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Monday, November 28, 2022

Visionary Quintet Imani Winds Concludes Artist Residency with Grand Finale Performance by Ghoover

December 5th Concert Celebrates Black and Brown Composers Chamber Music Pittsburgh will host the revolutionary quintet Imani Winds for a chamber music performance celebrating their one-ye…

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Sunday, November 27, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of November 28th, 2022 to the end of this December by Ghoover

Opening This Week Harry Connick, Jr. – A Holiday Celebration | National Artists | Benedum Center | November 29, 2022 | https://trustarts.org/production/83472/harry-connick-jr-a-holiday-c…

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Saturday, November 26, 2022

Pittsburgh Savoyards Offers a Thought-Provoking Version of a Beloved Holiday Classic by Ghoover

By Jessica Neu Adapted and directed by Robert Hockenberry, the Pittsburgh Savoyards celebrate their 85th season with the beloved holiday classic Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol. Seein…

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Pittsburgh Public Theater Announces the 2022/2023 New Play Contest by Ghoover

Accepting Submissions through December 16   Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced its third annual New Play Contest. The competition is open to writers based in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and …

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Friday, November 25, 2022

Resonance Works Welcomes the Holiday Season with ‘Amahl and the Night Visitors’ and ‘The Ballad of the Brown King’ by Ghoover

Holiday Program Features Local Singers Victory Brinker and Anqwenique Kinsel   Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, December 16-18, 2022  Resonance Works’ 2019 production of Amahl & the Ni…

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Pittsburgh Chamber Orchestra presents An Evening with Joy Ike, December 3rd and 4th, 2022 by Ghoover

Plan for a reflective evening of music and storytelling as the orchestra accompanies Joy on a number of her original songs, including Grieg Holberg Suite, Gershwin Lullaby for Strings and…

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Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Arcade Comedy Theater is Sketching Out an Exciting December by Ghoover

Arcade’s production of Sketchville features over a dozen writers and performers From the deck of the Titanic, to a scene on Mars, to a motel in the year 0 B.C., Sketchville is a producti…

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Monday, November 21, 2022

Pittsburgh Opera to have Inaugural Summer Camp in July 2023 by Ghoover

The Camp, called Bravo Academy, is designed for high school students interested in opera and other performing arts. Participants will receive invaluable hands-on experience with leading ind…

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Sunday, November 20, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of November 21st, 2022 to the end of this December by Ghoover

Opening This Week Soweto Gospel Choir: HOPE – It’s Been A Long Time Coming | Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series | Byham Theater | November 22, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. | htt…

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Thursday, November 17, 2022

Chatham Baroque Presents’ The Virtuoso Recorder’ November 18th to 20th, 2022 by Ghoover

Chatham Baroque Presents’ The Virtuoso Recorder’ November 18th to 20th, 2022 Recorder virtuoso Judith Linsenberg joins Chatham Baroque for a program of sparkling concertos and sonatas …

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Little Lake Theatre Company Reveals Their 2023 Season Productions  by Ghoover

An ambitious season themed “Little Lake – Big Stories” By way of backstory:  In the spring of 1949, Edith Disney and her son, Will, discovered an old barn on the side of a lake in Wa…

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Monday, November 14, 2022

Catch the Holiday Spirit Early with The Strand Theater’s Production of Irving Berlin’s ‘White Christmas’  by Ghoover

The Beloved Film Classic Comes Alive in This Broadway Smash Hit | Performances continue November 18 to 20, 2022 Last year, The Strand was the first venue in the Pittsburgh market and the ent…

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Sunday, November 13, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of November 14th, 2022 to the end of this December by Ghoover

Opening This Week Boney James: Detour | Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series | November 15, 2022 | 8 p.m. | Byham Theater | https://trustarts.org/production/83470/boney-james…

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Friday, November 11, 2022

Riverfront Theater Company’s Production of ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ Was Almost Right by Ghoover

By MAC Hoover The Play That Goes Wrong is a farcical murder mystery, a play within a play that was conceived and originally performed by the UK’s award-winning Mischief Theater Company. I…

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

City Theatre to Stage Anna Ziegler’s Mysterious New Drama ‘The Wanderers’ by Ghoover

“Playwright Anna Ziegler imbues The Wanderers with the sweetness and humor of a romantic comedy and the heartbreak of a tragedy.” –   San Diego Jewish World City Theatre’s second…

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Tuesday, November 8, 2022

The Pittsburgh Savoyards Continue their 85th season with Charles Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Ghoover

Performances are over three weekends: November 25, 26, 27, December 2, 3, 4, December 9, 10. This beloved Christmas ghost story by Charles Dickens is a holiday favorite sure to put you in …

