Theater

Pirates Continue Brave Battle; Le Mardi Gras’ Good Times Keep Rolling (CPs Wed., 8/20/14)

Braves vs. Pirates, Le Mardi Gras, Pair of Kings

Pittsburgh Ballet at Hartwood; Jergel’s Hosts R&B Mental Health Fundraiser (CPs Sun., 8/17/14)

PBT at Hartwood, R&B Mental Health Fundraiser, Dr. Alton Merrell & Impact, Pittsburgh Restaurant Week

“Orlando” Staged by Unseam’d; Amos Lee Performs at Three Rivers Arts Fest (CPs Wed., 6/11/14)

“Orlando,” Amos Lee, Cubs vs. Pirates, Country Night at Peter’s Pub

From Sci-Fi Spoof to Psychodrama, ‘Acting Out’ Delivers a Bold Bill of New One-Acts

There is nothing in theater quite like an evening of one-acts. If the plays are right you get a greatest-hits effect, a sampling of tightly honed short pieces in different styles and moods. That’s what the Pittsburgh Pride Theater Festival is going for with this year’s offering: two comedies plus two dramas, all of them…

An Evening With Maia Sharp at Club Cafe; Gene Kelly’s Legacy Lives on at the Byham (CPs Wed., 5/21/14)

Maia Sharp, Gene Kelly: The Legacy, Rumba Night, SMOKE Barbeque Taqueria, Orioles vs. Pirates

Canadian Crooner Gino Vannelli at Byham; Pan Prequel “Peter and the Starcatcher” at Heinz (CPs Tues., 5/20/14)

Gino Vannelli, “Peter and the Starcatcher,” Nelson Harrison, Alexi Morrissey’s “Have You Seen Me?” Orioles vs. Pirates

Steve Forbert Sings “Romeo’s Tune”; GLSEN’s Gala to Change the Game (CPs Sat., 5/3/14)

Steve Forbert, GLSEN’s Gala to Change the Game, “Hope and Gravity,” Pirates Fedora Night, Power vs. Soul

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Quantum’s ‘Pantagleize’ Is Seriously Entertaining

It’s not easy to do wacky physical comedy about a dead-serious subject. And when the time comes for theater reviewers to give informal recognition for Best This and That of the current season, Quantum Theatre’s Pantagleize will be on my list for several awards. One would be Best High Five Seen Anywhere. If you are…

Reb Beach and Donnie Iris at Jergel’s Bike Night; “Grounded” Continues at City Theatre (CPs Tues., 4/15/14)

Reb Beach and Donnie Iris, “Grounded,” Bo Exchange, Tim Stevens

Cher Dazzles the Consol; Shelby Comin Entertains at Improv (CPs Wed., 4/2/2014)

Cher, Shelby Comin, Billy Price, Wednesday Wine Flight, Dream Theater

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