Maya Keleher as Alice Paul and Company Credit: Pittsburgh CLO First off, it’s suffragists not suffragettes. This is a good thing to remember if you see Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera’s production of Suffs and decide to discuss the show and the women’s suffrage movement with friends and family. Quite fittingly, the 17-member cast is all female, down to Jenny Ashman, who plays a realistic Woodrow Wilson, the conservative president slow to move on women’s voting rights. What’s more Shaina Taub, a female is credited for writing the book, lyrics and music, a feat that earned her the title “first woman to ever independently win Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score in the same season. Suffs also won the Outer Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Musical. Getting back to the female element of this highly entertaining and (for me) informative musical, Leigh Silverman, a much-respected director with slews of shows to her credit, is at the directorial helm. Even the musical directo...
The clock is ticking, the clues are disappearing, and the curtain is about to fall... Don't miss your final chance to experience Sherlock Holmes and the Web of Deceit. Join us this weekend for an evening of mystery, mischief, and masterful deduction. The game is afoot, but only through Saturday. Secure your seats before this case is closed for good! Margaret Partee Performing Arts Center 523 Lincoln Ave in Bellevue, PA Final dates and times are as follows: Friday, July 24 at 7:30 pm Saturday, July 25 at 7:30 pm CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS "Intricately allusive and charmingly novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Web of Deceit weaves a new web for old spiders. With a double cast of keenly talented performers divided into a “Gilbert” and a “Sullivan” cast performing in alternation, I recommend seeing this show twice." -- Timothy Ruppert of 'Burgh Vivant READ THE FULL REVIEW The Pitts...