By Megan Grabowski Performances are now through November 20th. Produced by Haley Hiller for Stage 62, based on a book by Mark Kotis, music written by Mark Hollmann, and lyrics penned by …
Reviewed by Megan Grabowski Welcome back, Thoroughline Theater Company! My first introduction to Throughline is at their new home, Carnegie Stage, for Arthur Miller’s A View From the B…
By Megan Grabowski For the next two weeks, the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall Studio is transformed back in time, 60 + years to the 1958 Springfield High senior prom. Pinks an…
PNC Broadway has brought to Pittsburgh the Gen Z-adored musical Dear Evan Hansen. Per the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust website, there is less than 1% availability for all remaining performances…
Where have I been all these years? While The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is being performed, time and time again, on stages all across America, I have been wondering–who wants…
Pittsburgh Musical Theater (PMT) Byham Series debuted Disney’s Newsies, May 2, 2019. Newsies has a pretty interesting history, beginning in 1992 as a Disney musical film starring Christian…
When I show up to a performance and find out it involves audience participation, I cringe. I don’t want to be a part of anyone show. I am a little self conscious and prefer to blend in w…
The Fringe volunteer I spoke to wasn’t kidding when she said Shakespeare’s King John: Abridged would be a full house. The performance began at 5:30 but anyone arriving to Bantha Tea Bar …
Saturday March 2, I was lucky to get a ticket at Carnegie Stage for Off the WALL Productions U.S. premiere of Mumburger. I have been looking forward to the show since the fall, when I met …
Life can be a constant succession of internal and external turmoil that can be emotionally and spiritually crushing; yet one can always find joy, beauty and triumphs to celebrate if only we …
The World Premiere of GAME ON at Greer Cabaret Theater, home to the Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret, is sensational fun. The audiovisuals of a simulated television game show, tucked into the intimat…
Stage 62, a resident theater company of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Musical Hall (ACFL&MH) is presenting the iconic Broadway show Guys and Dolls. This classic encompasses all …
Do you recall your high school literature courses, and Jane Austen’s iconic 19th-century masterpiece Pride and Prejudice? An unconventional and contemporary adaptation by Playwright Kate…
The Summer Company production of Heathers: The Musical opened to a sold-out audience at Duquesne University’s Genesius Theatre on June 26th. From the moment the Big Fun Band begins the…
Stage 62’s production of Dogfight is emotionally engrossing and full of wonder. Replete with reminiscence, both charming and heavyhearted this Pittsburgh premiere is certain to become th…
Stage 62 presents Madagascar A Musical Adventure. For the next two weekends, your favorite DreamWorks characters are live on stage, singing, dancing and cheering up and down the aisles of th…
Everything about The Steel City Shakespeare Center’s (SCSC) production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol surprised me. This was my first SCSC performance and I have to admit, I…
I had high expectations for Stage 62’s production of Annie. Sitting in the audience at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, I listened dreamily as the orchestra introduced th…
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) School of Drama 2017- 2018 Season opens with Thornton Wilder’s classic comedy The Matchmaker. One of America’s favorite farces, The Matchmaker experi…
The 27th annual Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF) Program B offers is a mixed bag of theatrics. On stage, three world premiere one act plays, produced by local theater troupes. I revi…
I love musicals for the interlude of melodrama and escape they provide from my tragically mundane life. The singing and dancing, costumes, and live orchestra swelling between me and the stag…
4.48 Psychosis opened 4.21.17 at Carnegie Stage. The black box theater is the perfect space to host an experience which invites the audience inside the mind of someone mentally ill. The …
Holiday spirit abounds at the Byham Theater! Pittsburghers greet the season with a classical tale starring a cast of captivating characters and tremendous singing. A Musical Christmas Carol …
Stage 62‘s The Music Man presents a caliber of talent that surpasses the status quo of community theater. This rhythmic masterpiece, made up of sweet melodies, a lively story and charming …
September 1, 2016 was opening night of the 26th annual Pittsburgh New Works Festival. The tiny lobby of Carnegie Stage was full of chatter. I saw Lora Oxenreiter, all smiles, sitting nea…