By JESSICA NEU Renowned visionary and choreographer Hervé Koubi greeted a nearly sold-out crowd at the Byham Theater Saturday evening. He introduced his critically acclaimed show Compagn…
By JESSICA NEU Five empty cans of Lagunitas IPA, a partially empty fifth of Jack Daniels, sexual innuendo, a dance break complete with a kick line, uproarious laughter, and constantly breaki…
By JESSICA NEU Theater is sacred for a myriad reasons. One of the primary reasons is that it, of course, provides an escape from reality. For several hours, you can sit immersed in a dark th…
By JESSICA NEU With only two programs left, the Pittsburgh New Works Festival continues to showcase some of the best and most creative national and local playwrights. The Pittsburgh New Wor…
By JESSICA NEU The Pittsburgh New Works Festival offers a platform for new one-act plays to come to life. The festival runs August 21st – September 14th and is divided into programs A – …
By JESSICA NEU The windows are open, and so are the doors, as the Benedum Center welcomes Disney’s Frozen: the Broadway Musical, based on the Disney film that shifted the cultural zeitge…
By JESSICA NEU I went to the prom my junior and senior year of High School. My date and I gleefully danced amongst all of our friends to “Get Low” and “Hollaback Girl.” Were they the…
By JESSICA NEU Heinz Hall’s iconic red stage curtain remained closed last night. It gracefully draped the stage, but hung back toward mid-stage to frame the space for a piano, uprigh…
onStage Pittsburgh dispatched Sharon Eberson and Jessica Neu to review Marya Sea Kaminski’s final production at the Public. You can read Sharon’s review here. By JESSICA NEU Shakespeare…
By JESSICA NEU After a successful tribute performance to the incomparable Carole King, Ron Carter, President & Executive Director of the Strand Theater decided that Beautiful: The Carole…
BY JESSICA NEU (Updated with more images from the production.) Shakespeare’s Macbeth tells the tragic story of Macbeth, a general who receives a prophecy from three witches that he will …
By JESSICA NEU This past January, playwright Darrin Friedman and director Art DeConciliis debuted Friedman’s original play Three Blind Mice. After achieving commercial and critical su…
By JESSICA NEU Pregnancy is a strange thing. Every woman’s journey to finding out they are expecting differs. Sometimes, it is expected; sometimes, it is a complete shock. Not to mention t…
By JESSICA NEU Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Clouds in My Coffee is a Perfect Tribute to Mitchell, King, and Simon. Conductor Ted Sperling leads the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in…
By JESSICA NEU Sugar. Butter. Flour. At first glance, they seem like simple ingredients—Staples of any household. However, for Jenna (Zanny Laird), these are the ingredients to life. Ma…
By JESSICA NEU Where were you on 9/11? If you are currently older than 30 years old, you likely have some memory of that day. I was in 3rd-period geometry class when the first plane hit. I b…
By JESSICA NEU Edward Albee’s 2002 play, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? is an edgy, heavily-debated tragicomedy that pushes theatrical plot boundaries. Director Caitlin Dobronz and Assis…
By JESSICA NEU I listened to a podcast hosted by Meghan McCain a couple of weeks ago. She and her guest were discussing the idea of work-life balance. McCain mentioned that she does not li…
By JESSICA NEU In celebration of her company’s 60th anniversary, renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp presents a Diamond Jubilee of two iconic, career-spanning productions. The first, D…
By JESSICA NEU Chatham Baroque and Concert Theatre Works are presenting the world premiere staging of J.S. Bach’s long-lost Markus Passion in Pittsburgh on April 11, 2025, at Carnegi…
By JESSICA NEU It’s April 7, 2000. You have a pager, a fresh new outfit from either Pac Sun, Delia’s, or Charlotte Russe, and you are ready to watch MTV’s Total Request Live. 98 Degr…
BY JESSICA NEU It’s 2025. Your aerosol Aqua Net cans have been empty for decades, and you traded in your Trans Am for a three-row SUV. Pop music is a little less synthesized, there are not…
By JESSICA NEU Coring Works proudly presents its latest work in The Glue Factory Project series, Stand By – An Allegory. The performance features critically acclaimed performers, inclu…
BY JESSICA NEU I have had the pleasure of attending multiple shows at Liberty Magic. Each time, stage manager Zoe Ruth enthusiastically greets the audience. She introduces the acclaimed ma…
By JESSICA NEU Theatrical performances function in countless ways. Some shows are purely for entertainment. Some carry a timeless theme but still make us laugh. Some shows evoke a sense of n…