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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

Updated Performance Schedules & Postponements as of 1-12-2021 by Ghoover

As of January 12th, the following productions have been rescheduled or cancelled due to COVID concerns: Comtra Theatre’s production of Cabaret scheduled to open this week has been postpone…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:58PM[SHARE]
Monday, January 10, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of January 10th, 2022 by Ghoover

Here is What’s On Stage in the Greater Pittsburgh area  now through the end of February Here is the latest on performances scheduled through the end of February 2022. Opening this Week C…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:03PM[SHARE]

Show Notes 1/7/2022 by Ghoover

Covid concerns postpones shows at Comtra and Off the Wall | Chatham Baroque has a new home | Liberty Magic for January Comtra Theatre’s January production of Cabaret has been postponed wit…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:00PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Review: Oklahoma! at the Benedum, not only good, but GREAT! by Ghoover

Reviewed by Jessica Neu “Oh, what a beautiful evening” it was at the Benedum Center as the national touring cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical, Oklahoma! opened for a on…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:13PM[SHARE]
Sunday, January 2, 2022

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of January 3rd, 2022 by Ghoover

Here is What’s On Stage in the Greater Pittsburgh area  now through the end of February Here is the latest on performances scheduled through the end of February 2022. Opening This Week O…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:39PM[SHARE]
Saturday, January 1, 2022

Show Notes for January 1, 2022 by Ghoover

Congratulations, we made it to 2022! Here is the latest from a relative quiet holiday week in theater land: Stage 62 announces AUDITIONS are now open for their production of Disney Descenda…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:50PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 28, 2021

ICYMI: A reignited ‘Oklahoma!’ for a new century, opens January 4th at the Benedum by Ghoover

By Sharon Eberson Oklahoma! the OG 1943 version comes at you in a bright golden haze and ends in the happily ever after of two marriages – man and woman/cowboy and farmer – united for st…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:29PM[SHARE]
Monday, December 27, 2021

ICYMI: First Night Performances and Events Announced by Ghoover

Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2022 presents an arts-focused, family-friendly celebration of the New Year throughout the 14-block radius of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. Throughout the …

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 06:56PM[SHARE]

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of December 27th, 2021 by Ghoover

Here is What’s On Stage in the Greater Pittsburgh area  now through the end of February We update our listings daily, so check back for the latest updates. No frills, no fluff, just what…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:45AM[SHARE]
Friday, December 24, 2021

Happy Holidays! by Ghoover

From all of us at on Stage Pittsburgh to the artists, craft-persons, leadership, and the house / administrative, PR and marketing office staffs, along with the individual donors, organizatio…

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Thursday, December 23, 2021

‘Oklahoma!’ is reignited for a new century by Ghoover

By Sharon Eberson Oklahoma! the OG 1943 version comes at you in a bright golden haze and ends in the happily ever after of two marriages – man and woman/cowboy and farmer – united for st…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:35PM[SHARE]
Sunday, December 19, 2021

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of December 20th, 2021 by Ghoover

Here is What’s On Stage in the Greater Pittsburgh area  now through the end of February We update our listings daily, so check back for the latest updates. No frills, no fluff, just what…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:45PM[SHARE]

Emerging Dance: TransformingPittsburgh Ballet by Ghoover

by Jane Vranish | originally posted in Dance Currents on Dec 17, 2021 The Transformation Scene in The Nutcracker, where Marie dreams that everything around her grows exponentially, is one…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:38PM[SHARE]
Saturday, December 18, 2021

Review: CLO’s A Musical Christmas Carol by Ghoover

Reviewed by Jessica Neu After the theater went dark for over a year due to the perils of the Covid-19 pandemic, the spirit and message of Charles Dicken’s classic, A Christmas Carol, felt …

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:31PM[SHARE]
Friday, December 17, 2021

Show Notes 12/17/2021 by Ghoover

Thinking Ahead to January and PNC Broadway’s OKLAHOMA!, Attack Theatre’s Curiosity: The Play Book, Pittsburgh Operas The Rose Elf, Liberty Magic’s The Evansons in Second Sight, and Cor…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 06:12PM[SHARE]
Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Emerging Dance: Point Park University by Ghoover

Watching dance is my passion, but watching dance emerge from the pandemic is a privilege. by Jane Vranish, originally posted in Dance Currents on Dec 8, 2021  There has been an explosion o…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:17PM[SHARE]
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

