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2022-23 Season by Company

Compiled by OnStage Pittsburgh

onStage Pittsburgh presents our one-stop browsing page for Pittsburgh performing arts schedules through the end of the 2022-23 season. We will continue to update the schedules with new additions, postponements, cancellations and corrections throughout the ye

Included are short descriptions. Where known, directors are indicated in parenthesis. An * indicates a world premiere production.

Companies are listed alphabetically. Those that have not yet announced their season are listed at the end with their web address.

You can find the listings by month here: https://onstagepittsburgh.com/2022/08/08/onstagess-2022-23-pittsburgh-performing-arts-season-show-listings-by-month/

You can use the search box in the upper right to search for a specific company, title, director or date in either set of listings.

Also check our What’s On Stage Pittsburgh weekly updates posted each Sunday.

Help us keep the listing accurate and updated. Send any additions or corrections to info@sharononstagepittsburghcom

BAREBONES PRODUCTIONS

CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DRAMA

  • William Shakespear’s As You Like It | Philip Chosky Theater | October 12 to 15, 2022 | 
  • This Old Haunt | Philip Chosky Theater | November 19 to 30, 2022
  • Godspell | Philip Chosky Theater | March 17 to 25, 2023
  • You on the Moors Now | Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater | April 7 to 22, 2023  

Ticket info and details: https://www.drama.cmu.edu/box-office/

CENTER THEATRE PLAYERS

  • 1776, it is the sumer of 1776 and our nation is ready to declare independence | October 20-22, 2022
  • Home for the Holidays, a Christmas Musical Review | December 8-10,2022

Performances at: Rochester Borough Theatre in Rochester, PA

Ticket info and details: https://www.centertheatreplayers.com

CHATHAM BAROQUE + RENAISSANCE & BAROQUE SERIES CONCERTS

  • Yi-heng Yang, fortepianoHumor, Wit, and Pathos: Tales from the Classical Fortepiano | Saturday, September 24, 7:30 PM, Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside
  • Twelfth Night Ensemble –Flash and Elegance | Saturday, October 29, 7:30 PM, Shadyside Presbyterian Church
  • Chatham Baroque The Virtuoso Recorder: Sparkling concertos and sonatas for recorder and strings from Baroque Italy | | Friday November 18, 7:30 PM, St. Nicholas Church, Millvale – Saturday, November 19, 7:30 PM, Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside – Sunday, November 20, 2:30 PM, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, East Liberty
  • Chatham Baroque The Art of the Trio – Holiday Edition | Friday, December 16, 7:30 PM, St. Nicholas Church, Millvale -Saturday, December 17, 7:30 PM, East Liberty Presbyterian Church Chapel -Sunday, December 18, 2:30 PM, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
  • Chatham Baroque The Isle of Delos: Seductive Baroque Cantatas and Sonatas by France’s foremost female composer | Saturday, February 4, 7:30 PM, Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside – Sunday, February 5, 2:30 PM, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
  • Ensemble Dialogos Barlaam and Josaphat: a Christianized Adaptation of the Story of Buddha | Sunday, February 19, 2:30 PM, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary-Tuesday, February 21, 7:30 PM, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
  • Concerto Köln with Jeanine De Bique Mirrors: Heroines of Antiquity reflected in Baroque Opera | Sunday, March 26, 4:00 PM, Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland
  • Chatham Baroque The Joy of Bach | Saturday, April 22, 7:30 PM, Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside – Sunday, April 23, 2:30 PM, Campbell Memorial Chapel, Chatham University

CHATHAM BAROQUE IN COLLABORATION 

Ticket info and details: http://chathambaroqueorg

CITY THEATRE

  • Clyde’s by Lynn Nottage (Monteze Freeland) | September 14-October 16, 2022 
  • The Wanderers by Anna Ziegler | November 26-December18, 2022 
  • What the Constitution Means to Me, by Heidi Schreck (Marc Masterson) | January 21-February 12, 2023 
  • Native Gardens by Karen Zacaria | March 11-April 2, 2023 
  • American Fast by Kareem Fahmy | April 29-May 21, 2023
  •  ’Til Death Do Us Part: Late Nite Catechism 3, by Maripat Donovan | TBA (Special Event) 

Performances at: City Theater Mainstage and Lillie Theatre, 1300 Bingham St., South Side. 

