http://www.post-gazette.com/ Reviews and previews, news and features, Drama Editor Chris Rawson's On Stage Journal en-us Copyright 2012, post-gazette.com. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:09:53 -0500 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12035/1208237-42-0.stm?cmpid=theater.xml Sat, 4 Feb 2012 12:21:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12035/1208109-122-0.stm?cmpid=theater.xml Ben Gazzara, an intense actor whose long career included playing Brick in the original "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" on Broadway, roles in influential films by John Cassavetes and work with several generations of top Hollywood directors, died Friday in New York City. He was 81. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 11:46:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12035/1208083-325.stm?cmpid=theater.xml A dance company's season lineup is like a good recipe. It's got to be just the right blend of tried and true favorites, something sweet and something spicy with a dash of surprise. Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre's 2012-13 offering will treat audiences to a little whimsy and fantasy, passion and heartache and the ooo-la-la of turn-of-the-century Paris. Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207465-388.stm?cmpid=theater.xml Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:25:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207444-325.stm?cmpid=theater.xml Jen Childs is coming to Pittsburgh to face her fears for all to see. Don't be fooled by the silly costumes and the improv veteran's knack for finding the funny in her subject. She takes dance very seriously. In her one-woman show, "Why I'm Scared of Dance," Ms. Childs mixes storytelling and parodies of iconic dance numbers with her own dance experiences. Thu, 2 Feb 2012 16:24:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12033/1207528-437.stm?cmpid=theater.xml Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:35:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12032/1207194-325.stm?cmpid=theater.xml Eric Burns would have you believe that he's not a social person, that collaboration is against his nature, and that a change has come over him in a few weeks of putting on a show in Pittsburgh. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 22:36:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12032/1207443-500.stm?cmpid=theater.xml There's electricity in the air when a Broadway tour comes to town, bringing a Tony-winning musical to the Benedum for the first time. For the opening-night audience, it can be like the electricity young Billy Elliot feels when he's dancing. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 16:37:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12032/1207195-500.stm?cmpid=theater.xml Valentine's Day has come early to the Cultural District with a charming amatory confection, "As You Like It." Whatever Shakespeare meant by that enigmatic title, on this occasion it works: Ted Pappas' Public Theater show should prove to be just how the audience likes it, indeed. Wed, 1 Feb 2012 10:23:00 -0500