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Review: FUN HOME Autopsies a Family at Theatre Factory


by Greg Kerestan - June 10, 2026

I've always been a comics guy, ever since I was five years old and discovered my dad's shipping crate full of seventies and eighties cult titles like Howard the Duck and Doctor Strange....

Review: WORKING Mixes Humor and Dignity at Front Porch Theatricals


by Greg Kerestan - May 19, 2026

This Pittsburgh-centric update of the seventies cult musical bridges the gap between the old world and the new....

Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Absolutely Rocks at City Theatre


by Greg Kerestan - May 18, 2026

The genderqueer indie rock cabaret staple has lost none of its bite, and found two definitive interpreters....

Review: SHUCKED Yields a Harvest of Laughs at Benedum Center


by Greg Kerestan - April 19, 2026

Though the show is (intentionally) corny, there's a lot of heart and humor in this new country musical....

Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Runs Away with the Circus at Benedum Center


by Greg Kerestan - April 07, 2026

If I told you I spent an evening last week watching a surrealist dramedy about performers in a circus run by a needy, codependent and violent ringmaster with bipolar disorder, you'd have two options to choose from. ...

Review: CHICAGO Brings All That Jazz at Split Stage


by Greg Kerestan - February 10, 2026

Never underestimate the power of hiring the full orchestra...

Review: MALCOLM X AND REDD FOXX WASHING DISHES... Cooks Up Chemistry at City Theatre


by Greg Kerestan - January 29, 2026

Unlike most works of historical fiction, the vibes in this new dramedy are so good, you almost don't need the biographical tie-ins at all....

Review: FRONT PORCH CABARET Announces its Biggest Get Yet at Front Porch Theatricals


by Greg Kerestan - December 03, 2025

The only constant is change, as anyone will tell you, and Front Porch Theatricals has always epitomized that. Other than knowing their shows are going to be good, you could go in knowing everything or nothing (more often nothing) about their curated picks and walk out satisfied. ...

Past Shows

Bright Star
Bright Star
May 17 – May 26, 2019

Inspired by a real event and featuring the Grammy-nominated score by Steven Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadways 2016 hit BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale...

BIG FISH (12-Chair Version)
BIG FISH (12-Chair Version)
Aug 18 – Aug 27, 2017

Front Porch Theatricals proudly presents BIG FISH, an inspiring musical about fathers, sons, and the stories we use to define ourselves. Starring renowned Broadway and...

Videos


Mean Girls in Pittsburgh Mean Girls
Benedum Center (7/07-7/12)
BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical in Pittsburgh BEAUTIFUL: The Carole King Musical
Benedum Center (6/23-6/28)
The British Invasion Years in Pittsburgh The British Invasion Years
The Lamp Theatre (7/26-7/26)
Hadestown in Pittsburgh Hadestown
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (10/27-11/01)
Miracle on 34th Street the Musical in Pittsburgh Miracle on 34th Street the Musical
The Strand Theater (11/13-11/22)
Late For The Sky: A Tribute to Jackson Browne Featuring Jake Thistle of American Idol in Pittsburgh Late For The Sky: A Tribute to Jackson Browne Featuring Jake Thistle of American Idol
The Lamp Theatre (7/19-7/19)
Weird Al Yankovic in Pittsburgh Weird Al Yankovic
Giant Center (7/31-7/31)
Hadestown (Non-Equity) in Pittsburgh Hadestown (Non-Equity)
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (10/27-11/01)
Beyond Purple - a Tribute to Deep Purple, Rainbow, Dio, and Whitesnake in Pittsburgh Beyond Purple - a Tribute to Deep Purple, Rainbow, Dio, and Whitesnake
The Lamp Theatre (7/31-7/31)
CROSSFIRE HURRICANE 'ROLLING STONES TRIBUTE BAND' in Pittsburgh CROSSFIRE HURRICANE 'ROLLING STONES TRIBUTE BAND'
The Oaks Theater (6/13-6/13)