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So simple and yet so puzzling: Jason Shavers (center) says it all with a look while Mary Elizabeth Drake and Jamen Nanthakumar expound in "The Fantasticks."

‘The Fantasticks’ is a Marvelous Musical Comedy

Two young rs and their meddling fathers, what could go wrong?

Pitt vs. Georgia Tech in Homecoming Game Showdown; Andrew Bird Plays Byham (Sat., 10/8/16)

Pitt vs, Georgia Tech, Andrew Bird, ‘Some Assembly Required,”Candy and Shelly Go to the Desert’

Members of The Shelf Life String Band bring bluegrass to the Deutschtown Music Festival. photo: Christopher Maggio.

Bluegrass Jam at Park House; Rock Star Karaoke at Smiling Moose (Wed., 10/5/16)

Bluegrass Jam with Shelf Life, Rock Star Karae, Allegheny County RADical Days

and the repertoire still features plenty of star turns for dancers like Xiaochuan Xie

Legendary Martha Graham Dance Company Performs at Byham; Pitt vs. Marshall (Sat., 10/1/16)

Martha Graham Dance Company, Pitt vs. Marshall, ‘Impulse’

So simple and yet so puzzling: Jason Shavers (center) says it all with a look while Mary Elizabeth Drake and Jamen Nanthakumar expound in "The Fantasticks."

October Theater Guide: Dancing into Autumn, and Much More

October in Pittsburgh is so full of live theater that one may hardly know where to start, so why not start with our Guide?

one half of the young couple in 'The Fantasticks.'

The Public Previews ‘The Fantasticks’; Dressy Bessy and The Garment District Play Club Cafe (Thurs., 9/28/16)

‘The Fantasticks,’ Dressy Bessy and The Garment District, Pirates vs. Cubs

Princess Aurora visits Pittsburgh with her new squeeze Prince Désiré in the Russian Grand Ballet's "The Sleeping Beauty."

Petipa’s ‘The Sleeping Beauty’ Danced by the Russian Grand Ballet; James Bay Plays Stage AE (Wed., 9/28/16)

‘The Sleeping Beauty,’ James Bay, Pirates Zombie Night, Free Symphony Concert

‘Kinky Boots’ Opens at Benedum; Sausalido Continues Strong in Bloomfield (Tues., 9/20/16)

‘Kinky Boots,’ Sausalido Bistro, Biddle’s Escape

Peter & Paul to Perform Classic Folk Songs at Benedum; Byham Hosts Italian Songstress Giada Valenti (Sat.,9/17/16)

Peter & Paul, Giada Valenti, Diesel Rock Off Final, Brian Edward: In Person &
On Film

weird. photo: Antmantrunks

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Brings His Silly Fun to Benedum; Apple Hill Staging ‘Death By Fatal Murder’ (Fri., 9/16/16)

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic,’Death By Fatal Murder,’ ‘Shirley Valentine’

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