What does one say about a show where the script was awful but the performance was incredible? Well, I guess the easy thing to say would be… We Will Rock You’s script was awful, but the performance that Pittsburgh Musical… Read More ›
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Evil Dead: The Musical 2
The first time I ever experienced true terror that wasn’t generated by my own imagination and confabulation, I was watching the original Evil Dead film while my parents were across the street at a dinner party. While unnerving, the film… Read More ›
In the Heat of the Night
Based on the award-winning novel by John Ball, Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company opened a new adaptation of In The Heat Of The Night on February 2nd. After the story had found life through film and television, playwright Matt Pelfrey was… Read More ›
Up and Away
Over the years, Superman and Spider-Man have faced many foes. Usually for the sake of a happy ending, they always prevail. But there’s one enemy that they’ve both suffered humiliating, public defeats at the hands of. I’m of course referring… Read More ›
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Ted Pappas first staged A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum for Pittsburgh Public Theater 20 years ago as a guest director. He has chosen it as the last musical he will direct & choreograph as the… Read More ›
The Last Five Years
It’s difficult to be close friends with both halves of a couple, because you become the ultimate Third Wheel; you are, in fact, the Third Wheel incarnate. The best case scenario for the Third Wheel is that your friends develop… Read More ›
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey
Some cases just stick with you. We probably all either know a grisled retired police officer who has uttered something to that effect or at least seen one do so on a network TV procedural. For former detective Chuck Desantis,… Read More ›
Rules of Seconds
Codes of honor have multitudinous iterations with a variety of names. Omerta for the Mafia. Bushido for Samurai. Courtly love for the softer-hearted knights of the Middle Ages. Regardless of the title or the culture, the codes center around ethics… Read More ›
The Long Walk
A fair sized and attentive audience witnessed the second performance of Jeremy Howard Beck’s The Long Walk last night at the CAPA Theater. Considering the intensity of the subject matter and music, each of the two acts runs a few… Read More ›
The Wizard of Oz
If you are parents or grandparents of preschoolers, and love theatre, a suitable show to introduce them to the magic of theatre isn’t always easy to find. Gemini Children’s Theater has the perfect solution to introduce the kiddos to both… Read More ›