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July Concert Guide: Billy Joel, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, GNR, and Bieber

Summer concerts are now at peak ripeness so indulge.

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.

Western Australia.. photo: Stuart Sevastos

June Concert Preview: Outlaws, Bad Company, Michael Franti, ‘American Pie,’ and Dolly

The hills (and valleys) of Pittsburgh are alive with a multitude of great music this month.

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.

they're all guilty of terror: Karen Baum

Night of the Undead: Poe’s ‘Two Tales of Terror’ at PICT

PICT Classic Theatre returns to action with a Gothic chiller adapted from two stories by Allan Poe.

Beyoncé performing in Montreal in 2013. photo: Nat Ch Villa.

May Concert Preview: Folkies, Beyoncé, a Guy Named Alice, Joe Grushecky, and Billy Price

Another interesting month for music in Pittsburgh with many Americana music groups and big summer acts starting to come into view.

L) sings of wonders to be had

May Theater Preview: Bases Loaded, You Make the Call

Pittsburgh live theater is loaded with variety this month, so let your gut choose—and we’ll help.

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CMU’s ‘The Plague in Venice’ Wakes Weird Echoes—Then Amplifies Them

Carnegie Mellon actors take an old classic over the top and ‘round the bend.

but not clearly: Solness isn't wearing his reality specs.|The photographer has shot Hilda and Solness dreaming in black and white

The Joy of Hex: Quantum’s ‘The Master Builder’ Offers Fascinating Field Trip to Hell

When Ibsen meets Quantum Theatre, it’s an eye-opener and a hair-raiser.

inflamed papa Knut Brovik (John Reilly

April Theater Preview: Updated Classics and Big Prizewinners

What’s new in Pittsburgh live theater this month? Big stuff—and lots of classical old stuff, newly re-imagined.

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