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The Pitt News

Opinion | Movie theaters: Why you should continue to go

Opinion | Movie theaters: Why you should continue to go

By Isabel Hoch, Staff Writer November 3, 2025
Staff writer Isabel Hoch argues that readers should go to movie theaters regularly because it builds connections to other people and keeps longstanding film culture alive.
The Benedum Center in downtown Pittsburgh.

Editorial | The underutilized theater scene of Pittsburgh

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 3, 2025
The Pitt News Editorial argues that Pittsburgh’s theater scene is underutilized and underappreciated.
Opinion | It’s time we listen to the message of ‘Cabaret’

Opinion | It’s time we listen to the message of ‘Cabaret’

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor February 19, 2025
Inside the cabaret, the characters saw themselves immune to the world and atrocities before them. Since they thought it wouldn’t affect them and would go away if they ignored it, the fascist regime caught up to them and had disastrous consequences for all involved.
Actors perform in “Spring Awakening” presented by Pitt Stages at the Charity Randall Theatre.

Pitt Stages takes on youth, sexuality with ‘Spring Awakening’

By Daniella Levick, Senior Staff Writer April 8, 2024

The atmosphere in Charity Randall Theatre was electric with anticipation last Saturday as the audience waited for the opening notes of “Spring Awakening” to fill the packed theater. Set in late 19th-century...

The Company of MAMMA MIA! 25th Anniversary Tour.

Review | ‘S.O.S!’: ‘Mamma Mia!’ delivers a spectacular show at the Benedum Center

By Casey Carter, Staff Writer March 31, 2024

Mamma Mia, here I go again! One of my all-time favorite musicals came to the stage of the Benedum Center in downtown Pittsburgh from March 26 through 31, so naturally, I couldn’t miss it. Presented by...

Actors perform in “Grease” at the Byham Theater in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Musical Theater transports audiences to 1950s with ‘Grease’

By Nada Abdulaziz, Senior Staff Writer March 18, 2024

In the historic halls of Pittsburgh's Byham Theater, the air was alive with the iconic melodies and nostalgic charm of the 1950s. From March 7 to March 17, the venue became the vibrant stage for Pittsburgh...

Students perform in the Pitt Stages production of “That’s Not How I Remember It” in the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre.

Pitt Stages play ‘That’s Not How I Remember It’ finds comedy in memory and ‘80s nostalgia

By Daniella Levick, Staff Writer March 6, 2024

The Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre swelled with laughter last Friday as it hosted the Pitt Stages production of “That’s Not How I Remember It.'' The one-act play, which ran from March 1 to March 3,...

Sam McLellan and company in “The Book of Mormon” North American tour.

Review | ‘The Book of Mormon’ brings side-splitting sacrilege to the Benedum Center

By Patrick Swain, Culture Editor March 1, 2024

As the lights went down on the opening night of “The Book of Mormon,” I thought back to New York City in 2011. I was eight years old, and a billboard bearing an image of a well-dressed, clean-cut young...

Actors perform in Pitt Stages’ production of “Cheating Fate” written by Karim Chebli and Sara Abdo.

Pitt Stages brings the Lebanese human experience to Pittsburgh

By Sarah Pine, Staff Writer February 28, 2024

Amid political turmoil, economic crisis and social unrest, an explosion erupted in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, causing over 200 deaths and injuring thousands more on Aug. 4, 2020.  This event serves...

“The Importance of Being Earnest” in Rauh Theatre.

Performance Collaborative stages Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

By Gabriela Herring, Staff Columnist February 4, 2024

Ten minutes before its scheduled start time, the Richard E. Rauh Studio Theatre’s middle section was already full for the opening night of “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Located in the basement...

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