Review: CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Sings and Swings at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center
Director Justin Fortunato and cast keep the midcentury sheen nice and glossy on this Shaiman/Wittman musical.
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Review: EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL Is a Gore-Splattering Good Time at Pittsburgh Musical Theater
The splash zone at the PMT West End Canopy is not messing around.
Review: BILLY STRAYHORN: SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR Investigates the Heart of Jazz at Pittsburgh Public Theater
The new biomusical elevates one of popular music's cult figures to the forefront with wondrous results.
Review: NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 Reinvents Everything at the Benedum Center
Pittsburgh CLO took a huge risk with this one, but the rewards are almost immeasurable.
Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Finds the Funny at Front Porch Theatricals
Sondheim's backwards tragicomedy may be notoriously prickly, but Daina Michelle Griffith's production shines by emphasizing the humor over the nihilism.
Review: GUYS AND DOLLS Resurrects the Golden Age at Benedum Center
The time period may be ambiguous in the classic Damon Runyon musical, but the laughs are undeniable.
Review: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Exceeds All Expectations at Benedum Center
The CLO production proves once and for all that this is the best musical you've never heard of.
Review: BITES AND PINTS FESTIVAL 2023 Brings Music and Food Back to Kennywood Park
After two pandemic years, life has returned, sometimes better than ever, at Pittsburgh's theme park staple.
Review: SOME ENCHANTED EVENING Brings a Touch of Class at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre
The summer institution shakes up its image with a lightly sophisticated musical revue.
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Climbs Every Mountain at Benedum Center
A heightened comic sensibility makes this old classic feel fresh to even the most cynical viewer (namely, me).
Review: MOON OVER BUFFALO Brings Classic Laughs at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre
Summer isn't summer until there's a classic farce onstage at Saint Vincent.
Review: Pittsburgh CLO's INTO THE WOODS Restores the Weirdness at Benedum Center
Forty years of productions and a Disney movie have made the show cuddly, but this CLO production restores the weirdness and wackiness at the show's edges.
Review: Pittsburgh CLO Sets Sail with ANYTHING GOES at Benedum Center
Almost every time you see a major production of Anything Goes, it'll vary in some way from the last one you saw.
Review: THE ANDREWS BROTHERS Blends Farce and Revue at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre
The summer institution's season opener effortlessly blends the two genres the venue is most famous for.
Review: FALSETTOS at Front Porch Theatricals Pairs a Warm Heart with a Cold Shoulder
William Finn's neurotic queer musical epic isn't necessarily user-friendly, but Pittsburgh's best local playhouse still manages to find the warmth amidst the dysfunction.
Review: YOUNG AMERICANS Takes a Road Trip at Pittsburgh Public Theater
Lauren Yee's time-bending new play shows the power of identity, family and a really good mixtape.
Review: MANDY PATINKIN IN CONCERT: BEING ALIVE Is Uncompromisingly Unique at Pittsburgh Playhouse
There's a reason Patinkin is a legend, and it's because he is so permanently himself and no one else.
Review: TINA Rocks and Rolls Down the River at Benedum Center
This jukebox rocker may not be 'simply the best' in the genre, but its energy and surreal touches make it stand out from the pack.
Review: BEETLEJUICE Brings Big Demon Energy to the Benedum Center
Go see Beetlejuice.
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM IN HARLEM Shakes Up Shakespeare at Pittsburgh Public Theater
Justin Emeka's riotous reimagining is the best Shakespeare in Pittsburgh since 'Othello' at the Public.
Review: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Combines Brecht and NPR at City Theatre
Pleasantly disorienting, this pseudo-docutheatre raises questions large and small.
Review: KINKY BOOTS Rocks its Regional Premiere at The Lamp Theatre
A stripped-down presentation and some local grit (plus actual queens) helps this show find its footing in a small production.
Review: HAIRSPRAY at Benedum Center Is A New Golden Oldie
This super-sixties musical continues to feel fresh, while also seeming like it's been around forever.
Review: A CHRISTMAS STORY Is A Perfect Salty Cookie at Pittsburgh Public Theater
The smartest, stupidest, most beloved Christmas tale of the twentieth century comes to life, and then some, in Michael Berresse's farcical production.
Review: FRONT PORCH CABARET Reunites Old Friends at Front Porch Theatricals
Front Porch announces a season of Finn and Sondheim, in an evening of song and stories.
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