Monday, January 26, 2026
Review: Washing Dishes, Making History: Friendship, Labor, and Black Life on Stage at City Theatre
onStage Pittsburgh: Opening nights tend to be pleasant occasions, with warm audiences often made up of members of the creative team, family, and seasoned theatergoers. I have the impression that opening-night audiences are generally more inclined to enjoy a show, for a variety of reasons. Still, the experience is, of course, far more powerful when the show is genuinely good, as was the case Friday night at the opening of Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem, at City Theatre.
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This was a remarkably good review for what sounds like a good peace of theater. I think that the review did a good job of sharing information about the plot, performance, and design of the piece, while not sharing spoilers or making the show unnecessary to see. I do find it interesting that the scenic, costume, and sound designers were mentioned by name, but the lighting was not mentioned at all. I wonder if this is because the lighting was just not particularly remarkable, or if the critic thought that the lighting was bad and didn’t want to bring it up. I do think it would be interesting to be in the mind of a critic, considering what should be included in their very limited size of a review, and the real impacts that their comments could have on the livelihood of the creative team and cast of the show that they are reviewing.
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