Best 2015 Spring Theater Productions In Pittsburgh
Celebrate the end of winter by attending one - or all - of these mega-hit theater productions. From the CLO, to the Benedum, and every other Cultural District spot in between, these world-class stages are brimming with beautiful music, stories and theatrics that rival productions found in New York, Chicago and LA.
Rain
Benedum Center
237 7th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 456-6666
www.trustarts.org
Date: May 16, 2015
RAIN, a flawlessly skilled impressionist quartet, will perform the full range of The Beatles' discography live onstage for a one night show on Saturday, May 16, 2015. Including the most complex and challenging songs that The Beatles themselves recorded in the studio but never performed for an audience, RAIN has been together longer than The Beatles and has mastered the Fab Four's every nuance.
'Carmen'
Benedum Center
237 7th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 456-6666
www.trustarts.org
Date: March 21-29, 2015
Be sure not to miss "Carmen" at the Benedum Center. Beautiful, passionate and alluring, Carmen is the belle of Seville, and a provocative Gypsy woman, who leaves a trail of tears everywhere she roams. Audiences will be rapt as they witness the love triangle of Carmen, Escamillo and Don Jose. Bizet's piece has been mesmerizing audiences since its inception in 1875, and is one of today's most often performed operatic works.
'Beauty And The Beast'
Heinz Hall
600 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 392-4900
www.pittsburghsymphony.org
Date: March 31 - April 5, 2015
Relive the magic, beauty and enchantment of this classic tale with your children, or your sweetie, when "Beauty and the Beast" returns to Pittsburgh. The original score, including "Beauty and the Beast" and "Be Our Guest," will be performed in perfect synchronicity. Recall each time you fell in love with beautiful Belle, the heroic Beast, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts - even Gaston - between March 31 and April 5.
Related: Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Putting Own Spin On "Beauty And The Beast"
'Dirty Dancing'
Benedum Center
237 7th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 456-6666
www.trustarts.org
Date: April 7-12, 2015
If Baby and Johnny still set your heart on fire 28 years after the original film, be ready to fall in love all over again when the stage adaptation of "Dirty Dancing" comes to Pittsburgh. Featuring the movie's runaway hit "(I've Had) The Time of My Life," plus "Hungry Eyes" and "Hey Baby," be transported into a summer where two young hearts come together to dance, fall in love and experience life before responsibility takes over.
'Potted Potter'
Byham Theater
101 Sixth St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(412) 456-6666
www.trustarts.org
Date: May 5-7, 2015
If you think you've memorized the world of Harry Potter, think again. This brilliant duo, comprised of Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner, hilariously condenses the seven books in the magical Harry Potter series into 70 uproarious minutes. Receiving rave reviews for their unauthorized take on JK Rowling's classic tale about a boy wizard, the pair will leave you howling in laughter - even if you haven't a clue of the difference between a Sorting Hat and Slytherin.
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