Pittsburgh — Plays
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Doubt, A Parable
Doubt, A Parable , by John Patrick Shanley, won both the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play and is widely known from the 2008 film with Meryl Streep. Set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, this gripping drama explores themes of moral uncertainty...
Othello of the End Zone, or The Steel City Tragedy
Step onto the 50-yard line for the New Hazlett’s first-ever co-production with DEMASKUS Theater Collective: Othello of the End Zone, or The Steel City Tragedy . Written by Franky D. Gonzalez, directed by Shaunda Miles McDill, and starring Cynthia Dallas and Michael Patrick...
Refugee Rhapsody
“Because it’s a given love will hurt you somewhere down the line. It’s a question of when, who, and how much.” – Sakinah, Refugee Rhapsody
Late, Late At Night (The Rick Springfield Story)
LATE, LATE AT NIGHT (The Rick Springfield Story) A POP-ROCK ADAPTATION OF RICK SPRINGFIELD’S AUTOBIOGRAPHY Late, Late At Night is an electrifying tale of survival and redemption not to be missed. (Nick Pilgrim, Theatre People, 5 stars) Late, Late At Night (The Rick Springfield...
Cosmic Microwave Background
Cosmic Microwave Background by Julia Fraser is a full-length play that shakes the anxieties of the digital age. Rita, a translator of Italian poetry, and her husband leave New York for remote calm in the desert. But after they arrive, only she hears a snaking sound that envelops...
And A Buoy
And a Buoy by Eli Plummer is a staged reading about a father, a son, and a bond buoyed through the changing tides of time. Set entirely on a cuddy boat off the coast of Maine, the story anchors Sean and his son, Aaron, during their annual fishing trips. As the scenes jump from...
Ode to Joy
Ode to Joy is the final Masterworks concert of the season, featuring a performance of Beethoven's Symphony no. 9 by the WSO and the Wheeling Symphony Chorus. The program also includes Brahms's Academic Festival Overture and Will Dixon's Les Belle de Lausanne; Dixon was a Black...
You Can't Take It with You
Written by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart and directed by Wayne Brinda, You Can't Take It with You is a zany comedy that premiered on Broadway in 1936. The play centers on an eccentric family and carries the message that happiness comes from living freely rather than conforming...
Latest Pittsburgh Reviews
Review: RENT Stays Relevant at BDE Productions
It's almost a rite of passage that every theatre kid goes through a loving RENT phase and a hating RENT phase. The memes of 'Benny is a hero, the Bohemians are trash' have circulated for years, and I won't deny there are little grains of truth in there; this IS after all a show where killing rich pe…
Review: CABARET at Westmoreland Performing Arts
There are few musicals that demand as much from a cast as Cabaret, and Westmoreland Performing Arts' production, presented Friday, September 25 and Saturday, September 26, at Live! Casino in Greensburg, PA, proved more than up to the challenge.…
Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN Is Troublingly Timely at Split Stage
Split Stage delivers a high-tech, high-tension production of a musical that shouldn't feel as relevant as it does.…
Review: ASSASSINS Still Stuns at Rogue Artists Theatre Of Pittsburgh
In a time of increased political insecurity, Sondheim and company's parable of nihilism and the American Dream still hits home.…
Review: COME FROM AWAY Humanizes Tragedy at Front Porch Theatricals
While some have accused it of being too twee, this musical docudrama provides hope and humanity in a time when both are hard to come by.…
Review: GREASE at 2nd Floor Theatre Company
Launching a new theater company is always a leap of faith, but 2nd Floor Theatre Company lands on solid footing with its inaugural production of Grease.…
Review: SUFFS Rouses and Inspires at Benedum Center
The (maybe) final show in CLO's history, this tour stop still has a lot to say.…
Review: HONKY TONK ANGELS Sing a New-Ish Song at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre
Ever heard the joke about how you know you're old when the songs of your childhood get played in grocery stores? As a lifelong Westmoreland County resident, I've long been a fan of Saint Vincent Summer Theatre. They're a classic summer stock company in an era when such things have been mostly forgot…
Review: BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Pittsburgh CLO
Just because the music speaks for itself in this jukebox musical, doesn't mean the stories aren't worth hearing.…
Review: FUN HOME Autopsies a Family at Theatre Factory
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.…
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Othello of the End Zone, or The Steel City Tragedy New Hazlett Theater (10/22-10/25) |
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Cosmic Microwave Background New Hazlett Theater (11/19-11/20) |
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In Clay City Theatre (9/19-10/11) |
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Miracle on 34th Street the Musical The Strand Theater (11/13-11/22) |
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Refugee Rhapsody Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre (10/09-10/25) |
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Doubt, A Parable Paragon Theatre (10/02-10/10) |
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Hadestown Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (10/27-11/01) |
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John Cameron Mitchell: Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour Roxian Theatre Presented By Citizens (10/19-10/19) |
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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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Evil Dead The Musical Pittsburgh Musical Theater (9/25-10/25) |
