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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Catch a one-of-a-kind retelling of Shakespeare at the Geyer
Seeing Actors and Artists of Fayette County’s production of “The Complete Works of Shakespeare Abridged” is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. No, really, it’s a one-time, never-see-it-like-this-again show. Director Andrew Johnson of Donora said that’s because the play written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield that parodies the plays of...
Riverfront Theater’s ‘Proof’ is about family (and a little math)
Four Pittsburgh actors play characters that are an integral part of the search for answers behind a mysterious mathematical proof in Riverfront Theater Company’s production of David Auburn’s drama, “Proof.” The play that won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play is the story...
Monessen students prepare to stage ‘Shrek’ 
Editor’s note: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Tom Wolf has announced that all Pennsylvania schools will be closed for the next 10 business days, and as a result the musical has been postponed until further notice. When Milana Sacco thought about taking the stage in Monessen Middle/Senior High School’s...
Saint Vincent Summer Theater announces upcoming productions
Three audience-favorite musicals are on tap for the 52nd season of the Saint Vincent Summer Theatre. The schedule includes Roger Bean’s off-Broadway musical comedy, “The Marvelous Wonderettes,” May 21-31; Rodgers’ and Hammerstein’s Tony Award-winning classic, “The Sound of Music,” June 25-July 5; and “Million Dollar Quartet,” featuring the music of...
Freeport Area High School brings tap-dancing musical ’42nd Street’ to the stage 
It’s a musical with a lot of kick. Freeport Area High School presents its 2020 spring musical “42nd Street” from March 12-15. And who better to direct the classic musical chronicling the story of a small town Pennsylvania girl with Big Apple dreams than Freeport alumnus, Broadway performer, New York...
Leechburg High School brings ‘Godspell’ to the stage 
Leechburg Area High School drama students will bring to life parables from the Gospel, with an updated twist, as they present “Godspell” on March 13-15. Think punk meets rock in this remastered 2012 version of “Godspell,” created by Grammy and Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz. “Godspell” features a myriad of...
‘A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ opens March 12 at Burrell High School 
It’s toga time as Burrell High School presents its spring musical, “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum.” Set in ancient Roman times, the show is comedic, fast paced, full of twists and turns as it follows the antics of Pseudolus, a slave attempting to win his...
Greater Latrobe’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ blends romance, comedy and classic pop hits 
Editor’s note: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, Greater Latrobe School District has limited attendance at “Mamma Mia!” to two invited people per participant in the musical. Attendees will be asked to identify the cast member they are representing when they arrive at the senior high auditorium. There will be an...
‘The Band’s Visit’ delivers quiet, powerful message on Benedum Center stage
The musical “The Band’s Visit” isn’t the kind of stage spectacular — with big production numbers, massive colorful sets and glitz-and-glam costumes — that typically wins awards on Broadway. But surprisingly it did, capturing 10 Tony Awards in 2018, including Best Musical, and the 2019 Grammy Award for Best Musical...
Delight in the sights, sounds of ‘Rhythm of the Dance’ at Palace 
The National Dance Company of Ireland’s “Rhythm of the Dance” show is back in the states for another round of shows, just in time to celebrate the St. Patrick’s Day season with the troupe’s American fans. It’s not like the champion dancers, professional singers and musicians had a chance to...
Derry Area tackles challenging ‘Les Miserables’ 
As high school musicals go, “Les Miserables” is no “The Little Mermaid.” It’s a challenging production, acknowledged director/producer Kayla Tamer — possibly one of the most challenging musicals Derry Area High School has ever attempted. After last year’s “The Little Mermaid,” Tamer felt her students were up to the task....
Southmoreland students will shine in spring musical ‘Seussical’ 
Southmoreland High School Music Theatre with fill the high school auditorium in Alverton with singing and dancing from “Seussical the Musical,” a family-friendly show based on the words of Dr. Seuss. “They selected ‘Seussical the Musical’ because it is family friendly and has familiar characters, and it weaves a lot...
