BWW Review: SUMMER at Benedum Center brings back the 'Last Dance' of the Disco Era
While I have my music-nerd quibbles, this is pretty damn good for a non-union touring production.
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BWW Review: SLOW FOOD at Pittsburgh Public Theater is Sartre Meets Seinfeld in a Greek Restaurant
Hell is other people's favorite restaurant in Wendy MacLeod's quirky date-night comedy.
BWW Review: A BROADWAY CELEBRATION Brings the Music Back at Heinz Field
It's hard to argue with the line-up for Pittsburgh CLO's star-studded concert anniversary.
BWW Review: PIXELATED Rocks the BITES AND PINTS FESTIVAL at Kennywood Park
You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone, and that includes live event entertainers at your local theme park.
BWW Review: THE CATASTROPHIST at City Theatre Blurs Genres and Experiments with Perception
Part play, part TED Talk, and part experimental film, Lauren M.
BWW Review: SOME ENCHANTED EVENING from Pittsburgh Festival Opera
On February 14, 2021, Valentine’s Day, Pittsburgh Festival Opera presented seven singers in a romantic concert entitled Some Enchanted Evening.
BWW Review: WILD at Quantum Theatre May Be Dated, But It's Not Outdated
Sure, this espionage thriller may be treading old ground, but that's just because nothing has changed.
BWW Review: Manual Cinema's FRANKENSTEIN at City Theatre Is The World's Artsiest Drive-In Movie
Is it a play? Is it a movie? Is it a dance show? Who cares, it's 'Frankenstein!'
BWW Review: THE BAND'S VISIT to Pittsburgh Proves Music's Power
As a universal language, music can cross cultures, borders, and time.
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Makes for Wintry Summer Fun at PICT Classic Theatre
This may be Shakespeare's dumbest play, but Alan Stanford's production is still smarter than just about anything else you'll see this year.
BWW Review: NEXT TO NORMAL Is Sadly Still Relevant at Split Stage
I had a conversation with the cast and director of a local production of Cabaret a few days ago, about how theatre changed with the advent of the Internet.
BWW Review: The Heat is on in MISS SAIGON
How quickly can you fall in love? Can these emotions be distinguished as true love or are they lust and infatuation disguised as such?
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Pittsburgh Public Theatre Doesn't Reinvent, But Doesn't Have To
There are enough fresh touches in this staging of an iconic musical to keep you from getting bored, but enough familiarity to keep you forever on the verge of singing along.
BWW Review: DOWNSTAIRS Isn't the Play You'd Expect at City Theatre
Something is definitely wrong in Theresa Rebeck's claustrophobic dramedy- but who, or what, is it?
BWW Review: Two VERY Different Christmas Treats at Pittsburgh Public (PITTSBURGH LIGHTS AND LEGENDS) and Arcade Comedy Theater (THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS)
It wouldn't be Christmas without offerings for both young and old.
BWW Review: LES MISERABLES at Benedum Center Doesn't Reinvent an Old Standard, But Spruces It Up a Bit
People get VERY worked up about their precious Les Miserables- case in point, I saw a seven-year-old boy two rows in front of me, dressed in a full Javert costume at the Benedum stop of the national tour.
BWW Review: A BRONX TALE, A Quintessential 60s Musical
Every decade has a quintessential musical associated with it: Guys and Dolls for the 30s, Jersey Boys for the 50s.
BWW Review: FOREVER PLAID is Heavenly at Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret
The line between parody and nostalgia has never been slimmer than in this slick, funny and beautifully sung production of America's weirdest favorite show.
BWW Review: MEAN GIRLS Tries to Make Fetch Happen in Pittsburgh
Mean Girls, the Broadway musical based off the 2004 movie of the same name, has arrived in Pittsburgh for the week and is tickling the town pink with its comedy and tribute to the movie.
BWW Review: BUBBLE BOY Is Low-Budget, Scrappy Fun at Arcade Comedy Theater
None of us will likely ever get to see Starkid live, but Acade Comedy Theater's loose-limbed musical farce is the next best thing.
BWW Review: THE LION KING is an Old Cat, but a Good One, at Benedum Center
I can't quite explain why this is the most successful musical of all time, but I can't deny that it works.
BWW Review: FUN HOME Serves as a Beacon, Outlet, Refuge
Every family has its secrets, its lies, its loves.
BWW Review: Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES at Benedum Center Is (Almost) Just Like Paradise
Leave your thinking caps and your good taste at home.
BWW Review: Jenn Colella Soars in PETER PAN at the Benedum
I won't grow up! And I don't have to watching the CLO's production of Peter Pan.
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum The Strand Theater (4/30-5/09) |
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Doubt: A Parable Paragon Theatre (10/02-10/10) |
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The Dinner Detective Pittsburgh True Crime Murder Mystery Show The Dinner Detective Pittsburgh (11/21-11/21) |
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In Clay City Theatre (9/19-10/11) |
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Nunsense The Strand Theater (3/12-3/21) |
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The Dinner Detective Pittsburgh True Crime Murder Mystery Show The Dinner Detective Pittsburgh (11/14-11/14) |
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Late, Late At Night (The Rick Springfield Story) The Oaks Theater, Oakmont, PA (11/19-11/19) |
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A Night at the Symphony Byham Theater (3/26-3/26) |
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Little Shop of Horrors Paragon Theatre (11/12-11/21) |
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Miracle on 34th Street the Musical The Strand Theater (11/13-11/22) |
