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By Jessica Neu What is Hell? Is it a place, a mindset, a metaphor? Can you return from it if you happen to find yourself there? Anais Mitchell’s musical, Hadestown, grapples with these i…
By Sharon Eberson It was touch and go for a while, Michael Cerveris coming home for the holidays. But filming on HBO’s The Gilded Age came to an end in the nick of time, and Pittsburgh CLO…
Elvis Rocks the House at Little Lake Theatre Reviewed by Dr. Tiffany Raymond, PhD Little Lake Theatre turns Heartbreak Hotel with two one-act plays about Elvis. Playwright Ellen Byron auth…
The Beloved Film Classic Comes Alive in This Broadway Smash Hit | Performances continue November 18 to 20, 2022 Last year, The Strand was the first venue in the Pittsburgh market and the ent…
Opening This Week Boney James: Detour | Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series | November 15, 2022 | 8 p.m. | Byham Theater | https://trustarts.org/production/83470/boney-james…
By MAC Hoover The Play That Goes Wrong is a farcical murder mystery, a play within a play that was conceived and originally performed by the UK’s award-winning Mischief Theater Company. I…
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 …
“Playwright Anna Ziegler imbues The Wanderers with the sweetness and humor of a romantic comedy and the heartbreak of a tragedy.” – San Diego Jewish World City Theatre’s second…
Performances are over three weekends: November 25, 26, 27, December 2, 3, 4, December 9, 10. This beloved Christmas ghost story by Charles Dickens is a holiday favorite sure to put you in …
The novel melds the elements of gothic horror, alchemy, sex magic, and science, conjuring a pulse-pounding vampiric adventure. This isn’t your ‘tween’s horror story. McGovern says, �…
By Sharon Eberson Pittsburgh’s introduction to the world of Hadestown is coming soon, so I wanted to know – how does the national tour differ from the Broadway experience? In Hadestown, …
Outstanding Cast of Vocalists Gives Old Standard New Appeal Reviewed by George B. Parous First things first. If you’ve seen The Marriage of Figaro once, or a dozen times, there’s a chan…
Opening This Week Megan Hilty | Trust Cabaret | O’Reilly Theater | November 7, 2022 | https://www.trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-cabaret-series The Play That Goes Wrong | …
The stage & screen star comes home for the holidays to headline annual A Musical Christmas Carol By Sharon Eberson Two-time Tony Award-winner Michael Cerveris will become part of a three…
If you have ever thought about introducing yourself or your kids to classical music or having them see what a “big” theater such as Heinz Hall is like, here is an excellent opportunity, …
Steel City Shakespeare’s Dracula Leaves a Memorable Mark Reviewed by Dr. Tiffany Raymond, PhD Among the pinky-raising crowd, the term community theatre can be a disparaging one connoting…
"I really truly own so much to Duquesne. If I had been at a different university in a small town that did not have the arts and culture that Pittsburgh had, I don't know if I would've gone i…
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust names Duquesne grad Kendra Whitlock Ingram as second woman and first person of color to top post.
Operalia was founded in 1993 by Plácido Domingo to discover and honor the best new young Opera singers of today. Its annual competition is widely considered one of the most prestigious and…
Opening This Week Fall Student Choreography Project | Pittsburgh Playhouse | Conservatory Dance Company | November 2 to 6, 2022 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu SpongeBob SquarePants the…
Last performanes this weekend, October 29th and 30th, 2022 – Read Bob Hoover’s review here Pittsburgh Public Theater’s first full season since 2019 begins with this Tony Award-winning …
Soprano Nicole Cabell Returns as the Countess – Performances begin November 5th, 2022 at the Benedum By George B. Parous For the second production of its season, Pittsburgh Opera is offeri…
Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, Urinetown the Musical is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capit…
Riverfront Theater Company is set to bring down the house (literally) with The Play That Goes Wrong at Allegheny RiverTrail Park (285 River Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15215) on November 10–12 and…
The production will be the first PMT show presented at the Byham since 2020. Disney’s The Little Mermaid takes audiences on a magical journey beneath the sea and the world above. Ariel…
