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Pittsburgh Playwrights ‘Seven Guitars’ Delivers Authentic August Wilson Experience

A masterful play with interesting characters, romance and murder.

Isabel Pask (Casilda)

Quantum Theatre Stages 17th-Century Spanish Playwright Lope de Vega’s ‘Peribáñez’

The revival of an old master’s play garners new interest.

but of what? Sierra (Siovhan Christensen) contemplates the effects of fracking in "Driftless."

August Theater Guide: Don’t Be the Fool

Writing off August as a light month for theater would be unwise. The schedule is loaded.

Jesus

Superb Cast Makes Stage 62’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ a Divine Experience

Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s first hit show is being staged in Carnegie.

heal thyself! Doc (Mark Yochum

‘Come Back, Little Sheba’ Explores the Land of Lost Dreams and Hope for Better Days

The Summer Company’s revival of William Inge’s “Little Sheba” brings a 1950s hit back home.

Broadway musicals

July Theater Guide: Big Winners, Gripping Geezer Dramas, and More

July isn’t only for musicals. The Pittsburgh theater schedule is stocked with stuff of many sorts.

Terra MacLeod (c.)

Pittsburgh Loves ‘Chicago’

Murder was never so much fun.

fear it. Vanda (Whitney Maris Brown) aspires to play the dominatrix in shiny boots of leather

Power Play: ‘Venus in Fur’ Demands to Be Seen

The David Ives play at The Public is one sexy (and very funny) power trip.

Childhood is strange and Roald Dahl's vision of it was stranger: This photo from the Broadway production of "Matilda the Musical" may clue you to what the touring show is like.

June Theater Preview: New Shows from Old Times

Plays and musicals in Pittsburgh this month include new sizzlers coed up from vintage ingredients.

standing) and Lynette Fromme (Kassie Doherty) train their sights on a sinister symbol of the patriarchy

It’s Loaded: Sondheim’s ‘Assassins’ Hits Epic Extremes at Stage 62

Dead presidents? This musical has them, and it’s on the money in ways than one.

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