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Sunday, April 24, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of April 25th, 2022, updated through the end of May by Ghoover

Opening This Week Riverdance | Trust Presents. | Benedum Center | April 26 to 28, 2022 | https://trustarts.org/production/77477/riverdance Disney’s Newsies | Little Lake Theatre | Main …

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Saturday, April 23, 2022

Susan Jaffe: Swan Queen by Ghoover

Swan Lake, with PBT’s Artistic Director Susan Jaffe‘s own choreography opens on May 6th at the Benedum Center This post by PBT’s Jenna Bodnar originally appeared April 5th, 2022 on the…

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

August Wilson House to Kick Off a Year of Celebration with a Free Public Block Party on April 30 by Ghoover

The annual August Wilson Birthday Celebration Block Party will kick off August Wilson House’s Year of Celebration when the annual festival takes over the historic Hill District from 11 a.m…

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Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Apple Hill Players Presents Marc Camoletti and Robin Hawdon’s “Don’t Dress for Dinner” by Ghoover

Pam Farneth directs Apple Hill Players Don’t Dress for Dinner at The Trafford Performing Arts Center, opening April 22nd. Bernard plans a romantic weekend with his chic Parisian mistress i…

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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School to Host Free Open House Sunday, April 24 by Ghoover

Families Are Invited to Tour the Studios, Meet Faculty, and Experience a Sample Ballet Class for Kids  Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School (PBT School) invites families of children ages 2 –…

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Monday, April 18, 2022

Must-See Exhibition Immerses Visitors in August Wilson’s World by Ghoover

By SHARON EBERSON The wait is over, and it was worth it. August Wilson: A Writer’s Landscape is every bit the legacy exhibition that the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and his hometown …

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Sunday, April 17, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of April 18th, 2022, updated through the end of May by Ghoover

Opening This Week Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird  | PNC  Broadway in Pittsburgh | Benedum Center | April 19 to 24, 2022 |  https://trustarts.org/production/69948/list_performances…

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Saturday, April 16, 2022

Review: “The Twenty Sided Tavern,” You Are Sure to Laugh Your Way Through the Adventure by Ghoover

Reviewed by Jessica Neu  “The fourth wall has been shattered, and the direct control of the story is in your hands!”  As audiences settle into the cozy Greer Cabaret Theater for Pittsb…

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Adil Mansoor’s New Work ‘Amm(i)gone’ Explores Conflicting Experiences at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater by Ghoover

When was the last time you apologized to your mother? Or received an apology in return? Kelly Strayhorn Theater presents the newest theater piece from creator and performer Adil Mansoor, Amm…

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Friday, April 15, 2022

Throughline’s announces their 2022 season: Is Breaking the String: A Season of Change in America by Ghoover

Throughline Theatre, having been on hiatus since March 2020, anticipates its 11th season under the guidance of its new Artistic Director, J. Cody Spellman. Throughline Theatre has announced …

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Resonance Works Announces ‘The Phenomenal Woman’ and ‘Rigoletto’ by Ghoover

Resonance Works will close out its ninth season with two powerful productions. In April, International superstar soprano, Takesha Meshé Kizart-Thomas, gives a moving solo recital dedicate…

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

Five Questions With Pittsburgh CLO’s Mark Fleischer by Ghoover

The CLO Cabaret reopens with The Twenty-Sided Tavern, a theatrical experience that is both web-based and in-person  By Sharon Eberson “Come to the cabaret” takes on a new meaning for bo…

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Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Prime Stage and the Holocaust Center present ‘The White Rose’ for Genocide Awareness Month by Ghoover

Each year Prime Stage Theatre and the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh engage the world in education, understanding, and actions against the atrocities of genocide. This year’s enGAGE produc…

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Next up at Little Lake Theatre ‘Disney’s Newsies, the Musical’ by Ghoover

Disney’s Newsies, the Musical, is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy, and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution price…

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Tuesday, April 12, 2022

After more than two years in the making, “Waiting in the Wings – Pittsburgh Dancers Experiencing the Pandemic” featuring the photography of Ani by Ghoover

  The book is a collaboration between Buzzy Prentiss and Kathleen McGuire Gaines, the founder of Minding the Gap, a social good company that seeks to see mental health regarded with the sa…

