Systemic racism, injustice, and rebuilding lives explored in plays by Pittsburgh natives Adrienne Kennedy and Leon Ford By SHARON EBERSON I had the recent experience of bearing witness to tw…
By MINGSI MA Pittsburgh’s BDE Productions brings the musical Rent to the Greer Cabaret Theater downtown. Inspired by Puccini’s classic opera La Bohème, Jonathan Larson’s 1996…
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh area stages through the end of October, from onStage Pittsburgh. Check back frequently as shows are being added regularly. Opening Thi…
By JAMES LEWIS The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, fresh from its acclaimed European tour, returned to Heinz Hall Saturday night in a stunning performance to launch its new season. The annua…
Alex Finke charms and amazes in solo musical "In Clay" at City Theatre.
By SHARON EBERSON Amid a glittery, celebratory gathering on Thursday, the New Hazlett Theater announced a season that includes its first ForgeWorks production. Titled Just a Smatter of Time,…
With news about: ‘A Landing Ovation’ Rescheduled; A Prelude to Halloween, and This Weekends Openings. A Landing Ovation: RESCHEDULED A Landing Ovation a free 90-minute peek at what’s a…
By SHARON EBERSON The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s inaugural Annual Community Meeting on Wednesday, billed as “a new signature event highlighting the transformative role of the arts in Do…
A season spanning centuries explores identity, love, loss, faith, consequence—and what it means to be human. What can music tell us about the passage of time? For Resonance Works, the answ…
Pittsburgh’s celebrated early-music ensemble marks 35 years with Vivaldi, Bach, medieval music, Mexican villancicos and a special anniversary performance. For 35 years, Chatham Baroque has…
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh area stages through the end of October, from onStage Pittsburgh. Check back frequently as shows are being added regularly. Opening Thi…
Iron Horse Theatre Company Presents: Trapped at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater By CLAIRE STEVENS London Cain’s play Trapped follows former congressman Jim Traficant during his time in solit…
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) Executive Director Nicholas Dragga announced he will leave his role to become Executive Director of Texas Ballet Theater in Fort Worth, TX. Dragga berginning …
By JESSICA NEU When I was a child, I can recall adults always discussing their whereabouts for two specific incidents: President Kennedy’s assassination and the Space Shuttle Challenger Di…
With news about: August Wilson, Most-Produced Playwrights and Works in America, Leon Ford and “The Weight of Forgiveness,” Pittsburgh New Works Festival, CSA and Off the Page at the New …
By SHARON EBERSON With the season-opening rolling premiere of Refugee Rhapsody, the 30-year evolution of PICT is firmly in the Elizabeth Elias Huffman Era. What started as Pittsburgh Irish &…
Sure signs that a new season is nearly upon us include a hint of crisp air, the swirl of fallen leaves, stores stocked with Halloween decorations, and the return of Vigilance Theater Group�…
The New Hazlett Theater’s 2026 journey to becoming a producing company continues with the announcement of a coproduction with the DEMASKUS Theater Collective, Othello of the End Zone, or T…
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh area stages through the end of October, from onStage Pittsburgh. Check back frequently as shows are being added regularly. Opening Thi…
By Guilherme Meletti Yazbek The Greer Cabaret Theater was already in character before the performance began. Pop music drifted through the house, lavender and blue light bathed the audience,…
By JESSICA NEU We first heard the opening lyrics to “The Circle of Life” in 1994. Immediately immortalized in the cultural zeitgeist, the a cappella opening chant, sung in Zulu, became a…
With news about: Come From Away on 9/11 25th anniversary, Mon River Arts, Vigilance Theater, Split Stage Productions, Geyer Performing Arts Center, The Lamp Theater and the Strand Theatre. …
By SHARON EBERSON As In Clay readies its Pittsburgh debut at City Theatre, its London-based creators mused about it finding a fandom in China, before being introduced in the USA. “It’s s…
There likely will be changes ahead for Quantum Theatre, when Katie Brook takes the helm as Artistic Director, but one thing that won't change: "It's safe to say that we're going to continue …
Quantum Theatre will movie into the future with director, producer, and educator Katie Brook as its new Artistic Director, beginning January 1, 2027. Brook succeeds founder and Artistic Dire…