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Everyone can look at a relationship, be it romantic or otherwise, and analyze every minute of it. Impressions of the relationship vary depending on who’s recalling it and what point in tim…
It was a sold out show on Thursday at the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre as yinzers far and wide gathered to see August Wilson’s 1983 play, Fences. The performance takes place in the 1950s…
Remember field trips in school? Where they’d bus you out to some fun location for the day and you’d learn about something different or maybe tour a place rich in unique history? I don’…
Detroit, as presented by the 12 Peers Theater has produced the sizzling play written by Lisa D’amour. From May 14th through the 30th this production can be seen in Shady Side at the Make…
Bonnie and Clementine (on Their Way to the Grand Canyon, Explore the Limits of the Dramatic Form) relies on straight man comedy to produce a funny, strange, and satisfying show that breaks t…
Billed as a ‘modern day Our Town,’ barebones productions opened Miki Johnson’s American Fallsthis weekend to multiple sold out audiences. Johnson’s story tells the small town of Am…
Day three of the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival and I am a pro at this point. I have my sun gear, canteen and extra thick layer of antiperspirant. Luckily for me, I was stationed at one location…
After the excitement of the first two shows of day one of the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival, I had to keep the momentum going. Therefore, I doubled up on shows and hydrating fluids and hit the …
Day three of the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival brought a diverse lineup for me to review, and it began with Major, Part of Teen Fringe. Why not give a chance to those who aspire to be the nex…
St. Jimmy Celebrates “Food at Our Feet” is right at home at the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. Jimmy Grzelak delivers a sermon-like cabaret posing the question: What is the relationship bet…
Hedwig and the Angry Inch succeeds both in humor and in sound. Ryan Borgo does a terrific job of displaying the duality of Hedwig’s confused gender identity, while still maintaining her sa…
Saturday afternoon brought more heat as we sat to see the theatrics of Woman in the Raw. I knew I would find something of interest as it became obvious we would be watching a single actres…
I was more than honored, as I’m sure all of the PGH Stage writers were, to be asked to review several shows at this year’s second annual Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. My initial imaginatio…
Day two of the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival down, one to go! Today’s schedule initially had me seeing The Heritage Players’ Old Time Family Radio at StorySwap but due to construction and t…
I spent yesterday roaming around the North Side for the kickoff of the second annual Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. The Pittsburgh Fringe is designed to give small and independent artists a pla…
The Pittsburgh Fringe Festival has come and I love it! My first show of the festival came with the chance to see the short but ever so intriguing Who Is Bob Friendly? Cup-A-Jo Production…
It’s that time of year again kids! The Pittsburgh Fringe Festival kicked off its second annual festival May 8th and we’re in for even more fun than last year! First on my list of things …
Mysteries, murders, and the tales of whodunit come alive as South Park Theater presents the energetic, entertaining, and oh so hilarious, Something’s Afoot. Yes, South Park Theatre kicked …
On Saturday night PICT Classic Theatre opened the second and final installment of their Downtown Series with Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris. Despite the title, Brel passe…
Gaetano Donizetti’s opera-comique, La fille du régiment (offered up in English as “The Daughter of the Regiment”), received the first of four performances on Saturday evening, May 2. …
As a writer, I am not often at a loss for words. But, when I went to see The Whale at Off the Wall Performing Arts Center (OTW) on Saturday night, I left the theater practically speechless. …
Few people define the American experience like that of The Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra. His songs, his voice, his style have captivated generations of Americans and he still can.�…
This week marks the 10th year anniversary of the origin of Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks. PSIP was founded in 2005 by Jennifer Tober – who continues her work with the organization …
“I didn’t like it… I LOVED it.” That’s what 6-year-old Maggie Martin said about her first night out at the theater—and, given the show she saw, it’s kids like her whose opinion…
It can be easy to look around the world and think about how people can seem evil. Heck, working in food service it can happen daily. While the morality of human beings can be debated for hou…