Ticket info and details: citytheatrecompany.org; 412-431-2489.

COMTRA THEATRE

  • The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare  | October 14-23, 2022
  • Irving Berlin’s White Christmas,  Join WWII veterans’ Bob and Phil, the all-singing, all-dancing duo,  follow the stunning Haynes Sisters, Betty & Judy to a Vermont lodge Christmas show | December 1-11, 2022
  • Little Mermaid | Comtra Theater | August 4 to 14, 2023 | https://comtratheatre.ticketleap.com
  • Disney’s Beauty and the Beast | Comtra Theater |October 6 to 15, 2023 | https://comtratheatre.ticketleap.com
  • White Christmas | Comtra Theater | December 8 to 17, 2023 | https://comtratheatre.ticketleap.com

Performances at: Comtra Performing Arts Center  

Ticket info and details:  https://www.comtratheatre.org

CORNING WORKS

  • The Cloud of Unknowing | Corning Works | in front of The Children’s Museum | September 13, 2022 at7:30pm /8:30pm /9:30pm /10:30pm  
  • The Glue Factory Project | at City Theater | April 15 to 23, 2023

Ticket info and details:  https://www.corningworks.org/upcoming-productions.html

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY RED MASQUERS 

  • SpongeBob SquarePants the Musical | November 3rd – 19th
  • Mud | January 25th – 29th
  • Alora Chateux’s Burlesque on The Bluff | February 14th – 19th
  • Serenade | March 23rd – April 2nd
  • Premieres 46 | April 19th – 22nd

Performances at: Genesius Theater, Duquesne University downtown campus

Ticket info and details: https://www.duqredmasquers.com/current-season

FRONT PORCH THEATRICALS

GREENSBURGH CIVIC THEATRE

  • Sweeney Todd  | Fri, February 10, 2023 at 8 PM – Sat, February 11, 2023 at 8 PM – Sun, February 12, 2023 at 2 PM | Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, whose luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up.
  • Last of the Boys | Fri, April 28, 2023 at 8 PM – Sat, April 29, 2023 at 8 PM -Sun, April 30, 2023 at 2 PM | Ben, an old Vietnam veteran and a handyman, lives in a California trailer park surrounded by ground that is polluted by toxic waste. This is a fierce, funny, haunted play about a friendship that ends—and a war that does not. 

Performances at: Greensburg Garden & Civic Center

Ticket info and details: https://www.gctheatre.org/tickets

IRON HORSE THEATRE COMPANY

Performances at: Iron Horse Theatre Company, 348 Maplewood Avenue in Ambridge Pa. 15003

Ticket info and details: http://www.ironhorsetheatrecompany.com

Kamratōn 

LIBERTY MAGIC – Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

  • Mr. Messado’s School of Magic for the Young at Heart | Sun, May 22 – Sun, Dec 18, 2022
  • Guy Hollingworth in The Expert at the Card Table | Wed, Aug 10 – Sun, Oct 2, 2022
  • Henry Evans in The Enchanted Cards of Buenos
  • Aires | November 2-December 4, 2022
  • Ran’D Shine in Evidence of Things Unseen | December 7, 2022-January 1, 2023
  • Steve Valentine in Life & Other Deceptions | January 4-February 12, 2022
  • Noah Sonnie in Trust No One | March 1-April 9, 2023
  • Lucy Darling in Indulgence | May 3-June 11, 2023
  • Jimmy Ichihana in In the Cards | July 5-August 13, 2023
  • Peter Samelson in Devils’ N Details | October 5-30, 2022
  • Steve Valentine in LIFE AND OTHER DECEPTIONS | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | January 4 to February 12, 2023 | https://trustarts.org/production/82837/list_performances
  • Mr. Messado in Ringistry | February 14-26, 2023
  • Jon Tai in Road Signs | April 12-30, 2023
  • Eric Jones in The Immaculate Deception | June 14-July 2, 2023

All Shows at: Liberty Magic, 811 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15222
Ticket info and details: https://wwww.trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic

