Author Archives
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Review: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s presentatrion of ‘Holiday Dreams: A Spectacular Holiday Cirque!’
By Jessica Neu The Cultural Trust’s Benedum Center comes alive this weekend with Las Vegas Production’s Holiday Dreams: A Spectacular Holiday Cirque! This high-energy holiday show combines stunning visual techniques such as holograms, lasers, and projection mapping with various entertainment… Read More ›
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Highmark ‘Holiday Pops’ Delivers Holiday Magic for All Ages
Maestro Daniel Meyer conducts the always spectacular Pittsburgh Symphony through a tour-de-force of well-known holiday classics in various stylistic presentations. ByJessica Neu Holiday magic can be defined in myriad ways as it is a unique experience, feeling, or emotion to any individual,… Read More ›
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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas with Comtra Theater’s Production of ‘Miracle on 34th Street’
By Jessica Neu Thanksgiving is over, which means that the holiday season has officially commenced. It is never too early to enjoy some Christmas magic, which is precisely what the Comtra Theater will be delivering beginning Friday, December 2nd, with… Read More ›
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‘Hadestown’ Paves the Road to Hell With Beauty and Tragedy
By Jessica Neu What is Hell? Is it a place, a mindset, a metaphor? Can you return from it if you happen to find yourself there? Anais Mitchell’s musical, Hadestown, grapples with these ideological questions and challenges audiences to ponder such themes… Read More ›
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Review: The Magic of Disney’s ‘Frozen’
By Jessica Neu There is an underlying challenge whenever something as iconic as Disney’s Frozen is represented or reimagined for a space other than the original film with a beloved cast. Whether you have seen the movie more times than you care… Read More ›
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Gore, Horror and Fun at PMT’s production of ‘Evil Dead the Musical’
By Jessica Neu As October falls upon us, Pittsburghers typically seek their favorite haunted houses, Halloween costumes, and of course, everything pumpkin-flavored. However, Pittsburgh Musical Theater (PMT) offers another way to revel in all things Fall, gore, horror, and fun… Read More ›
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Review: PMT’s ‘Broadway at the Overlook’
By Jessica Neu Oh, what a night it was as some of Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s brightest stars took the stage to present Oh What a Season! PMT’s Broadway at the Overlook. Running through September 11, the delightful show gives audience… Read More ›
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Review: CLO’s Sister Act – Serious Fun
Reviewed by Jessica Neu The skies have parted, and the heavens have opened on the Benedum Center, where the Pittsburgh CLO concludes its triumphant 2022 summer season with Sister Act. Running through August 14, 2022, the show is based on the hit… Read More ›
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River Front Theater’s Impressive Young Artists in ‘Xanadu’
Reviewed by Jessica Neu Dust off your roller skates, leg warmers, and ribbon dancers and glide over to the Allegheny RiverTrail Park for Riverfront Theater Company’s production of the cult classic Xanadu. Running through August 6th, the cast of young performers… Read More ›
