Marcus Stevens has returned to Point Park University, but at a different Playhouse than the one he left when he graduated in 2003. He will direct “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits,” March 4-6, 2026, at the state-of-the-art Downtown theater building that opened in 2018.
By MINGSI MA Before I walked into The Theatre Factory for their latest production of playwright Nicky Silver’s The Lyons, out of the blue I somehow wondered whether the room would smell like disinfectant, that faint scent of weariness that reminds you of something unsettling… Read More ›
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh stages this week and through the end of February from onStage Pittsburgh. We strive to highlight as many performances as possible, but there’s always more to discover! For full season lineups and additional… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU The lights dimmed, the crowd quieted, but then, upon hearing the first notes of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” they immediately rose to their feet. However, this was no sporting event- not even a kickoff party to start counting… Read More ›
With news about local casting, Quantum’s season finale, Patti LuPone concert, Bricolage, Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Concert Chorale, Liberty Magic, and Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. MARCH TO SEE LOCAL ACTORS IN LOCAL PRODUCTIONS A who’s who of Pittsburgh theater directors and performers… Read More ›
Between dazzling spectacle and subtle reinterpretation, this revival reveals how even the most familiar fairy tales continue to evolve alongside the societies that keep retelling them. By GUILHERME MELETTI YAZBEK In 1994, Disney arrived on Broadway not merely by entering… Read More ›
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 sporting event. In naming the winners, It was much ado about a whole lot of love of language and performance, training and outcome, and good sportsmanship all around, at the O’Reilly Theater on Monday night.
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 Thursday, February 27, the Public kicks off its new Lobby Series, a community-driven initiative billed as “your chance to help transform the O’Reilly Theater lobby into a lively third place for connection and creativity.”
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh stages this week and through the end of February from onStage Pittsburgh. We strive to highlight as many performances as possible, but there’s always more to discover! For full season lineups and additional… Read More ›
By GUILHERME MELETTI YAZBEK Annie, for me, had long occupied that part of memory where many musicals live: works I know something about, but whose details have faded. Yet as soon as the house lights dimmed and the orchestra began the… Read More ›
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