Review: BABY Gives Birth to Dramedy at Front Porch Theatricals
Pittsburgh's most reliable indie company scores again with a little-seen concept musical.
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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a wonder Some Like It Hot, the Billy Wilder film, has held up as well as it does without seeming totally creaky and outdated.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.
Review: A MOON FOR THE MISBEGOTTEN Drops Jaws, Bombshells at Quantum Theatre
Swerving between low comedy and high tragedy, this outdoor O'Neill drama stuns and swelters, even on cool nights.
Review: SEUSSICAL Is Eighty Minutes of Musical Heaven at Pittsburgh CLO
The summer season ends with this kid-friendly spectacular.
Review: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Makes for a Monster Hit at Pittsburgh CLO
Sometimes, smaller, dumber and cheaper is a compliment, not a put-down, as in this miniaturized Mel Brooks classic.
Review: CHEEK TO CHEEK Is Sincerely Old-Fashioned at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre
Irving Berlin's songs are both timeless, and also thoroughly of their own time and place.
Review: VERY BERRY DEAD Makes a Big Impression at Big Storm Performance Company
José Pérez IV's new tragicomedy feels like it's always been around, but still remains refreshing and new.
Review: THE MUSIC MAN Is Still Charming at Pittsburgh CLO
I'll admit, I had a huge smile on my face all the way through The Music Man that had little to nothing to do with the production itself.
Review: UNNECESSARY FARCE Updates the Formula at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre
The funny thing about farce as a genre is it seems to be perpetually stuck in the past; the constant misunderstandings, cross-dressing and door-slamming seem tied to a time before the internet, before cell phones.
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE Brings All the Feels at Pittsburgh CLO
As a literature major, part of me has always found it unbelievable that tight, two-hour adaptations of Alice Walker's The Color Purple have been so successful.
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Mean Girls Benedum Center (7/07-7/12) |
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Suffs Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (7/21-7/26) |
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Fleetwood Blues Festival of Pennsylvania Evergreen German Club (8/23-8/23) |
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LIVE in Oakmont, PA - America's Fleetwood Mac Experience The Oaks Theater (9/11-9/11) |
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Mean Girls Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (7/07-7/12) |
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Beyond Purple - a Tribute to Deep Purple, Rainbow, Dio, and Whitesnake The Lamp Theatre (7/31-7/31) |
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Dragon and Faerie Con™: Gathering of the Realms DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Hotel Lancaster (8/16-8/16) |
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The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show The Dinner Detective Pittsburgh (7/18-7/18) |
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Zac Brown Band PPG Paints Arena (9/13-9/13) |
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John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour Roxian Theatre Presented By Citizens (10/19-10/19) |