Tag: Culture

By Michael “Buzz” Buzzelli, ‘Burgh Vivant

Nicer Things

Heidi Nagle is returns with her (mostly) one woman show, “This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.” Nagle, founding member of the sketch comedy troupe, “The Harvey Wallbangers,” explores the human psyche, discusses familial embarrassments and her intense love of Pittsburgh in the show. It’s sure to be a hoot.  Find her at the Carnegie Stage – Off The Wall, 25 W. Main Street, Carnegie, PA 15106 For more information, click here.

Fathers and Sons

Some of Pittsburgh’s funniest standups happen to be related. Friday, March 24 see “Collier and Collier.” Father, Gene Collier, and son, Sean Collier, perform live comedy, share anecdotes and discuss movies, sports and more. There are no unfunny dad jokes at this show. Come see them at the Oaks Theater, 310 Allegheny River Blvd., Oakmont, PA 15139. For more information, click here.

Mother Loving Show

PICT is bringing Sophocles’ “Oedipus Rex” back to the stage. An ancient prophecy wreaks havoc in Thebes bringing assorted troubles to the royal family (the world’s most tight-knit family, to be sure). Explore fate and free will at the Union Project, 801 N. Negley Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. For more information, click here.

Dancing before Dark

Too tired to make it to midnight?  Go to “In Bed by Ten Dance Party” on March 25 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Not only can you make it home before you have to pay the sitter overtime, you can raise money for THRIVE Southwest PA, an organization that works with schools to create positive environments for LGBTQ kids.  Dance the early evening away at Spirit, 242 51^st Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201. For more information, click here.

Unfiltered

Spend Sunday, March 26 on the D-List with “Kathy Griffin’s Celebrity Run-In Tour.” The comedian will dish the dirt on celebrities she’s met over the years and the outrageous, charming and sometimes-bizarre anecdotes only she can tell about them. Laugh the evening away at the Benedum Center, 237 7^th Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. For more information, click here.

A sixth thing…

Bunny Hop

Extend your weekend to Monday with a special benefit performance of Nassim Soleimanpour’s “White Rabbit, Red Rabbit.” Monteze Freeland goes up on stage and gets a copy of the script for the first time. Anything can happen in this bizarre theatrical experience.  Let the story unfold in front of you for the audience and the actor. It’s at Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre, 937 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. For tickets and additional information, click here.

– MB

By Michael “Buzz” Buzzelli, ‘Burgh Vivant

Read Light District

Thursday, March 9, is the Mad Muse presents “The Literary Brothel: A Grand Guignol.”  Lilith DeVille will guide you through the brothel where  you will enticed by The Sacred Literary Whores to come to their rooms for their Grand Guignol Stories. The Literary Brothel is at 449 Jefferson Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15202. For more information and tickets, click here.

Adulting

Saturday, March 11, you can attend a fundraiser and Book Release party for Alan Olifson’s “ManChild: My Life without Adult Supervision.” The local host of the Moth StorySLAMs and creator of the acclaimed storytelling series “WordPlay,” will share some stories from the book.  Music will be provided by Tracksploitation. A $10 donation gets you a copy of the book. See and hear all the fun at Repair the World, 6022 Broad Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206. For more information, click here.

Ticket to Ride

Saturday, March 11, it’s time to get on the B.U.S. (Bricolage Urban Scrawl).  Playwrights ride on local buses and then concoct plays from the experience.  It’s a daring expose of Pittsburgh’s most adventurous artists. It’s at the August Wilson Center for African History, 980 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. For more information, click here.

We Will Rock You

You can go see Girls Rock on Friday, March 10.  See 63 women from Pittsburgh and the surrounding area exhibit their work to support Girls Rock Pittsburgh. The works include conceptual images inspired by music and/or feminist views. It’s at Percolate: Art Space, Gallery, and Creative Laboratory, 317 S. Trenton Avenue, Wilkinsburg, PA 15221. For more information, click here.

Canadian Comedy

Unpredictable thrills, side-splitting comedy and daredevil stunts combine at Circo Comedia. Jean Saucier and Patrick Cote of Montreal perform acrobatic tricks, daring feats, magic and more. It’s at the Byham Theater, 101 Sixth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. For more information, click here.

– MB

By Michael “Buzz” Buzzelli, ‘Burgh Vivant

Alternative Facts

Who watches the watchers? You do. You can spy on Winston and his love life in “1984” as he tries to hide in the future police state where Big Brother is watching you.  Find all the intrigue and action down at the New Hazlett Theater, 6 Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. For tickets, click here.

Is there a Doctor in the House?

He’s investigated the deaths of the rich and famous, from Jon Benet, Kurt Cobain, Elvis and, most famously, JFK. He’s Dr. Cyril Wecht. Spend “An Evening with Dr. Cyril Wecht.” KDKA radio host John McIntire will interview the doctor on a variety of subjects on Friday, March 3 at The Oaks Theater, 310 Allegheny River Blvd, Oakmont, PA 15139. For tickets, go here.

Pinball Wizard

The Who’s seminal rock opera, “Tommy” will be performed Friday, March 3. This special event is a fundraiser for CHOP, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.  Rock out at the Rex Theater, 1602 Carson Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203. For more information, click here.  For more information and tickets, click here.

A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words

Saturday March 4 is the opening reception of the photography of Mara Rago. Select pieces of her work will be on display inside the Allegheny Inn. View her riveting photography in the historic Victorian mansion.  It’s at the Allegheny Inn, 1010 Cedar Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. For more information, click here.

Irish Goodbye

Catch the Tony award-winning play, “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” during its brief stopover in Pittsburgh this weekend. One of Martin McDonagh’s Connemara stories about a very plain woman and her manipulative mom. You can find this “Beauty” at the August Wilson Center, 980 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. For more information, click here.

– MB

By Michael “Buzz” Buzzelli, ‘Burgh Vivant

Wonderland

Friday, February 24, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre holds a soiree, “Down the Rabbit Hole Dance Party.”  Dance with the Queen of Hearts, Vivian Von Brokenhymen and her Jacks. Wear your fashionable attire (costumes encouraged!). Don’t be late for this very important date.  It’s at The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 2900 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15201. For tickets, click here.

Love and Marriage

Playwright Charles L. Mee has a fresh new take on Aeschylus’s “The Suppliants” in “Big Love” opening this weekend.  “Big Love” is about the full spectrum on love and marriage, including gender inequality and domestic violence. You can find “Big Love” at the Rauh Theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. For more information, click here.

Knocking on Heaven’s Door

Thursday, February 23 is your last day of Latter Days, because it’s your last chance to catch the “The Book of Mormon.”  The hit Broadway musical about Mormon boys on a mission to Africa is in town for a limited run. Catch it while you can at the Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. For more information, click here.

No Bull

The queen of the burping plastic container is back. Dixie Longate’s got a new show with an elongated title; “Dixie’s Never Wear a Tube Top While Riding a Mechanical Bull and 16 Other Things I Learned While I was Drinking Last Thursday.”  Spend the night with Dixie and find out why she swapped the Tupperware bowls for a mechanical bull. It’s at the Byham Theater, 101 6^th Street, Pittsburgh PA, 15222. For more information, click here.

Paint the town

Get behind the Q-Ball on Saturday, February 25. This year’s theme is “Painting with Light,” where you can party with the Pre-Raphaelites. Sip cocktails among Tableaux from the great 19^th Century paintings of John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, George Watts and more. “The Q Ball: Painting with Light” is at the Union Trust Building, 501 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. For tickets and more information, click here.

AND – a special offer from our friends at Quantum Theatre: $10 off your Q-Ball Digital Dance Party tickers!

– MB