Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Breakneck dialogue and shattering hearts take center stage in barebones productions latest show, Kenneth Lonegran’s Lobby Hero, a play which examines the banalities of four individuals’ …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:44PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Pittsburgh Opera will launch its 2018-‘19 season (the company’s 80th) on Saturday evening, October 6, with the first of four performances of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. This perennial …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:54PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 23, 2018
South Park Theatre is a bit of a drive from Pittsburgh proper, but I recently caught their production of Now & Then by Sean Grennan. This show, directed by Allison M. Weakland, was an in…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:37PM[SHARE]Friday, September 21, 2018
When I first walked into the McKeesport Little Theater to see Sordid Lives, I thought I was in the wrong place. Mind you, I went on press night, so there wasn’t the usual hubbub that you…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:16PM[SHARE]Florian Zeller, the writer of The Father, has been called the world’s most exciting living playwright. Being skeptical of big claims like that is easy. But if Kinetic Theatre Company’s e…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:21PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 20, 2018
Reporters from Pittsburgh’s media outlets converged on the new Pittsburgh Playhouse yesterday morning for a tour by the University’s President and the Conservatory of Performing Arts (…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:41PM[SHARE]Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Pittsburgh New Works Festival opened their Program D one acts on Friday, September 14, 2018, putting together a group of plays that asked the big questions about the meaning of existence, an…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:42PM[SHARE]“1-2-You know what to do…” With Pittsburgh Playwright Theatre Company’s sterling reputation as the city’s premier interpreter of August Wilson’s work, one would think it’s as e…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:22PM[SHARE]What dictates the machinations of change and progress? Is it fear that churns into action; indefatigable ethos that never relents, heedless to danger or repercussions; or the unwitting resil…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:54AM[SHARE]Monday, September 17, 2018
If you are looking for some comedic relief from the seriousness of life then visit Trafford, Pa where The Theatre Factory has brought Young Frankenstein to life on its stage. The comedic mu…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 06:55PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 16, 2018
Why am I here? Who should I be? What am I allowed? Program C was three shows in total, with less than a 2 hour total run time, and in case you’re the type to only read the first few... Rea…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:39PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 9, 2018
If you are looking for the perfect date night with your spouse or significant other, put Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus Live at The Pittsburgh CLO Cabaret at the top of your list…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:39PM[SHARE]Thursday, September 6, 2018
Enjoying its impressive twenty-eighth year, the hotly anticipated and highly regarded Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF) is in full swing and delivering a new array of exciting, original o…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:50PM[SHARE]A few days ago, on a beautiful Sunday Afternoon, I made my way to Frick Park to see Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks’ production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Beneath a canopy of tree…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:42PM[SHARE]Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Caroline Smith’s play, Kitchen Witches, is not particularly original; in fact, it relies on the rather tired trope of women whose relationship is defined by their competition over a man. I…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:56PM[SHARE]Monday, September 3, 2018
In the midst of tremendous growth and giant strides towards newness in a myriad of realms, the creative team at Pittsburgh’s City Theatre remains stalwart in their commitment to setting th…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:00PM[SHARE]PICT Classic Theatre has announced its 2018-2019 Season, “Classics in Our Times” which includes three shows, two of which are premiers. The season carries an overarching message of “…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:53PM[SHARE]With its balanced blend of classics, musicals, and new works, the Pittsburgh theatre scene is often synonymous with the Pittsburgh Public Theater. Taking the reins of the Public is no small …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:03PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 2, 2018
Pittsburgh has shed its rust-belt image. Even though that transition is ongoing, our city is consistently ranked as “one of the best places in the world to live.” Today we are known both…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:27PM[SHARE]Little Miss Sunshine opened Thursday at the Little Lake Theatre in Canonsburg. Little Lake is currently in its 70th season and is community theatre in the best sense. There are opportunities…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:41PM[SHARE]Good manners when attending performances used to include attitudes relating to formal dress, social mores, and how to be “seen” while “seeing” a performance. Today, live theatre and …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:03PM[SHARE]Saturday, September 1, 2018
A letter from the Editor, Hello friends and welcome to our third annual Fall Preview! If you’ve been sticking with us for a while, you know the drill! If you’re new to the PITR game, w…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:53PM[SHARE]This fall our five picks are three community theatre productions, and two university productions. Guys and Dolls along with Cabaret consistently make the top ten lists of terrific Broadway m…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:19PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Plenty of good ideas are born and batted about in living rooms. However, few of them emerge and endure with the kind of impact and longevity that the Pittsburgh New Works Festival has enjoye…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:20PM[SHARE]Hey gang, welcome back for our third annual Collegiate preview! School is starting once again and we’re ready to dive into this year’s seasons! Pittsburgh’s universities have plenty fo…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:56PM[SHARE]Artist rendering of the public entrance of the new Playhouse as seen from Forbes and Smithfield Street. “Willkommen! And Bienvenue! Welcome!” Pittsburgh’s newest theatre complex, The P…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:19PM[SHARE]Multiplicity. Energy. Purposeful provocation. Diversity and individuality which uplifts harmony. The vibrancy of technology that allows both transcendence and timelessness. An outstandin…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:39PM[SHARE]Sunday, August 26, 2018
Beth Corning’s dance “company” Corningworks launches its tenth season with The Waiting Room. I say a company in quotes because Corningworks doesn’t own a theatre, doesn’t have a st…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:20PM[SHARE]Thursday, August 23, 2018
Imagine being at the end of the world with absolutely nothing to wear. Imagine being an intergalactic exotic dancer whose cyber-dreams crackle simultaneously with the enormity of the univers…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:04PM[SHARE]The summer theatre season is starting to wind down. Here are two ideas for something different for your wind down this weekend with the added bonus of free admission! The CLO sponsored Show …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:17PM[SHARE]Tuesday, August 14, 2018
As someone who was reared in the golden era of Disney, I stand out as one of the anomalies who has never seen The Little Mermaid. Part of this exclusion from the canon was my mother’s reno…
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