Here is onStage’s current lineup of upcoming theater, opera, dance, Pittsburgh Symphony, classical, and chamber music performances in the greater Pittsburgh area.

Apart from the events we list below, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the Pittsburgh Playhouse, and the New Hazlett Theater have a wide range of other offerings and activities in the Cultural District, Downtown and the North Side. For their comprehensive schedules, click on their names above.

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Opening This Week

Mrs. Doubtfire | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Benedum Center | November 28 – December 3, 2023 | https://trustarts.org/production/86815/mrs-doubtfire

Irving Berlin’s White Christmas | Little Lake Theatre | November 30– December 17, 2023  | https://www.littlelake.org/2023season

Lear | CMU Drama | November 29 – December 1, 2023 | https://www.drama.cmu.edu/box-office/lear/

1940s USO Holiday Musical Revue | R-ACT Theatre Productions | Segriff Stage in Rochester, PA | November 30, December 1, and 2, 2023 at 7:30PM, Sunday, December 03, 2023 at 2PM | https://www.ractproductions.com | https://www.showclix.com/events/17764

Rowhouse | Attack Theatre | Attack Theatre Studios | December 1 – 8, 2023 | https://www.attacktheatre.com/rowhouse

Sounds of the Season | Pittsburgh Concert Chorale | Friday, December 1^st at 7:30pm at Trinity Cathedral | Saturday, December 2^nd at 7:30pm at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church | Sunday, December 3^rd at 4:00pm at Ingomar Church | https://www.pccsing.org/tickets-new

Tick, Tick… Boom! | Iron Horse Theatre Company | December 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 15, and 16, 2023 | https://ironhorsetheatrecompany.ticketleap.com/tick-tick–boom/

Matilda, the Musical | The Theatre Factory | December 1 – 9, 2023 | https://www.thetheatrefactory.org

Elf The Musical | Greensburg Civic Theatre | December 1 – 2, 2023 | https://www.gctheatre.org

 Who’s Holiday! | CLO Cabaret | Greer Cabaret | December 1 – 31, 2023 | https://www.pittsburghclo.org/shows/whos-holiday

The Game’s Afoot: Holmes for the Holidays | Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center | December 1 – 3 & 8 -10, 2023  | https://www.lincolnparkarts.org

Legends in the Limelight David Crawford* | Pittsburgh Festival Opera | Carnegie Music Hall, Carnegie | December 1, 2023 | *Artist changed on 11-17 | https://pittsburghfestivalopera.org/upcoming/2023-season/legends-in-the-limelight/

Amahl and the Night Visitors & The Gift of the Magi | Pittsburgh Savoyards | December 1 – 16, 2023 | https://www.pittsburghsavoyards.org/wordpress/tickets/

“Brahms’ Requiem | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | December 1 – 3, 2023 | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/production/84665/list_performances”

The Little Town of Christmas | Old School House Players | Mount Pleasant Community Center, Hickory, PA | December 1 – 10, 2023 | Fridays at 7:30 pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 3 pm | https://www.osptheater.com

New York Voices “Let It Snow” | Manchester Craftsman’s Guild | MCG Jazz Music Hall | December 2, 2023| https://www.mcgjazz.org

Continuing Their Run

Lee Terbosic in The Life and Death of Harry Houdini | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | November 1- December 3, 2023 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic

American Buffalo | Barebones Productions | November 17 – December 10, 2023 | https://www.barebonesproductions.com/americanbuffalo

I Think I’m Starting to Want to be a Mother | CMU Drama | November 18–29, 2023 | https://www.drama.cmu.edu/box-office/mother/

Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley | City Theatre | November 25 – December 17, 2023 | https://citytheatrecompany.org/play/miss-bennet-christmas-at-pemberley/

Opening Next Week (December 4th – 10th)

Michael Misko in  Laugh in the Face of Magic | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | December 6, 2023 – January 14, 2024 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic

A 1940s Radio Christmas Carol | Duquesne Red Masquers | Genesius Theater | December 6 – 9, 2023 | https://www.duqredmasquers.com/current-season

Home for the Holidays: A Christmas Musical Revue | Center Theatre Players| December 6 – 9 2023 | https://www.showclix.com/event/ctp-hh23

The Mystery of Edwin Drood | Conservatory Theatre Company | Pittsburgh Playhouse. | Point Park University | PNC Theatre | December 6 – 10, 2023 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/shows-events/conservatory-theatre/index

The Messiah with a live choir and orchestra | M-Train Productions – Bodiography | La Roche University | December 8 – 9, 2023 | http://new.bodiography.com/index.cfm

White Christmas | Comtra Theater | December 8 – 17, 2023 | https://comtratheatre.ticketleap.com

The Nutcracker | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Benedum Center | December 8 – 28, 2023 | https://www.pbt.org/performance-category/2023-2024-season/

A Christmas Story: the Play | Pittsburgh Public Theater | O’Reilly Theater | December 9 – 23, 2023 | https://ppt.org/calendar

The Muppet’s Christmas Carrol in Concert Live to Film | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 2:30pm and 7:00pm | pittsburghsymphony.org

Fire and Ice | Renaissance City Choir | East Liberty Presbyterian Church | December 9, 2023 | https://rccpittsburgh.com

Opening Later in December

Junction Trio | Chamber Music Pittsburgh | PNC Theater at the Pittsburgh Playhouse | December 11, 2023 | https://www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org

Contemporary Choreographers  | Conservatory Dance Company | Pittsburgh Playhouse. | Point Park University | George Rowland White Performance Studio | December 13 – 17, 2023 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/shows-events/conservatory-dance/index

A Lyric Christmas Carol  |  Pittsburgh Musical Theater  | Gargaro Theater | December 13 – 17, 2023 | https://pittsburghmusicals.com/season/

Winnie the Pooh’s Christmas Tail | Geyer Performing Arts Center | Thursday, December 14, 7:30pm – Sunday, December 17, 2:30pm. https://geyerpac.com/

Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker | Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center | December 14 – 17, 2023 | https://www.lincolnparkarts.org

A Musical Christmas Carol | Pittsburgh CLO | Byham Theater | December 15 – 23, 2023 | https://www.pittsburghclo.org/shows/a-musical-christmas-carol

Highmark Holiday Pops | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | PSO Pops | Heinz Hall | Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 15 – 17, 2023 | Highmark Holiday Pops  

Gerald Albright | Manchester Craftsman’s Guild | MCG Jazz Music Hall | December 16, 2023 | https://www.mcgjazz.org

Chatham Baroque: Alegría – Music of Baroque Spain and the Americas | Chatham Baroque | Various Locations | December 16 – 17, 2023 |  https://www.chathambaroque.org/23-24-concert-series/

Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Holiday Concert| Playhouse Presents | Point Park University | December 21, 2023 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/shows-events/playhouse-presents/index

You can explore the complete 2023/24 Performing Arts season, organized by presenting company, on our website here.

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If you happen to spot any errors or omissions in our listings, kindly let us know, and we’ll gladly make the necessary updates.

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