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Saturday, March 16, 2019

Five Must See Musicals for Spring 2019 (Plus Two) by Ghoover

Meteorological spring may still be a few weeks away, but the spring theatre season and it ’s crop of Tony Award-winning musicals is about to burst into full bloom. Our five picks are gener…

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Post-Industrial “Lear” Enlivens Carrie Furnace by Ghoover

Quiet no longer, the Carrie Furnaces National Historical Landmark is the the site of intriguing and inspired events. As the Rivers of Steel Heritage Site website says, “While production ma…

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Friday, March 15, 2019

PICT’s “The Heiress” Revives a Classic Tale of Self-Discovery by Ghoover

PICT Classic Theater’s third and final production of their 2018-2019 season will be The Heiress, written by Ruth and Augustus Goetz. Adapted from the novel, Washington Square by Henry Jame…

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Sunday, March 10, 2019

The Mirabal Sisters’ Heroic Legacy in Prime Stage’s “In the Time of the Butterflies” by Ghoover

By Eva Phillips There is a story a within a story happening in In the Time of the Butterflies, the ink bleeding through the cover of one story into the tremulously turned pages of the other.…

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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Romp and Circumstance in Theatre Factory’s “Fuddy Meers” by Ghoover

By Eva Phillips Imagine living the first day of the rest of your life every damn day. Imagine meeting your plucky yet exhausted husband and your unwieldy, pot-loving son anew every damn day,…

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Thursday, February 28, 2019

“The Double-Threat Trio” by Ghoover

By Ringa Sunn The Pittsburgh CLO has a unique program called SPARK. The basic idea behind the program is to give writers a supportive environment to create small-cast musicals. The Double-Th…

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Sunday, February 24, 2019

“Savior Samuel” by Ghoover

By Brian Pope Faith is in the eye of the beholder. It is an abstract concept. It is reliant on context. It is difficult to hold on to when the harsh realities become overwhelming. The conseq…

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019

“An Octoroon” by Ghoover

By Brian Pope Conventional wisdom dictates that you should never meet your idols. You run the risk of said idols failing to meet the stratospheric expectations you set for their personalitie…

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Sunday, February 17, 2019

Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artist Caitlin Gotimer on Upcoming Production of “Glory Denied” by Ghoover

For its second and last Resident Artist production of the winter, Pittsburgh Opera will present the local premiere of Tom Cipullo’s Glory Denied, beginning Saturday, February 23, at the co…

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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

“Next to Normal” by Ghoover

By Tyler Prah The National Institute of Health reports that 1 in 5 adults within the United States (over 40 million) is facing mental illness. This fails to account for the worsening trend i…

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Monday, February 11, 2019

Split Stage’s “Bonnie & Clyde” Filled with Local Talent by Ghoover

By Linda Harcom There are times when I go to the theatre and I am truly amazed at the level of talent we have in our area. Saturday night was one of those times, when I attended Split Stage…

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Friday, February 8, 2019

“You Can Call Me Al” by Ghoover

By Eva Phillips What we have stored as memory is vital. Everything present, everything “now” is chaos. This is statement that is at once a quixotically simple, irrefutable truth, and und…

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

Pittsburgh Opera Announces 81st Season’s Lineup by Ghoover

Pittsburgh Opera, shortly after announcing that its Education and Outreach programs have earned the company a prestigious spot as a finalist in the 2019 International Opera Awards, has relea…

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Monday, January 28, 2019

In The Heights by Ghoover

By Brian Pope Pittsburgh Winter 2019 has (so far) been very unkind to residents. It’s par for the course but distressing nonetheless. Unexpectedly though, the season and the city have been…

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Pittsburgh Opera’s “afterWARds” – (Mozart’s “Idomeneo” Reimagined) – to Feature New Resident Artist Terrence Chin-Loy by Ghoover

