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  • Review: Comfort From Infinite Pain Abides in the Indomitable Women of ‘Infinite Life’

    Chronic pain has invaded the bodies of every character in “Infinite Life,” a constant companion as they lounge in the sun, ruminating on their paths to a fasting clinic, sipping water, hungering for peace, conjuring distractions and supporting each other in their separate journeys. In a quietly compelling 110 minutes, the Annie Baker play now at barebones productions in Braddock, does not tick off any boxes of expectations; rather, it lives and breathes in a singular realm of slow-burn storytelling.

  • If Laughter Is the Best Medicine, Play On

    In the Tony Award-winning “Eureka Day” (Best Play Revival of 2025), arriving at City Theatre this week, affluent parents who have sent their children to a utopian high-achieving private school are faced with an unexpected and up-to-the-second quandary: a difference of opinion on vaccinations. So why am I laughing?

  • And For City Theatre’s ‘Next Act,’ An Expanded 2026-2027 Season 

    In addition to a 5-show subscription lineup and special events, Bricolage and RealTime Arts will be in residence  By SHARON EBERSON City Theatre has themed its 52nd season as “Our Next Act,” featuring a five-show subscription lineup, with two world… Read More ›

  • oSP’s Call Board for March 5th, 2026

    With News About: PMT’s Evan Hansen, MCG Jazz and Prime Stage concert, Pittsburgh Savoyards, Resonance Works, Shit-Faced Shakespeare, Lincoln Park, and Chicago. 🎭 But first, ICYMI from oSP: WAVING AT PMT’S ‘DEAR EVAN HANSEN’ Anthony Marino Jr. will play the lead… Read More ›

  • Barebones Assembles a Starry Cast for ‘Infinite Life’

    In rehearsal these days, an abundance of riches faces back at Patrick Jordan as he directs some of the leading ladies of the Pittsburgh stage — Tami Dixon, Sheila McKenna, Karla Payne, Helena Ruoti, and Cary Anne Spear — in “Infinite Life.” The Annie Baker play, opening Friday, March 6, 2026, at barebones productions’ Braddock black box, focuses on a group of mature women in physical pain. They share their stories, and their longings, while lounging on the patio of a Northern California fasting clinic.

  • ‘Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits’ Grants Permission to Showcase Humor and Talent 

    By JESSICA NEU What happens when Broadway meets Saturday Night Live? Four stellar actors at the Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University tackle that question with Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits. Directed by Marcus Stevens, this long-running, acclaimed off-Broadway musical revue pokes fun at… Read More ›

  • Pouring It On for PICT: Michael Patrick Trimm Takes on ‘The Smuggler,’ a Solo Thriller in Rhythmic Verse

    The Smuggler – a one-man thriller in rhythmic verse – is finally ready for its closeup. Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre first announced Michael Patrick Trimm in the role of bartender/smuggler/immigrant Tim Finnegan for March of last year, working with director Patrick Cannon and expected at Riley’s Pour House in Carnegie. Fate and fire intervened, and Riley’s burned to the ground in November 2024. Starting March 13, 2026, Trimm is now ready to get fully under the skin of Finnegan, with a new director (Melissa Grande) and a new venue (Carnegie Stage), after more than a year of stop-and-start preparation.

  • Review: Patti LuPone Mines Matters of the Heart

    Patti LuPone’s eyes lit up and her smile was as wide as it had been all evening while entertaining a packed Byham Theater on Tuesday night. 2026 marks the 25th year of the concert she had just performed, titled Matters of the Heart, and she had been told she was on this same spot 25 years ago. She has been back since, but this memory spark delight. Even so, she began the night by saying “Hi Pittsburgh. I’m Patti LuPone,” as if we needed an introduction. Or, perhaps, the woman shimmering from within and wearing sparkly white, was just ready to get reacquainted.

  • Five Questions With … Marcus Stevens

    Marcus Stevens has returned to Point Park University, but at a different Playhouse than the one he left when he graduated in 2003. He will direct “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits,” March 4-6, 2026, at the state-of-the-art Downtown theater building that opened in 2018.

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