In a shift from its usual Christmas offering, the Conservatory Theatre Company at Point Park University has chosen to play The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical for its holiday show. It’s Christmas, all right – in more ways that… Read More ›
WinterwithPITR
A Musical Christmas Carol
Holiday spirit abounds at the Byham Theater! Pittsburghers greet the season with a classical tale starring a cast of captivating characters and tremendous singing. A Musical Christmas Carol is a gateway to all things Christmas. The CLO kicked off their… Read More ›
The Nutcracker
I’ve attended the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s production of The Nutcracker countless times. I went as a young, aspiring dancer growing up, and in the past few years, have the renewed the tradition as an adult. This year, as any other,… Read More ›
A Good Old Fashioned Redneck Country Christmas
To paraphrase a bit of country hero Forrest Gump, “Community Theatre is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get”. It would seem logical since we have lots of holiday shows; A Christmas Carol,… Read More ›
The Lion in Winter
It’s well into the holiday season and there’s a chance you’ve either had or will have a tense family dinner. No matter your family situation, you’re probably not going have as tense a Christmas as King Henry II and his… Read More ›
Unbolted
There is a certain immutable emotion that resides in rhythmic silences. That which we cannot articulate, understand, imitate in words or conversational gestures dwells in the physical pulsations of our movements with our own bodies and those around us. Our… Read More ›
Lungs
Some lines from Robert Frost’s 1914 “Home Burial” came to me Friday night while watching off the WALL’s production of Duncan McMillan’s Lungs: “You that dug with your own hand – how could you? – his little grave?” Dramatic works… Read More ›
Midnight Radio Holiday Spectaular
Pittsburghese and yuletide cheer converge in the Midnight Radio Holiday Spectacular at Bricolage Production Company’s space downtown. No, this is not the live version of a local radio show that airs at midnight. Midnight Radio – a program of Bricolage –… Read More ›
Winter Preview 2016
A letter from the Editor To our beloved readers, The countdown has begun; there are just 21 days left until the first day of Winter and we have put together a preview sure to prepare you for a holiday season… Read More ›
5 Musicals You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter
The selection of which musical to produce in any given season can be a dilemma. There are many factors to consider that include casting, designer, director and performance space. These decisions need to be made many months before the show… Read More ›