Mozart’s colossal Idomeneo, first heard on January 29, 1781 in Munich, is an opera with a history of “re-visitations” stretching back to the days of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari and Richard St…

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Monday, January 21, 2019

A Future of Change and Growth for Pittsburgh in the Round by Ghoover

As the new year begins, exciting chapters are opening in the world of Pittsburgh in the Round, the comprehensive online magazine covering theatre, dance and opera for the Greater Pittsburgh…

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Saturday, January 12, 2019

Twelfth Night by Ghoover

By Helen Meade Pittsburgh Classic Players opened their first full season of plays with an appropriately-timed production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night…on Twelfth Night (Friday, …

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Friday, January 11, 2019

Musical of the Month: In the Heights by Ghoover

January is a slow month in Pittsburgh for the opening dates of musicals except for the national tour of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton at the Benedum through the end of the month. As Hamil…

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Thursday, December 27, 2018

2018: A Year in Reviews by Ghoover

Well friends. 2018 is nearly over. It’s been a big year for us. We’ve welcomed a few newcomers to our writing team, expanded our coverage and written more than we’ve ever written! 184 …

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

OTHER: multiracial folklore by Ghoover

To value ourselves as more than the sum of our parts is an abstraction that seems almost inconceivable. Allowing ourselves meaning that transcends the borders and limitations that, because o…

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces Liberty Magic by Ghoover

The Cultural District, its theaters and galleries have always been a magical place. It is about to become even more magical with the addition of Liberty Magic, an intimate speakeasy-style ma…

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Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Midnight Radio: Die Hard N’at by Ghoover

I love Midnight Radio. The concept of the show is perfectly summed up in their intro: it’s a radio show that’s not on the radio. For ten years, Bricolage Production Company has adapted s…

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Saturday, December 8, 2018

The Seagull by Ghoover

The gnawing anxieties and insecurities and ceaseless self-doubt of the emerging artists are the starts of Anton Chekov’s lauded, and now somewhat notorious, masterpiece The Seagull. The so…

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

La Strega by Ghoover

Musicals and bucolic folk stories can often function to encase the bleak in baroque, to dress the macabre in diaphanous, floral cloaks, and to adorn the dire with hints of whimsy. These flou…

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The Stuttering Pig and The Christmas Tassel Bell by Ghoover

I got to see the Ray Werner Festival on an evening where two one-acts were performed. The first of which was called The Stuttering Pig, and you can imagine my disappointment when, spoiler al…

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Monday, December 3, 2018

Winter Preview: 3rd Edition by Ghoover

A letter from the Editor, Well, here we are again, my dear readers. Nearly the end of the year. Nearly winter. Nearly time for new beginnings. It’s also nearly our 5th birthday! In our nea…

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Vivienne by Silver Theater at the Glitterbox by Ghoover

Designed as a showcase for playwrights, directors, and actors of the “over forty” set, The Silver Theater Project continues its Salon Play staged reading series with Vivienne at The Gli…

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Marya Sea Kaminski Steps Out with a Tempest for Our Times by Ghoover

Taking the reins at Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Artistic Director Marya Sea Kaminski summons Shakespeare for her directorial debut of her innovative adaptation of  The Tempest, January 24-Fe…

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folkLAB: Transcending Boarders and Transforming Art by Ghoover

In an ideal world should be an onus on theatre and the artists who work to produce theatre to uphold a particular ethos and promulgate art that entertains as much as it informs and represent…

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Ray Werner Strikes Again with Run the Rabbit Path at PICT by Ghoover

Among the definitions of “late bloomer,” you should find the name, Ray Werner. As he turned 80 this year, the longtime Point Breeze resident enjoyed his first “Ray Fest,” the debut o…

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Musical of the Month: Nuncrackers by Ghoover

Our musical pick for December is the Theatre Factory’s production Nuncrackers: The Nunsense Christmas Musical.   Picking a holiday musical is often a challenge for community theatres. Th…

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