LINCOLN PARK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

  • Into the Woods, One of the late Stephen Sondheim’s most popular works | Main Stage | October 7-16, 2022 
  • Murder on the Orient Express, Agatha Christie’s classic mystery thriller  | Black Box Theater | November 4-13, 2022 
  • Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker, Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece in this newly staged adaptation of the timeless classic  |  November 15-18, 2022 
  • PUFFS: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, There once was a boy wizard who went to a certain Wizard School, this, however, is not his story | Black Box Theater | February 10-19, 2023
  • SHOUT! The Mod Musical , This musical review will transport you to the iconic culture of England in the 1960s | Main StageTheater | March 16-19, 2023 
  • An American in Paris, The streets of Paris are teeming with romance and possibility as an American GI has a chance encounter with a beautiful French girl. With a score by the indelible George Gershwin | Main Stage | March 28-May 7, 2023 
  • The Play That Goes Wrong, The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society is trying their very best to stage a production of a 1920s murder mystery when everything that could possibly go wrong does  | Main Stage | June 16 to 25, 2023

Performances at: Lincoln Park Performing  Arts  Center, 1 Lincoln Park, Midland, PA 15059

Ticket info and details: https://www.lincolnparkarts.org

LITTLE LAKE THEATRE COMPANY

  • The Metromaniacs, Mistaken identity, misplaced ardor, and a fight for true love ensue in this hilarious adaptation of the classic French farce | September 1-11, 2022
  • Nana Does Vegas, Nana has taken a gamble and moved to Las Vegas, what could possibly go wrong in this hilarious farce? | September 22- October 1, 2022 
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Jersey Lilly, The wit of Oscar Wilde meets the cunning of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when Wilde brings his dear friend, Lillie Langtry, to Baker Street | October 20-30, 2022
  • Graceland  Asleep on the Wind, Two devoted fans meet at the front entrance of Graceland determined to be the first through those hallowed doors open when it to the public for the first time | November 10-20, 2022
  • Miracle on 34th Street the Musical, This joyous, heartwarming musical is the perfect holiday treat | December 1-17, 2022

https://www.littlelake.org/2022season

MARIPOSA THEATRE FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES

  • Wanda’s Monster , based on the book by Eileen Spinelli.  Music by Laurie Berkner | August 27, 2022 at  11am and 2pm
  • HOME,  by Lizzie Allen | December 10, 2022 at  11am and 2pm

Performances at: Currently all shows are being performed at The Strand Theatre in Zelienople.

Ticket info and details: www.mariposatheatre.org

MCKEESPORT LITTLE THEATER

  • Newsies, Based on the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899,  written by Harvey Fierstein, with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Jack FeldmanSeptember 16-18, 23-25, 2022 
  • Rocky Horror Show,  A loving homage to the classic B sci-fi film and horror genres with music, lyrics and book by Richard O’Brien  | October 28 & 29, 2022 | 6 & 10 pm
  • Deathtrap, A dark comedy/thriller written by Ira Levin | March 10 – 19, 2023
  • Dearly Departed,  A comedy by David Burtrell and Jessie Jones | May 5-14, 2023 

Performances at: McKeesport Little Theater, 1614 Coursin St, McKeesport, PA 15132

Ticket info and details: https://mckeesportlittletheater.com

MON RIVER ARTS

  • The Wedding Singer, the year is 1985. The place is New Jersey. A wannabe rock star (aka a professional wedding singer) is left at the altar and finally changes his tune | October 14-1
  • Rock of Ages, can aspiring rock star Drew, small town girl Sherri and the gang save the strip – and themselves – before it’s too late? | May 12  to 21, 2023 | http://www.monriverarts.org/shows.html

Performances at: The Grand Theatre, 207 S. 2nd Ave, Elizabeth, PA

Ticket info and details:  http://www.monriverarts.org/shows.html

NEW HAZLETT THEATER COMMUNITY SUPPORTED ART (CSA)

  • Somewhere Strange, a musical exploration by Vida Chai | October 13–14, 2022
  • Perdita, a play about high school, love, and Shakespeare by Nathan Wagner | December 1–2, 2022
  • Ignite, a live hip-hop experience by Ys1 (Yusef Shelton Da First) | |February 16–17, 2023
  • Painting Lessons, a play with movement by Jasmine Roth | March 23–24, 2023
  • Morning Reckoning, an 8th-grade fangirl adventure by Kelly Trumbull | April 20–21, 2023

