Sunday, July 9, 2017
The further theater strays from the mainstream entertainment spotlight, the more its creators look back to the various ‘have-to-sees’ for its commercial rejuvenation, especially outside …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:14PM[SHARE]Thursday, July 6, 2017
The spirit of communities can often be captured and conveyed through gatherings centered around theatrical communing. Much like agoras and church meetings (though often a bit more rowdy, to …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:41AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 29, 2017
In keeping with its long, distinguished and successful history of world premieres and making old music new again, Pittsburgh Festival Opera this summer is producing If I Loved You… – a r…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:59AM[SHARE]Friday, June 23, 2017
Summer is here, and it’s time to get out of the house and smell that delicious Pittsburgh air! Whether or not that sounds appealing to you, Shakespeare in the park definitely should. You g…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:08PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 22, 2017
Women’s bodies, women’s pleasures, the heavily scrutinized relationship between women and the nature and autonomy of their arousal and desire is the object, either directly or indirectly…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:28PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Kinetic Theater’s production of Lucas Hnath’s The Christians is a terrific drama, but it’s heavily philosophical and thus necessitates a commitment towards an open, curious mind. At …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:16AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 18, 2017
Wonder Woman screenwriter Allan Heinberg has specifically cited Disney’s version of The Little Mermaid as an influence on his script. Viewers can easily recognize the scene where Diana res…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:37PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 15, 2017
Psychological disintegration, particularly the sort that centers around visitations from unseen persons and family members, is often a challenging theme to articulate and present on stage. E…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:52AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 11, 2017
Commandment 11: Thou shalt buy tickets to this show. I wouldn’t expect God to toot His own horn, especially when he has Gabriel around to do it for Him, but He was remiss in omitting that …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:53AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 8, 2017
Westmoreland and Somerset Counties and the entire Laurel Mountain region is world-renowned for their outdoor activities, but another treasure that lies in Westmoreland County is the product…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:30PM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 6, 2017
12 Peers Theater’s production of Thom Pain (based on nothing) is prefaced by this note from director Vince Ventura: When I first read Thom Pain, I was struck by the density of the language…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:46AM[SHARE]Monday, May 29, 2017
A Letter from the Editor, I would like to wish a happy unofficial start of summer to our marvelous readers! Because of you, we made it through another year here at Pittsburgh in the Round! A…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:11PM[SHARE]The Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, as the CLO is officially known, has been around for a long time. Its first performances were outdoors at Pitt Stadium in June of 1946. Back then it was a su…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:00PM[SHARE]To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the ambitious Opera Theater of Pittsburgh has rebranded as “Pittsburgh Festival Opera,” and will continue to offer musical innovations and rarities tha…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:00PM[SHARE]Split Stage Productions, co-owned by Westmoreland County’s Rob Jessup and Nate Newell just wrapped up a successful third season of three shows; Spring Awakening, Carrie and Cabaret. Rob an…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:00PM[SHARE]Theatre and the continued vitality of the dramaturgical community thrive upon collaborative spaces, dynamic connections, and open spaces—imagined or real. The rapidly popularizing phenomen…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:00PM[SHARE]Our 2017 Summer Musical Preview features a mixed bag of musicals from the interactive Clue, the zany Spamalot to three “serious†musicals exploring life’s purpose; Avenue Q,…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:00PM[SHARE]I entered the dimly lit, almost cavernous Kelly Strayhorn Theater on the evening of Saturday, May 20th already in a sort of ethereal fugue state. Delirious from a cross country flight mere h…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:30AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 28, 2017
This is a review for WATCH: A Haunting. It is a play by Molly Rice, read at Mansions on Fifth and produced by Real/Time Interventions. But preceding the review, please excuse this small di…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:34PM[SHARE]Saturday, May 27, 2017
The Philadelphia Story is a play with contemporary conflict encased within the sepia-toned shell of old Hollywood America. Its relatively complicated social and sexual conflicts are cracks i…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:27PM[SHARE]Monday, May 22, 2017
Front Porch Theatricals’ heavenly production of Violet has a lot of baggage. Johnmichael Bohach’s rustic, minimalist scenic design is primarily comprised of suitcases, chests, and duffel…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 11, 2017
Prime Stage Theater’s adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a sincere, though sickly-sweet interpretation of the Young Adult Literature phenomenon. To enter the New Hazlett Thea…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:23AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 9, 2017
The cast of Hercules Didn’t Wade in the Water with Director Wali Jamal I loved Hercules Didn’t Wade in the Water by Michael A. Jones and directed by Wali Jamal. The opening performance…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:48PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 7, 2017
The cut-away of an Irish cottage that serves as a set for PICT’s production of John B. Keane’s Sive (pronounced sigh-ve), looks a quaint place, if sparse and threadbare, but it will hous…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 06:00PM[SHARE]This week saw the announcement of the nominations for the 71st annual Tony Awards. As is the case with every year, some shows were lavished with nominations across the board—Natasha, Pierr…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:00PM[SHARE]Friday, May 5, 2017
It is hard to acknowledge something as profoundly masculine and steeped in caricatures as Arthur Miller’s milestone piece, Death of Salesman could evoke an emotionally unhinged response in…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 3, 2017
The board of directors at the Theatre Factory in Trafford has a reputation of not shying away from challenging productions, and this group has the pluckiness, daring, and foresight to bring …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 2, 2017
“We ask you now to imagine a grown cat in flight.” This line—as a glowing scarf floated through the air while cast members created the sounds of a cat gurgling and cooing—was just …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:12PM[SHARE]Monday, May 1, 2017
A great word for adaptation is “knock-off”. Like ‘cheap’; ‘pegged-down’; an insinuation that’s just a bit crappier. The ill craftsmanship of a poorly made, get-rich-quick i…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:44PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 29, 2017
The incessant, nagging chirp of crickets. It’s the iPhone noise that never reached the popularity of the classic marimba ringtone. It underscores many a painful, unending awkward silence i…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:56PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 27, 2017
What’s Missing is a show premised on imperfection, incompletion, dissatisfaction. The disembodied, mellifluous voice we hear as the two somber dancers begin their very calculated, yet very…
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