With news on JAMIE deROY, PITTSBURGH CLO, RIVER CITY BRASS BAND, PITT STAGES, PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE, PITTSBURGH OPERA’S SHANNON CROWLEY, PITTSBURGH FESTIVAL OPERA, STRAND THEATRE, TRUST’s GALLERY CRAWL
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- Forging Community Is a Primary Theme of Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Season Finale
- 2026-2027 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Season Arrives With a Roar
- Star-Studded 2026-2027 Trust Cabaret Series Brings Christian Borle Home to Pittsburgh
- Cultural Trust Introduces New ‘Flex Subscription’ Package with Access to Dance Council, Trust Presents, Liberty Magic and Other Offerings
- In ’10 Out of 12,’ Quantum Will Allow Audience Into the Theater-Making Process
CMU HONORS ALUM JAMIE deROY, PRODUCER WITH 15 TONYS
You may have noticed her onstage when the Best Musical, or Best Play, or Best Revival of either has been awarded at the Tony Awards, her white hair shining amid the crowd. Jamie deRoy, a Pittsburgh native and Broadway producer with 15 Tonys, will receive an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from her alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University, at the May 10 commencement ceremony.
Last year, deRoy (CMU Class of ‘67) received the Bill Sensenbrenner Dream Maker Award, which “honors leaders in the business community who exhibit a passion for investing in the cultural capital of our youth and in promoting and support the performing arts.” Over the course of her career, deRoy has co-produced more than 160 Broadway and off-Broadway shows, including recent Tony-winners Merrily We Roll Along, Stereophonic and Leopoldstadt. Her credits on stage and screen include the TV documentaries Broadway: The Golden Age and its sequel, and, in 2025, she marked 35 years of her Telly Award-winning variety show Jamie deRoy & Friends. In addition to her Tonys, she boasts numerous MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets) Awards, and Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Drama League and Audience Choice Awards.
DeRoy, whose mother, Aaronel deRoy Gruber, was a multimedia artist, and whose father, Irving Gruber, was owner of American Forge and Manufacturing Co., began her career as a performer, including as the opener for Joan Rivers in New York and L.A.
PITTSBURGH CLO & RIVER CITY BRASS UNITE FOR ‘LES MIS N’AT’
A collaboration made in Pittsburgh: River City Brass and Pittsburgh CLO present Les Mis N’at, a celebration of Broadway hits with singers Megan Arnoldy and Matthew Hydzik. The married couple joins the 45-year-old band for a revue of songs from Les Misérables, A Chorus Line and more, April 9–16, 2026, in a neighborhood near you: Catch performances April 9 at Linton Middle School (Penn Hills), April 10 at Carson Middle School (McCandless), April 11 at The Palace Theatre (Greensburg), April 14 at Bethel Park High School (South Hills), and April 16 at Carnegie Music Hall (Oakland).
🎟️ TICKETS: Use code CLO2026 to unlock $20 tickets at https://bit.ly/4sItSSH.
PITT STAGES GOES ‘HEAD OVER HEELS’
The time to go “head over heels” has finally arrived. On March 11, 2020, the University Pittsburgh Department of Theatre Arts was forced to postpone what would have been a regional premiere of Head Over Heels, the Broadway musical written by Jeff Whitty and James Magruder, adapted from Arcadia by Sir Philip Sidney and featuring the music of the Go-Go’s. Rights to the show that had been scheduled to open April 2 instead would be “performed in the fall, with the dates TBA.” Pitt Stages‘ has got the beat in 2026, and Head Over Heels, directed by Kelly Trumbull, with music direction by Becki Toth, running April 10-19, in the Charity Randall Theatre of the Stephen Foster Memorial on Pitt’s Oakland campus.
🎟️ TICKETS: https://www.play.pitt.edu/head-over-heels.
( Image: Justin Merriman)
PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATER’S ‘SPRING MIX‘
The Spring Mix, April 10-12 at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, showcases the work of “today’s most thrilling choreographers.” The PBT program features:
- Mark Godden’s Angels in the Architecture | Pittsburgh Premiere
- Barak Marshall’s Monger | A dynamic return to PBT
- Garrett Smith’s Meet You At Midnight | World Premiere
- Swan Lake Pas de Deux | New Staging by Adam W. McKinney, after Lev Ivanov
🎟️ TICKETS: https://pbt.culturaldistrict.org/production/99175/list_performances
🎭 IN THE NEWS:
Pittsburgh Opera is proud to share that Resident Artist Shannon Crowley is one of just six Grand Finals Winners of this year’s Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. The finals were Sunday, March 22nd in Manhattan.
HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE
- PITTSBURGH FESTIVAL OPERA presents Then Sing My Soul: Celebrating African American Voices, with a Masterclass with Susheel Bibbs, on Saturday, March 28, followed by the Then Sings My Soul Concert on Sunday, March 29. Both at Calvary Methodist Church.
🎟️ TICKETS: https://pittsburghfestivalopera.org/2026-season/then-sings-my-soul - PITTSBURGH PLAYWRIGHTS THEATRE COMPANY presents the world premiere of Ty Greenwood’s Paradox of Education, a bold look at the cost of ambition and the pursuit of belonging within America’s higher education system. Directed by Maurice Redwood, April 4 – April 20, 2026, at the Carter Woodson Redwood Theater in the Madison Arts and Entertainment Center.
🎟️ TICKETS: https://www.pghplaywrights.org/season-info/paradox - THE STRAND THEATER presents Jesus Christ Superstar at the Strand Theater in Zelienople. The March 27, 28, 29, and April 2nd performances are sold out; April 3rd and 4th have seats still available.
🎟️ TICKETS: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/1233867 - WESTMORELAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER’s production of Jesus Christ Superstar is at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg, April 3rd and 4th.
🎟️ TICKETS: https://westmorelandculturaltrust.org/concerts-events-listing/
GALLERY CRAWL DOWNTOWN ON FRIDAY, MARCH 27
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Gallery Crawl is a free, monthly multi-venue “open house” showcasing Pittsburgh’s arts and entertainment scene in the Cultural District. The events bring together diverse partners and welcome thousands of arts lovers to experience accessible works across visual arts, live music, dance, and more.
From 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, March 27, the Gallery Crawl features multiple new exhibitions and special events in the Cultural Trust’s galleries. The full lineup and schedule are available at TrustArts.org/Crawl.
🎟️ Reminder: The discount ticket initiative Go See a Show! is ongoing, 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.
👉Did we miss your show? Send us your updates at info@onstagepittsburgh.com so we can share them in a future Call Board.
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