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  • Game On

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    The World Premiere of GAME ON at Greer Cabaret Theater, home to the Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret, is sensational fun. The audiovisuals of a simulated television game show, tucked into the intimate cabaret theater will melt away the madness of your day… Read More ›

  • Guys and Dolls

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    Stage 62, a resident theater company of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Musical Hall (ACFL&MH) is presenting the iconic Broadway show Guys and Dolls.  This classic encompasses all the elements of great musicals, energetic dance numbers, robust chorus, charming story,… Read More ›

  • Pride and Prejudice

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    Do you recall your high school literature courses, and Jane Austen’s iconic 19th-century masterpiece Pride and Prejudice?  An unconventional and contemporary adaptation by Playwright Kate Hamill premieres in Pittsburgh sparking the Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 2018-19 season.  Hamill’s script is a… Read More ›

  • Heathers the Musical

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    The Summer Company production of  Heathers: The Musical opened to a sold-out audience at Duquesne University’s Genesius Theatre on June 26th.  From the moment the Big Fun Band begins their jam to the final bows, it is evident the cast,… Read More ›

  • Dogfight

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    Stage 62’s production of Dogfight is emotionally engrossing and full of wonder.  Replete with reminiscence, both charming and heavyhearted this Pittsburgh premiere is certain to become the most talked about musical performance this spring.  If Stage 62 has been on… Read More ›

  • Madagascar

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    Stage 62 presents Madagascar A Musical Adventure. For the next two weekends, your favorite DreamWorks characters are live on stage, singing, dancing and cheering up and down the aisles of the theater and across the stage. The show opens at… Read More ›

  • A Christmas Carol

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    Everything about The Steel City Shakespeare Center’s (SCSC) production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol surprised me.  This was my first SCSC performance and I have to admit, I kind of want to go back today and watch the show again. For weeks I… Read More ›

  • Annie

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    I had high expectations for Stage 62’s production of Annie. Sitting in the audience at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, I listened dreamily as the orchestra introduced the show with a lively preface to one of the… Read More ›

  • The Matchmaker

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    Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) School of Drama 2017- 2018 Season opens with Thornton Wilder’s classic comedy The Matchmaker.  One of  America’s favorite farces, The Matchmaker experienced many adaptations before becoming a success on Broadway and eventually taking credit for the… Read More ›

  • PNWF 2017: Program B

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    The 27th annual Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF) Program B offers is a mixed bag of theatrics.  On stage, three world premiere one act plays, produced by local theater troupes.  I reviewed the line up beforehand on PNWF’s website and… Read More ›

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