Theater

two women seek a way forward in Lissa Brennan's 'Hoard.' Virginia Wall Gruenert

Bear Hands Plays Stage AE; Jergel’s Hosts Dweezil Zappa; ‘Hoard’ Opens at Off the Wall (Fri., 3/6/20)

Bear Hands, Dweezil Zappa, ‘Hoard,’ The Clarks, ‘I Am a Haunted House’

Lara Hayhurst plays Maria in PMT's 'The Sound of Music.' (photo courtesy of the company)

Ashley McBryde in Concert at Mr. Smalls; PMT’s ‘Sound of Music’ Opens at Byham (Thurs., 3/5/20)

Ashley McBryde, ‘The Sound of Music’

Lara Hayhurst plays Maria in PMT's 'The Sound of Music.' (photo courtesy of the company)|The Mormon missionary (Jerreme Rodriguez) and Broadway diva Ethel (Christine Laitta) have their signals crossed in CLO's 'Book of Merman

March Theater Guide: Power Plays

Live theater in Pittsburgh this month features shows packed with emotional, social, and artistic power.

Julianne Avolio (L) and Sarah Goeke play women with new babies and new predicaments in 'Cry It Out' at City Theatre. (photo: Kristi Jan Hoover)

RJD2 Plays Mr. Smalls; City Theatre Previews ‘Cry It Out’; Maria Caruso Dances ‘Metamorphosis’ (Sat., 2/29/20)

RJD2, ‘Cry It Out,’ ‘Metamorphosis,’ Broe Annibale

CMU Staging ‘Into the Woods’; Social House 7 Features Japanese Fare in Beautiful Setting (Thurs., 2/27/20)

‘Into the Woods,’ Socail House 7

'Cats' comes to Pittsburgh in February. The touring production is among a cavalcade of musicals during the month. (photo: Matthew Murphy)|If you've had them

‘Cats’ Onstage at Benedum; PPG Paints Arena Host The Lumineers (Tues., 2/25/20)

‘Cats’ The Lumineers

Gaelic Storm Blows into Jergel’s; Point Park Playhouse Goes to ‘The Wolves’ (Sun., 2/23/20)

Gaelic Storm, ‘The Wolves’

Caitlin Gotimer (Tink Enraught)and Timothy Mix (Milcom Negley) in Pittsburgh Opera's 'The Last American Hammer. (photo: David Bachman)

Pittsburgh Opera Opens ‘The Last American Hammer’; Brittney Chantele Album Release Party at Thunderbird (Sat., 2/22/20)

‘The Last American Hammer,’ Brittney Chantele Album Release Event

Harriet Tubman meant business. This photo is undated; the new play 'Tubman' imagines her in the present.

‘Tubman’ Onstage at August Wilson AACC; Cécile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner Play MCG Jazz (Fri., 2/21/20)

‘Tubman,’ Cécile McLorin Salvant and Sullivan Fortner

Greensburg Civic Theatre Opens ‘The Sunshine Boys’; ‘Savage Lands: A Colonial Comedy Opens at Duquesne (Thurs., 2/20/20)

‘The Sunshine Boys,’ ‘Savage Lands: A Colonial Comedy’

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