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Pittsburgh writer, playwright, and director Michael McGovern’s new book ‘Blood Ending: A Vampire Novel’ releases this Thursday, November 10, 2 by Ghoover

The novel melds the elements of gothic horror, alchemy, sex magic, and science, conjuring a pulse-pounding vampiric adventure. This isn’t your ‘tween’s horror story. McGovern says, …

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Sunday, November 6, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of November 7th, 2022 to the end of this December by Ghoover

Opening This Week Megan Hilty | Trust Cabaret  | O’Reilly Theater | November 7, 2022 | https://www.trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-cabaret-series The Play That Goes Wrong | …

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Friday, November 4, 2022

PYSO opens Their Season at Heinz Hall on November 13th, 2022 by Ghoover

If you have ever thought about introducing yourself or your kids to classical music or having them see what a “big” theater such as Heinz Hall is like, here is an excellent opportunity, …

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Monday, October 31, 2022

Pittsburgh Opera Resident Artist Alum Maire Therese Carmack Wins Third Prize in the 2022 Operalia Competition by Ghoover

Operalia was founded in 1993 by Plácido Domingo to discover and honor the best new young Opera singers of today. Its annual competition is widely considered one of the most prestigious and…

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Sunday, October 30, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of October 31, 2022 to the end of December by Ghoover

Opening This Week Fall Student Choreography Project | Pittsburgh Playhouse | Conservatory Dance Company | November 2 to 6, 2022 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu SpongeBob SquarePants the…

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Saturday, October 29, 2022

Preview: Pittsburgh Public Theater’s production of the Tony Awarded-Winning classic ‘A Raisin In The Sun’  by Ghoover

Last performanes this weekend, October 29th and 30th, 2022 – Read Bob Hoover’s review here Pittsburgh Public Theater’s first full season since 2019 begins with this Tony Award-winning …

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Friday, October 28, 2022

Next Up at Pittsburgh Opera – Mozart’s Perennial ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ by Ghoover

Soprano Nicole Cabell Returns as the Countess – Performances begin November 5th, 2022 at the Benedum By George B. Parous For the second production of its season, Pittsburgh Opera is offeri…

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Stage 62 presents ‘Urinetown’ the Musical opening November 10th, 2022 by Ghoover

Winner of three Tony Awards, three Outer Critics Circle Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, and two Obie Awards, Urinetown the Musical is a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capit…

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Thursday, October 27, 2022

Riverfront Theater Company Presents ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ as their 2022 Season Finale  by Ghoover

Riverfront Theater Company is set to bring down the house (literally) with The Play That Goes Wrong at Allegheny RiverTrail Park (285 River Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15215) on November 10–12 and…

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Pittsburgh Musical Theater will make a splash at the Byham Theater with ‘Disney’s The Little Mermaid’ on November 3 to 6, 2022 by Ghoover

The production will be the first PMT show presented at the Byham since 2020.  Disney’s The Little Mermaid takes audiences on a magical journey beneath the sea and the world above. Ariel…

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Monday, October 24, 2022

Prime Stage Theatre’s ‘Frankenstein’ Opens November 4th, 2022 at the New Hazlett Theater by Ghoover

Prime Stage Theatre’s new season of Suspense, Hope, and Wonder opens with a classic tale with a new twist. Written over two centuries ago by Mary Shelley, Frankenstein is considered by m…

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Sunday, October 23, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of October 24, 2022 to the end of November by Ghoover

Opening This Week Dracula | Steel City Shakespeare Company | October 28 & 29, 2022 | West View Hub |  http://www.steelcityshakespeare.org  The Rocky Horror Show | McKeesport Little …

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Gilbert and Sullivan’s oldest opera ‘The Sorcerer’comes back to life in the Pittsburgh Savoyard’s current revival by Ghoover

By MAC Hoover Although the Sorcerer is not as well known as some of their other works, it’s a comical delight. Where would we be if we had no reference from where we were before? That sent…

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Saturday, October 22, 2022

Bender Leadership Academy Announces ARTSESSIBILITY Partnership with Pittsburgh CLO by Ghoover

The Bender Leadership Academy announced a partnership with Pittsburgh CLO, known as ARTSESSIBILITY, a joint program aimed at teaching the performing arts to people with disabilities. Through…

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Friday, October 21, 2022

Attack Theatre presents ‘Dear Sessions’ A salon-style evening of music and dance on October 28, 2022  by Ghoover

Attack Theatre, now in its 28th season, invites you to a salon-style evening of music and dance that will move you. Join this first show of the new season in Lawrenceville, featuring Grammy…

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