By YVONNE HUDSON Be careful what you wish for… Remember when The Blue Fairy gave puppetmaker Gepetto his wish that Pinocchio become “a real boy”? As life teaches us, the realities of parenthood and personhood have their ups and downs as older… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Sugar. Butter. Flour. At first glance, they seem like simple ingredients—Staples of any household. However, for Jenna (Zanny Laird), these are the ingredients to life. Making its regional debut, Pittsburgh Musical Theater serves up a heaping helping of… Read More ›
By BOB HOOVER There’s no more “Irish” in PICT, the reborn theater company that survived the departures of founder Andrew Paul and his successor Allan Stanford. There’s plenty of energy, though, as PICT has scheduled a series of programs inspired by the current… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON To envision Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches within the intimate confines of Carnegie Stage and bring it to fruition, as Elsewhere Pittsburgh Theatre has done, heralds the daring and creativity of that relatively new company… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Music historians often reminisce about unique times throughout the 1900s that helped to shift, transform, or inspire the musical zeitgeist of the era. Stories are told of the jam sessions at musicians’ homes in 1960s Laurel Canyon,… Read More ›
By MARIA SCIULLO Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s Grease” was practically an interactive experience with its Byham Theater audience on opening weekend. And really, who could blame anyone for clapping and singing along? It’s Grease! Like that flaming-red, hot rod car, it has only high… Read More ›
Set in 1999, Morning Reckoning tells the story of a group of 8th-grade girls who run a fan club for their favorite Boy Band, “Morning Reckoning.” By Jessica Neu Upon entering the New Hazlett Theater to enjoy local multidisciplinary artist Kelly Trumbull’s new… Read More ›
By Eva Phillips Obsession and compulsion are curious things. Often, there is an ascetic sterility that’s assumed—fastidiously organizing all the marginalia of one’s existence so nothing is out of place or touches something it shouldn’t; constantly fretting about the most… Read More ›
Next to the bowling greens in Frick Park, a large tent stirs anticipation. Quantum Theatre’s audience members are invited into the peña of beloved Chilean artist-activist Violeta Parra. Looking for Violeta explores the life and art of Violeta Parra… Read More ›
A season of uncommon women and others take Quantum Theatre audiences from a Chilean peña, to Shakespeare’s hometown, to Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The journey during Quantum’s 29th season begins with the world premiere of Looking for Violeta at the… Read More ›
