I entered the dimly lit, almost cavernous Kelly Strayhorn Theater on the evening of Saturday, May 20th already in a sort of ethereal fugue state. Delirious from a cross country flight mere hours earlier, I clambered into the spacious venue… Read More ›
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Watch: A Haunting
This is a review for WATCH: A Haunting. It is a play by Molly Rice, read at Mansions on Fifth and produced by Real/Time Interventions. But preceding the review, please excuse this small diatribe on the nature of readings: Readings… Read More ›
The Philadelphia Story
The Philadelphia Story is a play with contemporary conflict encased within the sepia-toned shell of old Hollywood America. Its relatively complicated social and sexual conflicts are cracks in the veneer of old-school American repression, yet their existence within spaces only… Read More ›
Violet
Front Porch Theatricals’ heavenly production of Violet has a lot of baggage. Johnmichael Bohach’s rustic, minimalist scenic design is primarily comprised of suitcases, chests, and duffel bags that the actors sit, sleep, and sing on. This concept is not only… Read More ›
Ironbound
The waiting in life takes up a lot of our time–waiting for the next big thing, the next job, the next person. Ironbound’s Darja reconfirms out that anyone who takes public transportation is captive to waiting. Her attachment to a… Read More ›
Anything Goes
Are you are looking for a lighthearted break from reality with quirky characters, great songs, and dance routines? The classic Cole Porter musical comedy Anything Goes is Delightful, Delicious, and De-Lovely. There are several versions of Anything Goes available to… Read More ›
Peter and the Starcatcher
You are correct, there has been a “boatload’ of Peter and the Starcatcher productions this summer, three in fact. I must confess I did not see Little Lake or the University of Pittsburgh’s productions. I did see the Broadway national… Read More ›
Resonance Works Presents Verdi’s “Falstaff.”
Resonance Works, collaborating with the University of Pittsburgh Department of Theater Arts, gave the first of two performances of Giuseppe Verdi’s final opera, Falstaff, last night, at the Charity Randall Theater in Oakland. The ambitious project offers an opportunity to… Read More ›
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Prime Stage Theater’s adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a sincere, though sickly-sweet interpretation of the Young Adult Literature phenomenon. To enter the New Hazlett Theater and revisit this oft-remembered, rarely revisited story is to yet again… Read More ›
Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical
The board of directors at the Theatre Factory in Trafford has a reputation of not shying away from challenging productions, and this group has the pluckiness, daring, and foresight to bring theater to Pittsburgh that not only entertains but teaches… Read More ›