David Adés’ Afloat in Light
In Adès’ poems, everyday events become consecrated moments
By Stuart Sheppard
Tags: Book Reviews + Features, Books, David Adés, Afloat in Light, poetry
The Old Man and the Old Moon at City Theatre
If you like deeply impassioned work, then PigPen Theatre Company is for you
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, The Old Man and the Old Moon, City Theatre, PigPen, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
Parade at University of Pittsburgh Stages
The production exudes energy, tight pacing, and professionalism
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, Parade, University of Pittsburgh Stages, Dan Mayhak, Rob Frankenberry, Roger Zahab, Dan Mayhak
All Quiet on the Western Front at Prime Stage Theatre
It’s demanding, it’s chaotic, and it works
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, All Quiet on the Western Front, Prime Stage Theatre, Connor McNelis, Scott P. Calhoon, New Hazlett Theatre
Romeo and Juliet at PICT Classic Theatre
Shakespeare finds a home in Mr. Rogers’ old studio
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, Romeo and Juliet, PICT Classic Theatre, Adrianne Knapp, Dylan Marquis Meyers, Alec Silberblatt
A Conversation with Ron Chernow
The Alexander Hamilton biographer discusses his craft and his new book on Ulysses S. Grant
Tags: Book Reviews + Features, Books, Ron Chernow, Alexander Hamilton, Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures
The Matchmaker at Carnegie Mellon School of Drama
Chantelle Guido is scintillating as the iconic Dolly Levi
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, Krissy Bylancik, The Matchmaker, Carnegie Mellon School of Drama, Chantelle Guido, William Brosnahan
A Conversation with Osama Alomar
The City of Asylum writer-in-residence from Syria on style, substance and not being understood
Tags: Book Reviews + Features, Books, Osama Alomar, O Human, The Teeth of the Comb and Other Stories, The Teeth of the Comb
Red Hills at Quantum Theatre
This production comes off as forced and overly grand
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Theater, Red Hills, Quantum Theatre, Patrick J. Ssenjovu, Scott Parkinson
Cloud 9 at Throughline Theatre Co.
It’s like a strange collision between Gilbert and Sullivan and Eugene Ionesco
Tags: Theater Reviews + Features, Cloud 9, Throughline Theatre Co, George Saulnier, Jalina McClarin, Caryl Churchill, Edwin Lee Gibson
By PJ Patella-Rey
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: The Talent Group, Chatham University, American Eagle, and more
By Morgan Biddle
These historic Pittsburgh cookbooks are a roadmap to our culinary roots
By Stacy Rounds
By some metrics, Fox Chapel is a sundown town
By David S. Rotenstein
Pittsburgh loved its disco days, and Thomas Jayson packed the clubs
By Rachel Wilkinson
