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BWW Reviews: PMT Brings Gritty Edge to LES MISERABLES at the Byham Theatre
No celebrities, no turntable, (almost) no opera- Ken Gargaro's 'Les Miserables' takes the iconic musical back to its rock opera roots....
BWW Reviews: AN ILIAD Deconstructs War, Mythology at the Pittsburgh Public Theater
In a tour-de-force performance, Teagle F. Bougere brings to life the entire Trojan War with only the power of storytelling- but channeling such a story has its price....
BWW Reviews: ONCE Brings Two Worlds and Sounds Together at the Benedum Center
This Saint Patrick's Day weekend, skip the riots and go see the national tour of the little musical that could, for a tribute to the modern Irish tradition of producing great singer-songwriters....
BWW Reviews: Brit Floyd Bends Genres, Minds at the Benedum Center
When is a concert not JUST a concert? Performances by Brit Floyd blur the line between music, multimedia. theatre and performance art....
BWW Reviews: The Skivvies Bring Comedy to Valentine's Day Live at City Theatre
Nothing says love and chocolate like live music, striptease and... PVC pipe? It can only be The Skivvies....
BWW Reviews: World Premiere of JUDGE JACKIE JUSTICE at the Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret
All rise for the world premiere of a new, semi-interactive musical comedy! Does Jackie's case hold up, or is it overturned?...
BWW Reviews: MADAGASCAR at Quantum Theatre
Quantum Theatre's mysterious memory play takes audiences to Rome and beyond in a quest for answers....
BWW Reviews: Unique COMPANY at the Pittsburgh Public Theater
Bobby's coming over for dinner, but you've never seen him like this before....
BWW Reviews: WICKED at the Benedum Center
After ten years at the top of its game, Stephen Schwartz's smash musical continues to defy gravity and expectations....
BWW Reviews: Pittsburgh At Its Best And Worst in City Theatre's SOUTH SIDE STORIES
From yuppies to Yinzers and everything in between, Tami Dixon's one-woman show portrays Pittsburgh at its best and worst....
BWW Reviews: GHOST THE MUSICAL at Heinz Hall
The National Tour of 'Ghost' has come to Pittsburgh, and it offers heart, humor, horror and a spectacle like you've never seen before....
BWW Reviews: Family Secrets Revealed in PPT's OTHER DESERT CITIES
The prodigal daughter returns home - to Palm Springs, that is - in OTHER DESERT CITIES, Jon Robin Baitz's gripping 2011 drama that examines 'the indentured servitude of having a family.'...
BWW Reviews: Pittsburgh Opening Night Audience Wowed by Bold Performance of AMERICAN IDIOT
One might expect the Pittsburgh audience who filled Heinz Hall on the opening night of the punk rock musical AMERICAN IDIOT to be predominantly young, hip and edgy Green Day fans. Not so. In typical Pittsburgh Cultural District style, the first night crowd seemed to be the usual mix of young adults,...
BWW Interviews: William Shatner Reflects on Life in SHATNER'S WORLD
William Shatner took the Benedum stage this week in his one man show, 'Shatner's World: We Just Live in It.'...
BWW Reviews: Despite Stellar Cast, Touring Production of MIRACLE ON 34th STREET Needs a Miracle
Greeting audiences with a familiar New York City backdrop painting framed in a gorgeous white paneling and seasonal decor, the touring production of "Miracle on 34th Street: The Musical" doesn't offer much beyond its original seasons' greetings. Despite a strong, talented cast, the musical only offe...
BWW Reviews: Throughline Theatre Company Tackles AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, Through 7/28
Tracy Letts' 21st century masterpiece August: Osage County is a behemoth of play. Between the drug dependence, incest, perversion, and suicide that plague the eclectic bunch known as the Weston family, there's certainly a lot for one to process during the nearly-three hour marathon that is Letts' To...
