Thursday, March 5, 2026
In rehearsal these days, an abundance of riches faces back at Patrick Jordan as he directs some of the leading ladies of the Pittsburgh stage — Tami Dixon, Sheila McKenna, Karla Payne, Hel…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:48PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Pittsburgh Public Theater's 32nd annual Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest had participants from grads 4-12 chanting, "Shakespeare! Shakespeare!," as if the competition had been a spo…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:01PM[SHARE]Monday, February 23, 2026
Pittsburgh Public Theater's 32nd annual Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest will crown winners in two divisions at 7 p.m., Monday, February 23, 2026, at the O’Reilly Theater. On Thur…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:08PM[SHARE]Sunday, February 15, 2026
"Annie" was not a show on Connor McCanlus‘ dance card as a performer. Until now. At auditions for Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s professional production of "Annie," set for the Byham Theat…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:15AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 12, 2026
By SHARON EBERSON Valentine’s Day weekend is upon us, and so thoughts naturally turn to romance and … zombies? It’s also a Friday the 13th weekend, so perhaps it’s the perfect balanc…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:33PM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Opening this Valentine’s Day weekend, Tammy and Zachary Wyatt will be onstage, together, for the first time, reading "Love Letters," an enduring play told entirely through correspondence. …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:19PM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 4, 2026
As Pittsburgh Public Theater prepares to present "An Enemy of the People," first published in 1882, and revived for the 10th time on Broadway in 2024, the play’s themes remain top of mind.…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 11:50AM[SHARE]Monday, February 2, 2026
Go See a Show, a regional initiative involving nearly 20 producing theater companies, is underway, offering discounts to performances and aiming to “reenergize local audiences and celebrat…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:50PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 27, 2026
The exploration of a three-way consolidation process of Pittsburgh’s three largest producing theater companies is down to two. A letter by the leadership of the three theaters said, “Aft…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:40PM[SHARE]Sunday, January 25, 2026
By SHARON EBERSON The pioneering Freedom House Ambulance Service has garnered much-deserved attention of late, thanks to The Pitt, the HBO show that shines a spotlight on all things Pittsbur…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:51PM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 21, 2026
The kickoff to 2026 is a third straight new play co-production, with the unwieldy but descriptive title Malcolm X & Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy's Chicken Shack in Harlem. The two-h…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:11PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 15, 2026
Wicked’s popularity was not a foregone conclusion when it powered onto Broadway in 2003. The New York Times critic Ben Brantley came right out and wrote that only Kristin Chenoweth as Glin…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:01AM[SHARE]Friday, December 26, 2025
In addition to the colorful suspects introduced with the Clue board game, the 1985 movie added the butler Wadsworth, played by Tim Curry and driving the comedic action toward one of three po…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 02:10PM[SHARE]Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company has revealed a four-play 2026 season, including a premiere by award-winning playwright a.k. payne, while also co-hosting a unique international take on…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 06:45AM[SHARE]Monday, December 22, 2025
In the year that was, the future of three companies takes center stage, Saige Smith hits a series of high notes, "The Shark Is Broken" goes swimmingly for barebones, Pittsburgh Playwrights T…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, December 13, 2025
Some things are such crowd-pleasers, they bear repeating. Even within the packed realm of Christmas-time theater, that holds true for Kinetic Theatre’s finely tuned, atmospheric production…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:52PM[SHARE]Friday, December 12, 2025
A Dinah Washington Christmas, a combination of beloved Christmas songs, a celebration of the “Queen of the Blues,” and nod to the jazz heritage of the Hill District, had its debut on Thu…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:18PM[SHARE]Sunday, December 7, 2025
In Braddock, Midnight Radio has Bricolage following it’s own Die Hard holiday parody with A Christmas Vacatyinz, lampooning the Lampooners at barebones’ Braddock Black Box. And in the Hi…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:47PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Reaching back and passing the torch was a running theme of Front Porch Theatricals 2026 season announced on Monday, where it was revealed that Working and Come From Away will be their summer…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 09:56AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 30, 2025
Pittsburgh CLO next big hire could be an important next step in moving forward artistically and strategically. The job posting comes on the heels of the announcement of summer season No. 80:…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 10:32AM[SHARE]Sunday, November 23, 2025
It’s cozy by the fireside, with the scent of pine trees seeming to permeate the air, as City Theatre invites us to spend the holiday season with the ever-growing canon of Lauren Gunderson …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 05:48PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 20, 2025
With 2025 coming to a close, the Emmy-nominated Michael Kooman and Chris Dimond have months of good will at their backs as they return to Pittsburgh for "I Will Be Me — The Songs of Kooman…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:15AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Here’s a glimpse of some of the live theater of the Pittsburgh holiday season, and the 2025 Holiday Market that has moved into the Pittsburgh Cultural District.
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 08:04AM[SHARE]Friday, November 14, 2025
"Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women" was put in motion by a mistaken premise. The playwright Lauren Gunderson was asked by a theater leader if he could read her stage version of novel. It w…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 07:36PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Denis O'Hare follows in the miser-to-wiser footsteps of high-profile predecessors as the Ebenezer Scrooge of Pittsburgh CLO's "A Musical Christmas Carol," which returns to the Byham Theater …
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:20PM[SHARE]Saturday, November 8, 2025
What happens when two sets of New York parents seek a civilized response to an act of playground violence: one of their 11-year-old sons whacking the other with a stick, knocking out two tee…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:39PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 6, 2025
Extraordinary voices vying for best in show and a vibrant, pulsating production touched down at the Benedum Center this week, as Hell’s Kitchen made Pittsburgh the second stop in the music…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 03:37PM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 5, 2025
It was 15 years ago that Patrick Jordan first read the Tony Award-winning play "God of Carnage," and put it aside. When he picked it up again, years later, something had changed. The Yasmin…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 12:52PM[SHARE]Friday, October 31, 2025
So much of the play "Enron" is true to life, that to call it a dark comedy, you must emphasize dark, or as a cautionary tale, a better emphasis would be: beware. Quantum Theatre is retellin…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 01:55PM[SHARE]Monday, October 27, 2025
Director Kyle Haden on Quantum Theatre Production, New Role at Pittsburgh Public, and CMU ColLABo. By SHARON EBERSON The Downtown parkway ramp spills onto Grant Street with a skyward view of…
SOURCE: onstagepittsburgh.com at 04:33PM[SHARE]Saturday, October 18, 2025
You don’t have to be a role-playing gamer to appreciate "Night of the Moth Man," but it is a bonus, judging by the reaction to every role of the RPG dice on opening night. The spooky, spoo…
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