By YVONNE HUDSON A strong pairing of beautiful works mesmerized the Pittsburgh Symphony’s audience this weekend. On Friday evening, Heinz Hall was alternately quiet and filled with soun…
By YVONNE HUDSON Be careful what you wish for… Remember when The Blue Fairy gave puppetmaker Gepetto his wish that Pinocchio become “a real boy”? As life teaches us, the realitie…
The orchestra has demonstrated dedication and resilience that deserves our attendance and support. By YVONNE HUDSON The significance of this weekend’s Pittsburgh Symphony concert is mu…
By YVONNE HUDSON Daron Hagen’s “I Hear America Singing” serves up multiple treats for audiences that love singers, intimate performances, and music with a distinctively American flav…
Audiences for the performances at Attack Theatre Studios on Friday the 3rd and at the Silver Eye Center for Photography on Saturday the 4th each had their own unique experience with the Some…
By YVONNE HUDSON A fresh and sassy new production of Stephen Sondheim’s iconic Company fascinated critics and audiences in New York after its development on London’s West End. Bobbie…
By YVONNE HUBSON Where else but Heinz Hall can the top hits of George Gershwin and his brother Ira conjure such magic? With the Pittsburgh Symphony on stage–wrapped around a stellar ja…
Last performance today, October 15th, at 2:30 p.m. The concert has it’s final performance this afternoon on the eve of Disney’s centenary date, October 16. By YVONNE HUDSON Casting a spe…
By YVONNE HUDSON Mistress of stream-of-consciousness comedy and crossdressing, Eddie Izzard transfixed her Byham Theatre energized audience on September 28. A nearly full house of fans c…
By YVONNE HUDSON You will be amazed and know not what to say–you will be too busy laughing! When a regional company moving into its seventh decade takes on a cunningly crafter musical sati…
Thespis Beautifully Personifies the Pittsburgh Savoyards’ Tradition of Gilbert & Sullivan By Yvonne Hudson Bringing the works of Gilbert and Sullivan to life with passion and regular…
By Yvonne Hudson Once in a while, some audience members experience a performance from a limited number of onstage seats when PSO360 invites up to 200 to join the Pittsburgh Symphony memb…
By YVONNE HUDSON From the opening Piece of My Heart through the final rousing Proud Mary, the Pittsburgh Symphony Pops rocked Heinz Hall this weekend with a musical journey from the 1960s t…
By Yvonne Hudson Clyde’s is a familiar place to anyone who’s ever stopped on the road just to get a bite or take a break, that non-descript cafe that’s a truck stop and sandwich shop. …
By Yvonne Hudson August Wilson‘s characters are people whose stories leave a mark. Their journeys, as told in plays Wilson drew from real life, are vividly relatable, multi-layered, and re…
By Yvonne Hudson The iconic songs and characters of A Chorus Line are woven into the fabric of musical theatre. Chorus Line was a game changer from its early development through the first …
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will call on the powers of magic and love as Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks’ continues its 18th year. Artistic Director Jennifer Tober…
The Garbologists tells a story of how we hold on, let go, and remember—told through things we set out on the curb. By Yvonne Hudson Lindsay Joelle‘s script is delightfully intimate, surp…
by Yvonne Hudson Nothing stops the joyful artistry of Attack Theatre. Now that the company is settled in its new Lawrenceville studio, the 27-year-old company is enjoying the independence an…
A love letter to nature and an adventure in relationships, PICT Classic Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a stunningly bright production celebrating the actors’ power through po…
Expert puppetry, exuberant performances, and inspired scenic design drive the infectious vintage charm of Little Shop of Horrors, Pittsburgh Public Theater’s (PPT) darkly comic musical …
A child’s eyes reflect wonder and faith sometimes blurred by adult perception. Likewise, some holiday classics deserve a new angle. Resonance Works Pittsburgh under Maria Sensi Sellner has…
Holiday treats are often overly sweet and holiday entertainments often swerve into stereotypes but The Carols at Carnegie Stage serves up the right potpourri of story, talent, rhymes, sche…
An intriguing journey for anyone who loves Shakespeare’s works or treasures the intimate artistry of solo theatre, Shakespeare’s Will provides a memorable dramatic portrait of a woman wh…
Sleep much? You might sleep for at least one night with your eyes open after The Woman in Black at PICT Classic Theatre. A joyful terror, this legendary dramatized ghost story runs through N…