Tag Archives: Theater

See Pittsburgh Batman at the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater – March 20-22, 2014

Not going to see Pittsburgh Batman is one of my biggest regrets of 2013. Pittsburgh Batman is a play that was performed last year at Bricolage Theater.

Back by popular demand, Pittsburgh Batman will be at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater this weekend. There are only 3 performances and I’m sure this will be a sell out again.

Pittsburgh Hearts (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Pittsburgh Batman is the brain child of Lord Grunge and Jackson who hail from Pittsburgh, but are often traveling as the dou Grand Buffet. I have the good fortune of getting to know some of the other cast members, who are incredible performers and some of the most creative people in Pittsburgh).

Here is some press on last years performance:

Tickets are $25.00 and available online here. Follow @PittsburghBTMN on Twitter for updates.

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Killer Joe Grushecky

killer-joe-photo This seems to be the summer of unique Pittsburgh collaborations. Barebones Productions is a Pittsburgh theater company that has been performing since 2003. Barebones is back this summer and has partnered with another Pittsburgh performer – Joe Grushecky – for the production Killer Joe.

Killer Joe is a play by playwrite Tracey Letts about a family that hires a hitman to kill the matriarch for insurance money.

Joe Grushecky will be preforming live each night as part of the production. Saturday nights production will be followed by a closing party with a performance by Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers.

Joe Grushecky is a musician from Pittsburgh who has been performing here, around the country and overseas for 30 years. Joe Grushecky often collaborates and performs with Bruce Springsteen. Check out this 2005 CNN article about Grushecky titled – Rock’s Best Kept Secret. Continue reading →

All Queen, all the time – Queen Tribute Show at the Byham

Image by ellyukrm via Flickr

One Night of Queen is a Queen tribute show now on their second US tour and will be stopping in Pittsburgh on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at the Byham Theater. One Night of Queen is preformed by Greg Mullen and his band the Works. Greg got his start as a karaoke singer in Glasgow and now tours the world with his Queen tribute show. Tickets are available at PghArts.

Read more about Greg Mullen and One Night of Queen in PopCity Media here.

I know there have to be some Queen fans here in the city of champions. One Pittsburgher is selling an original ticket stub from a 1978 Queen concert on ebay – bidding is open until April 8, 2009.

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Links Worth a Look – January 11th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look:

with love from pittsburgh: toodles, 2008! – This is Laura's summary of what she did in 2008 – which is worth a look beacuse she did a lot of great Pittsburgh stuff in 2008 and has added the photos too. I can't wait to see how 2009 shapes up.
Quantum Theatre is now on Facebook – Join the Quantum Theater Facebook group.
Sweetwater Cooking – Cooking School located near Sation Square. They also offer wine tastings.

Click here to see more links we like.

I went to the theater and a fight broke out

So just when I think we may be starting to hit a midwinter lull in activities, let me qualify that by saying that a lull means there are like 3 less cool things to do each week in Pittsburgh – I get an email about this awesome theater production.

I am not going to lie, I am personally not crazy about the theater, I like theater, but it rarely makes the top of my list – mostly because I don’t like sitting still for 2 hours straight.

I think this is a production I can really get into –

Pandora’s Box Theater & Eclectic Mayhem presents A Night at the Fights

From Macbeth vs. Macduff, Cyrano vs. Valvert, and Peter Pan vs. Captain Hook, to some of the greatest fights you’ve never heard of, a talented cast of local combat aficionados will entertain by re-enacting thirteen illustrious conflicts from the theatrical repertoire.

One performance of all of the best fight scenes. Awesome.

What is Eclectic Mayhem? I was wondering the same thing – according to their website – they are experts in stage combat based in Pittsburgh – “since we are based in Pittsburgh, pirates are a specialty!”

Eclectic Mayhem consists of Tonya Lynn and Adam Rutledge, theater artists with over a decade of combined experience in Stage Combat performance and choreography. Both are affiliated with the Society of American Fight Directors and the United Stuntmen’s Association.

Who knew there was a society of American Fight Directors and a United Stuntmen’s Association – I love that there is an association for everything. Once for work I had to contact the Pickle Packers International – their website is IlovePickles.org.

A Night at the Fights
Saturday, February 16 @ 9pm
Sunday, February 17 @ 4pm & 9pm
At the Studio Theatre in the basement of the University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning in Oakland
Tickets available at the door (cash/check ONLY) – $15 General, $10 with Student ID

More info here: www.pandorasboxtheatre.org