‘Burgh Vivant’s growing network of contributors brings you their reviews and features of Pittsburgh’s cultural events, performances, restaurants, and more! See the video highlights here, or follow the links to “The Full Martini” for a fabulous full-length edition of each review, uncensored and uncut. Have a review of your own? Give us your critiques in the comments section!
Lonnie The Theatre Lady discusses INKY by Rinne Groff, directed by Ingrid Sonnichsen, featuring Tony Bingham, Abby Quatro, and Adrienne Wehr. INKY plays at Off The Wall Performing Arts Center through May 17th. www.insideoffthewall.com Continue reading “Review – INKY, Off The Wall Productions”
This “farce to make you sad” had our ‘Burgh Vivant contributors falling over themselves – and their martinis! Quantum Theatre’s PANTAGLEIZE, adapted by Jay Ball, directed by Jed Allen Harris, runs through April 27th. Listen to “The Full Martini” – the complete interview in audio podcast for more! Continue reading “Review: PANTAGLEIZE, Quantum Theatre”
Lonnie The Theatre Lady and Mike ‘Buzz” Buzzelli share a cocktail and discuss GROUNDED at the City Theatre, playing through May 4th, written by George Brant, directed by Jenn Thompson. Production photos by Kristi Jan Hoover. AND: Why does Buzz think awards are frivolous? What special souvenir does he always take home from the beach? Listen to “The Full Martini” – the complete interview in audio podcast to find out! Continue reading “Review – GROUNDED, City Theatre”
‘Burgh Vivant contributor Mike “Buzz” Buzzelli discusses the “palpable hit” from Pittsburgh Musical Theatre, Les Misérables. Actors and production values are praised as Buzz and host Brian Edward improvise their own renditions of Les Miz numbers and examine France’s oldest, and perhaps most popular, profession. Listen to “The Full Martini” – the complete interview in audio podcast for more insights and the best James Mason impersonation you’ve ever heard. Les Misérables plays through April 6th. Continue reading “Review: LES MISÉRABLES, Pittsburgh Musical Theater”
‘Burgh Vivant contributors Lonnie The Theatre Lady and Mike “Buzz” Buzzelli spend cocktail hour discussing the “honest, moving, and courageous” STRAIGHTENING COMBS, written and performed by Kim El, with Nia Washington, directed by Linda Haston. STRAIGHTENING COMBS plays in repertory at Off The Wall Theatre in Carnegie, and returns April 4th, 5th, and 6th. www.insideoffthewall.com Continue reading “Review – STRAIGHTENING COMBS, Off The Wall Theater”
‘Burgh Vivant’s Mike “Buzz” can barely contain himself (or his martini) as he delivers “high praise” for BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK playing at The Rep, directed by Tomé Cousin. This “madcap” satire of Old Hollywood’s glamour days sends Buzz and host Brian Edward down memory lane, and urges them to ponder their own future in showbiz. AND: Buzzelli coughs up more than just a good review in this one! The Listen to “The Full Martini” – the complete interview in audio podcast for more. VERA STARK runs through April 6th at Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse. Production photos by Jeff Swensen. Continue reading “Review: BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK, The REP, Pittsburgh Playhouse”
“A thought provoking play” by Nina Raine, directed by Stuart Carden – Mike Buzzelli and Lonnie The Theatre Lady review TRIBES at City Theatre. Which actor made the set “shine,” and just whose story is it anyway? Listen to “The Full Martini” – the complete interview in audio podcast to hear more on TRIBES playing through March 30th at City Theatre. Continue reading “Review: TRIBES – City Theatre”
It’s A FEMININE ENDING at Off the Wall Theater, and that’s only the beginning! Lonnie The Theater Lady reviews the comedy by Sarah Treem (who HOUSE OF CARDS fans will recognize as a writer on the series), and directed by Matt M. Morrow. Hear Lonnie’s top 3 reasons to see the show, and listen to “The Full Martini” – the complete, unedited interview in audio podcast to hear more, including why Brian Edward hates intermissions and why he’s keeping an eye out for Ruth Buzzi and Jo Anne Worley! Doors galores! Let us know what YOU think. Continue reading “Review – A FEMININE ENDING, Off The Wall Productions”
Lonnie The Theatre Lady is in good COMPANY in this review with ‘Burgh Vivant cohort Mike “Buzz” Buzzelli – or is she? The work of one individual in particular may be what sets these two ‘Burgh Vivants apart – and his initials are Stephen Sondheim! COMPANY, directed by Ted Pappas, plays through February 23rd at Pittsburgh Public Theater. Continue reading “Review – COMPANY, Pittsburgh Public Theater”
“An enthralling performance” unfolds UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, playing through February 26th at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater, produced by 12 Peers Theater. Mike “Buzz” Buzzelli and Lonnie The Theater Lady weigh in on the intricate journey crafted by actor Randy Kovitz that spans the globe and is described as an “existential detective story.” Continue reading “Review – UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL, 12 Peers Theater”
