn’t the usual hubbub that you�…
Florian Zeller, the writer of The Father, has been called the world’s most exciting living playwright. Being skeptical of big claims like that is easy. But if Kinetic Theatre Company’s e…
Reporters from Pittsburgh’s media outlets converged on the new Pittsburgh Playhouse yesterday morning for a tour by the University’s President and the Conservatory of Performing Arts (…
Pittsburgh New Works Festival opened their Program D one acts on Friday, September 14, 2018, putting together a group of plays that asked the big questions about the meaning of existence, an…
“1-2-You know what to do…” With Pittsburgh Playwright Theatre Company’s sterling reputation as the city’s premier interpreter of August Wilson’s work, one would think it’s as e…
What dictates the machinations of change and progress? Is it fear that churns into action; indefatigable ethos that never relents, heedless to danger or repercussions; or the unwitting resil…
If you are looking for some comedic relief from the seriousness of life then visit Trafford, Pa where The Theatre Factory has brought Young Frankenstein to life on its stage. The comedic mu…
Why am I here? Who should I be? What am I allowed? Program C was three shows in total, with less than a 2 hour total run time, and in case you’re the type to only read the first few... Rea…
If you are looking for the perfect date night with your spouse or significant other, put Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus Live at The Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret at the top of your list…
Enjoying its impressive twenty-eighth year, the hotly anticipated and highly regarded Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF) is in full swing and delivering a new array of exciting, original o…
A few days ago, on a beautiful Sunday Afternoon, I made my way to Frick Park to see Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks’ production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Beneath a canopy of tree…
Caroline Smith’s play, Kitchen Witches, is not particularly original; in fact, it relies on the rather tired trope of women whose relationship is defined by their competition over a man. I…
In the midst of tremendous growth and giant strides towards newness in a myriad of realms, the creative team at Pittsburgh’s City Theatre remains stalwart in their commitment to setting th…
PICT Classic Theatre has announced its 2018-2019 Season, “Classics in Our Times” which includes three shows, two of which are premiers. The season carries an overarching message of “…
With its balanced blend of classics, musicals, and new works, the Pittsburgh theatre scene is often synonymous with the Pittsburgh Public Theater. Taking the reins of the Public is no small …
Pittsburgh has shed its rust-belt image. Even though that transition is ongoing, our city is consistently ranked as “one of the best places in the world to live.” Today we are known both…
Little Miss Sunshine opened Thursday at the Little Lake Theatre in Canonsburg. Little Lake is currently in its 70th season and is community theatre in the best sense. There are opportunities…
