As the denouement of City Theatre’s exhilarating and compelling season swiftly approaches, the illustrious Pittsburgh theatre annually elects to end things with a proverbial bang, keeping the electric pace of the theatre racing onward. Fittingly, the unique festival that ties… Read More ›
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Nomad Motel
A despondent yet wistful boy plays a series of rhythmically haunting chords and beats on a loop pedal that he adroitly interweaves and syncopates with such meticulousness and emotional purposefulness that belies the rueful yearning that riddles him which he… Read More ›
Pittsburgh CLO Ignites a SPARK to Pierce the Dark
What comes first: the music or the lyric? This question has been asked by people of all levels of engagement with the craft of musical theatre. One thing that has been true about musical theatre from the beginning is that… Read More ›
The White Chip
As the progeny of two alcoholic parents, I felt mixed emotions going into Sean Daniels’ autobiographical play, The White Chip. The play traces his descent into alcoholism and subsequent emergence into sobriety. I was an expert martini maker by age… Read More ›
Citizens Market
Like a good New York City supermarket that has everything its neighborhood needs, a strong play like Cori Thomas’ Citizens Market serves up multi-layered characters and their captivating personal stories. Full of laughter and life, this world premiere celebrates an… Read More ›
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey
Some cases just stick with you. We probably all either know a grisled retired police officer who has uttered something to that effect or at least seen one do so on a network TV procedural. For former detective Chuck Desantis,… Read More ›
Winter Preview 2017
A letter from the Editor: Our dearest readers, Winter is only 24 days away and we’re already dashing through Christmas decorations and Cyber Monday sales as 2108 creeps up on us. 2017 has gone fast and we at Pittsburgh in… Read More ›
The Old Man and the Old Moon
PigPen Theatre Company’s The Old Man and the Old Moon radiates joy at such a rate that you can practically feel its glow before you even get the chance to take your seat. I mean that somewhat literally. The cast… Read More ›
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City
City Theatre’s dynamic production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center of New York City may not be for the faint of heart, but it is about the faint… Read More ›