Theater

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

Mr. Smalls Hosts The New Pornographers; Angel-Voiced Jackie Evancho Performs at Heinz Hall (CPs 2/13/15)

The New Pornographers, Jackie Evancho, “Beauty and the Beast”

Fabled Aesop Rock Plays Altar Bar; “Waywardland” Appears at New Hazlett For a Night (CPs 2/12/15)

Aesop Rock, “Waywardland,” Bret Ernst

Fun Chris Day: Chris Robinson Brotherhood at Mr. Smalls; Chris Botti Plays Heinz Hall (CPs Sun., 2/8/15)

Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Chris Botti, “Beauty and the Beast”

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.

says the laid-back stand-up hijra (Sanjiv Jhaveri)

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Perform at Consol; Quantum’s “Brahman/i: A One-Hijra Stand-Up Comedy Show” Now Playing (CPs Thurs., 2/5/15)

Garth Bros and Trisha Yearwood, “Brahamn/i: A One-Hijra Stand-Up Comedy Show,” Creative.Life.Support Series at Mr. Smalls,

"My Fair Lady" at Pittsburgh Public Theater

“My Fair Lady” Continues at The Public; Sienna Mercato: Good Food on All Levels (CPs Wed., 2/4/15)

“My Fair Lady,” Sienna Mercato, “Cake”

“Mr. Joy” Premieres at City Theatre; Jennifer Aniston’s “Cake” Served Up on Local Screens (CPs Tues., 1/27/15)

“Mr. Joy,” “Cake,” “Dewsday’s” at Seven Springs

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

“Pippin” Ends Run Today at Benedum; “The Boy Next Door” Starring Jennifer Lopez Now Screening (CPs Sun., 1/25/15)

“Pippin,” “The Boy Next Door,” The Steel Cactus

“Empress of Soul” Gladys Knight Plays Heinz Hall With The Spinners; Daily Grind Performs at Double Wide Grill (CPs Sat., 1/24/14)

Gladys Knight, The Spinners, Daily Grind, “Roinda”

Lotus to Blossom at Stage AE; Gallery Crawl in Cultural District (CPs Fri., 1/23/15)

Lotus, Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, Free Good Fridays at the Warhol

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