By SHARON EBERSON It might put you at ease to know that you don’t have to be a sports fan to cheer for King James, a funny and poignant ode to lifelong fandom and an underdog friendship, s…
By JESSICA NEU I listened to a podcast hosted by Meghan McCain a couple of weeks ago. She and her guest were discussing the idea of work-life balance. McCain mentioned that she does not li…
The Pittsburgh Dance Council’s 55th anniversary season showcases five contemporary dance companies from France, theUnited Kingdom, and the United States. Brooke Horejsi, Chief Programmi…
The enchantment begins the moment you enter ASCEND, a circle of wonder within the Pittsburgh Playhouse, where an original, interactive visual feast, in the style and grandeur of Cirque du So…
Programming includes Nas, Juneteenth, Fiddlesticks in Your Neighborhood, favorites from the movies, and more.. The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) announced its 2025 Summer with the S…
By JESSICA NEU In celebration of her company’s 60th anniversary, renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp presents a Diamond Jubilee of two iconic, career-spanning productions. The first, D…
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 BOB HOOVER There’s no more “Irish” in PICT, the reborn theater company that survived the departures of founder Andrew Paul and his successor Allan Stanford. There’s plenty of e…
Season Finale Opens Saturday Under ‘Veil of Mystery‘ And it doesn’t matter which of the three endings we see and hear – we’ll never tell. But we can always count on Chris Cox, Dire…
By SHARON EBERSON Elizabeth Eliza Huffman wanted Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre to open 2025 with a classic, and had her heart set on Miss Julie, the 1888 play about power and desi…
Michael Patrick Trimm on the Pittsburgh premiere of "King James," about friends bonded through a love of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, at City Theatre: “This play is as much ab…
"Some Like It Hot," the musical, pays tribute to the “enduring treasure” of a film, with antics and jokes that are a throwback to the Roaring '20s, plus an updated twist or two, for a ro…
By SHARON EBERSON Some Like It Hot is a movie with music that swings, and the musical based on the movie takes that to heart. Set in the Prohibition era, the stage production dances and sing…
By SHARON EBERSON The new play Art of Wise opens with a heart-stopping scenario, then turns back the clock for a lyrical, gripping buildup to a fateful faceoff, during an enslaved man’s de…
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.…
On Friday, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) announced that James Santilli will join the Orchestra as Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue & Experience Officer (CREO). Sant…
City Theatre heads into the 2025-2026 season with an expansive five-show subscription lineup that features three world premieres, a Pittsburgh premiere, a revival in the heart of the Pittsbu…
By JESSICA NEU Chatham Baroque and Concert Theatre Works are presenting the world premiere staging of J.S. Bach’s long-lost Markus Passion in Pittsburgh on April 11, 2025, at Carnegi…
NEW 3-PLAY SUMMER FESTIVAL WILL HONOR AUGUST WILSON A newly minted three-play festival, titled the August Wilson American Century Cycle Experience, will run for six weeks this summer, said P…
By JESSICA NEU It’s April 7, 2000. You have a pager, a fresh new outfit from either Pac Sun, Delia’s, or Charlotte Russe, and you are ready to watch MTV’s Total Request Live. 98 Degr…
A mix of Broadway classics and newer titles comprise the six subscription shows and three specials offered next season at The Benedum Center. On Monday, April 7th, The Pittsburgh Cultural Tr…
By SHARON EBERSON For 10 years, RealTime Arts – emphasis on the “real” – has set its creative sights on the people of Pittsburgh, their border-busting roots, and their place in the f…
Here is onStage Pittsburgh‘s current lineup of upcoming theater, opera, dance, Pittsburgh Symphony, classical, and chamber music performances in the greater Pittsburgh area. While we try t…
BY JESSICA NEU It’s 2025. Your aerosol Aqua Net cans have been empty for decades, and you traded in your Trans Am for a three-row SUV. Pop music is a little less synthesized, there are not…
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s 2025 Jesus Christ Superstar opens with the leather-clad Treasure Treasure as Judas, frozen in the spotlight with an electric guitar. That alb…