By SHARON EBERSON Merrily We Roll Along is a musical notorious for its lack of merriment. But there is plenty of reason to make merry at the New Hazlett Theater, where the talent onstage and that g…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON “Be careful what you wish for” is one hard lesson among many in Into the Woods. Happily-ever-afters are elusive is another. However, happily for anyone who has wished that Pittsbu…| onStage Pittsburgh
by JADE GOODES The Theatre Factory’s latest production takes audiences into a murder-mystery whodunit in The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940. Directed by Ron Ferrara, …| onStage Pittsburgh
By JADE GOODES Front Porch Theatricals’ all-female production takes audiences back to the radical 90s in A…My Name is Still Alice. Directed by Nancy McNulty McGeever,…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JADE GOODES Mon River Arts takes on a classic musical filled with tradition in their current Fiddler on the Roof production. It’s easy to understand why this show is considered timeless wi…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JADE GOODES I had the pleasure of seeing the opening night performance of The Lincoln Center’s Production of Lerner & Lowe’s My Fair Lady at the Benedum Center on Tuesday night. …| onStage Pittsburgh
Pitt Stages offers a new take on a classic play in their latest production, John Proctor Is The Villain. Written by Kimberly Belflower, this female-led show tackles issues and struggles that face o…| onStage Pittsburgh
Staged underneath the O’Reilly Theater stage with performances now to November 19th. By JADE GOODES Pittsburgh Public Theater takes on Edgar Allan Poe’s famous macabre short story in thei…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JADE GOODES Comtra Theatre’s production of the Disney classic is just the thing to warm your heart on a cold fall night. While this production doesn’t always have steady footing, its…| onStage Pittsburgh
By Jade Goodes Last weekend I visited Parish Hill Barn, where audiences are being taken on a journey to Salem, Massachusetts, where rumors, accusations, and fear run wild. Vigilance Theater Group i…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JADE GOODES Take a trip down South, or at least as far as the O’Reilly Theater, and catch up with the denizens of Steel Magnolias. No matter how familiar you are with these women and their story…| onStage Pittsburgh
By MARIA SCIULLO The well-dressed man entered stage left, pushing a drinks cart and swaying slightly to Glenn Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade.” Nathan Phan then puttered ar…| onStage Pittsburgh
By MARIA SCIULLO As holiday traditions go, Pittsburgh CLO’s A Musical Christmas Carol is a dandy. Who among us doesn’t know the Charles Dickens story of love, loss and redemption? There…| onStage Pittsburgh
By Maria Sciullo The holidays can be a drag, but Slay Belles might make your days merry and bright. Or at least, really, really sparkly. The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show flew into Heinz Hall Wedne…| onStage Pittsburgh
Limited Run Now to August 20th at Carnegie Stage By JESSICA NEU Throughline Theatre Company’s unique production is based on the Living Newspapers productions from the 1930s. President Frankli…| onStage Pittsburgh
“Through the Wood, Laddie” – Music of Baroque Scotland and Acadia By George B. Parous Yesterday afternoon’s weather posed no hindrance for the very large crowd of music lovers that filled Hicks Mem…| onStage Pittsburgh
Review: 'Two Trains Running' by August Wilson at the Pittsburgh Public Theater| onStage Pittsburgh
Experience Stage 62's moving production of 'The Prom' at the Greer Cabaret Theater, a celebration of love, acceptance, and resilience.| onStage Pittsburgh
The just-opened barebones production of The Shark Is Broken, in the intimate Braddock black box theater, provides a fly-on-the-wall view of men not at work. It is a bitingly funny nostalgia trip, j…| onStage Pittsburgh
Photo by the author By YVONNE HUBSON Where else but Heinz Hall can the top hits of George Gershwin and his brother Ira conjure such magic? With the Pittsburgh Symphony on stage&…| onStage Pittsburgh
By MARIA SCIULLO Sit back, but don’t expect to relax. Quantum Theatre’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari assaults from all sides, in a dark and cautionary tale of man’s capacity for cr…| onStage Pittsburgh
Britney Coleman as Bobbie (center) and the North American Tour of COMPANY. Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade By YVONNE HUDSON A fresh and sassy new production of Stephen Sondheim’s&…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON If you’ve ever wondered how it feels to be sitting beside someone, near enough to touch, and yet be miles apart, meet Sam and his family. They have gathered for six therapy sessio…| onStage Pittsburgh
Classic Oratorio Receives an Outstanding Performance By George B. Parous The usual elements surrounding the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and a performance of George Frideric Handёl’s timeless orat…| onStage Pittsburgh
Somber Program for a Wintry Night By George B. Parous A program of curiously somber works, so close to the holiday season, was offered at Heinz Hall last evening, and for those braving the cold and…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JESSICA NEU Liberty Magic continues its annual Spotlight on the Burgh series this week, featuring local Pittsburgh magicians to conclude Liberty’s magical season. For its second week, Spot…| onStage Pittsburgh
