In keeping with its long, distinguished and successful history of world premieres and making old music new again, Pittsburgh Festival Opera this summer is producing If I Loved You… – a revue featuring the best of Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s prolific… Read More ›
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In the Next Room or the Vibrator Play
Women’s bodies, women’s pleasures, the heavily scrutinized relationship between women and the nature and autonomy of their arousal and desire is the object, either directly or indirectly, of countless texts and pieces of media and literature. The notion that women… Read More ›
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a darker version than the Disney classic that will send you on a rollercoaster of emotions. The musical featured an outstanding addition of a thirty-person choir above… Read More ›
The Christians
Kinetic Theater’s production of Lucas Hnath’s The Christians is a terrific drama, but it’s heavily philosophical and thus necessitates a commitment towards an open, curious mind. At first, I was locked into my seat thinking that I had been tricked… Read More ›
Clue: The Musical
Clue: The Musical is an interactive musical is based on the popular board game of the same name. The plot revolves around solving the murder of Mr. Boddy at his mansion that is occupied by several possible suspects; Mrs. Peacock,… Read More ›
A Gathering of Sons – World Premiere
Last night was an auspicious collection of “firsts” – Pittsburgh Festival Opera presented its first performance of the summer under their re-branded company name, and the opera chosen for the occasion was the world premiere of the much anticipated A… Read More ›
Proof
Psychological disintegration, particularly the sort that centers around visitations from unseen persons and family members, is often a challenging theme to articulate and present on stage. Embellishments, delicacies of language, sensitive interactions, and authenticity of representation are at stake in… Read More ›
An Act of God
Commandment 11: Thou shalt buy tickets to this show. I wouldn’t expect God to toot His own horn, especially when he has Gabriel around to do it for Him, but He was remiss in omitting that mandate from the list… Read More ›
Chicago
Westmoreland and Somerset Counties and the entire Laurel Mountain region is world-renowned for their outdoor activities, but another treasure that lies in Westmoreland County is the production team of Split Stage Productions that adds that special touch to the region. When… Read More ›
Thom Pain (based on nothing)
12 Peers Theater’s production of Thom Pain (based on nothing) is prefaced by this note from director Vince Ventura: When I first read Thom Pain, I was struck by the density of the language, the specificity of the images, and… Read More ›