With news from Arcade Comedy Theater, Off the Record, New Hazlett Theater, Pittsburgh CLO, and Pittsburgh Festival Opera
HALLOWEEN ADVENTURE AT ARCADE COMEDY
The new comedy show Night of the Moth Man, based on a tabletop role-playing game, soars into Arcade Comedy Theater for three October nights, leading up to Halloween. Arcade, which features other shows based on RPGs (such as Knights of the Arcade and Fool Moon, presents this Connor McCanlus-produced “spooky twist on comedians playing imaginative adventure games live on stage.”
Based on Night of the Moth Man, a Bedlam Arts and Goods game by Pittsburgh-based designer Eamon McNamee, the show is set on Halloween night, 1991, when a group of trick-or-treaters must retrieve their stolen candy from a haunted cabin in the woods. When a mysterious force transforms them into their costumes, the gang must use their new magical abilities to save the kidnapped Moth Man. Starring John Feightner as the Game Master, with Regina Connolly, Paul Fields, Tal Kroser and Kendall White, the show runs Fridays at 8 p.m., October 17, 24 and Halloween night, at Arcade Comedy Theater, 943 Liberty Ave, Downtown. $18 tickets are available at arcadecomedytheater.com.
Off the Record XXV: “Burgh to the Future!” a night of music, comedy, and fun, all for a good cause! The musical satire of Pittsburgh news and newsmakers 25th anniversary edition sponsored, written, produced and performed by active and retired members of three local labor unions: SAG-AFTRA Ohio-Pittsburgh, which represents television and radio broadcasters, actors and other entertainment and media personalities, the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh, which represents writers, editors, photographers, artists and other journalists currently on strike against the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and the Pittsburgh-based United Steelworkers, which represents 850,000 workers in various industries across North America.
This year’s show time travels to great moments of Pittsburgh’s past, and gazes into the future with hope, pride and lots of laughs. The show welcomes back the original OTR emcee, Larry Richert, with mayoral nominee Corey O’Connor as the prebuttalist.
The annual fundraiser has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
Off the Record XXV: “Burgh to the Future!” can be witnessed one night only, Thursday, October 16, at the Byham Theater. Tickets and info: https://trustarts.org/production/103444/off-the-record-xxv-burgh-to-the-future
Read Sharon Eberson’s Farewell to Off the Record as ythe show’s Producer here: https://onstagepittsburgh.com/2025/10/10/commentary-saying-farewell-on-the-record-to-off-the-record/
The New Hazlett Theater announced its 13th Season of Community Supported Art (CSA), featuring three premiere performances by Pittsburgh-based artists. CSA Season 13 offers an array of performances, including a dramedy about race, relations, and Homewood, a humorous musical about making it big on Broadway, and an otherworldly dance performance about love, labor, and time.
This season also introduces three staged readings as part of the launch of CSA: Off the Page. This series highlights the compelling voices just outside the main CSA stage. The three-part reading series features works by runner-up artists, whose stories, scripts, and ideas reflect the same creativity that defines the Community Supported Art Performance Series.
2025/2026 Season Lineup:
Birthday at Tiffany’s | A dramedy by Christine CMC Bethea | November 20–21, 2025 | Set in 1980s Homewood: A middle-class couple will do anything to keep their 7-year-old’s birthday on track—even if it means playing nice with the impossible.
Agnus Teaches Acting | A musical comedy by Zanny Laird, Lucas Fedele, and Treasure Treasure | Feb 5-6, 2026 | Agnus Stephenson: acting teacher, self-proclaimed star, and cabaret disaster—class is in session whether students like it or not.
Grappling | A theatrical dance journey by Erin Koewe | April 24–25, 2026 | A queer, zero-gravity world of dance, family, and pop, exploring love, labor, and time with humor, joy, and cosmic imagination.
025/2026 Off the Page Staged Reading Lineup:
There Goes the Bride | by Noah Van Ess & Catcher Sanchez | January 12, 2026 | There Goes the Bride is a musical comedy about a caterer who gets stuck working at his ex-girlfriend’s wedding. What follows is a whirlwind of wedding chaos, emotional twists, and show-stopping songs. It’s a heartfelt story about letting go of the past, breaking free from who we thought we had to be, and embracing the unknown.
Cosmic Microwave | by Julia Fraser | March 23, 2026 | Rita, a former translator of Italian poetry, and her husband leave New York for remote serenity in New Mexico. There is an odd, persistent buzz that envelops the landscape and pierces her fresh start. When her tech-optimist neighbor echoes her concern, they set off to discover the elusive sound and restore silence before it explodes her marriage and sanity.
Gloria, Jean, and the Sexy Ghost Show | by Matt Henderson | April 20, 2026 | A surreal journey through a lockdown world, exploring the fundamental need for human connection and the indelible power of trash TV.
Subscriptions are available for purchase on the New Hazlett website.
BOAZ FRANKEL JOINS CLO’s ROCKY HORROR SHOW
The CLO is shivering with antici…pation to welcome a special guest narrator to select performances of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW! From KDKA, Boaz Frankel will be joining the cast—welcome to the Time Warp, Boaz! In case you missed the lsast 50 years, the legendary rock musical, celebrating its 50th anniversary, tells the tale of a wild ride through sci-fi, seduction, and rock ‘n’ roll rebellion as squeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet stumble into the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter. October 23 at 7:30pm, and 25, November 1, and 8 at 6pm, these performances only . Tickets at: https://trustarts.org/production/102938/the-rocky-horror-show All regular performances will feature Dixie Surewood as the Narrator.
A SHORE THING! WITH PITTSBURGH CLO
Among the events surrounding Pittsburgh CLO’s production of The Rocky Horror Show, at the Greer Cabaret October 14 – November 8, 2025, is Showtunes on Shore Thing. PCLO is taking over the North Shore venue, at the foot of the Clemente Bridge, noon-2 p.m. on Sunday, October 12. The public is invited to participate in Musical Theatre Trivia, belt out favorite showtunes with live Show Tune Karaoke, and enter for a chance to win free tickets to a Pittsburgh CLO show, plus, enjoy a special sneak-peek performance by the Rocky Horror cast.
Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s Legends in the Limelight features Meghan Picerno accompanied by James Lesniak, pianist, and special guest performances by Marianne Cornetti, mezzo-soprano; Thomas Shivone, baritone; Alexandria Zallo, mezzo-soprano; and Isabella Zallo.
Meghan Picerno is a fan favorite. She is consistently praised for her exciting, crowd-pleasing performances in opera, theatre, and on concert stages throughout the world. Picerno played Christine Daaé in the US Premiere and 1st National Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Love Never Dies, and is hailed by The Los Angeles Times, noting “Picerno sings in a spine-tinglingly stratospheric soprano.”
Afternoon pedrformance only, Sunday, October 12, 3:00 pm at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater. Tickets at: https://kellystrayhorntheater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/instances/a0FVO00000BfbZy2AJ
👉 And don’t forget—you can always explore the next two months of performances, organized by date or company, anytime at onStage Pittsburgh.
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