Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh area stages this week and through the end of September, from onStage Pittsburgh.

Check back frequently as shows are being added regularly.

Opening This Week

• Assassins | Rogue Artists Theatre of Pittsburgh | Greer Cabaret Theatre | August 20 – 23, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/production/109094
• Ballet Under the Stars | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Hartwood Acres | August 23, 2026 | Free admission

Continuing Their Run

• The Murder of Roger Ackroyd | Kinetic Theatre | Carnegie Stage | August 6-30, 2026 | https://www.kinetictheatre.org
• Pierre and Marie | Iron Horse Theatre Company | August 7 – 22, 2026 | https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/ironhorsetheatrecompany/pierre-and-marie
• Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B | Little Lake Theatre | August 13 – 30, 3026 | https://www.littlelake.org/tickets
• Boeing Boeing  | South Park Theatre | August 13 – 29, 2026 | https://sites.google.com/a/southparktheatre.com/south-park-theatre
• The Curious Savage | Red Barn Theater Players of Ellwood City | August 13-15, 19-22, 2026 | https://www.redbarnplayers.com/season
• Come From Away | Front Porch Theatricals | August 14 – 23, 2026 | https://newhazletttheater.org/events/come-from-away

Opening Next Week (August 24th to 30th)

• BURNBABYBURN! the american dream | Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company | Outdoors at August Wilson House | August 25 – September 13, 2026 | https://www.pghplaywrights.org/season-info/burn
• An Evening Under the Stars with OUR Stars | Pittsburgh Festival Opera | August 26, 2026 |  https://pittsburghfestivalopera.org
• Pittsburgh New Works Festival | August 27 – September 20, 2026 | https://pittsburghnewworks.org
• The 2026 Bridges and Stages 10-Minute Play Festival | Becoming Arts Collective | New Hazlett Theatre | August 28 & 29, 2026 | https://www.thebecomingartscollective.co
  

Opening in September

• The Deadline | Aria412 | Hop Farm Brewing Company | September 1, 2026 | www.aria412pgh.com
• Calliope Presents Tiger Maple Stringband | Calliope House | Schenley Plaza | September 3 | (FREE) https://calliopehouse.org/event/tiger-maple-string-band-under-the-tent-at-schenley-plaza
• Michael Misko in I Laugh in the Face of Magic | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | September 4 – September 26, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic/shows
• The Merry Wives of Windsor | Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks | Highland Park September 4 – 13, 2026, Frick Park September 18 – 20, 2026, Hazelwood Greene September 25 – 27, 2026, Riverview Park (Northside) October 2 – 4, 2026, Westinghouse Park, October 9 – 11, 2026 | PittsburghShakespeare.org 
• Two Gentlemen of Verona | New Renaissance Theatre Company for Brittsburgh | Cribbs Field in Verona | September 6, 2026 | http://www.newrentheatre.com/index.html
• Rounding Third | St. Vincent Summer Theatre | September 8 – 13, 2026 | https://www.stvincent.edu/community-events/events/svc-summer-theatre-rounding-third.html
• Disney’s THE LION KING | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Benedum Center | September 9 – 27, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pnc-broadway-in-pittsburgh/broadway-shows
• Big Fish | Little Lake Theatre | September 10 -27, 2026 | https://www.littlelake.org/tickets
• Jesse Factor: The MetaMarthasis | Pittsburgh Dance Council | Greer Cabaret Theater (season option & series premiere) | September 10-12, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/production/105829/jesse-factor-the-metamarthasis
• Hamlet | Geyer Performing Arts Center | September 10 – 13, 2026 | https://geyerpac.ludus.com/index.php
• Come From Away  | Mon River Arts | September 11 – 20, 2026 | https://www.monriverarts.org/shows
• Man Of La Mancha | Strand Theatre | September 11 – 20, 2026 | https://thestrandtheater.org/event/man-of-la-mancha
• Dear Evan Hansen | Split Stage | Lamp Theatre | September 11 – 19, 2026  | https://www.lamptheatre.org/dear-evan-hansen-the-musical
• Behind the Lines: A 9/11 Story | Dentons Cohen Grigsby Cabaret Series Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Byham Theater | September 16, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-presents
• Trying | South Park Theatre | September 17 – 27, 2026 |  https://sites.google.com/a/southparktheatre.com/south-park-theatre
• Trapped | Iron Horse Theatre Company | Kelly Strayhorn Theater | September 17 – 26, 2026 | https://kellystrayhorntheater.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SVO000005W4jx2AC
• Blithe Spirit | Red Barn Theater Players of Ellwood City | September 17-19, 23-26, 2026 | https://www.redbarnplayers.com/season  
• Slow Food | Bobcat Players |  September 17- 20, 2026 | https://www.bobcatplayers.com  
• Come From Away | Greensburg Civic Theatre | September 18 – 20, 2026 | https://www.gctheatre.org
• Echoes & Illusions | Texture Contemporary Ballet | September 18 – 20, 2026 | http://www.textureballet.org/rediscover.html
• Campfire Stories 3 | Vigilance Theater Company | September 18 – 26, 2026 | TBD
• In Clay | City Theatre | September 19 – October 11, 2026 | https://citytheatrecompany.org/production/106844/in-clay
• Rent | BDE Productions | Greer Cabaret Theater | September 23 – October 25, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/production/109626/rent 
•  A Landing Ovation | Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet and the merged CLO / PPT | Arts Landing | September 24, 2026 at 6pm | Free Admission | Details: https://pittsburghopera.org/calendar/detail/a-landing-ovation Register:  https://pghopera.typeform.com/to/vnSREB7j?typeform-source=pittsburghopera.org
• Graveside Manor | Geyer Performing Arts Center | September 26 – 28, 2026 | https://geyerpac.com/events
• Jazz Legends Event | MCG Jazz | September 26, 2026 | Season Subscription required | https://www.mcgjazz.org
• Opening Night Gala | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Manfred Honeck, conductor | Lang Lang, piano | September 26, 2026 | www.pittsburghsymphony.org
• An Anchor in Time | Resonance Works | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie, PA September 27, 2026 | https://www.resonanceworks.org/anchor-in-time
• Jennifer Simard | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | September 28, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-cabaret-series/shows
• Takács Quartet | Chamber Music Pittsburgh | Carnegie Music Hall | September 28, 2026 | https://www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org/mainstage-live-series

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), New Hazlett Theater,  and the  Pittsburgh Playhouse .

If you happen to spot any errors or omissions in our listings, kindly let us know, and we’ll gladly make the necessary updates. Please send to: info@onstagepittsburgh.com

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