Reviews of current productions by our writers
By JAMES H. LEWIS In 1878, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, coming off a disastrous marriage, retired to Italy where he completed the score for Eugene Onegin and his Fourth Symphony. Inspired by the music of another composer, he then turned his… Read More ›
With news about: PBT ‘Nutcracker’ Finale; Sold-Out Speed the Musical at Glitterbox; ‘The Wolves’ at Little Lake, Go See a Show Discounts; & More. 🎭 ICYMI: PBT SAYS READIES FOND FAREWELL BEFORE WELCOMING NEW ‘NUTCRACKER’ Pittsburgh Ballet Theater’s production of… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Pittsburgh native and Duquesne University alum Cissy Rebich boasts an impressive Broadway resume. Her credits include roles in Les Misérables, Mame, and The Gift of the Magi. Last night, she played to a sold-out, hometown crowd at… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON An ominous aura looms over radio island, Quantum Theatre’s production of an eerie new play that seems to be aiming at the heart of spooky season. A daughter’s visit home to help her ailing mother quickly turns… Read More ›
It’s a MUST SEE onSTAGE PITTSBURGH CALL BOARD!
With news about:
Shaunda Miles McDill to lead TCG; Pittsburgh Playhouse world premiere of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” finds its cast; New Horizon Theater presents “THE NAM” at Attack Theatre home; Ken Gargaro leads a new generation with The Encore Players.
By SHARON EBERSON The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice has inspired rhapsodic retellings since ancient times, and as the musical Hadestown continues to prove, 21st-century audiences also can’t get enough of the star-crossed lovers. As the show now at the… Read More ›
By CLAIRE STEVENS Whether you are a Shakespeare fan, a football fan, or a proud Pittsburgher, Othello of the End Zone, or The Steel City Tragedy, presents a show packed with humor, emotion, and fun Pittsburgh references. Inspired by Shakespeare’s… Read More ›
By JAMES H. LEWIS No music director conducts every performance of a full-season symphony orchestra. While the maestro directs every major concert during the season, the rest of the season gives audiences a chance to hear the ensemble under the… Read More ›
With news about: Attack Theatre’s new Leadership, From Pittsburgh to Broadway, Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s WOWEO, Rocky Horror At the WPA, Ghoul Girls at the Strand, & this weekend’s Openings 🎭 ICYMI: Attack Theatre Welcomes Sarah Kramer as New Executive Director… Read More ›
Welcome back, Fishy Woo Woos!
Monteze Freeland’s Fishy Woo Woo, Part 2 made its deliriously delectable debut at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company this weekend, more than two years after the original. Back are the four core characters, with two OG actors (Mils “MJ” James as Cordero and Cheryl Bates-White as Char), in a spooky Halloween mystery and secrets galore to feast on.
The witty and wise script contains so many rapid-fire references to pop culture, queer icons, and inside jokes (one, in particular, about the Pittsburgh theater scene), that you may not catch them all. In such cases, I take Noel Coward’s advice: “Never mind, dear. We’re all made the same, though some more than others.”
