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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
‘Hamilton’ plays to more than 88K during Pittsburgh run
The cast of “Hamilton” – the megahit musical about Alexander Hamilton that provided an unforgettable experience for an estimated 88,000 theatergoers at Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center during January – took its final bows “One Last Time” after 32 performances Jan. 1-27. Fans of the show will be happy to learn there’s...
Holocaust victim’s words inform Carnegie Stage production
A one-woman play based on the writings of a Dutch Jewish woman who died in Auschwitz during World War II is coming to Carnegie Stage in Carnegie. Off the WALL Productions will present Equity actor and teaching artist Susan Stein in “Etty” from Feb. 7 to 10. Stein created the...
New PICT production ‘a true story that never happened’
Playwright Ray Werner says his latest offering is “a true story that never happened, about real people who never existed.” If that sounds like a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, it’s not really. “Run the Rabbit Path,” which will have its world premiere Feb. 2 with opening...
‘Run for Your Wife’ is a riotous, adult farce
Veteran actor Mike Crosby of Greensburg says his character in Greensburg Civic Theatre’s production of “Run for Your Wife,” London taxi driver John Smith, prides himself on being incredibly organized. “His entire life is scheduled down to the minute, which is the only way he can be married to two...
Point Park joins talents with New York company on ‘Old Man and the Sea’
It’s an exciting time of “firsts” for Point Park University’s new Pittsburgh Playhouse as it prepares to present its world premiere stage adaptation of “The Old Man and the Sea” Feb. 1-17. The production based on Ernest Hemingway’s classic 1952 Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning novel is adapted for the stage...
Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’ to hit Broadway this fall
You oughta know … that “Jagged Little Pill” is headed to Broadway. The musical, inspired by Alanis Morissette’s iconic ’90s angst album, will move to the Great White Way this fall, the production company announced Monday. Morissette wrote the music alongside Glen Ballard, while Diablo Cody (“Juno,” “One Mississippi”) wrote...
Friend keeps word to Hemingway, play to premier at Point Park
WESTPORT, Conn. — When the 1958 film adaptation of “The Old Man and the Sea” hit theaters, Ernest Hemingway happened to be in New York City to watch the World Series and invited his close friend A.E. Hotchner to go see the movie with him. “About 12 or 13 minutes...
‘Friends! The Musical Parody’ lovingly roasts iconic ’90s sitcom 
Monica, Phoebe, Rachel and their guy pals are SO 1990s – and that’s part of the fun of “Friends! The Musical Parody.” The North American tour of the former off-Broadway musical that closed last July in New York is dropping in on Pittsburgh for one performance Jan. 29 at the...
Stage Right’s ‘Snow White’ turns students into fairy tale royalty
Area high school students are stepping into roles of fairy tale royalty in student company performances of Stage Right’s first full-length original musical, “Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs.” Grace Rusnica of Irwin, a junior at Hempfield Area High School; Maura Rygg of Manor, a junior at Greensburg Central Catholic...
‘Chocolate Factory’ brings sweet musical treat to Benedum Center 
Pittsburgh audiences are in for a sweet treat when the national tour of Roald Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” makes its area premiere Jan. 29-Feb. 3 in the Benedum Center, as part of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series. Noah Weisberg, whose Broadway credits include “South Pacific,”...
‘Phantom of the Opera’ returning to Pittsburgh with new staging
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s multi-Tony Award winning musical, “The Phantom of the Opera,” will return to Pittsburgh for a run beginning Feb. 20 in the Benedum Center. Producer Cameron Mackintosh’s touring production features “newly reinvented staging and stunning scenic design,” according to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. The event is a season...
Redstone offers trip to see ‘Hamilton’ and the sights in Chicago
Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare has a deal for people who didn’t score tickets for the Pittsburgh run of the hit musical “Hamilton,” along with a chance to spend some time in the Windy City. “Because ‘Hamilton’ is in residence in Chicago for an extended run, the (CBIC Theater) makes a limited...
Make your bed, learn to act: Alabaster children’s theater teaches both 
What does making your bed have to do with theater arts? Kids who participate in Mary McCormack’s Alabaster Children’s Neighborhood Theatre find out right from the start. At a Jan. 7 introductory session for an upcoming class series on “The Little Mermaid,” McCormack asked participants who had made their beds...
Stage Right stages ‘Snow White’ musical, 2 locations set
Stage Right will present its first full-length original musical, “Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs,” with performances set at the Lamp Theatre in Irwin and at Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood. The show is a musical re-telling of the “Snow White” story as created by the Brothers Grimm in...
‘Snow Queen and the Goblin’ comes to The Theatre Factory in Trafford
It certainly is a fitting time of year for a children’s story about a snow queen living in an ice palace. Throw in a goblin who’s the queen’s minion and you have the makings of The Theatre Factory’s Kidworks production of Martha Bennett King’s play, “Snow Queen and the Goblin,”...
Jimmy Fallon and Lin-Manuel Miranda send Puerto Rico a ‘Hamilton’ love letter
Coinciding with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” performances in Puerto Rico, Jimmy Fallon took “The Tonight Show” to the island for Tuesday night’s episode. Miranda and the musical’s cast opened the episode with a parody of the show’s “The Story of Tonight,” updated with lyrics for “The Tonight Show” and complete with...
Steel City Improv Theater celebrates 9 years with comedy binge
Steel City Improv Theater is celebrating nine years this month, with a comedy binge set for 8-11:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at the 5950 Ellsworth Ave. theater in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood. Eleven groups are slated to appear, including Cardboard DeVito, Street Roses and Hotel Nowhere, 8 p.m.; Classy & Relevant, Fauna,...
Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Corteo’ is a celebration of (a clown’s) life
Cirque du Soleil’s latest production, “Corteo,” focuses on the funeral of a clown. The subject matter might seem like a sad scenario for the Canadian theatrical troupe that has brought joy and laughter to audiences around the world, including with its 22 current touring and residency shows. “Corteo,” an Italian...
Actors and Artists of Fayette County stage annual ‘One-Acts Festival’
A weekend of original one-act plays starts the new year and a new season for Actors and Artists of Fayette County at Geyer Performing Arts Center in Scottdale. AAFC’s second annual “One Acts Festival” Jan. 11-13 gives theatergoers an opportunity to check out three new plays directed by three local...
Pittsburgh Musical Theater stages ‘In the Heights’
Pittsburgh Musical Theater will stage “In the Heights” at the Gargaro Theater, 327 S. Main St. in the city’s West End, as part of its 2018-2019 Seize the Stage Season and Rockin’ West End Series. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24- 26 and 31 and Feb. 1-2, and at...
Review: ‘Hamilton’ proves worth the wait
“Hamilton” is exhausting – in a good way. A national tour of the historical musical created by superstar Lin-Manuel Miranda has taken up residence at the Benedum Center downtown through Jan. 27. The celebrated show, which runs two hours, 45 minutes with one intermission, is nonstop action with ambitious choreography...


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