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Mick’s school of hard knocks is in session and Mairtin, here with his thinking face on, needs to ace the exam.

“Skull” Kicks Off Fall With a Head-Banger

Now that autumn is in the air, the season begins in earnest, and a cry goes up all across town: Are you ready for some THEATER? Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre

A most unfortunate event! Princeton (Matt Augustyniak) worries that Lucy may be a flat-liner—you’ll notice that her human (Sara Barbisch) is absent here—while Kate Monster (Laura Barletta) looks on the bright side.

7 Reasons to See Avenue Q

ONE: CHEAP THRILLS IF YOU BUY NOW. Maybe you’ve always wanted to see this Tony-winning musical anyway, or would like to see it again. Then by all means catch Stage

Since Alice (Carolina Loyola-Garcia) and Virgil (Malcolm Tulip) can't work things out face to face, they are trying a bit of the old back-to-back.

Whooo Are You? Perhaps “Mnemonic” Will Help You Remember

“Who are you?” said the Caterpillar. Alice replied, rather shyly, “I—I hardly know, sir, just at present…” The scene is from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. In Mnemonic, the play

Serious business? Not here. It’s Miranda (Colleen Pulawski) espying a MAN, while father Prospero (Ron Siebert) casts a spell, in a play that’s “Restoration comedy with overtones of Monty Python and Blackadder.”

Sassy, A Little Trashy, and Just In Time for Summer: It’s the Remake of the Remake of “The Tempest”

You realize, of course, that you cannot do summer theater properly unless you catch a remake. Of Shakespeare, that is. Altered Shakespeare is red-hot everywhere this year. In Chicago, for

Perhaps the only way to attain to the highest in one’s life is by getting to the bottom of it. John Brown (Zachary Spicer) and Abigail debate the issue.

Speak of the Devil: That’s What They Do in Abigail/1702, and People Love it

Abigail/1702 takes a strange story and makes it stranger. On opening night at City Theatre, as will be described shortly, it provoked an unusual reaction from the audience. And you

Man (Martin Giles) gets a face-full from the girl he left behind (Jennifer Tober).

At Quantum, It’s Springtime for Dream of Autumn

Three things you should know about Dream of Autumn: One, there are outhouses. Not in the play. Outside. When you read that Quantum Theatre is staging the play in “the former

Quantum Theatre's cast play out a scene from Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman. L to r: Bridget Connors (Gunhild Borkman) , Luka Glinsky (Erhart Borkman), Robin Walsh (Ella Rentheim) and Daina Michelle Griffith. (Fanny Walton).

Quantum Theater Presents Ibsen’s John Gabriel Borkman

If you’re looking for colorful costumes or a dazzling set to lift the winter blues, you won’t find it in Quantum Theater’s production of John Gabriel Borkman, playing now through

Les Miz x 2: On Stage & Screen

The planets have aligned for a rare double feature. The national touring company of Les Miserables is in town at the Benedum Center, through January 27, while the film version

Maple & Vine: Strange Ride, Smooth Machine

Is it a must-see? Coming from a free country, let’s just say Maple and Vine at the City Theatre is a you-really-ought-to-see-it. The play is entertainingly weird, not to mention

“Jersey Boys” Makes State Proud

"Jersey Boys", the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Best Musical, about four blue-collar Newark, New Jersey boys who hit the big time in 1964: Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio and Nick Massi.