Wednesday, January 09, 2008
Froth Goes To The Theatre
Went to see Three Rivers Runs Through It, The Second City's sketch and improve show created for the city's 250th birthday! I've seen a few of The Second City's shows before, and have always found them hilarious, and this was no exception.
The show, staged at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, consisted of various sketches dealing with our fair city, interspersed with sketches taken from the regular Second City shows. Mayor Opie was the subject of a couple of funny skewerings, including a very funny song, and the troupe was merciless towards WPXI's sensationalist reporting style.
As is the norm in a Second City show, there were numerous improv bits, some which worked, some which didn't (specifically a bit that was supposed to be about seagulls but broke down into a bizarre bit with two women miming making a sandcastle on the beach while the rest of the cast made strange animal sounds) but such is the nature of improv.
Overall, a fine and funny show, well worth the price of admission, but its only going to be in town through Sunday, so snap up some tickets now!
The show, staged at the Pittsburgh Public Theater, consisted of various sketches dealing with our fair city, interspersed with sketches taken from the regular Second City shows. Mayor Opie was the subject of a couple of funny skewerings, including a very funny song, and the troupe was merciless towards WPXI's sensationalist reporting style.
As is the norm in a Second City show, there were numerous improv bits, some which worked, some which didn't (specifically a bit that was supposed to be about seagulls but broke down into a bizarre bit with two women miming making a sandcastle on the beach while the rest of the cast made strange animal sounds) but such is the nature of improv.
Overall, a fine and funny show, well worth the price of admission, but its only going to be in town through Sunday, so snap up some tickets now!
Labels: comedy, cultural district, downtown, entertainment, pittsburgh, theatre