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Eat at Joe’s; Great Service from Cast of ‘Waitress’

A small town girl works as a server and expresses her inner feelings through her pie baking for the diner.

The ingredients are odd but "Waitress" aces the taste test for audiences nationwide.

March Theater Guide: We Are All ‘Multicultural’

Pittsburgh live theater in March includes a bunch of shows that are multi-ethnic, multinational, multimedia, and/or genre-busting.

if any

‘Holmes and Watson’ at Kinetic: The Riddler Strikes

Kinetic Theatre brings an intriguing new Sherlock Holmes play to Pittsburgh.

Alexandra Kochis as Odette and Luca Sbrizzi as Prince Siegfried.|Principal dancers Yoshiaki Nakano (Prince Siegfried) and Amanda Cochrane (pictured here as Odile).|'Dance of the Swans.'|White and black swans dancing together in 'Swan Lake.'

‘Swan Lake’ Soars at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

A classic ballet with outstanding dancing, score, and now new sets.

fear it! Villainous Walter Brown (Cotter Smith

‘Rules of Seconds,’ at barebones, Shoots Weird and Hits the Mark

Barebones presents a new comedy that filters historical nonsense through today’s lens of weirdness.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is presenting 'Swan Lake.' Pictured here is Amanda Cochrane in the dual role of Odette and Odile. Photo by Duane Reider.

February Theater Guide: Full Slate, Cue the Music

Pittsburgh live theater this month includes musicals than you could shake a stick at—or would want to—plus intriguing non-musical plays.

The national touring company of 'Wicked.' Photo: Joan Marcus.

January Theater Guide: Major Musicals and Striking Solo Shows

One-person plays and Broadway musicals are the main draws in Pittsburgh theater this month.

as Kenneth (Darren Weller) provides stud service.

Nightmare Comedy for Our Times: ‘Love, Love, Love’ at Kinetic Theatre

Pittsburgh theater company Kinetic stages a British satire that’s a wicked riff on baby-boomers—and .

' The Skivvies will be more fully dressed

December Theater Guide: Many Ways through the Holidays

From Oscar Wilde to wild modern dance to The Skivvies, there’s much on Pittsburgh stages this month than traditional Christmas shows.

everybody! These are 'The Humans' and they're going to party whether they like it or not.|Dad (J. Tucker Smith) wants to tell it his way while Brigid (Valeri Mudek) has her signals crossed.

Middle America Says ‘Take Your Turkey and Shove It, Thank You’ in Public’s ‘The Humans’

The Tony-winning play at The Public offers a gritty/funny lo at the nation’s holiday spirit.

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