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Sunday, June 19, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of June 20th, 2022, updated through the end of July by Ghoover

Check back frequently as cancellations and additions are happening more often than usual. Opening This Week The Drowsy Chaperone | Pittsburgh CLO | Benedum Center | June 21 to 26, 2022 | h…

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Friday, June 17, 2022

Prime Stage Sprouts’ ‘Amazing Lemonade Girl,’ is Must See Theater for Parents and Their Children by Ghoover

By Jessica Neu Pittsburgh’s Prime Stage Theater debuted its first Sprouts’ production, The Amazing Lemonade Girl, as part of their initiative to make children’s theater accessible to …

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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Presents Free Performance at Hartwood Acres  by Ghoover

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announced the return of its annual Ballet Under the Stars performance on Sunday, June 26, two months earlier than it typically takes place. The family-friendly ev…

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CLO’s ‘Drowsy Chaperone’ Opens June 21st at the Benedum by Ghoover

By Jessica Neu The Drowsy Chaperone is one of those musicals that opened to excellent reviews when it debuted on Broadway in 2006 but received little attention or fanfare. It closed one a y…

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Thursday, June 16, 2022

‘In Our Time / Stories from the Front Lines of the Medical Fields’ a script-in-hand play workshop on Friday, June 17th by Ghoover

Following months of interviewing female ICU physicians from around the country about their experiences during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Anya Martin, Hiawatha Project’s Founding Artis…

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Wednesday, June 15, 2022

‘Noises Off’ Comes to Little Lake – Updated by Ghoover

Reviewed by Dr. Tiffany Raymond, PhD In Patrick Cannon‘s debut season as new artistic director at Little Lake Theatre Company, he brings the farce Noises Off to Little Lake for its venue…

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Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s Alloy Studios, Kamratōn will premiere ‘The Strange Child’ by Ghoover

This June 17-18 at The Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s Alloy Studios, Kamratōn will premiere The Strange Child, a new opera by composer Julia Werntz with Kamratōn, Quince Ensemble, Robert F…

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Monday, June 13, 2022

Children’s Theatre: ‘The Big Bad Musical’ Opens at South Park Theater Tonite by Ghoover

A courtroom has never been more lively and fun than in The Big Bad Musical! This smart and wickedly funny musical casts the audience, as the jury who must decide the outcome of the biggest…

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Chamber Music Pittsburgh brings Cuban-Jazz Fusion Band ‘Hugo Cruz and Caminos’ to the Mattress Factory June 15 by Ghoover

Popular group to perform at pay-what-you-wish concert at Northside museum Chamber Music Pittsburgh presents award-winning Cuban-jazz fusion band Hugo Cruz and Caminos. Part of CMP’s Pittsb…

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Sunday, June 12, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of June 13th, 2022, updated through the end of July by Ghoover

Check back frequently as cancellations and additions are happening more often than usual. Opening This Week ANGELMAKERS: Songs for Female Serial Killers | Real Time Interventions | at the Pi…

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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Drops Mask Requirements Beginning June 14, 2022 by Ghoover

Due to Allegheny County COVID-19 Community Level changing to “medium” status, starting June 14, masks will not be required while attending indoor events at Pittsburgh Cultural Trust thea…

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Friday, June 10, 2022

Casting for Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘Puffs’ Announced by Ghoover

Local favorites will bring some magic to the final show in Pittsburgh CLO’s Kara Cabaret Series, June 17-July 31 Casting has been announced for Pittsburgh CLO’s exclusive engagement of t…

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Review: ‘Jersey Boys’ rocks the Benedum for Pittsburgh CLO by Ghoover

Before Bon Jovi ‘lived on a prayer,’ or Bruce Springsteen had his ‘glory days,’ Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons put New Jersey on the map as a birthplace of pop/rock music superst…

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Prime Stage Theatre’s Sprouts Opens with ‘Amazing Lemonade Girl’ June 16 by Ghoover

Prime Stage announces they are expanding their program offerings to include Prime Stage Sprouts bringing literature to life for elementary students and their families, inspiring their imagi…

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

CLO Cabaret Delays Opening of ‘Puffs’ to June 17th. by Ghoover

Puffs opening night. has been delayed one week due to a few of the cast members testing positive for COVID-19. Puffs will now open on June 17th and run through July 31, 2022. About Puffs …

