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The phrase “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned” probably has roots in the story of Medea, although back then it would’ve been “Hades hath no fury like a woman scorned.” One of …
Dating as far back as the 17th century, women have composed many operas – but today, virtually all are unknown and underperformed – if not lost altogether. Even at the Met, only Ethel Sm…
The Drowsy Chaperone is exactly the style show I desire when heading to a night at the theater. Composed of lighthearted musical flair and dancing of all types, it is a laughter inducing sat…
New blood must always be brought into the mix. The elders who hold the reigns are meant to pass them onto the next generation. It becomes the responsibility of those who have come before…
“I feel like I’m not talking about anything.” You’re talking about everything. Before listening to Connor Bahr’s zeal for absurdism, one might wonder what more can be gleaned from …
Sherlock’s a popular guy, isn’t he? I mean everyone knows who he is, but how many people have actually read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novels? I’m not being uppity, I never read them…
It was my first time seeing a production by The New Renaissance Theatre on Saturday evening and after a very rainy Pittsburgh week it was refreshing to be able to attend a sunny outdoor perf…
Adler and Ross’ Damn Yankees, which ran over 1,000 performances and won seven Tony Awards during its original Broadway success of nearly six decades ago, was brought out of the local bull-…
I often can’t defend the “classic” musicals to my peers. Shows like Guys and Dolls andAnything Goes can be hard to explain to modern audiences, and you have to say things like “It’…
Even Albert Einstein was awed by Mozart’s compositions. “Beethoven created his music,” he once wrote, “but the music of Mozart is of such purity and beauty that one feels he merely f…
Roughly seven miles south of downtown Pittsburgh, PA, the town of Carnegie situates itself between a bridge, interstate 79, and the railroad with a wry sense of humor. The narrow street traf…
“Theatre has nothing to do with buildings or other physical constructions. Theatre – or theatricality – is the capacity, this human property which allows man to observe himself in…
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh (now in its 38th year) will begin its fourth “SummerFest” on Friday, July 10, at the Twentieth Century Club in Oakland. First up will be that evening’s pr…
On Friday evening I had been afforded the honor of attending opening night of the playBrewed written by Scott T. Barsotti, and Directed by Steven Wilson. This production, performed by the …
I was excited to see another show at the New Hazlett Theater this past Friday having thoroughly enjoyed my previous experience of All the Names in roughly the same location. Although these p…
Why do you go to the theater? Or to the movies or to a comedy show or what have you? “To be entertained” is the common surface answer, but a deeper underlying reason could be to escape y…
I had the fortune to be at the opening night of the Little Lake Theatre Company’s production of Lucky Guy. The theater provides a bar to cool your thirst, and they provide an enjoyable men…
Out of This Furnace, adapted for the stage by Andy Wolk from the novel of the same name by Thomas Bell, is currently in its second revival at Unseam’d Shakespeare. Having been produced by …
Having never been, I was excited to visit the quaint yet vibrant Grey Box Theatre on Butler Street in Lawrenceville. Living just up the street from it, I always pass by on my adventures for …
I’m not someone who’s crazy about Disney in my adult years. Adults who are too into Disney make me uneasy, because I wonder if they know about things like sarcasm or “adult themes”. …
Here’s a fact: Barbra Streisand has a mall in her basement. Whereas most people would put their stuff in cardboard boxes marked “crap”, Streisand had her basement turned into a makeshi…
PICT Classic Theatre, back in its Main Stage located within the Stephen Foster Memorial, the Charity Randall Theater, has brought to life the Comedy, How the Other Half Loves. The play, by A…
This past weekend I was given the opportunity to see Little Lake Theatre’s newest production, The Best of Everything which is running through June 13. I was excited to see Little Lake’…
Knickers is a difficult play to review. The play – about four western Pennsylvania women who create underwear in an attempt to revitalize their destitute little town – has the qualitie…
Nothing yells rom-com louder than meeting a stranger in a bar and proceeding to party for three days straight. Yet, although Midsummer, running at City Theatre, contains this, it penetrates …
