Reviews of current productions by our writers
Between dazzling spectacle and subtle reinterpretation, this revival reveals how even the most familiar fairy tales continue to evolve alongside the societies that keep retelling them. By GUILHERME MELETTI YAZBEK In 1994, Disney arrived on Broadway not merely by entering… Read More ›
By GUILHERME MELETTI YAZBEK Annie, for me, had long occupied that part of memory where many musicals live: works I know something about, but whose details have faded. Yet as soon as the house lights dimmed and the orchestra began the… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Before renowned singer and actress Jessica Vosk took the Cabaret stage, the theater staff introduced her as a “secret superstar.” If that’s the case, it seems that the secret might be out on Vosk’s talent and charm as she… Read More ›
By YVONNE HUDSON Romance meets pathos this weekend at Heinz Hall. Opening with Arturs Maskats’ “Tango”, the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Valentine’s weekend concert celebrates romance and dance, conducted by Manfred Honeck. Inspired during a visit to Italy in 2002, the Latvian… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU The Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 2025-26 series continued last night with Step Afrika!’s The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence. Combining traditional African instruments and choreography, artistic director Mfoniso Akpan and 17 tremendously talented cast members brought this profoundly moving piece to life. The Migration:… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Theater has taken on Amy Herzog’s 2024 Tony-nominated adaptation of the dark satire “An Enemy of the People” with gusto, surrounding a formidable MJ Sieber, making his local debut as the good doctor Thomas Stockmann, with an equally stellar cast.
As Pittsburgh Public Theater prepares to present “An Enemy of the People,” first published in 1882, and revived for the 10th time on Broadway in 2024, the play’s themes remain top of mind. The meaning behind Ibsen’s words, however, has given rise to a different perspective for director Marya Sea Kaminski.
What a treat, to take trip to the tropics, just a few miles from home, and feel the warmth emanating from the Heinz Hall stage, now aglow with a staged concert of “South Pacific.” The wonderfully woven tapestry of the Rodgers and Hammerstein masterwork teams Pittsburgh’s world-class orchestra, Broadway star power, local musical theater talent and Carnegie Mellon’s stars of tomorrow, today.
By MINGSI MA The Traveler (Yazid Gray) and the Ferryman (Erik Nordstrom) and The Madwoman (Logan Wagner, middle). (Image Credit: David Bachman Photography) In the Director’s Notes for Pittsburgh Opera’s Curlew River, the Stage Director Dana Kinney writes that “…[Curlew River]… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON The pioneering Freedom House Ambulance Service has garnered much-deserved attention of late, thanks to The Pitt, the HBO show that shines a spotlight on all things Pittsburgh, following the WQED documentary Freedom House Ambulance: The FIRST Responders… Read More ›
