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‘Disgraced’ Starts Slow, Then Ignites One Heck of a Conversation

The Pulitzer-winning ‘Disgraced’ at Pittsburgh Public Theater builds gradually, then blows the lid off.

he's a hot-shot photojournalist

March Theater Preview: Controversy and Conflict

Worlds collide and passions flare in Pittsburgh live theater this month.

woman-as-parade-float style that will soon become as obsolete as the horse-drawn carriage receding in the distance.|The state-of-the-art gentleman stays high and dry: Lartigue's brother Maurice

Life on the Edge, in Flashback: Lartigue’s Photos at The Frick

The Jacques Henri Lartigue show at Pittsburgh’s Frick Art Museum has pictures of a world evolving from steampunk to sleek.

left) and Wernher von Braun (David Whalen) see the light. Do they see the tunnel?|Ah

Morality Play: In ‘Some Brighter Distance,’ Who Is Not Guilty?

City Theatre mounts a new play about tough choices and people who find ways around them.

the past speaks to Ciara (Mary Rawson) and Ciara talks back.

February Theater Preview: Dark Side Rising, Sunny Days Ahead

Sometimes you want a walk on the dark side, and Pittsburgh’s upcoming theater schedule has the goods.

there's plenty of that scheduled for Pittsburgh stages too.|Corrie Stallings is Jo in "Little Women" and she plays it big.|This was the Apollo 11 moon shot lifting off. "Some Brighter Distance

Theater Preview For the New Year: Resolve to See More—in January and Beyond

Why is live theater a hot ticket in Pittsburgh? We’ve got three and a half reasons, plus advance peeks at new shows on tap.

it's all good on First Night. (photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust)|Upward and onward

First Night Pittsburgh: Rocking Out the Old Year, Rolling in the New

There will be something for everyone and everything for someone at the city’s annual New Year’s Eve party.

bearded) controls the rackets and young folks like the Artful Dodger (Simon Colker

PICT’s ‘Oliver Twist’ Offers a Different Kind of Holiday Punch

A grittier Dickens is on tap this season.

it's "A Musical Christmas Carol

December Theater Preview: Holiday Specials + Year-Round Perennials

This month, Pittsburgh theater fans can see shows that are holiday-themed or not … or try some of each.

what a cute little huggy bear! Smeraldina (Daina Michelle Griffth) takes a hot fancy to Truffaldino (Jimmy Kieffer)

The Public Powers Through ‘A Servant to Two Masters’

Pittsburgh Public Theater serves up a new take on an old comedy classic.

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