Performances at: New Hazlett Theater

 https://newhazletttheater.org/csa/

NEW RENAISSANCE THEATER COMPANY

  • William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors | New Renaissance Theater Company | Thursday September 8th 

Performances at: Hartwood Acres Mansion  

Ticket info and details: http://www.newrentheatre.com/index.html

OFF THE WALL PRODUCTIONS

  • What Kind of Woman ,  History is repeating itself – right before our eyes (Kira Simring) | September 23, 2022 

OLD SCHOOLHOUSE PLAYERS

  • Agatha Christie’s The Hollow, An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow | September 16- 25, 2022
  • The 1940s Radio Christmas Players, An entertaining excursion into the mayhem and madness of a live radio show broadcast by the Feddington Players,December 2-11, 2022

Performances at:  Bud Allison Memorial Auditorium at Mount Pleasant Community Center, 20 Wabash Ave, Hickory, PA 15340 

Ticket info and details: https://www.osptheater.com

PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATER

  • Storytelling in Motion, Choreography: Nacho Duato, Helen Pickett and Goyo Montero | Music: Claude Debussy, John Corigliano, Joacquin Sabina, Vinicius de Moraes | August Wilson Cultural Center | October 6- 9, 2022 
  • The Nutcracker,  Follow Marie, her Nutcracker prince and the Sugar Plum Fairy on a journey into the Land of Enchantment | Benedum Center | December 9-28, 2022
  • Dracula,  Michael Pink’s masterful storytelling shines in the choreography as each movement progresses the plot forward in this spine-chilling dance dramaBenedum Center | February 10-12, 2023 
  • The Masters Program with the PBT Orchestra, Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon, Jorma Elo and George Balanchine | Music: György Ligeti, Jean Sibelius, Pyotr Tchiakovsky | Benedum Center | April 14-16, 2023 
  • Sleeping Beauty with the PBT Orchestra, Choreography: Ronald Hynd | Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky |  Benedum Center | May 19-21, 2023

Performances at: as noted

Ticket info and details: https://www.pbt.org

PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST

There is always a lot going on at the Trust’s downtown venues, including the Broadway and Dance Council series which are listed separately here. You can checkout their full line up at https://trustarts.org

A couple of their events caught our eye:

PITTSBURGH CLO

  • You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown | Sept 09, 2022 – Sept 10, 2022 | The Backyard at 8th & Penn | FREE
  • Dixie Longate: Cherry Bombs & Bottle Rockets | Oct 29, 2022 | Byham Theater
  • A Musical Christmas Carol | Dec 09, 2022 – Dec 23, 2022 | Byham Theater
  • Here You Come Again | Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Playhouse | Highmark Theatre | January 13 to 29, 2023 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/shows-events/specialEvents/here-you-come-again

Summer Season

  • Anything Goes, songs by Cole Porter, book, Bolton & Wodehouse/Lindsay & Crouse | June 13-19, 2023
  • Into the Woods, songs by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine. | June 27-July 2, 2023 
  • The Sound of Music, songs by Rodgers & Hammerstein, book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse | July 11-16, 2023
  • Once on This Island, songs and book by Flaherty & Aherns | July 25-30, 2023
  • Guys and Dolls, songs by Frank Loesser, book by Swerling & Burrows | Aug. 8-13, 2023.
  • Natasha Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, songs and book by David Malloy | Aug. 22-27, 2023

All shows: Benedum Center, 237 Seventh St., Downtown, except as noted

Ticket info and details: pittsburghclo.org  412-456-6666.

PITTSBURGH DANCE COUNCIL               

Ballet Hispanico, Ballet Hispánico brings communities together to celebrate and explore Latinx cultures | Byham Theater | November 19, 2022               

Hiroaki Umeda, Umeda is a choreographer and a multidisciplinary artist recognized as one of the leading figures of the Japanese avant-garde art scene | Pittsburgh Dance Council | Wood Street Galleries | December 28-31, 2022

 Rubberband, Choreographer Victor Quijada has re-defined breakdance codes and enlivened the Quebec dance scene | Byham Theater | January 21, 2023

Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet,For 40 years, LINES Ballet has inspired students, artists, and nearly 2 million audience members worldwide  | Byham Theater | February 17, 2023   

