When trying to hear a song, watch a video, or learn more about the musical Oklahoma!, one cannot simply type the word “Oklahoma” into a search engine. There is something huge that differentiates the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic from America’s 46th… Read More ›
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The Drowsy Chaperone
CMU Drama’s production of The Drowsy Chaperone is a high-energy fun-filled spoof of American musicals from the 1920s. It was created initially as a performance piece in 1997 for the stag party of two actual Canadian actors, Bob Martin and… Read More ›
Marie Antoinette
To enter the University of Pittsburgh’s production of Marie Antoinette in the Cathedral of Learning’s Studio Theater is to be confronted. Actors dressed alternately as nobles or revolutionaries either welcome you to the party as you enter or congratulate you… Read More ›
Holmes and Watson
We read a book, a character is described, we form a mental picture: how she moves, the timbre of her voice, the look in her eye. Some descriptive power is so vivid—theatrical even—that it gives the casting department little wriggle… Read More ›
Macbeth
The question of Shakespeare’s continued relevance in the modern world is an inquiry that never fully quiets. After all, so much has changed across four centuries since William Shakespeare penned Macbeth in 1606-07. However, Macbeth reminds us how strikingly little… Read More ›
Sylvia
The Theatre Factory production of A.R. Gurney ‘s Sylvia is a charming and funny story of a man, his wife, and the love triangle their new dog Sylvia creates. It’s the early 1990’s, and Greg and Kate have just moved… Read More ›
Madagascar
Stage 62 presents Madagascar A Musical Adventure. For the next two weekends, your favorite DreamWorks characters are live on stage, singing, dancing and cheering up and down the aisles of the theater and across the stage. The show opens at… Read More ›
Little Shop of Horrors
Give me a little murder with my musical. Cynicism with my choreography. Horror with my harmonies. Camp with my catastrophes! Give me Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s goofy, bizarre, touching, surprising modern morality play, Little Shop of Horrors. This 1980s… Read More ›
A Devil Inside
A Devil Inside is an experiment in physicality. It’s an insane show; in that, it plays with the concept of ‘madness’. Though it’s very likable, almost cute, with how over the top it gets. It’s exceptional camp, with breakaway performances… Read More ›