Mike Vargo

The New Year's ball rises in Pittsburgh. (photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust)

Highmark First Night 2020: Your Online Guide to New Year’s Eve

The biggest New Year’s Eve party in Pittsburgh returns with new attractions, old favorites, and plenty of sizzle.

as Mr. Fezziwig

December Theater Guide: Scrooge, Santa, Nutcracker Star in Historic Sweep by Holiday Shows

From the traditional to the unconventional, it’s nearly all holiday-themed productions in Pittsburgh theaters this month.

out to liberate India and smash the competition at the Boogie Down Grand Prix. (photo: Jeff Swensen)

‘Dance Nation’ Dances Heartily but Treads Some Fine Lines

The new play at barebones hits high notes (and a few flat notes) while riffing on subjects from preteen angst to Gandhi as you’ve never seen him.

Warhol's large yellow 'Cross' is paired with a red one. Together they bracket one of his 'Skull' paintings.|The holy figures in 'Raphael Madonna—$6.99' are from the Renaissance painter's 'Sistine Madonna' and the cash figure is from a 20th-century ad.|Andy's doubled-in-pink 'Last Supper' looks tiny here but spans a wide wall in the gallery.|JFK's widow becomes an icon of mourning. This 1964 'Jackie' is one of a series in the exhibition.|The "sunset" film

‘Revelation,’ at The Warhol, Reveals Andy’s Spiritual Journey

Andy Warhol grew up as a Byzantine Catholic boy. A new exhibit traces how he carried this through his life, and into art.

' by Sheila Cuellar-Shaffer

Associated Artists’ 107th Annual Exhibition at The Westmoreland; ‘Forever Plaid’ Continues at CLO Cabaret (Wed., 11/20/19)

Associated Artists’ 107th Annual Exhibition, ‘Forever Plaid’

Red and black! sings Enjorlas (Matt Shingledecker) in the new touring production of 'Les Miz.' (photo: Joan Marcus)

November Theater Guide: Get ‘Em While They’re Hot

Before the holidays arrive, there’s a wide assortment of interesting shows on Pittsburgh stages this month.

and the party takes a nasty turn when Giovanni fakes an assault on poor Leporello (Musa Ngqungwana). Onlookers

Sex and Violence on a Mythic Scale: ‘Don Giovanni’ at Pittsburgh Opera

Mozart’s tragicomic classic gets a film noir treatment that sings.

and strange

October Theater Guide: Music, Spook Shows, and Drag

From the haunting ballet ‘Giselle’ to shows about the horrors of motherhood and artificial intelligence, it’s quite a month in Pittsburgh theater.

as in last year's 'The Tempest' at Pittsburgh Public Theater

‘Cambodian Rock Band’ Strikes Many Chords at City Theatre

This new play in Pittsburgh, about a decades-old catastrophe in Cambodia, is riveting and relevant in multiple ways.

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September Theater Guide: Choices for a Binge

Shows on Pittsburgh’s live theater schedule this month can get you thinking that you gotta catch ’em all.

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