With News About: PMT’s Evan Hansen, MCG Jazz and Prime Stage concert, Pittsburgh Savoyards, Resonance Works, Shit-Faced Shakespeare, Lincoln Park, and Chicago.

🎭 But first, ICYMI from oSP:

• Review: Patti LuPone Mines Matters of the Heart
• Barebones Assembles a Starry Cast for ‘Infinite Life’
• Pouring It On for PICT: Michael Patrick Trimm Takes on ‘The Smuggler,‘ a Solo Thriller in Rhythmic Verse
• Five Questions With … Marcus Stevens who is directing Forbidden Broadway at the Pittsburgh Playhouse
• Review: ‘Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits’ Grants Permission to Showcase Humor and Talent 
• The Lyons at The Theatre Factory: A Juicy, Messy, and Entertaining Family Drama

WAVING AT PMT’S ‘DEAR EVAN HANSEN’

Anthony Marino Jr. will play the lead in Dear Evan Hansen for Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s premiere local production of the Tony Award-winning Pasek & Paul musical. Marino, a member of the Westmoreland Performing Arts Marino family, was a terrific Igor for Pittsburgh CLO’s The Rocky Horror Show. He’ll portray struggling teen Evan, who gets caught up in a viral lie, with Zanny Laird as Evan’s mother, Heidi. The cast also includes Brett Goodnack and Bre Short as the Murphys, parents of Zoe (Erin Cain) and Connor (Joshua Clark, a Point Park University sophomore). Tim Sieb directs, with Maya Fullard and Maximillian Milligan rounding out the Dear Evan Hansen cast. Performances April 30 – May 24, 2026, at PMT’s Gargaro Theater, 327 S. Main Street, West End.

🎟️ TICKETS: https://pmt.culturaldistrict.org/production/102545/dear-evan-hansen

‘PITTSBURGH JAZZ LEGACY’ CONCERT SET FOR MARCH 11

Pittsburgh Jazz Legacy – A Concert Celebrating the Spirit of Freedom House, a co-production of North Siders Prime Stage Theatre and MCG Jazz, swings into action at 7:30 p.m. March 11, 2026, at the MCG Jazz Concert Hall, Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Metropolitan Street. Snowed out on its original date, Pittsburgh Jazz Legacy makes it to the stage with a live set by Roger Humphries (drums), Dwayne Dolphin (bass), Max Leake (piano) and Mark Jackovic (saxophone), showcasing the music of Pittsburgh greats Ahmad Jamal, Stanley Turrentine and Billy Strayhorn. The event is hosted by MCG Jazz executive producer Marty Ashby, and includes video clips and images from the award-winning PBS film documentary on Pittsburgh jazz, We Knew What We Had: The Greatest Jazz Story Never Told. The concert celebrates the recent world premiere of Freedom House: Giving Life a Second Chance, an original Prime Stage play dramatizing the 1967 creation of Freedom House Ambulance Service, America’s first mobile emergency medical unit, staffed by professionally-trained paramedics from the Hill District.

🎟️ TICKETS: $17.50-$47.50 at https://tinyurl.com/3rypffxz or by calling 412-322-0800.

PITTSBURGH SAVOYARDS PRESENT GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S ‘THE GRAND DUKE‘

The Pittsburgh Savoyards are bringing Gilbert & Sullivan’s rarely staged operetta The Grand Duke to the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, with performances March 20-22 and 27-29.
Set in the fictional duchy of Pfennig Halbpfennig, the story follows a troupe of actors who accidentally overthrow the government through a game of cards, only to discover that running a country is far more complicated than performing on stage. What follows is a delightfully absurd mix of mistaken identities, sudden romances, and bureaucratic chaos. Directed by Olivia Hartle, with music direction by Guy Russo, the production features a full 30-piece orchestra and showcases Gilbert & Sullivan’s signature blend of witty satire, lively melodies, and ensemble-driven comedy.

🎟️ TICKETS: https://www.showclix.com/event/2026-the-grand-duke

RESONANCE WORKS PRESENTS ‘REQUIEM FOR WATER‘

Resonance Works‘ Requiem for Water, a choral and orchestral program exploring humanity’s connection to the natural world and to one another, will feature the Pittsburgh premiere of “Malhaar: A Requiem for Water” by composer Reena Esmail. Written during California’s recent drought, the work blends the Latin Requiem with Hindustani musical traditions and poetry, reflecting on water as both a vital resource and shared human inheritance. Hindustani vocalist Vidita Kanniks makes her Resonance Works debut as a soloist, joined by the Resonance Works Festival Chorus, soprano Charlene Canty, tabla player Asish Sinha, and percussionist Abby Langhorst. Performances take place Friday, March 6, at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, and Sunday, March 8 at the First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh in Shadyside.

🎟️ TICKETS: https://www.resonanceworks.org/requiem-for-water

GET READY FOR ‘SHIT-FACED SHAKESPEARE: HAMLET‘

Chaos, comedy, and a fair amount of alcohol take center stage at the Greer Cabaret Theater March 12-15 for Shit-faced Shakespeare: Hamlet, the irreverent theatrical hit. In this raucous retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy, one actor performs the role of the “Shit-faced” after imbibing generously before the show, while the rest of the cast attempts to keep the play on track.

🎟️ TICKETS: https://trustarts.org/production/103650/shit-faced-shakespeare-hamlet

HERE, THERE, AND EVERYWHERE

🎭 UP NEXT FROM onSTAGE PITTSBURGH: This weekend, look for oSP’s interview with Nick Traficante from McMurray, who plays Aaron and understudies Billy Flynn in Chicago the Musical, opening next Tuesday, March 10th, at the Benedum Center. The show is an option with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series. https://trustarts.org/production/100797/list_performances

🎭 LINCOLN PARK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER PRESENTS ‘ALL HANDS ON DECK’: Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with All Hands On Deck, a lively USO-style tribute, running March 19–22 in the MainStage Theater. Patterned after the road shows that once lifted spirits during wartime, the show directed by Lincoln Park resident artist Sharon Schaller, with choreography by Broadway performer and Lincoln Park alum Amber Ardolino, features more than 40 American classics. www.LincolnParkArts.org

🎵 TICKETS RELEASED FOR TRUST CABARET: The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has released new seats for the Trust Cabaret featuring two-time Tony Award-nominee Eva Noblezada, on Monday, March 9, at the Greer Cabaret. Noblezada most recently starred in the Broadway revival of Cabaret and originated the role of Daisy in Broadway’s The Great Gatsby. She also reprised Eurydice (Hadestown, West End), for which she won a Grammy and garnered her second Tony nomination, after 2017’s Miss Saigon. https://trustarts.org/production/101826/eva-noblezada

🎟️  REMINDER: The discount ticket initiative Go See a Show! is ongoing through July 2026, with 18 performing arts companies and Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama participating. Find tickets at https://www.goseeashowpgh.com/ and read all about via onStage Pittsburgh.

👉 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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Tags: Chicago, Lincoln Park, MCG Jazz, onStage Pittsburgh Call Board, Pittsburgh Jazz Legacy, Pittsburgh Savoyards, PMT's Evan Hansen, PNC Broadeway in Pittsburgh, Resonance Works, Shit-Faced Shakespeare