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:

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

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

Opening This Week

• 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
• 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

Continuing Their Run

• Another Kind of Silence | City Theatre | September 20 – October 12, 2025 | https://citytheatrecompany.org
• Macbeth – Fair is Foul | Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks |  October 3 – 5: Highland Park, October 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
• 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

Opening Next Week (October 6)

Highlights include:

• 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
• 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
• 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

Opening Later in October

Look for:

• 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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