By MARIA SCIULLO Sit back, but don’t expect to relax. Quantum Theatre’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari assaults from all sides, in a dark and cautionary tale of man’s capacity for cruelty and manipulation. Based on the 1920 silent masterpiece… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON Jed Harris had declared The Odyssey for Quantum Theatre as his directorial swan song … until he was lured back by a tantalizing title. The invitation to collaborate came from his longtime collaborator and friend, playwright Jay… Read More ›
The Saturday and Sunday, September 30 and October 1, performances of Somewhere Over the Border were canceled “due to performer illness (non-COVID).” Continue to check the ticket site or follow City Theatre on social media for updates. By SHARON EBERSON… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson It’s not your typical PICT Classic Theatre offering, The Boys in the Band. Still, as a play that has been heralded as “a true theatrical game-changer,” it certainly fits the mold of a contemporary classic. On Friday,… Read More ›
Quantum’s production of Plano, by Will Arbery is a triumphant onion of a play filled with time-tripping, unmet expectations, razor-sharp dialogue, and incredible visual performances from the cast and set alike. It is a precarious juggling act that was fascinating… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson It would be nice if time travel was as easy as saying: “See you later. It’s later.” In Will Arbery‘s Plano, people go from now to then just that quickly. “That sucked me in at first, that… Read More ›
Reviewed by Jessica Neu After the theater went dark for over a year due to the perils of the Covid-19 pandemic, the spirit and message of Charles Dicken’s classic, A Christmas Carol, felt especially poignant. Ebenezer Scrooge, his colleagues, the… Read More ›
Jerreme Rodriguez takes over the role played for 25 years by Jeff Howell By Sharon Eberson If you have attended Pittsburgh CLO’s annual A Musical Christmas Carol in the past 25 years or so, as so many of us have,… Read More ›
One of Broadway’s most legendary performers comes face-to-face with two of Broadway’s most current residents in Pittsburgh CLO’s production of The Book of Merman. A hilarious heartfelt musical about being true to oneself, the show is a comedic romp… Read More ›
Patrick Jordan’s barebones productions hasn’t shied away from visceral drama, but it has its hands full with Dance Nation, Clare Barron’s smart, funny and insightful play about the many sides of adolescence. That stage of life when childhood slips away… Read More ›
