Pittsburgh Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 4

BWW Review: ROCK OF AGES Burns Down the House at The Lamp Theater
by Greg Kerestan - June 14, 2022

What did our critic think? Split Stage continues to provide a haven for adult-oriented semi-pro theatre. The plot, overly convoluted by design, parodies eighties movie comedies with a 'let's save the rock venue' stream of cliches that get mercilessly savaged. Wannabe rocker Drew (Gabe DeRose) can't ...

BWW Review: BITES AND PINTS FESTIVAL Returns Live Music and Delicious Food to Kennywood Park
by Greg Kerestan - June 14, 2022

What did our critic think? There are a few cultural institutions in the Pittsburgh area of which I'm not just a supporter, I'm an outright stan. Chief among these are the Pittsburgh CLO summer season, the annual farce at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre (more on that later this week), and the Bites and ...

BWW Review: JERSEY BOYS Sings Tight, Sweet Harmony at Benedum Center
by Greg Kerestan - June 09, 2022

Des McAnuff's once-revolutionary 'biopic musical' is still the best in its genre....

BWW Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD at Benedum Center Rocks the House
by Greg Kerestan - May 22, 2022

Des McAnuff's slick docudrama production style may not be anything new, but it still works like a charm....

BWW Review: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS Blends Comedy and Crime at Pittsburgh Public Theater
by Greg Kerestan - April 27, 2022

Ken Ludwig's farce-mystery hybrid works much better than you'd imagine....

BWW Review: HAMILTON at Benedum Center
by Greg Kerestan - February 28, 2022

At this point, writing a review of Lin-Manuel Miranda's almost infamously popular hip-hop musical feels redudant. It's Hamilton, people. Go see it....

BWW Review: PRETTY WOMAN Makes Dreams Come True at Benedum Center
by Greg Kerestan - February 03, 2022

It may not be a musical anyone especially asked for, but a winning cast and some splashy production makes this one a winner anyway....

BWW Review: OKLAHOMA! Shakes Up Expectations at Benedum Center
by Greg Kerestan - January 06, 2022

You owe it to yourself to see the most divisive musical of the year... or maybe of the decade....

BWW Review: AN UNTITLED NEW PLAY BY JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE at City Theatre and THE THANKSGIVING PLAY at Arcade Comedy Theater Sing the Praises of the Dramaturge
by Greg Kerestan - December 13, 2021

Pop culture is full of paeans to the composer or the playwright; just this past fall, Andrew Garfield starred in Tick Tick... Boom! on Netflix as the young Jonathan Larson. But outside of insider tell-alls, there's not a lot of focus on the behind the scenes creatives of the theatrical world, especi...

BWW Review: SUMMER at Benedum Center brings back the 'Last Dance' of the Disco Era
by Greg Kerestan - November 19, 2021

While I have my music-nerd quibbles, this is pretty damn good for a non-union touring production....

BWW Review: SLOW FOOD at Pittsburgh Public Theater is Sartre Meets Seinfeld in a Greek Restaurant
by Greg Kerestan - October 14, 2021

Hell is other people's favorite restaurant in Wendy MacLeod's quirky date-night comedy....

BWW Review: A BROADWAY CELEBRATION Brings the Music Back at Heinz Field
by Greg Kerestan - July 24, 2021

It's hard to argue with the line-up for Pittsburgh CLO's star-studded concert anniversary....

BWW Review: PIXELATED Rocks the BITES AND PINTS FESTIVAL at Kennywood Park
by Greg Kerestan - June 30, 2021

You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone, and that includes live event entertainers at your local theme park....