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  • Brigadoon

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    There are some musicals that people want to go see for the clever lyrics, thrilling plot, and complex characters. Then there are some that people want to see to enjoy pretty dancing and singing. And since the romantic and magical… Read More ›

  • The Wiz

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    For their fiftieth production, The Alumni Theatre Company reprises their first show. The Wiz is a retelling of L. Frank Baum’s classic 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of modern African-American culture.  The show is… Read More ›

  • Gloria

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    For anyone who has ever experienced office life, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play Gloria, presented by Hatch Arts Collective, is both funny and relatable. There’s a host of recognizable characters, including the office ice queen, the outcast, the gossipmonger, the intern, the… Read More ›

  • To love and be loved

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    Week 3 of Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble’s 2018 season was graced by the practically perfect performance entitled To love and be loved, a collection of art songs compiled to create the story of a woman’s journey into and out of… Read More ›

  • Arabella – Pittsburgh Festival Opera

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    Pittsburgh Festival Opera presented the local premiere of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Arabella Friday night, in the company’s ongoing commitment to give performances of the lesser known works of this great composer. They are consistently successful in their endeavor,… Read More ›

  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

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    The musical version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels first premiered on stage in 2004, an offshoot of the movie by the same name. The story revolves around two con artists. Lawrence Jameson lives a lavish lifestyle on the French Rivera, made… Read More ›

  • Big Fish

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    There often isn’t the emotional or pragmatic space anymore to dedicate the time to storytellers and fantastically capricious tales. Deeply nostalgic in nature, plays and films and books that illuminate and glorify the fantabulous storytellers, the people who weave yarns… Read More ›

  • A Streetcar Named Desire

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    Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire is a troubling and troublesome play. Troubling because it is still, even at 71 years old, emotionally harrowing and often deeply disturbing. It delves into mental illness, spousal abuse, and rape and wraps the… Read More ›

  • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)

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    Propped upon a music stand, “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare” resembles a holy text and its spartan backdrop, a reliquary. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) on the other hand, reveres the Bard just as often as it… Read More ›

  • Grease

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    Unless you just dropped on to Earth from another planet, it would be difficult to believe you are not familiar with Grease from the many theatrical productions or the 1978 film. But just in case, here is the skinny on… Read More ›

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