The playbill for Little Lake Theatre Company’s Production of Steel Magnolias proclaims that the show is “a Little Lake favorite,” making it a great selection for their 70th anniversary season. Director Lora Oxenreiter and her cast’s clear affection for Robert… Read More ›
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Catch Me If You Can
South Park Theatre’s production of Catch Me If You Can has more plot twists and turns than a Parkway West construction detour! However, before we go any further, this show bears no similarity to the 2002 Stephen Spielberg movie or… Read More ›
Beauty and the Beast
The CLO’s latest offering of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is an ebullient production, full of color, energy, magic, and fun. The show celebrates vintage Disney and vintage musicals with a retro-design, starting with a 1930s-style video presentation of the show’s… Read More ›
Stupid F*cking Bird
“Start the f*cking play!” As an audience member and a (usually) willing spectator in the events that unfold before you, there is a certain element of participation and responsibility that you must accept. You are never truly only a spectator…. Read More ›
PNME Wraps Summer Season with “The Gray Cat and the Flounder”
PNME Theatre of Music concluded its summer this weekend with well-attended performances of The Gray Cat and the Flounder. Based on a true story (the life of Bernadette Gabrielly Callery, the late wife of PNME patron Joseph Newcomer), this colorful,… Read More ›
Heathers the Musical
The Summer Company production of Heathers: The Musical opened to a sold-out audience at Duquesne University’s Genesius Theatre on June 26th. From the moment the Big Fun Band begins their jam to the final bows, it is evident the cast,… Read More ›
Brigadoon
There are some musicals that people want to go see for the clever lyrics, thrilling plot, and complex characters. Then there are some that people want to see to enjoy pretty dancing and singing. And since the romantic and magical… Read More ›
The Wiz
For their fiftieth production, The Alumni Theatre Company reprises their first show. The Wiz is a retelling of L. Frank Baum’s classic 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of modern African-American culture. The show is… Read More ›
Gloria
For anyone who has ever experienced office life, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ play Gloria, presented by Hatch Arts Collective, is both funny and relatable. There’s a host of recognizable characters, including the office ice queen, the outcast, the gossipmonger, the intern, the… Read More ›
To love and be loved
Week 3 of Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble’s 2018 season was graced by the practically perfect performance entitled To love and be loved, a collection of art songs compiled to create the story of a woman’s journey into and out of… Read More ›