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Monday, April 11, 2022

Martin Giles boards Public’s ‘Orient Express’ as Poirot by Ghoover

By Sharon Eberson Post updated with newly released production photos by Michael Henninger Martin Giles popped up on my Zoom screen to reveal an epic mustache a few weeks ago. Back then, the …

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Sunday, April 10, 2022

Review: PMT’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ by Ghoover

Reviewed by Laura Caton To put it reductively but accurately, Jesus Christ Superstar is a good musical. Just hearing the name is enough to get the title song stuck in your head. The show i…

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August Wilson Center’s permanent exhibition opens to the public on April 16th by Ghoover

By Sharon Eberson The August Wilson African American Cultural Center will unveil the long-awaited permanent exhibition dedicated to its namesake with an invitation-only ribbon-cutting ceremo…

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What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of April 11th, 2022, updated through the end of May by Ghoover

Opening This Week Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express | Pittsburgh Public Theater | O’Reilly Theater | April 13 to May 1, 2022 | https://ppt.org/production/76195/murder-on-t…

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Saturday, April 9, 2022

Pittsburgh CLO’s “The Twenty-Sided Tavern” Opens Next Week by Ghoover

It’s a World-Class World-Saving World Premiere guaranteed to be unlike anything you’ve ever experienced. OK, perhaps a bit overhyped here, but the CLO’s first Kara Cabaret looks like …

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Looking for something? by Ghoover

Did you know you can search On Stage Pittsburgh’s site to find stories about Pittsburgh Theater going back to January 2016? You can search by show title, theater company, venue, as well as…

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Preview: RealTime Interventions’ “People of Pittsburgh: The Alchemist of Sharpsburg” by Ghoover

Part game. Part theater. Like life.  RealTime Interventions , Pittsburgh’s community-fueled, performance-based arts company, presents the world premiere of People of PIttsburgh: The Alche…

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces the 2022-2023 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Season by Ghoover

Some of Broadway best come to Pittsburgh as part of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s 2022-2023 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series. The touring Broadway shows this season feature classic fa…

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Sunday, April 3, 2022

Review: “Pete The Cat” at the Byham by Ghoover

Reviewed by Jessica Neu I have always found the function of children’s theater to be delightfully two-fold. The first purpose is to entertain children by expanding their worldview. The sec…

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What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of April 4th, 2022, updated through the end of May by Ghoover

Opening This Week CoComelon Live | EQT Children’s Theater | Benedum Center | April 4 | https://trustarts.org/production/78545/cocomelon-live-jjs-journey Angels in America Pt. 1, Millenniu…

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Saturday, April 2, 2022

Review: Quantum Theatre’s “Plano” by Ghoover

Quantum’s production of Plano, by Will Arbery is a triumphant onion of a play filled with time-tripping, unmet expectations, razor-sharp dialogue, and incredible visual performances from t…

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Friday, April 1, 2022

Review: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)[revised] by Ghoover

Reviewed by MAC Hoover We were seated on outdoor chairs amidst boxes of cider with bare bulbs of fluorescent lights shining overhead. An eyewash station comprised stage right. There were sof…

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

COVID Protocols are Changing for Theaters and Performances by Ghoover

New COVID protocols including vaccination and masking requirements are in flux at theaters and performances, including those of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. It is important to know that pr…

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Sunday, March 27, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of March 28th, 2022, through the end of April by Ghoover

Opening This Week Cinzano | CMU Drama | Raugh Theater | March 30 to April 2, 2022 | https://www.drama.cmu.edu/box-office/cinzano/ The (hilarious) Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abri…

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Friday, March 25, 2022

Review: Corning Works ‘Happily Ever After’ by Ghoover

Reviewed bu Jessica Neu Not every theatrical experience begins with walking into a space filled with welcoming couches as your seat for the evening or the encouragement to “listen to the d…

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

Pittsburgh Public Theater Announces Their 2022-23 Season by Ghoover

Pittsburgh Public unveils classics and a Lauren Yee premiere for 2022-23 By Sharon Eberson With the theme “It’s a New Day,” Pittsburgh Public Theater has announced its 48th season. It …

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