Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh stages this week and through the end of October, brought to you by onStage Pittsburgh.

We strive to highlight as many performances as possible, but there’s always more to discover! For full season lineups and additional programming, visit:

• The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
• The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra  (Heinz Hall)
• New Hazlett Theater 
• The Pittsburgh Playhouse

Is your production missing? We’d love to share it! Send details to info@onstagepittsburgh.com.

Opening This Week

• 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
• Bridges and Stages | Carnegie Stage | September 19 & 20, 2025 |  https://shorturl.at/dqR5x
• Pittsburgh Jazz Legend: Eita Cox | Pittsburgh Playhouse | September 19, 2025 | https://playhouse.culturaldistrict.org/production/101615
• 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
• In This Moment | Texture Contemporary Ballet|New Hazlett Theater | September 19 – 21, 2025 | http://www.textureballet.org/rediscover.html
• Reson8: Hero Songs | Resonance Works | Northmont United Presbyterian Church, North Hills | 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
• John McIntire’s Storytelling Show | Parkway Theater, McKees Rocks | September 20, 2025 | http://www.communityreelartscenter.org/john-mcintire-storytelling-show/

Continuing Their Run

• Rock of Ages | Strand Theater | September 12 – 21, 2025 | http://thestrandtheater.org/events
• Macbeth – Fair is Foul | Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks | 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
• Michael Misko in I Laugh in the Face of Magic | Liberty Magic | August 15 – November 1, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/production/101022/michael-misko-in-i-laugh-in-the-face-of-magic

Opening Next Week (Sept 12–28)

Highlights include:

• Graveside Manor | Geyer Performing Arts Center | September 26 – 28, 2025 | https://geyerpac.ludus.com/index.php
• Becoming Daddy AF | Kelly Strayhorn Theater | September 26 – 27, 2025 |
• https://kellystrayhorntheater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SVO000003UPaL2AW
• 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
• The Sound of Music | Westmoreland Performing Arts | The Palace Theatre | September 26 & 27, 2025 | https://www.westmorelandperformingarts.com
• RAD Days Dare to Dream | Concert by Belle Voci and Pittsburgh Youth Chorus | First Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh | Sunday, September 28th, 2025 at 2:00pm | https://www.bellevocipgh.com , www.pittsburghouthchorus.org

Coming Later in September

• At the Illusionist’s Table | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Greer Cabaret Theater | September 30 – October 4, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic

Opening in October

Look for:

