Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh stages this week and through the end of April from 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), the New Hazlett Theater and the Pittsburgh Playhouse.

For discounterd tickets and more shows visit: https://www.goseeashowpgh.com

Participating companies are shown in our listings in BOLD.

Opening This Week

• Cosmic Microwave Background | New Hazlett Theatre | March 23, 2026 | https://newhazletttheater.org/events/csa-off-the-page-cosmic-microwave /
• Primary Trust | Pittsburgh Public Theater | O’Reilly Theatre | March 25 – April 19, 2026 | https://ppt.org/production/100484/primary-trust
• Beetlejuice JR. | Pittsburgh Musical Theater | Gargaro Theater | March 26 – 29, 2026 | https://pittsburghmusicals.com
• Samizdat: Play #1 – Václav Havel’s Audience | Bricolage Production Company | TBA with ticket purchase | March 26-29, 2026 | https://app.arts-people.com/?show=314065&pr=1
• Jesus Christ Superstar | Strand Theater | March 27 – April 4, 2026 | http://thestrandtheater.org/events
• Chatham Baroque: Bach’s Sublime Chamber Music | Chatham Baroque | multiple venues | March 27 – 29, 2026 | https://www.chathambaroque.org/25-26-concert-series
• Beethoven’s Eroica (BNY Classics) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | March 27 – 29, 2026 | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar\
• Then Sings My Soul: Celebrating African American Voices | Pittsburgh Festival Opera | Calvary Methodist Church, Pittsburgh | Masterclass with Susheel Bibbs on Saturday, March 28 and Sings My Soul Concert , Sunday, March 29, 2026 | https://pittsburghfestivalopera.org/2026-season/then-sings-my-soul

Continuing Their Run

• Jonathan Levit in Reality Reinvented | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | March 5 – 29, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic
• Eureka Day | City Theatre | March 7 – 29, 2026 | https://citytheatrecompany.org
• Pittsburgh Fringe Festival | March 19 – 28, 2026 | all the festival details at https://pittsburghfringe.org/events
• Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Grand Duke | Pittsburgh Savoyards | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie, PA | March 20 – 29, 2026 | https://pittsburghsavoyards.org/
• [title of show] | Riverfront Theater Company | Pierce Theater | March 20 – 28, 2026 | www.riverfronttheaterco.org

Opening Next Week (March 30th to April 5th)

• Juilliard String Quartet | Chamber Music Pittsburgh | Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland |Monday, March 30, 2026 | https://www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org
• Water for Elephants | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Benedum Center | March 31 – April  5, 2026 |  https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pnc-broadway-in-pittsburgh/broadway-shows
• The Wizard of Oz | Little Lake Theatre | April 2 – 19, 2026 | https://www.littlelake.org/tickets
• David Williamson in Ridiculous | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | April 2 – May 3, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic
• 10 out of 12 | Quantum Theatre | Mellon Institute, Oakland | April 3 – 26, 2026 | https://www.quantumtheatre.com
• The Paradox of Education | Pittsburgh Playwrights Theater Company | Carter Redwood Theatre at Madison Performing Arts Center | April 4 – 20, 2026
• Company by Stephen Sondheim | CMU Drama | Philip Chosky Theater | April 4 – 18, 2026 | https://www.drama.cmu.edu
• New York Voices Farewell Tour with special guest Paquito D’Rivera | MCG Jazz | Saturday, April 4, 2026 – 6:00pm (SOLD OUT) & 8:30pm | https://www.mcgjazz.org

Opening Later in April

• The Miniature Picture | Duquesne Red Masquers | Genesius Theater | April 6 – 25, 2026 | https://www.redmasquers.com
• Our Town | Pittsburgh Playhouse Conservatory Theater Company |
  April 8 – 12, 2026 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu
• Second City: Laugh Harder, Not Smarter | City Theatre | Main Stage | April 9 – 18, 2026 | https://citytheatrecompany.org
• Breadcrumbs | Carnegie Stage | April 10- 18, 2026 | https://www.ticketor.com/carnegiestage/tickets/breadcrumbs-348812#buy
• 212 Stories | Attack Theatre | April 10 – 12, 2026 | https://www.attacktheatre.com
• Head Over Heels | University of Pittsburgh – Pitt Stages | April 10 – 19, 2026 | https://www.play.pitt.edu/current-season/mainstage
• The Rite of Spring (BNY Classics) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Friday, April 10 – 12, 2026, | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Spring Mix: Premieres | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Benedum Center | April 10 – 12, 2026| www.pbt.org 
• Shucked | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Benedum Center | April 14 – 19, 2026 |  https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pnc-broadway-in-pittsburgh/broadway-shows
• Arcadia | Maria Caruso’s Bodiography | Kelly-Strayhorn Theater | April 17 – 19, 2026 | https://new.bodiography.com/index.cfm
• Tropical Rock: For 5 O’Clock… Somewhere (PSO Pops Series) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | April 17–19, 2026 | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Neil Simon’s Rumors | The Theatre Factory | April 17 – 25, 2026 | https://www.thetheatrefactory.org/season
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Greensburg Civic Theatre | April 17 – 18, 2026 | https://www.gctheatre.org
• Grappling | New Hazlett Theater | April 16-17, 2026| https://newhazletttheater.org/events/grappling/
• John Pizzarelli Trio | MCG Jazz | Saturday, April 18, 2026   -6:00pm (SOLD OUT) & 8:30pm |https://www.mcgjazz.org
• Sing, Dance, Play!  (PSO Fiddlesticks) | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Saturday, April 18, 2026 | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Gloria, Jean, and the Sexy Ghost Show | New Hazlett Theater | April 20, 2026 | https://newhazletttheater.org/events/csa-off-the-page-gloria-jean-and-the-sexy-ghost-show
• Come from Away | Center Players | April 22 – 25, 2026 | https://www.showclix.com/event/come-from-away-ctp
• The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940 | South Park Theatre | April 23 – May 9, 2026 | https://sites.google.com/a/southparktheatre.com/south-park-theatre
• A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder | Old School House Players | April 24 – May 3, 2026 | https://www.osptheater.com
• Tiburtina Ensemble: Celestial Harmony | Chatham Baroque | April 26, 2026 | Calvary Episcopal Church | https://www.chathambaroque.org/25-26-concert-series
• Annual Spring Concert | Pittsburgh Youth Chorus | South Fayette High School | April 26, 2026 | https://www.pittsburghyouthchorus.org/concertsandevents
• Falstaff | Pittsburgh Opera | Benedum Center | April 28, 30, May 1, 3, 2026 | https://pittsburghopera.org/season/falstaff
• Spring Dance Concert | Pittsburgh Playhouse Conservatory Dance Company | April 29 – May 3, 2026 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu
• Little Shop of Horrors | Pittsburgh Playhouse Conservatory Theater Company | April 29 – May 3, 2026 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu
• Dear Evan Hansen – Pittsburgh Regional Premiere | Pittsburgh Musical Theater | Gargaro Theater | April 30 – May 24, 2026 |https://pittsburghmusicals.com
• Dial “M” for Murder | Little Lake Theatre | April 30 – May 17, 2026 | https://www.littlelake.org/tickets

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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