Here is onStage Pittsburgh’s list of performing arts events this week in Pittsburgh through the end of September.
While we try to list as many events as possible in our weekly listings; many more events are happening in our area, so check the following the presenting organizations and theaters for their full event schedules:
- The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
- The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (Heinz Hall)
- New Hazlett Theater
- The Pittsburgh Playhouse
Did we miss your show? Drop us a line at info@onstagepittsburgh.com and we will be sure your production is included.
Opening This Week
Something Rotten! | Geyer Performing Arts Center | August 14 – 17, 2025 | https://geyerpac.ludus.com/index.php
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom by August Wilson | Pittsburgh Playwright’s Theatre Company | Madison Arts Center cabaret space | August 15 – 24, 2025
https://www.pghplaywrights.org/season-info/ma-raineys-black-bottom-2025/rainey-tickets/
Michael Misko’s ‘I Laugh in the Face of Magic’ | Liberty Magic – Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | August 15 -16, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic
Sunday in the Park with George | Front Porch Theatricals | New Hazlett Theater | August 15 – 24, 2025 | https://www.frontporchpgh.com
The Tempest | Youth Shakespeare Society of Pittsburgh | Ross Municipal Park | August 15 – 17, 2025 | youthshakespearpgh.org
Continuing Their Run
Hangmen Pittsburgh premiere | Kinetic Theatre | Carnegie Stage, Carnegie | August 7 – 24, 2025 | https://www.kinetictheatre.org
Fences by August Wilson | Pittsburgh Playwright’s Theatre Company | Outdoors at August Wilson House | August 8 – September 14, 2025 | https://www.pghplaywrights.org/season-info/fences-2025/fences-tickets
Coach and Mrs. Jagoff | Iron Horse Theatre | August 8 – 23, 2025 | https://ironhorsetheatrecompany.ticketleap.com/coach-and-mrs-jagoff/
Two Trains Running by August Wilson | Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater Company | Madison Arts Center | August 9 – 30, 2025 | https://www.pghplaywrights.org/season-info/two-trains-running/two-trains-running-tickets
Dorothy in Oz by Pittsburgh Playwright James Michael Shoberg | Rage of the Stage | Margaret Partee Performing Arts Center, Bellevue | August 1, 2, 7 & 10 – 15, 2025 | rageofthestage.com/tickets
Seagull | Quantum Theatre | Staged Outdoors At Chatham University | July 25 – August 17, 2025 | https://quantumtheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SPH000007xQC92AM
Opening Next Week (August 18th – 24th)
No new openings this week
Opening Later in August
The Pittsburgh New Works Festival | at Duquesne University’s Genesius Theatre | August 21 – September 14, 2025 | Tickets TBA https://pittsburghnewworks.org
The Outsider | South Park Theatre | August 21 – September 6, 2025 | https://sites.google.com/a/southparktheatre.com/south-park-theatre
Ballet Under the Stars | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Hartwood Acres | August 24, 2025 | Check out preshow activities and optional dinner at: https://pbt.org/performances/hartwood
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express | Little Lake Theatre | August 28 – September 14, 2025 | https://www.littlelake.org
Season preview concert Broadway at the Overlook | Pittsburgh Musical Theater | at the West End Overlook Park | August 28 – 31, 2025 | https://pittsburghmusicals.com/shows/overlook
Opening in September
Alternate Worlds | Aria 412 | Hop Farm Brewing Company | September 2, 2025 | www.aria412pgh.com
Macbeth – Fair is Foul | Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks | Sept 5 – 7: Frick Park, Sept 12 – 14: Riverview Park, Northside, September 19- 21: Hazelwood Green, September 26 – 28: Highland Park, October 3 – 5: Highland Park, Oct 10 -12: Westinghouse Park |https://www.pittsburghshakespeare.org
Campfire Stories | Vigilance Theater | Camp Guyasuta | September 5 – 13, 2025 | https://www.vigilancetheater.com
Two Gentlemen of Verona | New Renaissance Theatre Company | Cribbs Field, Verona | September 6, 2025 | www.newrentheatre.com
Much A Brew About Nothing | Theatre Sans Serif | Kingfly Spirits | September 6, 2025 | https://muchabrewaboutnothing.eventbrite.com
Mrs. Shakespeare, Will’s First & Last Love | Britsburgh | Allegheny River Trail Park | September 7, 2025 | https://www.britsburgh.com/upcoming-schedule/tree-dedication-and-afternoon-in-the-park
Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Benedum Center | September 9 – 14, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pnc-broadway-in-pittsburgh/broadway-shows
The Sound of Music| Westmoreland Performing Arts | The Palace Theatre | Coming September 2025 | https://www.westmorelandperformingarts.com
Rock of Ages | Strand Theater | September 12 – 21, 2025 | http://thestrandtheater.org/events
Brooklyn Rider | Chamber Music Pittsburgh | Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland | Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 7:30PM | https://www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org
Shit-faced Shakespeare: Hamlet | Dentons Cohen Grigsby Trust Presents | Greer Cabaret Theater | September 17 – 28, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-presents
A Picasso | South Park Theatre | September 18 – October 4, 2025| https://sites.google.com/a/southparktheatre.com/south-park-theatre
All Because of Agatha | Old School House Players | Hickory, PA | September 19-28, 2025 | https://www.osptheater.com/2022season
Seussical | Greensburg Civic Theatre | September 19 – 21, 2025 | https://www.gctheatre.org
Mr. Messado’s ‘Ringistry’ | Liberty Magic | October 9 – October 19, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic
In This Moment | Texture Contemporary Ballet | New Hazlett Theater | September 19 – 21, 2025 | http://www.textureballet.org/rediscover.html
Reson8: Hero Songs | Resonance Works | Venues to be announced | September 19, 20, 21, 2025 | https://www.resonanceworks.org
Compagnie Hervé KOUBI | Pittsburgh Dance Council | Byham Theater | September 20, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pittsburgh-dance-council
Opening Night Gala: Sparkle in the Steel City | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
Another Kind of Silence | City Theatre | September 20 – October 12, 2025 |https://citytheatrecompany.org
Mildred Miller International Voice Competition | Pittsburgh Festival Opera| September 20, 2025 | https://pittsburghfestivalopera.org
Friended by Shakespeare | Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks | Pierce Theater | September 22 – 23, 2025 | https://www.pittsburghshakespeare.org
Evil Dead the Musical | Pittsburgh Musical Theater | West End Canopy | September 26 – October 25, 2025|https://pittsburghmusicals.com
Puffs | The Theatre Factory | September 26 – October 4, 2025 | https://www.thetheatrefactory.org/season
3rd Annual Cemetery Walk | Prime Stage | The Homewood Cemetery, 1599 S Dallas Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15217| September 27, 2025 between 11:00am and 3:45 pm | https://primestage.com
Kurt Elling with the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra | MCG Jazz | September 27, 2026 – 6:00pm (SOLD OUT) & 8:30pm | https://www.mcgjazz.org
Dvořák’s Eighth (BNY Classics) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall |
Friday, September 26, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, September 28, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. || https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
At the Illusionist’s Table | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | Greer Cabaret Theater | September 30 – October 4, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic
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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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