A Wonderful Week for Theater
For those who are unfamiliar with the tale of the demon barber from Fleet Street, I’m not going to give anything away and will only say I highly recommend you see this play!
It’s only running for a short time between January 29-February 3rd, so buy those tickets immediately. I’ll be out of town or else I would definitely be there!
The schedule is as follows:
January 29-31: 7:30pm
February 1: 8pm
February 2: 2pm & 8pm
February 3: 1pm & 6:30pm
Ticket prices range from $22.50-64.00 and can be purchased online here or by calling 412-392-4900. The performance will be at Heinz Hall in the Cultural District, downtown.
Also playing this week is Eve Ensler’s hit The Vagina Monologues, which is being held at the City Theatre until March 9th.
The schedule varies and is as follows:
Performance Schedule until Feb. 17
Tuesdays at 7 pm
Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays at 8 pm
Saturdays at 5:30 pm & 9 pm
Sundays at 2 pm
Performance Schedule from Feb. 20 until March 9
Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays at 8 pm
Saturdays at 5:30 pm & 9 pm
Sundays at 2 pm
Note: There will be no performance on Friday, Feb. 29 because the Hamburg Studio will be used to workshop a new musical.
Tickets are $35 Tuesdays-Thursdays, $40 Fridays & Saturdays and $5 off for City Theatre subscribers. There is also a limited number of tickets available to students for $15.
There will also be special performance nights, such as Bring a Man in for Free Night (Feb. 13th), as well as discussions, shopping and girl’s night outs, sound off Sundays and more which can be viewed here.
Also playing at the City Theatre is the 13th of Paris, Mat Smart’s romantic comedy about a man who runs off to Paris and discovers the meaning of true love.
Opening night is January 30th at 8pm and the regular schedule is as follows:
Tuesdays at 7 pm
Wednesdays thru Fridays at 8 pm
Saturdays at 5:30 & 9 pm
Sundays at 2 pm
Tickets are between $15-46 dollars, with discounts for attendees aged 25 and under, students and senior citizens.
City Theatre is located at 1300 Bingham Street in the South Side. For more information visit the City Theatre’s website here or by calling 412.431.CITY.
Hope everyone had a chance to make it out the Gallery Crawl Friday! Hopefully the next one will have a tad warmer weather. 
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February 8th, 2008 at 1:15 am
[...] And if these two events don’t keep you busy this weekend, you can always go see the Vagina Monologues at the City Theater. For more information, visit last week’s post on the play here. [...]