 Le Patin Libre  is a contemporary ice skating company from Montreal, originally founded in 2005 by ex high-level figure skaters| UPMC Rink at PPG Place | March 9-11, 2023

 Rocio Molinano, The Spanish choreographer Rocío Molina has coined her own artistic language based on a reinvented traditional flamenco style |Byham Theater | May 5, 2023

 Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, Enjoy a mixed repertory program that includes contemporary works and the beloved signature work Revelations | Benedum Center | May 9, 2023    

Performances at: as noted

Ticket info and details: https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pittsburgh-dance-council

PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATER

  • Broadway at the Overlook, highlights from PMT’s upcoming and past seasons of musicals | West End Elliott Overlook Park | September 8-11, 2022
  • Evil Dead the Musical takes all the elements of the cult classic films The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness and combines them into a crazy theatrical experiences | West End Canopy | September 30-October 22, 2022?
  • Once, On the streets of Dublin, an Irish musician and a Czech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music | Gargaro Theater | March 9-April 2, 2023
  • Jersey Boys takes you behind the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons  | Byham Theater | May 4-14, 2023

Performances at: as noted

Ticket info and details: https://pittsburghmusicals.com

PITTSBURGH OPERA

  • Rusalka is the Czech version of the popular fairy tale The Little Mermaid | Benedum Center | September 17-25, 2022
  • The Marriage of Figaro,  Filled with amusing cases of mistaken identity and romantic subterfuge, plus music by a Mozart at the height of his powers | Benedum Center | November 5-13, 2022 
  • Ariodante, A  beautiful opera seria composed by the prolific Baroque master George Frideric Handel in 1735. These will be its first-ever Pittsburgh performances. | Capa School Theatre | January 21-29, 2023
  • Il Trovatore, Verdi’s Il Trovatore is an epic tale of love and sacrifice, deception and revenge | Benedum Center | March 25-April 2, 2023 
  • Denis and Katya, Two fifteen-year-olds in the rural Pskov region of Russia, died after a three-day standoff with Russian Special Forces. They live-streamed their last hours onto internet sites. The  opera explores how stories are shaped and shared in our age of trolls, conspiracy theories, fake news, and 24/7 digital connection|Bitz Opera Factory | May 6-20, 2023 
  • We Shall Not Be Moved is a timely exploration of past and present struggles that suggests an alternate future through the eyes of its young protagonists | August Wilson Cultural Center | May 13-21, 2023

Performances at: as noted

Ticket info and details: https://www.pittsburghopera.org/season

PITTSBURGH PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER COMPANY

PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER

  • A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry | October 12-30, 2022
  • A Christmas Story, by Philip Grecian (Marya Sea Kaminski) November 30-December 18, 2022
  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream in Harlem, adapted from William Shakespeare’s original and directed by Justin Emeka * | February 1-19, 2023
  • Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling (Marya Sea Kaminski) | March 22 -April 9, 2023
  • Young Americans, by Lauren Yee (Desdemona Chiang). * | April 26-May 14, 2024
  • Frida … A Self Portrait, by Vanessa Severo (Joanie Schultz) | June 7 -25, 2023

Performances at: O’Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Downtown

Ticket info and details: ppt.org  412-316-1600.

PITTSBURGH SAVOYARDS

  • Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Sorcerer, Music Director – Guy Russo,  Stage Director – Brady Collins | Masonic Temple – Ross | October 21-30, 2022
  • Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol | Savoyards Studio Theatre | November 25-December 10, 2022
  • Gilbert and Sullivan’s Thespis; or, The Gods Grown Old  | Greater Pittsburgh Masonic Temple – Ross |April 28-May 7, 2023

Performances at: as noted

Ticket info and details: https://www.pittsburghsavoyards.org/wordpress/

PITTSBURGH SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARKS

  • A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Lost lovers. Fairie magic. Mistaken identities. Conjuring laughter, all  in Shakespeare’s magical romantic comedy |  Various Parks  | September 3-25, 2023

Performances at: as noted

Ticket info and details:  http://www.pittsburghshakespeare.com

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY

Experience the array of human emotions during the 22-23 Pittsburgh Symphony season. From the otherworldly Mozart’s Requiem to the grand music of John Williams, this season will touch the depths of your soul.