BWW Reviews: Opera Theater of Pittsburgh's CANDIDE Ends SummerFest on a High Note
Opera Theater of Pittsburgh's SummerFest ended on a high note this Sunday with the festival's pitch-perfect final showing of Leonard Bernstein's Candide. Based on Voltaire's Candide ou L'Optimisme, the comic operetta follows Candide, a wide-eyed optimist who, once banished from his homeland of Westp...
BWW Reviews: Pittsburgh CLO's A CHORUS LINE is a Must-See 'Singular Sensation'
Directed and choreographed by original A Chorus Line cast member Baayork Lee, this bona fide Broadway hit features an incredible ensemble cast composed of exciting Broadway stars and Pittsburgh CLO veterans. Featuring the music of Marvin Hamlisch....
Photo Flash: Pittsburgh Public Theater Concludes 2011-2012 Season with PRIVATE LIVES
Recently revived on the Broadway stage this past winter, Noel Coward's comic tour de force PRIVATE LIVES now comes to Pittsburgh to finish off Pittsburgh Public Theater's "Red Hot" 2011-2012 season. Coward's silly screwball romp from the 1930s tells the story of two former lovers, Elyot and Amanda, ...
BWW Reviews: LILY TOMLIN's Comedy and Characters Capture Pittsburgh Audience
Even though there was just one woman on stage during Lily Tomlin's performance at the Byham Theater, the audience was treated to a full cast of Tomlin's most classic characters. Tomlin, a comedy and show business legend at 72, bounded onto the stage and immediately connected with this Pittsburgh au...
FREUD'S LAST SESSION: A Meeting of the Minds at Pittsburgh Public Theater through April 1
Pittsburgh Public Theater continues its long standing tradition of presenting intellectually stimulating theater productions with the launch of FREUD'S LAST SESSION, Mark St. Germain's acclaimed play about an imagined meeting between legendary psychoanalyst and outspoken atheist Sigmund Freud (David...
BWW Reviews: Mike Daisey's THE AGONY AND ECSTASTY OF STEVE JOBS Forces Examination of 'What we already know'
Mike Daisey describes himself as an 'actor, commentator, playwright, and general layabout' on his official website. He may be all of these things, but the word that best describes him is 'storyteller'. Daisey performed his solo act, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY OF STEVE JOBS, this week to a sold out ...
Patti LuPone's 'COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA': A Musical Retrospective of LuPone's Career
Broadway legend Patti LuPone visited Pittsburgh this week, performing her one-woman show 'COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA', accompanied by the Pittsburgh Symphony. Fans of LuPone were treated to a biographical exploration of music - both LuPone classics and things LuPone wished she had performed - as LuPone...
BWW Reviews: City Theater's TIME STANDS STILL Looks at Relationship and War Casualties
Pittsburgh City Theater launches its 2011-2012 season with the compelling TIME STANDS STILL, written by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies....
BWW Reviews: ELECTRA - A sizzling Start to Pittsburgh Public Theater's Red Hot Season
Pittsburgh Public Theater kicks off its ‘Red Hot' season this month with Sophocles ELECTRA, continuing its now-annual tradition of offering new stagings of ancient Greek plays in their seasonal mix. Running now through October 30, this explosive piece effectively kicks off the PPT's 2011-2012 ‘s...
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Magical Mystery Doors presents 'Zeppelin Reimagined' The Lamp Theatre (6/19-6/19) |
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The Lion King Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (9/09-9/27) |
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Destination Soultown with the Sensational Soul Cruisers The Lamp Theatre (6/12-6/12) |
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AMBROSIA returns to The Lamp Theatre, Irwin! The Lamp Theatre (5/31-5/31) |
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The Great Gatsby – Theatrical Production at Benedum Center Pittsburgh Benedum Center Pittsburgh (5/26-5/26) |
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Weird Al Yankovic Giant Center (7/31-7/31) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Pittsburgh (6/13-6/13) |
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Eaglemania: The Worlds Greatest Eagles Tribute Band The Lamp Theatre (6/13-6/13) |
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Next to Normal The Collective PGH (5/28-6/07) |
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Mullett: 80's Hair Band Tribute The Lamp Theatre (6/20-6/20) |
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