Reviews of current productions by our writers
By GUILHERME MELETTI YAZBEK The first production of Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s Freshworks season opened to a full house on Friday, October 2nd—a fitting start for a program dedicated to new work in development. Aura, written and directed by Mal MacKenzie, arrives with a quietly… Read More ›
By JIM LEWIS The Takácz Quartet brought a new program to Chamber Music Pittsburgh Monday evening to kick off the organization’s 66th concert season, REVOLUTIONS: A Radical Returning. The main floor of Carnegie Music Hall was nearly sold out as the ensemble returned for its eighth time… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON When Jennifer Simard, a redhead herself, launched into tunes associated with a trifecta of her favorite ginger-haired Broadway divas, I knew I was in for a pitch-perfect, wickedly funny time. It was as if the three-time Tony… Read More ›
By MINGSI MA Pittsburgh’s BDE Productions brings the musical Rent to the Greer Cabaret Theater downtown. Inspired by Puccini’s classic opera La Bohème, Jonathan Larson’s 1996 musical has long since moved from the margins of American theater into the canon. Among the most influential musicals in history, Rent is no doubt… Read More ›
By JAMES LEWIS The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, fresh from its acclaimed European tour, returned to Heinz Hall Saturday night in a stunning performance to launch its new season. The annual gala is the PSO’s major fundraising event of the year, with… Read More ›
Alex Finke charms and amazes in solo musical “In Clay” at City Theatre.
Iron Horse Theatre Company Presents: Trapped at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater By CLAIRE STEVENS London Cain’s play Trapped follows former congressman Jim Traficant during his time in solitary confinement after being convicted of federal corruption charges in 2001. It dives into the… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU When I was a child, I can recall adults always discussing their whereabouts for two specific incidents: President Kennedy’s assassination and the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster. Whether you can remember where you put your car keys or… Read More ›
By Guilherme Meletti Yazbek The Greer Cabaret Theater was already in character before the performance began. Pop music drifted through the house, lavender and blue light bathed the audience, and the show’s title glowed on the projection screen in matching… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU We first heard the opening lyrics to “The Circle of Life” in 1994. Immediately immortalized in the cultural zeitgeist, the a cappella opening chant, sung in Zulu, became a battle cry recognizable around the world. Three years… Read More ›