  • Grand Classics, Experience the beauty of orchestral classics and dazzling guest artists
  • Pittsburgh Pops, Hear the sounds of popular music icons mixed with visually show-stopping spectacles
  • Fiddlesticks Family ConcertsExpose the child in your life to the wonders of the symphony with these family-friendly concerts

Performances at: Heinz Hall, downtown and other locations as noted

Ticket info and details: 

https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/pso_home/web/subscriptions/why-subscribe\

POINT PARK UNIVERSITY CONSERVATORY DANCE COMPANY 

  • Fall Dance Concert featuring works by Maud Arnold, LaTasha Barnes, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, and Robyn Mineko Williams | PNC Theatre |October 5-9, 2022
  • Fall Student Choreography Project showcases the depth and breadth of talent on display within the Conservatory Dance program| GRW Performance Studio | November 2-6, 2022
  • Contemporary Choreographers, featuring works by Candace Brown, LeeWei Chao, Ursula Payne, and Staycee Pearl | GRW Performance Studio | December 14-18, 2022
  • Faculty Choreolab, This annual concert shines a light on the Point Park Conservatory Dance Faculty, | GRW Performance Studio | February 15-19, 2023
  • Spring Student Choreography Project, New choreographers design the show and new dancers take the stage | GRW Performance Studio | March 15-19, 2023
  • Spring Dance Concert,  featuring works by Camille Brown, Bob Fosse, Susan Stowe, and Twyla Tharp | PNC Theatre | April 19-23, 2023

Performances at: as noted

Ticket info and details: https://playhouse.pointpark.edu

POINT PARK UNIVERSITY CONSERVATORY THEATRE COMPANY

  • Sondheim on Sondheim, a “funny, affectionate and revealing tribute” to one of musical theater’s greatest composers | October 19-23, 2022
  • Kentucky, by Leah Nanako Winkler,  The themes of identity, religion, and love collide in this unique coming-of-age story | November 16-22, 2022
  • Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, experience the majesty of the fairy tale happily-ever-after | December 7-11, 2022
  • Newsies, songs by Menken & Feldman; book by Harvey Fierstein Based on the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, this musical tells the story of Jack Kelly, a rebellious newsboy who dreams of a life as an artist away from the big city  | Feb. 22-26, 2023:
  • Sense and Sensibility, by Kate Hamilll , A playful new adaptation of Jane Austen’s beloved novel follows the fortunes (and misfortunes) of the Dashwood sisters | April 12-16, 2023: 
  • Men on Boats, by Jaclyn Backhaus,The true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition to chart the course of the Colorado River | March 15-19, 2023:

Performances at: Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown

Ticket info and details: https://playhouse.pointpark.edu

PNC BROADWAY IN PITTSBURGH | CULTURAL TRUST

  • Frozen, features the songs you know and love from the original Oscar®-winning film, plus an expanded score with a dozen new numbers | October 5-16, 2022
  • Hadestown, Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical | November 15-20, 2022 
  • Les Miserables, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, hailed as “Les Mis for the 21st Century | November 22-27, 2022?
  • Hairspray, Can a girl with big dreams (and even bigger hair) change the world? | January 24-29, 2023 
  • Jagged Little Pill, an exhilarating, fearless new musical based on Alanis Morissette’s world-changing music | January 24-29, 2023 
  • Beetlejuice,  Based on Tim Burton’s dearly beloved film, this hilarious musical tells the story of Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teenager whose whole life changes when she meets a recently deceased couple and a demon with a thing for stripes. | February 21-26, 2023 
  • Six, From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the Six wives of Henry VIII take the mic to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an exuberant celebration of 21st century girl power!  | March 14-17, 2023? 
  • Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock n’ Roll. | April 4-9, 2023

Performances at: Benedum Center, Downtown. 

