By GREGORY LASKI STOMP has been around for most of my 41 years of life. I didn’t check, but I’d bet many of the members of this 30th Anniversary North American tour weren’t alive when the show debuted in New York… Read More ›
Arts and Ideas
Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
Chamber Music Pittsburgh’s 2024-25 Season Opens October 21
Chamber Music Pittsburgh (CMP) kicks off its 2024–25 MainStage Live season with a collaboration between the Escher Quartet and violist Jordan Bak. Embodying the range of artistic voices that have shaped chamber music, this autumn concert pairs 20th-century works by American composers Florence Price (Quartet No. 2 in A minor) and Samuel… Read More ›
Pearl Arts Rebrands and Announces New Studio Space in Braddock
PearlArts, the renowned multidisciplinary arts organization, to announced its has rebrand as PearlArts Movement & Sound. This transformation unites the organization’s diverse initiatives under one umbrella. It marks the move to its new state-of-the-art studio space in Braddock, PA. Founded by… Read More ›
Prime Stage Theatre’s ‘Great Expectations’ Opens November 2nd, with a Post Show Conversation with Charles Dickens Descendant
The new stage version restores Dickens’ original unpublished ending. According to Shakespeare’s melancholy prince Hamlet, “The play is the thing, wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the King.” For Prime Stage Theatre artistic director Dr. Wayne Brinda, the play is the thing… Read More ›
PBT’s Pittsburgh Premiere of Trey McIntyre’s ‘Peter Pan’ Opens Friday, October 25
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Will Open Its 55th Anniversary Season with the Family-Friendly Ballet Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s (PBT) Peter Pan will open at the Benedum Center on Friday, October 25, 2024. This family-friendly ballet is a Pittsburgh premiere by choreographer Trey McIntyre. It will run October 25… Read More ›
Bricolage Announces Grand Opening of Enter The Imaginarium’s New Immersive Escape Room Experience: ‘The Mind’s Eye’
Step into the World of Imagination – Opening November 13, 2024 Bricolage and Enter The Imaginarium (ETI), leaders in interactive, narrative-driven entertainment, are excited to announce the grand opening of its latest escape room experience: The Mind’s Eye. This all-new adventure promises to push the… Read More ›
Iron Horse Theater Company’s ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ is a Compassionate and Dignified Portrayal of Humanity
By JESSICA NEU Iron Horse Theater Company continues its 2024 season with a riveting production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. The play by Simon Stephens, based on Mark Haddon’s novel by the same name, was highly successful in… Read More ›
Making Art Work Speaker Series Announced by Pittsburgh Public Theater
Pittsburgh Public Theater’s new speaker series Making Art Work kicks off five sessions on Monday with Mark Valdéz, artistic director of Minneapolis’ Mixed Blood Theatre, for a moderated discussion titled “Belonging and Radical Hospitality.” Making Art Work is “designed to… Read More ›
R-ACT Productions Brings “The Revolutionists” to Life in a Bold, Girl-Powered Comedy
R-ACT Theatre Productions, winner of Best Theater Production in Pittsburgh City Paper’s 2024 Best of PGH Reader’s Poll for their March production of So, There’s a Leprechaun Now?, presents The Revolutionists by Lauren Gunderson. Directed by Brooke Echnat, this comedy-drama follows four strong women during the… Read More ›
Review: barebones productions Unleashes ‘Crocodile Fever’
By BOB HOOVER The patriarchy has taken punches to the midsection in two recent productions on our regional stages. City Theatre last month presented Salina Fillinger‘s farce, POTUS Or Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive,… Read More ›