CLO’s Bob Cratchit is one for the books by Ghoover

Jerreme Rodriguez takes over the role played for 25 years by Jeff Howell By Sharon Eberson If you have attended Pittsburgh CLO’s annual A Musical Christmas Carol in the past 25 years or so…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:29PM[SHARE]
Sunday, December 12, 2021

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of December 13th, 2021 by Ghoover

Here is What’s On Stage in the Greater Pittsburgh area  now through the end of February We update our listings daily, so check back for the latest updates. No frills, no fluff, just what…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:48PM[SHARE]
Friday, December 10, 2021

Show Notes 12/10/2021 by Ghoover

Featuring Point Park’s Winter Dance Concert, Kara Spotlight Series, Front Porch Theatricals, Little Lake Theater and Western PA School of the Deaf, Resonance Work’s Hansel and Gretel, NY…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:21PM[SHARE]
Thursday, December 9, 2021

Preview: Sondheim’s Into the Woods opens at the Theater Factory on December 10th by Ghoover

Trafford’s The Theatre Factory presents Into the Woods, the area’s first production of a musical by the much revered and admired composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, since his passing…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:20PM[SHARE]

Review: Second City Serves Up Wild, Wacky Holiday Laughs at the O’Reilly by Ghoover

By Sharon Eberson You’d think that with the words It’s A Wonderful Life in the title, there’d be at least one reference to Indiana PA’s Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey. But the title …

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Tuesday, December 7, 2021

First Night Performances and Events Announced by Ghoover

Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2022 presents an arts-focused, family-friendly celebration of the New Year throughout the 14-block radius of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. Throughout the …

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:50AM[SHARE]
Monday, December 6, 2021

Review: An Untitled New Play By Justin Timberlake at City Theatre by Ghoover

There’s no doubt that a great deal of talent, heart and commitment is on display, both on stage and behind the scenes, of City Theatre and Pittsburgh CLO’s co-production of the world-pre…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:18PM[SHARE]
Sunday, December 5, 2021

What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of December 6th, 2021 by Ghoover

Here is What’s On Stage in the Greater Pittsburgh area  now through the end of February We update our listings daily, so check back for the latest updates. No frills, no fluff, just what…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:40PM[SHARE]
Saturday, December 4, 2021

Show Notes 12/4/21 by Ghoover

The Nutcracker at the Benedum, It’s a Wacky Wonderful Life at the O’Reilly, Front Porch’s Cabaret streams, Sondheim’s Into the Woods in Trafford, Chris Lattia at the Greer Cabaret Th…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:33PM[SHARE]
Thursday, December 2, 2021

Preview: Steel City Shakespeare’s Pittsburgh Premiere of The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Ghoover

The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Ginna Hoben is a heartwarming one-woman play offering a hilarious and modern alternative to the old standards of the holiday season. This one-woman holiday …

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:44AM[SHARE]
Monday, November 29, 2021

Give Big Pittsburgh and Giving Tuesday by Ghoover

Don’t miss the chance to support your favorite Pittsburgh area performing arts organizations and non-profits this Tuesday. #GivingTuesday is a national day of giving that occurs on the Tue…

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Sunday, November 28, 2021

Review: Quantum Theater’s Chimerica by Ghoover

Chimerica Reviewed by Jessica Neu It is often said that great writing begins with a question. As our world becomes increasingly globalized, digitized, but also volatile, questions related to…

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What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week of November 29, 2021 by Ghoover

Here is What’s On Stage in the Greater Pittsburgh area  now through the end of February We update our listings daily, so check back for the latest updates. No frills, no fluff, just what…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:53PM[SHARE]
Saturday, November 27, 2021

There will never be another Stephen Sondheim by Ghoover

There have been many stories about Mr. Sondheim in the last few days. I found this article by Peter Marks, the Washington Post’s theater critic from yesterday evening to be most meaningful…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:37PM[SHARE]
Thursday, November 25, 2021

The lure of Justin Timberlake is just the ticket for ‘Untitled,’ premiering at City Theatre by Ghoover

By Sharon Eberson An Untitled New Play by Justin Timberlake took a long and twisty route to arrive where it started, but it is finally ready for its close-up. Yes, that Justin Timberlake. An…

SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:34PM[SHARE]

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