Too often in constructing and pondering artistic criticism, I find myself hesitant or outright balking at the prospect of reviewing or discussing dance. Academically trained to understand and espouse an informed passion for film and theatre, I felt that the… Read More ›
New Hazlett Theatre
“You Can Call Me Al”
By Eva Phillips What we have stored as memory is vital. Everything present, everything “now” is chaos. This is statement that is at once a quixotically simple, irrefutable truth, and undeniably self-negating. By one token, of course all that we… Read More ›
The Speed of Sound opens Texture Contemporary Ballet’s 8th Season
Texture Contemporary Ballet opened its eighth season with The Speed of Sound at the New Hazlett Theatre on Friday evening. The program consisted of two premieres; Glass Walls with music composed by Phillip Glass and Forth Road Bridge with songs by Scottish band… Read More ›
Grey Gardens
Based on the 1975 documentary film, Grey Gardens is the mostly non-fiction dramatized story of the decline of two of America’s aristocratic royalty and their descent into ruin. They are alone, and yet together, both heartbroken. Edith Bouvier Beale and her… Read More ›
The Bridges of Madison County
Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood. Kelli O’Hara and Steven Pasquale. Caroline Nicolian and David Toole. If you’ve been living under a theatrical rock in Pittsburgh for the last several years or you haven’t yet seen Carnivale Theatrics’ dazzling production of The Bridges… Read More ›
A New Brain
For the first of two shows in their season entitled “Real People, Real Stories”, Front Porch presents an autobiographical musical. Composer William Finn began work on A New Brain after recovering from some trouble in his brain. Finn enlisted his Falsettos collaborator James Lapine… Read More ›
The Diary of Anne Frank
Over seven decades later, World War II still exists as one of the darkest times in the history of mankind. Storytellers continue to mine its historical highs and lows for new content to this day. Just last year alone, there… Read More ›
Front Porch Theatricals Finds Universal Truths in Two True Story Musicals
Front Porch Theatricals—three words have become synonymous with musical theatre prestige in the city of Pittsburgh—has more than fulfilled its ambitious mission statement over the last six years. The company’s upcoming season, made up of two quirky musicals based on… Read More ›
Fall Preview 2017
A Letter from the Editor, Our dear readers, we’ve made it through another summer season! After 40 reviews and 14 features this summer, we’re ready to dig out our sweaters, put on the kettle and continue to keep you up to… Read More ›
Three Days in the Country
The Kinetic Theatre Company presents the American premier of Three Days in the Country, Patrick Marber’s smart and funny adaptation of Turgenev’s A Month in The Country at the New Hazlett Theatre on Pittsburgh’s North Side. The play is set… Read More ›