By BOB HOOVER The murderers in Assassins seem pretty commonplace in these days of constant reports of violence as they point their guns at the audience. But these killers and would-be ass…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JESSICA NEU A digitized body of calm water titled “Life of Pi” transformed the traditional curtain at the Benedum Center into a pool of tranquility. The bold blues of the water and t…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Mandy Patinkin, in one of his winking asides between songs Thursday night, murmured, “What was I thinking when I put this show together?” And who could blame him? Patinkin at one …| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON To begin with, descending into the depths of the Stephen Foster Memorial, I was immediately transported into the combined worlds of Dickens and Doyle. With immersive staging, mood…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Even as hell breaks loose in the Mamet masterwork American Buffalo, it is funny as hell, and full of heart. How perfect, then, that Patrick Jordan’s barebones productions en…| onStage Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh CLO gather dozens of performers for a production that speaks to the heart By SHARON EBERSON It takes a balancing act of faith, talent and chutzpah to cr…| onStage Pittsburgh
By Camille Agie “You won’t leave here as you came,” said PNC Pops conductor Bryon Stripling before the start of the concert, “Let’s Groove Tonight: Motown & The Philly Sound,” performed by the …| onStage Pittsburgh
Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra End Season on a Remarkably High Note By GEORGE B. PAROUS The most important detail of the concert first: last night’s program will have two repe…| onStage Pittsburgh
Powerful Program Thrills Audience and Scores Another Success for PSO By GEORGE B. PAROUS Everything was thrillingly perfect at Heinz Hall last evening. That about sums it up. But a few more words f…| onStage Pittsburgh
Hilary Hahn Bright Particular Star in a Night Full of Them Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra continued its BNY Mellon Grand Classics series last evening with the first performance of a truly grand clas…| onStage Pittsburgh
By BOB HOOVER The patriarchy has taken punches to the midsection in two recent productions on our regional stages. City Theatre last month presented Salina Fillinger’s farce, POTUS Or Behind …| onStage Pittsburgh
Miguel Muñoz | Image Pittsburgh Cultural Trust By JESSICA NEU Miguel Muñoz, World Champion of Magic, opens Liberty Magic’s 2024-25 season with his show What is Magic for You? Muñoz is a magic…| onStage Pittsburgh
By Bob Hoover Don’t you love farce? Of course you do, and City Theatre is giving you one of the most raunchy, pratfall-filled comedies ever staged in Pittsburgh. With its …| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON It’s hard to imagine how a play with so much Pittsburgh heart and soul was met with such fondness in previous productions in Los Angeles and Chicago, and now that Andy Warhol’s To…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JESSICA NEU Any performance by the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater is guaranteed to be a masterclass in technique, poise, elegance, and intricate choreography. PBT opens its 55th Emerald Anniversary S…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON I thought I had every possible iteration of The Hobbit seared in my brain. Now I have to make room for another: Pittsburgh Public Theater’s mashup of clever staging, puppetry and …| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Laura Benanti never once said, “Hello, Pittsburgh!” Nor did she mention a sports team during her second show at the Greer Cabaret Monday night. Instead, the self-proclaimed “patho…| onStage Pittsburgh
Dancers: Madeline Kendall Schreiber(She/Her) Sophie Powell (They/Them) – Photographer: Rachel Harman By JESSICA NEU Texture Contemporary Ballet’s Fragments of Time opene…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Fresh but still glowing with period flare, and dare I say fun when the subject is murder, Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 50th season is off to a fine-tuned, stylish start. The Jeffre…| onStage Pittsburgh
The orchestra has demonstrated dedication and resilience that deserves our attendance and support. By YVONNE HUDSON The significance of this weekend’s Pittsburgh Symphony conc…| onStage Pittsburgh
Audiences for the performances at Attack Theatre Studios on Friday the 3rd and at the Silver Eye Center for Photography on Saturday the 4th each had their own unique experience with the Some Assemb…| onStage Pittsburgh
Henok Negash | Image: Liberty Magic By JESSICA NEU I was supposed to see Henok Negash in Meant to Be at Liberty Magic last Wednesday on Henok’s opening night. However,…| onStage Pittsburgh
I have come here today… to talk about the ground on which I stand and all the many grounds on which I and my ancestors have toiled, and the ground of theater on which my fellow artists and I have l…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON By the numbers, the Pittsburgh premiere of Bandstand: A New American Musical is the largest show ever mounted by Front Porch Theatricals. By the emotional breadth of the show abou…| onStage Pittsburgh
Reviewed by JESSICA NEU Walking into the Benedum Center last night, fans were immediately reminded of why Idina Menzel is one of the reigning queens of Broadway. The merch…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Brace yourself for Oleanna. The David Mamet drama is not a pleasant diversion on a hot summer’s day, nor is it meant to be. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and provocat…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JESSICA NEU Whether you are a Star Wars aficionado, could identify Yoda, or have ridden a ride in Star Wars land at Disney, odds are you can recognize the opening score of the franchise films. C…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON The Music Man reminds us of a time when hardworking, small-town folk cherished simple pleasures, a time when women gossiped, men feuded, teens rebelled, and a charming, cunning co…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Let’s get right to it, because I know you’re wondering: What the heck is Fishy Woo Woo? By the time the newly minted, uproarious comedy by Monteze Freeland reveals the answer, you…| onStage Pittsburgh
