Review: FROZEN Thaws a Disney Classic at Pittsburgh CLO
A refreshingly non-replica production design breathes new life into the sometimes-overexposed property.
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Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER Packs Laughs Tight at Theatre Factory
Stripped-down production values but a game cast make the Pythonesque musical fly.
Review: SHOWSTOPPERS Sings the Hits at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre
If any company in the area can be said to have a formula for its seasons, that is a fair assessment of Saint Vincent Summer Theatre's usual years: a farce, a revue of pre-rock songs from stage and screen, and then a Roger Bean style nostalgic jukebox musical.
Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE Rewinds the Clock at Pittsburgh CLO
If you don't know the capsule plot of Back to the Future yet, close this review and go pull it up for streaming, or check TBS (Back to the Future is almost always running on TBS these days).
Review: TWELFTH NIGHT Gloriously Ends an Era at Pittsburgh Public Theater
Marya Sea Kaminski ends her tenure at the Public with her most ambitious and open-hearted production yet
Review: THE FOREIGNER Imports Laughs at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre
It's an oldie but a goodie, and Saint Vincent knows farce like nobody else.
Review: AVENUE Q at Split Stage Is A Hilarious Blast from an Imperfect Past
I'm a millennial, and a nerd.
Review: MADAME CLICQUOT Bubbles with Possibility at Pittsburgh CLO
This new musical makes a case both for its own mainstream success and for its heroine as an under-appreciated icon.
Review: BABY Gives Birth to Dramedy at Front Porch Theatricals
Pittsburgh's most reliable indie company scores again with a little-seen concept musical.
Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT Jazzes Up the Issues at Benedum Center
It's a wonder Some Like It Hot, the Billy Wilder film, has held up as well as it does without seeming totally creaky and outdated.
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Feels New Again at Pittsburgh Musical Theater
Is Jesus the hero of Jesus Christ Superstar? It's a question people have debated for years, first spurred by lyricist Tim Rice quipping (possibly sarcastically) in the early seventies that Christ was the villain of the piece, not the hero.
Review: BIRTHDAY CANDLES Crystallizes Moments at City Theatre
The first thing I noticed in the theatre at City Theatre's Birthday Candles was the set.
Review: KIMBERLY AKIMBO Finds Beauty in the Grotesque at Benedum Center
One of the oddest dramedies in recent history is also one of the most satisfyingly heartfelt.
Review: TROUBLE IN MIND Speaks Inconvenient Truths at Pittsburgh Public Theater
It's a very good play about a very bad play.
Review: JEKYLL & HYDE Brings the Drama at Split Stage
Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde has long been a divisive show among theatre fans.
Review: REMEMBER JONES: JONES SINGS JONES Brings Retro Back at City Winery
Remember Jones is funny, but he isn't a joke.
Review: LIFE OF PI Is Existentialist Magic at Benedum Center
In some ways, Lolita Chakrabarti's Life of Pi, adapted from the novel by Yann Martel and directed by Max Webster, can feel like a grown-up version of the puppet-heavy visual multimedia spectacles often seen in high-end children's theatre.
Review: A SHERLOCK CAROL Blends Dickens and Doyle at Kinetic Theatre
It has long been posited that Sherlock Holmes is difficult to adapt well, because the nature of Arthur Conan Doyle's 'Sherlock Universe' is so fragmented.
Review: A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL & WHO'S HOLIDAY Revive Holiday Traditions at Pittsburgh CLO
CLO's seasonal favorites may not be new, but they have yet to wear out their welcome.
Review: FRONT PORCH CABARET Sings the Hits at Front Porch Theatricals
I keep saying it and it keeps being true: it doesn't really matter what Front Porch announces for their season, because 'Front Porch Presents' is a strong enough endorsement on its own.
Review: MJ Explores an Enigma at Benedum Center
Like the King of Pop himself, this adventurous jukebox psychodrama blends darkness with joy.
Review: THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI Is A Dark Dream at Quantum Theatre
Out of nowhere, the silent film classic The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari rocketed back into the zeitgeist about five years ago.
Review: & JULIET Fuses Pop and Art at Benedum Center
Max Martin's songs have never made more sense than they do in this jukebox confection.
Review: POTUS Brings Serious Laughs to Serious Issues at City Theatre
City Theatre's brand, the last decade or so, has often been less is more.
Review: BANDSTAND Breaks New Ground at Front Porch Theatricals
Front Porch's biggest show yet is also one of its best.
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Nunsense The Strand Theater (3/12-3/21) |
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