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Friday, September 30, 2022

Pittsburgh Opera and Point Park University Present ‘Animated Arias’ Special Live Concert on October 14, 2022 by Ghoover

Pittsburgh Opera will perform Animated Arias a concert combining live singing and music with contemporary video animation at Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse on Friday, Octob…

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Thursday, September 29, 2022

2022-2023 Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series Lineup Announced by Ghoover

Lineup includes an array of family friendly and holiday programming! The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is excited to announce tickets are now on sale for the 2022-2023 Dentons Cohen & Grigsb…

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Pittsburgh Musical Theater brings back ‘Evil Dead the Musical’  by Ghoover

Pittsburgh Musical Theater (PMT) will present the cult classic Evil Dead the Musical starting this Friday, September 30 thru October 22 at the West End Canopy at PMT, 327 S Main Street.  …

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Prime Stage Theatre Announces their 2022-2023 Season of Suspense, Hope, and Wonder  by Ghoover

Prime Stage Theatre’s 26th season brings literature to life with new productions, continued partnerships, an expanded Prime Stage Sprouts program, and a new installment of their interactiv…

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Sunday, September 25, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of September 26th, 2022 to the end of October by Ghoover

Opening This Week Evil Dead the Musical | Pittsburgh Musical Theater | West End Canopy | September 30 to October 22, 2022 | https://pittsburghmusicals.com/season/ The Sounds of New Orleans…

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Saturday, September 24, 2022

Review: Off the Wall Productions Premiers ‘What kind of Woman’ at Carnegie Stage by Ghoover

By Megan Grabowski Off the Wall Productions’ What Kind of Woman, written by Erie, PA native Abbe Tanenbaum, is premiering at Carnegie Stage. A work in progress since 2016, Tanenbaum has c…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:58PM[SHARE]

a.k. payne Named as Second Recipient of the Kemp Powers Commission Fund for Black Playwrights at City Theatre  by Ghoover

City Theatre has announced the second artist selected for support for the Kemp Powers Commission Fund for Black Playwrights. The fund is made possible through the generous support of award-w…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:28PM[SHARE]
Monday, September 19, 2022

Opening This Week- the Details for September 19th to 25th, 2022 by Ghoover

Here is a more detailed look at the shows and performances opening in the Greater Pittsburgh area this week. You can check our full listings for the 22-23 season by month, by company, or jus…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:00PM[SHARE]
Saturday, September 17, 2022

ICYMI- Preview: ‘Clyde’s’ at City Theatre, Opening September 24th by Ghoover

By Bob Hoover Where do writers find their inspiration? Melville found it in the sea, Twain on the Mississippi, Fitzgerald on Long Island, and Lynn Nottage in Reading, Pa. Don’t laugh. Jo…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:01AM[SHARE]
Thursday, September 15, 2022

Alumni Theater Company Names New Executive Director by Ghoover

Six months ago, Hallie Donner announced her intention to transition away from Alumni’s Executive Director role at ATC so she could focus on the artistic side of the company. After an exten…

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Prime Stage Theatre and Nathan Ruggles Honored with National Achievement Award Recognizing Significant Contributions in Audio Description by Ghoover

Prime Stage Theatre and their audio describer, Nathan Ruggles, are honored to be the recipients of the American Council of the Blind (ACB) 2022 Audio Description Achievement Awards in the P…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:32PM[SHARE]
Monday, September 12, 2022

Opening This Week- the Details for September 12 to 18, 2022 by Ghoover

Here is a more detailed look at the shows and performances opening in the Greater Pittsburgh area this week. You can check our full listings for the 22-23 season by month, by company, or jus…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 06:56PM[SHARE]
Sunday, September 11, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of September 12th, 2022 to the end of October by Ghoover

Opening This Week Arab musician and folklorist Karim Nagi | Chamber Music Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University | September 12, 2022 | https://www.chambermusicpit…

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Thursday, September 8, 2022

‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ Delayed Opening Happens Tonight at South Park Theatre by Ghoover

Last weekeds opening was postponed duet o COVID, but the show must go on, starting this evening, with additional added performances. A non-stop laughfest in which Pseudolus, a crafty slave, …

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Sunday, September 4, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of September 5th, 2022 to the end of October by Ghoover

Opening This Week Broadway at the Overlook | Pittsburgh Musical Theater | West End Elliott Overlook Park | September 8 to 11, 2022 | https://pittsburghmusicals.com/shows/overlook/ William…

