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The latest curtain-risings in theater and dance

and board members Francois Bitz

Pittsburgh Opera Names its Headquarters in Honor of Benefactor Francios Bitz

Pittsburgh Opera’s Strip District Headquarters is renamed after historic donor.

Rafael advises badass Jason (Patrick Cannon

A Morality Play with Rhythm. And Sandwiches: ‘Clyde’s’ at City Theatre

Pittsburgh gets an unusual comedy-drama about prisons, moral principles, and food for the soul.

Caroline Bowman (Elsa) and the company of the Frozen North American Tour will be at the Benedum this month. (Photo: Deen van Meer)

October Theater Guide: Innovative Productions and Revered Classics

The leaves are starting to turn which signifies we are going into peak theater season.

' is an opera about an enchanting Czech water sprite. Shown here is a photo from Minnesota Opera's production. (Photo: Dan Norman for Minnesota Opera)||In this previous PMT production of 'Evil Dead the Musical' Whitney Noelle as Annie and Brett Goodnack as Ash get good and gory.|Abbe Tanenbaum

September 2022 Theater Guide: A Water Sprite, Women’s Rights, Restaurant Drama, and Horror Trauma

There’s several very interesting plays this month for a post-Labor Day theater outing.

but patient typist (Betsy Miller) awaits her chance to dance with a jittery accountant (Jason Swauger).

‘Grand Hotel’ is a Grand Night Out

Front Porch Theatrical’s tour de force production of ‘Grand Hotel: The Musical’ fills the stage with a fine cast and full entourage of dancing bell hops and chambermaids.

Doub (Chuck Timbers)

Pittsburgh Playwright’s’ ‘Jitney’ Will Transport You to 70’s Hill District Drama

Pittsburgh Playwrights’ production of August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ added to the grand opening weekend of the August Wilson House.

|This fun promo art for Pittsburgh Playwright Theatre's 'Jitney' shows the actors appearing in the production at the August Wilson House. (Artwork by Brandon Jennings)|Daina Michelle Griffith portrays Elizaveta Grushinskaya in Front Porch Theatricals' 'Grand Hotel.' It's the same part that Greta Garbo played in the film version.|

August 2022 Theater Guide: a ‘Sister Act,’ a ‘Jitney’ Ride,’ and the ‘Grand Hotel’

It’s a very slow, but very good theater month in Pittsburgh.

young Anya (Julia de Avilez Rocha

Be There and Be Haunted: ‘The Cherry Orchard’ at Quantum

Chekhov’s tragicomedy turns eerie in a new Pittsburgh production.

Karla Boos

July 2022 Theater Guide: ‘The Cherry Orchard,’ ‘Kinky Boots,’ ‘Godspell,’ Tennessee Williams, and Arthur Miller

Classic plays, touring musicals, and summer stock are the main offerings this month.

shocked at the mischief bedeviling master Molière and Armande

Dead Man Walking, But He’s a Live Wire: Kinetic’s ‘Invalid’

Pittsburgh gets read the riot act in the world premiere of a wild comedy about Molière.

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