City Theatre in Pittsburgh announces 2020-21 season
Pittsburgh’s City Theatre, based on the South Side, prides itself on introducing cutting-edge new works. In keeping with that tradition, the company announced a 2020-21 season filled with bold new plays. The season opens Sept. 19 with “Frankenstein” by Emmy Award-winning performance collective Manuel Cinema, described as “a new take...
Murrysville siblings work both sides of the stage for ‘Sound of Music’
When Camryn Hall wakes up in the morning, the Murrysville teen may have to take a moment to think about exactly which rehearsal — or rehearsals — she needs to prepare for. Some days it’s rehearsal for the Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s upcoming production of “The Sound of Music,” in which...
Chartiers Valley High School comes alive with ‘Young Frankenstein’
At Chartiers Valley High School, spring musical director Kim Giffin chooses the actors and actresses first, then the production. “I see what kids I have, and then I pick the show,” Giffin says. “I like to do the auditions first and then fit them into the roles for the musical.”...
Stage Right’s ‘Cabaret’ an always relevant social commentary
Irwin native Mandie Russak has frequented the Kit Kat Club before, where she welcomed visitors as the Emcee in a previous production of “Cabaret” by Split Stage Productions in 2017. She returns to the seedy night spot as the unforgettable Sally Bowles, an English cabaret performer during the rise of...
Theatre Factory tackles deep issues in ‘She Kills Monsters’
A game of Dungeons and Dragons holds the key to secrets about a deceased relative in Qui Nguyen’s contemporary play, “She Kills Monsters,” being performed Feb. 28-March 8 at The Theatre Factory in Trafford. The play focuses on a young woman, Agnes Evans, trying to come to terms with the...
‘Phantom of the Opera’ coming to Greensburg Salem 
Alex Podolinski has a technique for getting into character as the Phantom of the Opera. “To prepare myself I like to go backstage and kind of wander, and that sounds kind of creepy,” he said. An appropriately creepy technique for a famously creepy character. Greensburg Salem High School this weekend...
Pitt-Greensburg play takes aim at government bureaucracy, small-town corruption
Con men, government inspections, corruption and mistaken identity all cross paths in the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg’s upcoming production of Nikolai Gogol’s “The Government Inspector.” When the postmaster of a small Russian town reads a resident’s mail and begins spreading the word that a government inspector will soon be...
Greensburg Civic Theatre holds auditions for Tennessee Williams play
A southern plantation home populated by a dysfunctional family, including a litter of “no-neck monsters,” is the setting for Tennessee Williams’ “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” Greensburg Civic Theatre will hold auditions from 6-9 p.m. March 3 and 6-7:15 p.m. March 4 for an April 30, May 1-2 production...
High school musicals on tap in Western Pa. 
Below are high school musicals planned throughout our region. In the coming weeks, look for stories and photos from a variety of the shows in the Tribune- Review and videos at TribLIVe.com. If the list doesn’t include your school, contact us at tribliving@tribweb.com and we’ll add it. Break a leg!...
Disney on Ice takes you on a fun ride with ‘Road Trip Adventures’ 
Disney on Ice is inviting families to join their favorite Disney characters on a winter road trip to magical destinations. The latest ice skating show from Disney and Feld Entertainment, “Road Trip Adventures,” is all about the fun times and adventures of the open road. Going along for the ride...
Seton Hill students engage in ‘comedy of manners’ with ‘The Rivals’
Seton Hill University typically performs a classical work during its season in an effort to expose a variety of literary examples to its theater students. When Steven Wilson was asked to direct Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s 18th century comedy of manners, “The Rivals,” he knew he faced a challenge. “‘The Rivals’...
‘Cats’ struts into Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center 
The feline fantasy that is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s smash hit musical “Cats” is bringing its North America tour to Pittsburgh. Benedum Center will be the setting Feb. 25-March 1 for the latest gathering of Jellicle cats as part of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series. Based on T.S....
‘The Last American Hammer’ examines grand passions in small space
Artists observe the same reality as the rest of us, they just see it differently. In January 2016 a group of anti-federal government extremists led by Ammon Bundy seized the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon, provoking a standoff with authorities that lasted until Feb. 11, 2016. It was...


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