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BWW Reviews: City Theater's TIME STANDS STILL Looks at Relationship and War Casualtie

BWW Reviews: City Theater's TIME STANDS STILL Looks at Relationship and War Casualties

by Amy Strycula — October 25, 2011
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

BWW Reviews: ELECTRA - A sizzling Start to Pittsburgh Public Theater's Red Hot Season

by Amy Strycula — October 10, 2011
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...
BWW Reviews: BLAST! Showcases Drum Corps Style Music and Showmanship at Heinz Hall

BWW Reviews: BLAST! Showcases Drum Corps Style Music and Showmanship at Heinz Hall

by Amy Strycula — October 7, 2011
BLAST!, winner of the 2001 Tony Award for 'Best Special Theatrical Event,' and the 2001 Emmy Award for 'Best Choreography,' plays Pittsburgh's Heinz Hall from October 6 through 9, 2011. Born on athletic fields across the nation, BLAST! is a novel art form evolved from the showmanship of outdoor page...

BWW Reviews: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES Charms at the CLO Cabaret Through 10/2

by BWW News Desk — October 2, 2011
THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, a retro jukebox musical with a bubblegum-sweet four-female cast, charmed off-Broadway audiences for over a year from 2008 to 2010. Since April, it has played at the Pittsburgh CLO's own Cabaret at Theater Square, starring Courtney Bassett, Marlana Dunn, Tara Geisler, and S...
BWW Reviews: 'If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On' in Quantum Theatre's TWELFTH NIG

BWW Reviews: 'If Music Be the Food of Love, Play On' in Quantum Theatre's TWELFTH NIGHT, Through 8/21

by Alexandra Strycula — August 4, 2011
The comedic stakes of William Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT have been raised to a whole new level in Quantum Theatre's summer production, playing now through August 21 under the Millvale Avenue Bridge in Bloomfield. Founded in 1990 by Karla Boos (who is also the show's director), Quantum Theatre is kn...

BWW Reviews: Organic Theater Pittsburgh Debuts with Sarah Ruhl's DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE, 7/21 - 7/31

by BWW News Desk — July 31, 2011
Organic Theater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh's brand new - and only - 'eco-friendly' theatre company, is currently making a promising debut with the Pittsburgh premiere of Sarah Ruhl's 2008 play, DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE. Under the direction of Carlo Vila-Roger, this quirky, two-hour dark comedy performs at ...

BWW Reviews: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Returns to Pittsburgh CLO, Now Through 7/31

by BWW News Desk — July 31, 2011
The Pittsburgh CLO continues its six-show summer season with a presentation of the classic audience favorite, THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Last performed on the Benedum stage in 2005, THE SOUND OF MUSIC remains a beloved tale about the significance of the resilient bonds of family....
BWW Reviews: Organic Theater Pittsburgh Debuts with Sarah Ruhl's DEAD MAN'S CELL PHON

BWW Reviews: Organic Theater Pittsburgh Debuts with Sarah Ruhl's DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE, 7/21 - 7/31

by Alexandra Strycula — July 22, 2011
Organic Theater Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh's brand new - and only - 'eco-friendly' theatre company, is currently making a promising debut with the Pittsburgh premiere of Sarah Ruhl's 2008 play, DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE. Under the direction of Carlo Vila-Roger, this quirky, two-hour dark comedy performs at ...
BWW Reviews: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Returns to Pittsburgh CLO, Now Through 7/31

BWW Reviews: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Returns to Pittsburgh CLO, Now Through 7/31

by Alexandra Strycula — July 21, 2011
The Pittsburgh CLO continues its six-show summer season with a presentation of the classic audience favorite, THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Last performed on the Benedum stage in 2005, THE SOUND OF MUSIC remains a beloved tale about the significance of the resilient bonds of family....

BWW Reviews: Lloyd Webber Music Soars in LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING at Pittsburgh CLO

by Alexandra Strycula — July 14, 2011
Calling all Andrew Lloyd Webber fans! Pittsburgh CLO's LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING: THE MUSIC OF ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER, a musical revue composed of Mr. Lloyd Webber's greatest hits - and then some - runs now through July 14 at the Benedum Center....
BWW Reviews: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES Charms at the CLO Cabaret Through 10/2

BWW Reviews: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES Charms at the CLO Cabaret Through 10/2

by Alexandra Strycula — July 7, 2011
THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES, a retro jukebox musical with a bubblegum-sweet four-female cast, charmed off-Broadway audiences for over a year from 2008 to 2010. Since April, it has played at the Pittsburgh CLO's own Cabaret at Theater Square, starring Courtney Bassett, Marlana Dunn, Tara Geisler, and S...
BWW Reviews: Pittsburgh CLO Continues an Explosive Summer Season with JEKYLL & HYDE

BWW Reviews: Pittsburgh CLO Continues an Explosive Summer Season with JEKYLL & HYDE

by Alexandra Strycula — June 17, 2011
The second show in the Pittsburgh CLO's milestone 65th season this June, following its recent presentation of 9 TO 5, is the musical version of JEKYLL & HYDE. Conceived for the stage by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn, JEKYLL & HYDE is a take on the classic Robin Lewis Stevenson novella 'The Strange ...
Photo Flash: Pittsburgh Opera Theater's EURIDICE AND ORPHEUS Brought to Life in Histo

Photo Flash: Pittsburgh Opera Theater's EURIDICE AND ORPHEUS Brought to Life in Historic Allegheny Cemetery 6/9 - 6/11

by Alexandra Strycula — June 15, 2011
The Opera Theater of Pittsburgh's unique rendition of EURIDICE AND ORPHEUS ran June 9th through June 11th as an open-air production in Pittsburgh's famous Allegheny Cemetery. Featuring music and libretto by Ricky Ian Gordon (DREAM TRUE, THE GRAPES OF WRATH), the affecting opera marked the company's ...
Pittsburgh Public Theater's GOD OF CARNAGE Runs Through 6/26

Pittsburgh Public Theater's GOD OF CARNAGE Runs Through 6/26

by Alexandra Strycula — June 14, 2011
French playwright Yasmina Reza's fascinating play GOD OF CARNAGE makes its local debut this spring at the Pittsburgh Public Theater's own O'Reilly Theater. Under the direction of Ted Pappas, the 2009 Tony Award-winner for Best Play stars Susan Angelo, Ted Koch, Deirdre Madigan, and David Whalen in a...
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