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February Music Preview: Great acts in town include The New Pornographers. (Photo: Simon Law)

February Music Preview: Performers Include Garth, Buckwheat, Two Guys Named Chris, and a Young Lady Named Jackie

February 2015 is a short month with some big-name musical entertainers.

Even a friendly hijra gets snarly sometimes. This is Brahman cursing "the asshole" who invented pronouns.

In ‘Brahman/i,’ the Comic Is a Real Stand-Up Guy… and Girl

Quantum Theatre’s ‘Brahman/i’ is about a nightclub comedian who’s of a man and a woman than many of us can hope to be.

while Katie Travis (as Christine Daaé) won last year’s prestigious Lotte Lenya Competition for singing AND acting talent.

February Theater Preview: Put Down the Clicker

February is peak season for live theater in Pittsburgh, with a vast up of shows that invite you to put down the remote and come on out.

Hot Comics from Second City Light Up the Steel City

Chicago’s famed Second City comedy company ivers a rip-roaring road show at Pittsburgh Public Theater.

Sasha Allen (arms spread) is the Leading Player in the hooped-up new production of "Pippin."

January Theater Preview: Themes of Identity and Creation

Live theater in Pittsburgh opens the new year with several plays and musicals about people finding—or creating—new identities.

or double-agent William Scott (Ethan Hova) would be done for.|In off the WALL's "Or

‘Or,’ What? In the Dizzying New Play at off the WALL, That’s the Question

“Or,” a wild play about a remarkable woman, blends screwball comedy with feminist history.

Victor Hugo

‘L’Hotel’: Inside the Lifestyles of the Dead and Famous

Six deceased superstars haunt Paris’ ‘L’Hotel’ in a world premiere at Pittsburgh Public Theater

you can take the boy out of McKeesport

Duane Michals: Adventures in Black and White Magic

The strange photography of McKeesport native Duane Michals, long renowned in the art world, is on display in a major show at Carnegie Museum of Art.

Broadway company of "Newsies." Photo: Deen van Meer.

Theater in November: World Premieres, Post-Punk Dance, and Pre-Holiday Musicals

November theater in Pittsburgh includes the all-new “L’Hotel” and “Smart Blonde,” plus re-adapted and revived classics … and a couple of wild cards.

Tom (Fisher Neal) is just moongazing while Amanda (Lynne Wintersteller) scans the sky anxiously for signs of a better future.

Amid the Fanfare, ‘Menagerie’ Is Quietly Moving

Legendary classic “The Glass Menagerie” starts The Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 40th anniversary season.

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