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

• Pittsburgh Youth Symphony | Heinz Hall | December 15, 2025 | https://pyso.org/tickets
• A Lyrical Christmas Carol | Pittsburgh Musical Theater | Gargaro Theater | December 17–21, 2025 | https://pittsburghmusicals.com
• We The Messiah | DNAWORKS | Kelly Strayhorn Theatre | December 19 & 20, 2025 | https://www.dnaworks.org/we-the-messiah

Continuing Their Run

• A Sherlock Carol | Kinetic Theatre | Carnegie Stage, Carnegie | December 11 – 21, 2025 | https://kinetictheatre.org
• A Dinah Washington Christmas  | World Premiere | Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company | Madison Arts Center Cabaret | December 11 – 22 2025 | https://www.pghplaywrights.org/season-info/dinah-xmas/
• The Nutcracker | Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center | MainStage Theater | December 19-21, 2025 | https://www.lincolnparkarts.org
• Yippee Ki Yay (the parody celebration of Die Hard) | Pittsburgh CLO –Cabaret Series | Greer Cabaret Theater | December 2 – 21, 2025 | https://pittsburghclo.culturaldistrict.org/production/103570
• Christmas Vacatyinz – Midnight Radio | Bricolage Production Company | December 4 – 21, 2025 | https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?show=304068TBA
• Charles Dickens, Conjurer | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | December 4 – January 4, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic
• Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas | Little Lake Theatre | December 4 – 21 | https://www.littlelake.org
• A Christmas Story | Pittsburgh Public Theater | O’Reilly Theatre | December 4 – 21, 2025 | https://ppt.org/production/100482/a-christmas-story-the-play
• It’s a Wonderful Life | Pittsburgh Savoyards | Margaret Partee Performing Arts Center in Bellevue | December 5 – 20, 2025 | https://www.showclix.com/event/2025-wonderful-life https://pittsburghsavoyards.org/
• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! | Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center | Black Box Theater | December 19-21, 2025 | https://www.lincolnparkarts.org
• The Nutcracker  | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Benedum Center | December 5 – 28, 2025 | www.pbt.org 
• RENT | Iron Horse Theatre Company | December 5 – 20, 2025 | https://ironhorsetheatrecompany.ticketleap.com/rent/ & https://www.showclix.com/events/17764

Opening Next Week (December 22nd to 28th)

• No new openings Christmas week.

Opening Later in December

• Clue the Musical  | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Benedum Center | December 30 – January 4, 2026|  https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pnc-broadway-in-pittsburgh/broadway-shows
• Sing and Ring in the New Year Gala | Pittsburgh Frestival Opera | Pittsburgh Field Club | December 31, 2025 | https://pittsburghfestivalopera.org/upcoming/2025-season/sing-and-ring-in-the-new-year-gala/

Opening in January

• Paul Vigil in Doors of Deception | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | January 8 – February 1, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/production/102087/paul-vigil-in-doors-of-deception  https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic
• Marc-André Hamelin | Chamber Music Pittsburgh | Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland | Monday, January 12, 2026, 7:30PM | https://www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org
• Wicked | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Benedum Center | January 14 – February 15, 2026 |  https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pnc-broadway-in-pittsburgh/broadway-shows
• Sibelius’ Second (BNY Classics) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Friday, January 16, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, January 18, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Malcolm X and Redd Foxx Washing Dishes at Jimmy’s Chicken Shack in Harlem | City Theatre | January 17 – February 8, 2026 | https://citytheatrecompany.org
• Pittsburgh Youth Symphony | Calvary United Methodist Church | January 18, 2026 | https://pyso.org/tickets
• Chatham Baroque: Christina, Sweden’s Queen of the Arts | Chatham Baroque | January 23–24, 2026, 7:30 PM – Hicks Memorial Chapel, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary | January 25, 2026, 2:30 PM – Levy Hall, Rodef Shalom Congregation | https://www.chathambaroque.org/25-26-concert-series
• Freedom House: Giving Life a Second Chance | Prime Stage | New Hazlett Theater | January 23 – February 1, 2026 | https://primestage.com
• Špaček Plays Dvořák (BNY Classics) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Friday, January 23, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, January 25, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Curlew River | Pittsburgh Opera | Calvary Episcopal Church, Shadyside | January 24, 27, 30, February 1, 2026 | https://pittsburghopera.org/season/curlew-river
• Martha Graham Dance Company | Pittsburgh Dance Council | Byham Theater | January 28, 2026 |https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pittsburgh-dance-council
• South Pacific (PSO Pops Series) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | January 30–February 1, 2026 | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Bob James Quartet | MCG Jazz | Saturday, January 31, 2026  6:00pm (SOLD OUT)  & 8:30pm | https://www.mcgjazz.org

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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