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Sunday, June 5, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of June 6th, 2022, updated through the end of July by Ghoover

Check back frequently as cancellations and additions are happening more often than usual. Opening This Week Open Air | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre with various other performance groups | Sharp…

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Pittsburgh Festival Opera to Perform at PBT’s ‘Open Air’ on June 9th, 2022 by Ghoover

Originally debuting in 2020, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre launched Open Air to safely bring over 7,000 people together to enjoy live performances. This June, Open Air returns to a new location …

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Saturday, June 4, 2022

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ‘Carousel’ Opens June 17th at Lincoln Park by Ghoover

Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center Presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel This landmark of American musical theatre comes to Midland, PA June 17-19 & 24-26. Carousel is a love …

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2022 Three Rivers Arts Festival is Now Open Through June 12th by Ghoover

The Full Lineup of Performing and Visual Art Attractions for the 2022 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, June 3-12 is available at  TrustArts.org/TR…

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Friday, June 3, 2022

Pittsburgh Festival Opera 2022 Summer Season Announced by Ghoover

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, PFO returns to in-person performances, celebrating the legendary voices of today and tomorrow. “After two and a half years of a pandem…

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Thursday, June 2, 2022

Emeka Learned What He Learned from August Wilson, on His Way to ‘Two Trains Running’ at Pittsburgh Public by Ghoover

By Sharon Eberson Justin Emeka had the determination to do things his way, along with the insight to seek advice from a giant of American theater. So it was natural that the fledgling direct…

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Off the WALL Productions Presents ‘Not My Revolution,’ opening June 17, 2022, at Carnegie Stage  by Ghoover

What common threads do female rulers in history have with the women holding political or public positions in society today? Or has it always been an illusion of power?  The damaged reputati…

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

PBT’s ‘Open Air: A Series in Celebration of the Performing Arts’ opens June 9 by Ghoover

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and The Mosites Company have partnered for the return of Open Air: A Series in Celebration of the Performing Arts this June 9 – 12 at a new location in Sharpsbu…

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Tuesday, May 31, 2022

PPTCO’s ‘2022 Theatre Festival in Black & White’ Opens June 3rd by Ghoover

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company’s signature Theatre Festival in Black & White returns with a selection of short plays, each paired with a director from a different background. T…

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RealTime Interventions ‘ANGELMAKERS: Songs for Female Serial Killers’ Revival Opens June 16th by Ghoover

From June 16-18, 2022, RealTime’s hit concert cabaret ANGELMAKERS: Songs for Female Serial Killers will be re-imagined at Pittsburgh Winery in the historic Strip District. This brand new i…

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Cultural Trust Reinstates Mask Requirements Effective June 1, 2022 by Ghoover

Due to Allegheny County COVID-19 community level reaching high status, starting June 1, 2022, masks will be required while attending indoor events and programs taking place at Pittsburgh Cu…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:20AM[SHARE]
Sunday, May 29, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of May 30, 2022, updated through the end of July by Ghoover

We just made several additions to the listings for June and add the July shows. Check back frequently as cancellations and additions are happening more often than usual. Opening This Week To…

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Saturday, May 28, 2022

Review: New Horizon Theater’s ‘One Monkey Don’t Stop No Show’ by Ghoover

Reviewed by Jessica Neu How do you construct your identity, and what or who do you allow to influence such a personal construct? This is one of two thematic questions poignantly explored wit…

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Thursday, May 26, 2022

Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center to Receive $15,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts by Ghoover

According to a press release from Lincoln Park the grant helps support this coming summer’s production of Memphis The Musical and Lincoln Park’s Diversity Initiative. Lincoln Park Perfor…

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time’ Makes for a Worthy Night at Little Lake by Ghoover

Reviewed by Dr. Tiffany Raymond, PhD Little Lake Theatre Company takes on literary adaptations with Simon Stephens’ play, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, based on Mark H…

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

2022 Three Rivers Arts Festival Lineup Announced by Ghoover

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces Full Lineup of Performing and Visual Art Attractions for the 2022 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, June 3-1…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:00PM[SHARE]

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