• Noises Off | Pittsburgh Public Theater | O’Reilly Theatre | October 1 – 19, 2025 | https://ppt.org/production/100487/noises-off
• Reefer Madness | Little Lake Theatre | October 2 – 19, 2025|https://www.littlelake.org
• First Lady | Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre | Carnegie Stage | October 2 – 11, 2025 | https://www.picttheatre.org
• Baquiné | Kelly Strayhorn Theater | Alloy Studios | October 3 – 4, 2025 | https://kellystrayhorntheater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SVO000003SyYz2AK
• Guys and Dolls | Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center | MainStage Theater | October 3 – 5 & 10 – 12, 2025 | https://www.lincolnparkarts.org
• Queen Bitch: John Cameron Mitchell Sings David Bowie | Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents | Byham Theater | October 3, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-presents
• Come Swing With Me (PSO Pops Series) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall October 3–5, 2025 | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Brouhaha | Squonk | Presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center and Hazelwood Local at Hazelwood Green | October 4, 2025  | https://squonk.org
• Béla Fleck, Edmar Castañeda, & Antonio Sánchez | MCG Jazz |October 4, 2025 – 6:00pm  (SOLD OUT)  & 8:30pm | https://www.mcgjazz.org
• Isaac Mizrahi | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Cabaret Series | Greer Cabaret Theater | October 6, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-cabaret-series/shows
• Veil of Secrets | Aria 412 | Hop Farm Brewing Company | October 7, 2025 | www.aria412pgh.com
• Six | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Benedum Center | October 7 – 12, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pnc-broadway-in-pittsburgh/broadway-shows
• The House of Bernarda Alba | CMU Drama | Philip Chosky Theater | October 8 – 11, 2025 | https://www.drama.cmu.edu
• Fall Dance Concert | Pittsburgh Playhouse | Conservatory Dance Company | October 8 – 12, 2025 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu
• Lysistrata: A Woman’s Translation | Pittsburgh Playhouse Conservatory Theater Company| October 9 – 19, 2025 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu
• Mr. Messado’s ‘Ringistry’ | Liberty Magic | October 9 – October 19, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic
• Gilbert & Sullivan’s Utopia, Limited | Pittsburgh Savoyards | October 10-19 2025| Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie, PA | https://pittsburghsavoyards.org/
• Angel of Mercy | Iron Horse Theatre Company | October 10 – 25, 2025 | https://ironhorsetheatrecompany.ticketleap.com/angel-of-mercy
• Symphonie Fantastique (BNY Classics) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Friday, October 10, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, October 12, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Aakash Odedra Company | Pittsburgh Dance Council | Byham Theater | October 11, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pittsburgh-dance-council
• Legends in the Limelight featuring Meghan Picerno | Pittsburgh Festival Opera | October 12, 2025 | https://pittsburghfestivalopera.org
• Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Tale of Wall Street | Kinetic Theatre | Tomayko Foundation Gallery, 5173 Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield | October 8 – 12, 2025 |  https://www.kinetictheatre.org
• The Rocky Horror Show | Pittsburgh CLO – Kara Cabaret Series | Greer Cabaret Theater | October 14 – November 8, 2025 | https://pittsburghclo.culturaldistrict.org/production/102938
• Fefu and Her Friends | Duquesne Red Masquers | Genesius Theater | October 15-18, 2025 | https://www.redmasquers.com
• Chiller Theater: The Musical | Strand Theater | October 17 – 19, 2025 | http://thestrandtheater.org/events
• Sibelius’ Finlandia (BNY Classics) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall|
  Friday, October 17, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, October 19, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Canadian Brass | Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents | Byham Theater | October 18, 2025 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-presents
• Disrupt | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall |
  Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• La Bohème | Pittsburgh Opera | Benedum Center | October 18, 21, 23, 24, 26, 2025 | https://pittsburghopera.org/season/boheme 
• Beethoven’s Opus 1: Three Groundbreaking Trios | Chatham Baroque | Shadyside Presbyterian Church | October 19, 2025, 2:30 PM | https://www.chathambaroque.org/25-26-concert-series
• Fall Repertory Concert | Pittsburgh Playhouse Conservatory Dance Company | October 22 – 26, 2025 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu
• Assassins | Center Theatre Players | Sandy Reigel Theater | October 23 – 25, 2025 | https://www.showclix.com/event/ctp-assassins
• Sphinx Virtuosi and Sterling Elliott | Chamber Music Pittsburgh | Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland |Tuesday, October 21, 2025, 7:30PM | https://www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org
• Dracula: The Musical | Geyer Performing Arts Center | October 23 – 26, 2025 | https://geyerpac.ludus.com/index.php
• Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson APT 2B. | University of Pittsburgh – Pitt Stages| October 24 – November 2, 2025 | https://www.play.pitt.edu/current-season/mainstage
• 14th Annual Treble Choral Festival | Third Presbyterian Church, Shadyside | Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3:00pm | https://www.bellevocipgh.com/
• Matt & Ben | CMU Drama | Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater | October 29 – 31, 2025 | https://www.drama.cmu.edu
• Calendar Girls | Little Lake Theatre | October 30th – November 16th |https://www.littlelake.org
• Enron | Quantum Theatre | Staged at One Oxford Centre, Downtown | October 30 –  November 23, 2025 | https://www.quantumtheatre.com
• War of the Worlds: The Panic Broadcast | Geyer Performing Arts Center | October 30 – November 1, 2025 | https://geyerpac.ludus.com/index.php
• Dracula  | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Benedum Center | October 31 – November 2, 2025 | www.pbt.org  
• Bugs Bunny at the Symphony Me (PSO Pops Series) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | October 31–November 2, 2025 | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar

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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