Unfortunately, the No Name Players-organized Swan Day Pittsburgh only runs one night a year. But if the talent on display this past Saturday at the Twentieth Century Club is any indication, this is an event worth marking each year’s calendar… Read More ›
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SWAN Day Pittsburgh 2015: One Show, Sixty Women and Tons of Talent
They stitched the first flag, penned the world’s most infamous novels, founded the Red Cross, and invented windshield wipers, among many, many other things…“They” are the women who have made major contributions to our human history, and, one month each… Read More ›
Quantum Theatre’s Q Ball Dazzles Once Again!
What do light boxes, aerial performers and copious amounts of plastic wrap have in common? They all were at the Quantum Theatre’s annual Q Ball Saturday night. Held at the work-in-progress Energy Innovation Center in Uptown, guests from all walks… Read More ›
Hot Metal Musicals Delivered on Talent and Variety
A few days ago we posted a story about the Musical Theatre Artists of Pittsburgh’s first ever showcase, Hot Metal Musicals. Well Monday night we went down to the Cabaret and had a wonderful evening listening to eighteen new musical… Read More ›
New Musicals to be Showcased at the Cabaret
Classic musicals aren’t too hard to come by in Pittsburgh, like My Fair Lady, The Wiz, etc. But when was the last time you saw something brand new? Something brand new created by a local artist, no less? That’s… Read More ›
The Fringe is No Joke
Last weekend (which also happened to coincide with Mother’s Day weekend) was Pittsburgh’s very first Fringe Festival. It also happened to be my first Fringe Festival. I always knew that Fringe Festivals involved some out of the ordinary acts and… Read More ›
Seven Shows in Shadyside: Adventures in Fringe
I’m not really sure how to format this. A small group of us saw as many shows as we could within our circumstances. Here you go. The Accordion Monologues– Stephen Pellegrino began his… Read More ›
From the Internet to the Stage
Hello all. You’ve porbably heard all about the first ever Pittsburgh Fringe Festival that took place last weekend. Unfortunately, due to some work scheduling conflicts, I wasn’t able to see as many shows as I would have liked. I… Read More ›
And the Winner Is…
This past weekend marked the Inagural Pittsburgh Fringe Festival. With acts including movement, monologues, singing, dancing and improvisation, companies from around the country and from our neck of the woods put on shows from May 9th to the 11th. We,… Read More ›
In case you didn’t know…
Pittsburgh Fringe Festival For all of you that don’t know, last night kicked off the inaugural Pittsburgh Fringe Festival and will continue through Sunday. This year’s festival features 22 shows by 22 different companies in five separate venues across Shadyside,… Read More ›