This operatic tragedy, based on the historical events surrounding Anne Boleyn’s trial and execution of, takes the stage in Pittsburgh for the first time in 25 years. A gem of the bel canto…
For you vacation planners, so you don’t miss a performance of interest, we present a special edition of our current lineup of theater, opera, dance, Pittsburgh Symphony, classical, and cha…
By SHARON EBERSON The four-day symposium hosted by the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater will be filled with performances and legacy showcases, but the focus is the way forward for the East Liberty th…
By JESSICA NEU Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Clouds in My Coffee is a Perfect Tribute to Mitchell, King, and Simon. Conductor Ted Sperling leads the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in…
2025-2026 TRUST CABARET SEASON The Trust Cabaret 2025-2026 season kicks off with the return of Eva Noblezada, the Tony-nominated star of Miss Saigon, Hadestown and The Great Gatsby, and e…
By JESSICA NEU Concluding their 2024-25 season, Pittsburgh Dance Council welcomed the Malandain Ballet Biarritz and their Les Saisons (Four Seasons) production last night at the Byham T…
The nominees for Pittsburgh CLO’s 34th annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater, recognizing 34 participating schools in Allegheny County, were announced on M…
By SHARON EBERSON The cuts have been expected, but now that the axe has come down, arts and culture organizations nationwide are feeling the pain and contemplating next steps. The Trump Admi…
Speaking of fabulous … when Patina Miller graced the stage with "Fabulous, Baby!" from "Sister Act," there wasn’t a doubter in the Greer Cabaret Theater audience that they were in for a …
Admittedly, as an opening salvo to Kinetic Theatre's 2025 season, "Embers" is not an easy watch. But Andrew Paul has faith in Kinetic's audience to go where his taste for emotional and histo…
"Twelve Angry Men" was written in 1954 by Reginald Rose as a teleplay, then adapted into a stage play in 1955, and an Oscar-nominated film in 1957. The play opened on May 2, 2025, at the Ne…
By JESSICA NEU Sugar. Butter. Flour. At first glance, they seem like simple ingredients—Staples of any household. However, for Jenna (Zanny Laird), these are the ingredients to life.  Ma…
Our full Performing Arts Summer of ’25 listings will be published this week! Here is the current lineup of upcoming theater, opera, dance, Pittsburgh Symphony, classical, and chamber music…
"Mark Fleischer, who knows Matt [Castle] and Frank from Brainstorm Records, called them and said, ‘What on earth is this thing you're doing with my favorite Champagne?’ And they said,  
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s (PBT) The Wizard of Oz with the PBT Orchestra will open at the Benedum Center next Friday, May 9th. The family-friendly production is a Pittsburgh premiere b…
By JESSICA NEU Where were you on 9/11? If you are currently older than 30 years old, you likely have some memory of that day. I was in 3rd-period geometry class when the first plane hit. I b…
The 78th annual Tony Awards nominations were announced on Thursday, May 1, 2025, with, as is often the case, Carnegie Mellon University alums front and center. Megan Hilty earned her second …
Springtime for performing arts in the Pittsburgh region has come in like a lion and continues to roar as April gives away to May, with theaters either getting ready to close up shop for the …
Season Closes with 1st Performances of Jennifer Higdon & Jerre Dye’s Take on a Real-life Art Heist, with three Alternate Endings By GEORGE B. PAROUS Saturday evening, the crowd that fi…
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland continues its 2024-2025 Subscription Series, with the musical Anastasia in the MainStage Theater for six performances– Friday, May 2nd to…
Three Rivers Arts Festival, June 5-8, moves to Strip District for 2025, while future Pittsburgh Cultural District home Arts Landing is under construction.
By JESSICA NEU Edward Albee’s 2002 play, The Goat or, Who is Sylvia? is an edgy, heavily-debated tragicomedy that pushes theatrical plot boundaries. Director Caitlin Dobronz and Assis…
Here is the current lineup of upcoming theater, opera, dance, Pittsburgh Symphony, classical, and chamber music performances in the greater Pittsburgh area as complied by onStage Pittsburgh.…
By JESSICA NEU Irene Sankoff and David Hein’s 2013 musical Come From Away is colloquially described as a show about September 12, 2001. Come From Away tells the true story of Gand…
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company and the August Wilson House have made it official, setting the schedule for a 2025 three-play summer festival, titled August Wilson's American Century …