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Weekends in the Park With Will by Ghoover

Review: Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks’ A Midsummer Night’s Dream By MAC Hoover “I know a bank where the wild thyme blows,Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows,Quite over-cano…

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Pittsburgh CLO’s 2023 Summer Season of Musicals by Ghoover

This summers worst keep secret is finally out and up on the CLO’s website, so just in case you haven’t yet figured it out yet, and since anything goes, here goes: ANYTHING GOES | June 13…

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Preview: ‘Clyde’s’ at City Theatre by Ghoover

By Bob Hoover Where do writers find their inspiration? Melville found it in the sea, Twain on the Mississippi, Fitzgerald on Long Island, and Lynn Nottage in Reading, Pa. Don’t laugh. Jo…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:28PM[SHARE]
Monday, August 29, 2022

Review: ‘Mr. Messado’s School of Magic for the Young and Young at Heart’ at Liberty Magic by Ghoover

By Jessica Neu Every Sunday through mid-December, Liberty Magic features magician Joshua Messado. He brings to life Mr. Messado’s School of Magic for the Young and Young at Heart. This …

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Sunday, August 28, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of August 29, 2022 to the end of September by Ghoover

Opening This Week The Metromaniacs | Little Lake Theatre | Main Stage | September 1 to 11, 2022 | https://www.littlelake.org/box-office-1 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum  | …

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Friday, August 26, 2022

On Stage at the 2022 Pittsburgh New Works Festival by Ghoover

On the Main Stage at the 2022 Pittsburgh New Works Festival The Pittsburgh New Works Festival has been dedicated to producing new plays from all over the world for 31 years! From comedy to d…

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Chatham Baroque Announces 2022-’23 Concert Series by Ghoover

The robust, ambitious season kicks off in September with Mozart, Hadyn and Beethoven performed by “superbly adept” fortepianist Yi-heng Yang. Chatham Baroque announces its Chatham Baro…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:38AM[SHARE]
Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Mr. Smalls in Millvale Adds Live Theater and Opera to its Expanding Menu by Ghoover

Stephen Sondheim‘s Tony-winning one-act chamber opera, Passion, is the debut offering with three performances starting this Friday, the 26th, and Saturday, the 27th, at 8 pm, with a matine…

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Tuesday, August 23, 2022

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces the 2022-2023 season for Liberty Magic by Ghoover

At 811 Liberty Avenue in the Cultural District – the same block where Harry Houdini once mesmerized Pittsburghers in 1916 — Liberty Magic is an intimate, speakeasy-style performance sp…

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Monday, August 22, 2022

Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks’ 18th Season Opens with  ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’  by Ghoover

Nine performances run in four parks, September 3-25, 2022 Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will call on the powers of magic and love as Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks’ c…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:18PM[SHARE]
Sunday, August 21, 2022

Front Porch Theatrical’s ‘Grand Hotel the Musical’ is Indeed Grand! by Ghoover

Reviewed by MAC Hoover “Grand Hotel Berlin. Always the same – people come, people go – one life ends while another begins – one heart breaks while another beats faster….” The Doc…

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What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of August 22, 2022 to the end of September by Ghoover

Opening This Week The Great Gatsby | Carnegie Stage | August 26 & 27, 2022 | https://www.ticketor.com/carnegiestage/tickets/the-great-gatsby-245318#buy Stephen Sondheim’s Passion | Mr.…

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Saturday, August 20, 2022

Resonance Works Announces Genre-Defying Tenth Anniversary Season by Ghoover

Pittsburgh performing arts nonprofit to offer fresh perspective on traditional classic music performances. Resonance Works celebrates its tenth anniversary season with four powerful, intimat…

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

ICYMI: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School to Host Free Open House and Student Division Placement Day Aug. 25–26 by Ghoover

 Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School (PBT School) invites families with children ages 2 – 7 into the PBT School studios on Friday, August 26 from 10 a.m. – noon for a free open house duri…

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Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Review: ‘Jitney” at the August Wilson House by Ghoover

Forget Uber and Book a Ride with Jitney Reviewed by Dr. Tiffany Raymond, PhD Playwright August Wilson is a perennial tour de force in the theatre world. I remember studying his plays in g…

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Monday, August 15, 2022

Pittsburgh Opera announces its 2022-23 Resident Artists by Ghoover

Pittsburgh Opera’s Resident Artist Program is one of the country’s top training programs for young singers. More than 500 applicants from around the world vie for just a handful of openi…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:48AM[SHARE]

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