Ticket info and details: https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pnc-broadway-in-pittsburgh/broadway-shows

PRIME STAGE

  • Frankenstein | November 4- 14, 2022
  • Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad | January 20-29, 2023 
  • The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe, discover an enchanted kingdom filled with fantasy, mystical characters, and suspense as the world of Narnia based on C S Lewis’ timeless book comes to life March 3-12, 2013
  • The 39 Steps, Hitchcock’s suspenseful thriller becomes a fast-paced spy experience with intrigue and nonstop laughs as four actors bring 150 zany characters to life | May 5- 14, 2023 
  • The Boxcar Children, Four run-away orphaned children find an abandoned boxcar in the woods, where they can survive suspenseful mysteries and stay togetherJune 16-25, 2023

Performances at: The New Hazlett Theatre

Ticket info and details: https://primestage.com

RIVERFRONT THEATER COMPANY

  • The Play That Goes Wrong | November 10–12 & 17–19, 2022 

Performances at: Allegheny River Trail Park in Aspinwall

Ticket info and details: https://www.riverfronttheaterco.org/tickets

RESONANCE WORKS

  • I Am a Dreamer Who No Longer Dreams, the Pittsburgh premiere of Jorge Sosa and Cerise Lim Jacobs’ contemporary opera | Carnegie Music Hall, Carnegie, PA | October 14, 16, 2022
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors, celebrate the holidays with the beloved classic  paired with Margaret Bonds’ uplifting The Ballad of the Brown King  | New Hazlett Theater | December 16-18, 2022
  • To Breathe Free, a concert that pairs Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring with two contemporary works by Caroline Shaw and Gilda Lyons |  First United Methodist Church, Bloomfield | Friday and Sunday, March 3 and 5, 2023
  • Bach B Minor Mass, Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental work | Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church (April 28), Coraopolis United Methodist Church (April 29), Heinz Memorial Chapel (April 30)

Performances at: various locations 

Ticket info and details: https://www.resonanceworks.org/2022-23-season

QUANTUM THEATRE

  • Idaspe, is a category-defying mix of cutting edge theatre and glorious Baroque music | with Chatham Baroque | October 7-15, 2022 | Byham Theater
  • The Devil is a Lie, California theatre director Jennifer Chang debuts as a writer with her edgy and completely contemporary take on the Faust story, featuring a character who looks and sounds suspiciously like Snoop Dogg. (Kyle Haden) |  April 7-30, 2023 | location TBA

Performances at: various locations 

Ticket info and details: https://www.quantumtheatre.com

SOUTH PARK THEATER

South Park Theater

Performances at: Corner of Brownsville Road and, Corrigan Dr, South Park Township, PA 15129

Ticket info and details: https://sites.google.com/a/southparktheatre.com/south-park-theatre/main-stage-shows

STAGE 62

  • Urinetown, a hilarious musical satire of the legal system, capitalism, social irresponsibility, populism, bureaucracy, corporate mismanagement, municipal politics and musical theatre itself! (Art DeConciliis) | November 10-20, 2022

Performances at: Carnegie Stage, Carnegie

Ticket info and details: https://www.stage62.org/shows.html

STAGE RIGHT 

  • Anything Goes | at The Palace in Greensburg | September 23 to 25, 2022 | 
  • Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel – A Concert | at The Palace in Greensburg |November 18 & 19, 2022
  • It’s a Wonderful Life – a Live radio play | at the Lamp Theatre in Irwin | December 17 to 19, 2022
  • 35MM a Musical Exhibition | at the Lamp Theatre in Irwin | February 23 to 25,2023
  • Footloose – The Musical | | at The Palace in Greensburg | April 14 to 16, 2023
  • 35MM a Musical Exhibition | at the Lamp Theatre in Irwin | February 23 to 25, 2023

Ticket info and details: https://www.stagerightgreensburg.com/shows

STEEL CITY SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

  • Dracula by Bram Stoker,  Lucy Seward is the victim of Count Dracula, a powerful vampire who is feeding on her blood (Tracey D. Turner) | October 2022

Performances at: TBA

Ticket info and details: http://www.steelcityshakespeare.org

TEXTURE CONTEMPORARY BALLET

  • Momentum, Texture will premiere two new works – a new creation by Alan Obuzor and a collaborative new creation with choreography by Alan Obuzor and Kelsey Bartman set to music by Jamie Cullum. |  New Hazlett Theater  | September 23-25, 2022 
  • WIP Choreography Project, Choreographers present raw, yet complete works in an intimate setting, using dancers of Texture, other Pittsburgh dance companies, or independent dancers  | November 5, 2022                       
  • Rediscover, Texture’s Artistic Directors Alan Obuzor and Kelsey Bartman co-choregraph a new classical ballet piece. For the second new work, Texture is once again be collaborating with the local Pittsburgh band, Cello Fury, who will be playing live for this performance | New Hazlett Theater |  March 17-19, 2023

