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The latest curtain-risings in theater and dance

' and this season's show is a special edition. (photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Musical Theater)

December Theater Guide: Full Slate Returns

After last year’s hiatus, Pittsburgh once again has Dickens, ‘The Nutcracker,’ and much on stage.

center) has flashbacks. His younger self and long-lost love come to life repeatedly

Quantum’s ‘Chimerica’ Hits Us Where We Live

Pittsburgh gets a powerful play. It’s about living in the real world.

L) struts and frets to the merriment of Walt Whitman (Sam Tsoutsouvas) in 'Oscar & Walt.' Photo: Suellen Fitzsimmons.|Does art mirror life

A Moving Picture: Kinetic Theatre’s ‘Oscar & Walt’ 

You’ve got Oscar Wilde. You’ve got Walt Whitman. And a strong play about the day they really met.

L) meets rough and ready Walt Whitman (Sam Tsoutsouvas) In Kinetic's 'Oscar & Walt.'|Boris Karloff contemplates an elixir in Prime Stage's 'Karloff: The Man and the Monster.' The actor is David Nackman. (photo: Laura Slovesko)|The lineup for 'An Untitled New Play by Justin Timberlake

November Theater Guide: Fantasy vs. Reality

A classic world-building fantasy combines with shows adapted from true events on Pittsburgh stages this month.

New York's Universes ensemble roars into Pittsburgh to kick off the 2021-22 season at City Theatre.

October Theater Guide: They’re Back

It’s a nearly normal live theater season in Pittsburgh, with plenty of local and touring companies in action.

City Theatre, Point Park’s Playhouse, and Cornerstone Team Up for ‘The Rivers Don’t Know’

This joint production focuses on the lives of Pittsburgh immigrants and what it means to be a Pittsburgher.

Erika Strasburg

Quantum Theatre’s ‘An Odyssey’ is a Fantastic Voyage

The new adaptation of Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ seeks to update it for modern times.

adaptively. (photo courtesy of the artist)

Quantum’s 30th Season: A Rich Past, Three New Numbers

‘An Odyssey,’ not quite as Homer intended, kicks off Quantum Theatre’s foray into its 30s.

|Lesley Nicol.

August Wilson, Agatha Christie, and a New ‘The Chief’ Among Pittsburgh Public Theater New Season Offerings

A wide range of plays is on tap this season at The Public.

New York's Universes ensemble roars into Pittsburgh to kick off the 2021-22 season at City Theatre.

City Theatre’s New Season Features Spoken Word, McLuhan on Media, Justin Timberlake, and More

Expect a wide sampling of modern theater at City in 2021-22

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