The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Pittsburgh.
There is no greater musical theatre staging preservationist than Baayork Lee, who has devoted much of her career to preserving and restaging the original direction and choreography to A Chorus Line.
It's a tale as old as time: the downward spiral of a once-brilliant talent into substance abuse and early death.
Folks, this is a first.
It's an oldie but a goodie, and packed with oldies-but-goodies.
It's the best episode of 90s SNL that you never saw.
I've posted many times about how much of an institution Saint Vincent Summer Theatre has become: you know you're going to get a slapstick farce, a Golden Age or earlier revue, and usually a musical comedy with pop oldies.
Oscar Wilde's comedy of manners, lightly reconceived as a screwball farce, is a refreshing summer treat.
James Ijames's Pulitzer-winning comedy Fat Ham is less an adaptation or reimagining of Hamlet, and more a play ABOUT Hamlet, a response to Hamlet.
The rediscovered orchestrations of John Williams make a beloved musical just that much better.
Sara Porkalob's solo show is a captivating mix of musical, monologue and alternative vibes.
CLO's Spark program has a large-sized hit with the latest small-scale musical it commissioned.
If you asked me about important works of twentieth century literature, I'll rattle off all the obvious ones like The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman, but I'll also make a case for the first ten years of The Simpsons as an essential piece of American literature.
Leave it to a musical based on George Bernard Shaw to have audiences debating in the aisles after bows.
I'm still not quite sure how I feel about this show, but it sounded like heaven.
It's back! Just last year I made the prediction that Philip Grecian's A Christmas Story: The Play would become a yearly staple, becoming the Christmas equivalent of Rocky Horror.
The CLO Cabaret's holiday special is delightfully raunchy, thanks to a go-for-broke performance by Lara Hayhurst.
Pittsburgh's boutique professional musical theatre company loves taking chances, and this cabaret is full of them.
A great cast and extremely solid band steps up to the challenge of Sondheim's prickliest show.
Broadway's most complicated leading man is a fascinating match for one of the most iconic film musical roles of all time.
Read the review of the explosive onstage performance of TICK, TICK.
Don't miss the Public's new one-man show, October 19 to November 19.
Brian Quijada's new musical balances heavy subject matter, light comedy and magic-realist whimsy with a rhythmic score.
Director Justin Fortunato and cast keep the midcentury sheen nice and glossy on this Shaiman/Wittman musical.
The splash zone at the PMT West End Canopy is not messing around.
The new biomusical elevates one of popular music's cult figures to the forefront with wondrous results.
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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) |
