Well friends. 2018 is nearly over. It’s been a big year for us. We’ve welcomed a few newcomers to our writing team, expanded our coverage and written more than we’ve ever written! 184 reviews and 95 features about 57 companies… Read More ›
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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces Liberty Magic
The Cultural District, its theaters and galleries have always been a magical place. It is about to become even more magical with the addition of Liberty Magic, an intimate speakeasy-style magic arts venue dedicated to the art of sleight of… Read More ›
Winter Preview: 3rd Edition
A letter from the Editor, Well, here we are again, my dear readers. Nearly the end of the year. Nearly winter. Nearly time for new beginnings. It’s also nearly our 5th birthday! In our nearly five years we have written… Read More ›
Marya Sea Kaminski Steps Out with a Tempest for Our Times
Taking the reins at Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Artistic Director Marya Sea Kaminski summons Shakespeare for her directorial debut of her innovative adaptation of The Tempest, January 24-February 24, 2019. Her production next conjures a wintry world in the O’Reilly Theater… Read More ›
folkLAB: Transcending Boarders and Transforming Art
In an ideal world should be an onus on theatre and the artists who work to produce theatre to uphold a particular ethos and promulgate art that entertains as much as it informs and represents the diversity of the world… Read More ›
Dear Theater Mom: The Trials of Tech Week
For those of you new to the theatre game, tech week refers to the week prior to the opening night of a play, musical, or similar theatrical production in which all of the technical elements (lights, sound, set, costumes, makeup,… Read More ›
Ray Werner Strikes Again with Run the Rabbit Path at PICT
Among the definitions of “late bloomer,” you should find the name, Ray Werner. As he turned 80 this year, the longtime Point Breeze resident enjoyed his first “Ray Fest,” the debut of five Werner plays produced by Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre… Read More ›
Musical of the Month: Nuncrackers
Our musical pick for December is the Theatre Factory’s production Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical. Picking a holiday musical is often a challenge for community theatres. The selection needs to be something that isn’t another company’s holiday tradition, isn’t being… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Classic Players: A Classic in the Making
The Pittsburgh Classic Players theatre company was founded by three Shakespearean scholars who met in graduate school at Mary Baldwin University. Brett Sullivan Santry, Harper York, and Katie Crandol became friends in graduate school, and in 2013, the trio of… Read More ›
5 Musicals You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter: 2018
Welcome to our Winter Edition of the Top Five Musicals. The juggernaut known as Hamilton will be occupying the Benedum for the entire month of January, but there are still a few good choices out there to satisfy the most serious… Read More ›