Performances at: New Hazlett Theater

Ticket info and details: http://www.textureballet.org/company.html

THEATRE FACTORY / TRAFFORD PERFORMING ATS CENTER

  • Bat Boy, This cult favorite provides a compelling theatrical metaphor for the dangers of prejudice, intolerance, and provincialism. | September 23-October 1, 2022
  • Almost, Maine, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways |  December 2-10, 2022 
  • Everybody, about the path one takes towards death and the meaning of life | February 24-March 4, 2023 
  • Godspell,  Jesus’ messages of kindness, tolerance and love come vibrantly to life | March 31- April 8, 2023 
  • Red Herring,  A blunt-nosed, sharp-eyed look at love and tying (and untying, and retying) the knot. | May 19-27, 2023
  • Once Upon a Mattress, A rollicking spin on the classic tale that provides some side-splitting shenanigans. For after all, a princess is a delicate thing. | June 21-29, 2023?

Performances at: Theatre Factory, Trafford

Ticket info and details: http://www.thetheatrefactory.org/on-main-stage/

THROUGHLINE THEATRE COMPANY

  • Teaira Whitehead, Three best friends find out that the schools in their city are integrating, but that’s the least of their problems. This is the story of finding yourself while being blinded by a sea of red and blue lights. | October 17- 21, 2022.

Performances at: Carnegie Stage, Carnegie

Ticket info and details: http://www.throughlinetheatre.org

TRUST CABARET

  • Stephen Schwartz  & Friends | September 19, 2022        
  • Megan Hilty | November 7, 2022
  • LaChanz | February 6,2023                       
  • Carole Bufford | March 27, 2023                        
  • Norm Lewis | May 8, 2023

Performances at:  O’Reilly Theater on Mondays 

Ticket info and details: https://www.trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-cabaret-series

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH – PITT STAGES

  • The 39 Steps, Adapted by Patrick Barlow from the novel by John Buchan (Mikki Monfalcone) | Henry Heymann Theatre | October 21-30, 2022 
  • Dance Nation, Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world (Kelly Trumbull) | Charity Randall Theatre  | November 4-13, 2022 
  • August Wilson’s Seven Guitars, focuses on seven African-American characters in the year 1948. The play begins and ends after the funeral of one of the main characters, showing events leading to the funeral in flashbacks. (KJ Gilmer) | Charity Randall Theatre |  February 17-26, 2023
  • Abduction: A Musical Comedy tells the story of high school student body president Pippa Peterson whose social footing crumbles after she witnesses an alien abduction in her tiny suburban town of Pluto, Pennsylvania. (Becki Toth) Charity Randall Theatre | April  7-16, 2023

Performances at: as noted

Ticket info and details: https://www.play.pitt.edu/current-season/mainstage

The following companies have not announced their productions for 2022-23 as of  August 8, 2022:

12 Peers Theater I https://12peers.org/

Attack Theater https://www.attacktheatre.com

Barebones Productions |https://www.barebonesproductions.com

Bricolage Productions | Bricolage Production Company

Cup-a-Jo Productions  | https://www.facebook.com/cupajoprod

Folklab | https://www.folklab.net

Front Porch Theatricals  | https://www.frontporchpgh.com/home

Gemini Childrens Theater | https://geminitheater.org

Hatch Arts Collective | https://www.hatcharts.org

Hiawatha Project | https://hiawathaproject.org

Kinetic Theatre Company | https://kinetictheatre.org

Musical Theater Artists of Pittsburgh (MTAP)  | https://mtap.weebly.com

PICT Classic Theatre | https://www.picttheatre.org

Pittsburgh Festival Opera  | https://pittsburghfestivalopera.org

Pittsburgh Fringe Festival | http://www.pittsburghfringe.org/about.html

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater Company |https://www.pghplaywrights.org

Rage of the Stage Players | https://www.rageofthestage.com

Real/Time Interventions | https://realtimeinterventions.org

Saint Vincent Summer Theater | https://www.stvincent.edu/student-life/music-theater-and-arts/summer-theatre.html

Split Stage Productions | http://www.splitstage.com

Squonk Opera | https://squonk.org

Vigilance Theater Group | https://www.vigilancetheater.com

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