THEATER REVIEWS


Stage review: It's lucky sevens for CLO's 'Seven Brides'

Stage review: It's lucky sevens for CLO's 'Seven Brides'

2013-06-13 00:27:10

Spirited courting and dancing and powerful vocals add up for Pittsburgh CLO's lastest production.


Stage review: Acting veterans bolster 'Radio Golf'

2013-06-11 00:10:08

A fine cast brings home the last of the Pittsburgh Cycle of plays, a Hill District-set drama packed with recognizable names and places.


Review: Public Theater brings family drama 'Other Desert Cities' into sharp focus

Review: Public Theater brings family drama 'Other Desert Cities' into sharp focus

2013-06-08 00:15:32

Helena Ruoti leads a strong cast as the matriarch of a clan that gathers for an uneasy reunion.


Theater review: PICT's 'Sonata' fails to reach the high notes

Theater review: PICT's 'Sonata' fails to reach the high notes

2013-06-07 10:20:11

The disappointing adaptation fails to reflect the argument of Tolstoy's original story.


Dance Review: 'Remains' images lead to astute observations on life

Dance Review: 'Remains' images lead to astute observations on life

2013-06-07 00:14:02

"Remains," a taut Glue Factory Project from Beth Corning, explores the traces that people, places and emotions leave behind.


Review: '42nd Street' taps into love of Broadway

Review: '42nd Street' taps into love of Broadway

2013-06-04 00:04:51

The dancing feet of beloved musical have hit the Benedum Center stage to kick off the Pittsburgh CLO's 67th season.


Alec Baldwin is combative in 'Orphans,' onstage and off

Alec Baldwin is combative in 'Orphans,' onstage and off

2013-05-19 00:02:16

Offstage distractions take their toll on this play's first foray into Broadway, leading to a shortened run.


Stage review: Kuntu bids farewell with Penny reprise

Stage review: Kuntu bids farewell with Penny reprise

2013-05-17 00:05:06

"Good Black Don't Crack" ends Kuntu Repertory Theatre's 38-year run.


Review: Lovely swan songs mark the opening of 'Honk Jr.'

Review: Lovely swan songs mark the opening of 'Honk Jr.'

2013-05-16 00:11:11

Pittsburgh Playhouse Junior's production of "Honk Jr." is beautiful.


Stage review: 'Tarzan' a family-friendly jungle romp

Stage review: 'Tarzan' a family-friendly jungle romp

2013-05-16 00:08:28

Pittsburgh Musical Theater presents the tale of a man raised by apes -- complete with Phil Collins songs.


Stage review: City's 'Abigail' gives history spooky twist

Stage review: City's 'Abigail' gives history spooky twist

2013-05-15 00:14:52

Supernatural melodrama conjures demons and spirits but not the spirit of Abigail Williams' life and times.


Movies are motivation for 3 Broadway plays

Movies are motivation for 3 Broadway plays

2013-05-08 00:02:33

Choices on Broadway include a musical about drag queen and his boots, a comedy with Chekhovian overtones and a 1940s drama that sticks a kni


Stage review: 'Ma Noah' adeptly tackles tough issues

Stage review: 'Ma Noah' adeptly tackles tough issues

2013-05-07 00:13:34

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre's "Ma Noah" mixes comedy and drama.


Stage review: 'Clybourne Park' mixes class, race, comedy

Stage review: 'Clybourne Park' mixes class, race, comedy

2013-05-01 00:09:26

Pittsburgh Public Theater's "Clybourne Park" offers humorous and thought-provoking look at race and class.


Review: Pittsburgh Opera's 'Cinderella' hilarious, well done

Review: Pittsburgh Opera's 'Cinderella' hilarious, well done

2013-04-29 00:07:56

The production of the dramma giocoso Saturday night at the Benedum Center was irresistible, with an old-fashioned, droll quality to it.


Alan Cumming returns with one-man 'Macbeth'

Alan Cumming returns with one-man 'Macbeth'

2013-04-23 00:03:05

The Scottish actor plays all the roles in Shakespeare's blood-drenched portrait of power lust and a pushy queen.


Stage review: Touring production of 'Anything Goes' takes audiences back to simpler times

Stage review: Touring production of 'Anything Goes' takes audiences back to simpler times

2013-04-18 00:16:39

Snappy 'Anything Goes' will lift spirits above sea of modern turmoil.


Stage review: PICT's 'Our Class,' an important play about WWII mass murder of Jews in Poland

Stage review: PICT's 'Our Class,' an important play about WWII mass murder of Jews in Poland

2013-04-17 00:09:30

PICT's powerful "Our Class" loses a bit of its dramatic steam in a documentary-style Act 2.


An appreciation: Huge Penn-Trafford troupe undertakes 'Guys and Dolls'

An appreciation: Huge Penn-Trafford troupe undertakes 'Guys and Dolls'

2013-04-11 07:59:17

For Penn-Trafford, which has been producing a musical each spring since 1974, this is the first "Guys and Dolls" performance.


London shows carry theme of death of an empire

London shows carry theme of death of an empire

2013-04-10 00:16:25

London theater scene beckons with "People," "The Judas Kiss," "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" and "Matilda."


Stage review: 'Dream of Autumn' a surreal journey

Stage review: 'Dream of Autumn' a surreal journey

2013-04-10 00:07:31

Abstract Jon Fosse play staged by Quantum Theatre at former Park Schenley puts heavy demands on concentration and imagination.


Stage review: Three actresses make 'Little Gem' sparkle at City Theatre

Stage review: Three actresses make 'Little Gem' sparkle at City Theatre

2013-04-09 00:04:30

A three-person play from Ireland, "Little Gem" shows different facets as it turns and you gain access to its refracting depths.


Stage review: Moving, funny 'Sisters Grey' holds much promise

2013-04-05 00:11:20

"The Sisters Grey" staged at the August Wilson Center humors and touches the heart.


Stage review: Set of 'Antarktikos' helps play explore a cold stage of life

Stage review: Set of 'Antarktikos' helps play explore a cold stage of life

2013-04-03 00:01:07

Set design for time-twisting play ups the ante for production at Pittsburgh Playhouse.


Review: 'Book of Mormon' lives up to the hype in Pittsburgh tour stop

Review: 'Book of Mormon' lives up to the hype in Pittsburgh tour stop

2013-03-28 14:01:48

National tour of Tony-winning show fires on all cylinders while heralding a new wave of musical theater entertainers.


Stage review: City Theatre in tune with moving tale of black classical singer

Stage review: City Theatre in tune with moving tale of black classical singer

2013-03-19 00:18:36

An African-American opera singer Roland Hays follows his artistic bliss and fights racism in City Theatre's "Breath & Imagination."


Stage review: 'Thurgood' a vivid portrait of justice

Stage review: 'Thurgood' a vivid portrait of justice

2013-03-16 00:15:32

Pittsburgh Public Theater's "Thurgood" tells the tale of the first African-American associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.


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