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

Check back frequently as shows are being added regularly.

Opening This Week

• 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 | https://events.humanitix.com/campfire-stories-3
• In Clay | City Theatre | September 19 – October 11, 2026 | https://citytheatrecompany.org/production/106844/in-clay

Continuing Their Run

• Pittsburgh New Works Festival | August 27 – September 20, 2026 | https://pittsburghnewworks.
• 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 | 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 
• 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
• Come From Away | Mon River Arts | Sept 11 – 13, 18 – 20, 2026 | https://www.monriverarts.org/shows
• Dear Evan Hansen | Stage Productions | The Lamp Theatre | September 11 – 19, 2026 | https://www.lamptheatre.org/dear-evan-hansen-the-musical
• Sketch Lab Report – Volume 3 | Arcade Comedy Theater| September 11 – 20, 2026 | https://www.arcadecomedytheater.com/event/sketch-lab-report-vol-3
• Man Of La Mancha | Strand Theatre | September 11 – 20, 2026 | https://thestrandtheater.org/event/man-of-la-mancha

Opening Next Week (September 21st – 27th)

• Rent | BDE Productions | Greer Cabaret Theater | September 23 – October 25, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/production/109626/rent 
• True West by Sam Shepard | Playbox | Three StoriesTheater | September 24 – October 4, 2026 | https://playbox.ticketspice.com/true-west
•  A Landing Ovation | Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet and Coinfluence, 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
• Evil Dead The Musical | Pittsburgh Musical Theatre | West End Canopy | September 25 – October 25, 2026 | https://pmt.culturaldistrict.org/production/108769/evil-dead-the-musical-26
• 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
• Pittsburgh Cemetery Walk | Prime Stage | Homewood Cemetery | September 26, 2026 | https://primestage.com/events
• An Anchor in Time | Resonance Works | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie, PA | September 27, 2026 | https://www.resonanceworks.org/anchor-in-time

Opening Later in September

• 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

Opening in October

• Disney’s Frozen | October 2 – 4 & 9 – 11, 2026 | Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center | Main Stage Theater | https://www.lincolnparkarts.org
• BNY Classics: Gerstein Plays Brahms | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Manfred Honeck, conductor | Kirill Gerstein, piano | October 2 & 4, 2026 | www.pittsburghsymphony.org
• Confluence: A Pittsburgh America 250 Concert | Chatham Baroque |October 2 at St. Nicholas Church; October 3 at Hicks Memorial Chapel; October 4, 2026 at Original Pittsburgh Winery |  https://www.chathambaroque.org/concert/confluence
• Doubt | Paragon Theatre | October 2 – 10, 2026. | https://www.ParagonTheatre.net
• Count Basie Orchestra with Nnenna Freelon | MCG Jazz | Saturday, October 3, 2026 | https://www.mcgjazz.org
• Jeff Goldblum & The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra | Pittsburgh Symphony POPS | Heinz Hall | October 6, 2026 |  https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Return of Prima Donna of the Dead | Aria412 | Hop Farm Brewing Company | October 6, 2026 | www.aria412pgh.com
• Fool for Love | CMU Drama | Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater | October 7 – 9, 2026
• Fall Dance Concert | Pittsburgh Playhouse | Conservatory Dance | October 7 – 11, 2026 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu
• Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors | Little Lake Theatre | October 8 – 25, 2026 | https://www.littlelake.org/tickets
• Hedda Gabler | Steel City Shakespeare | Providence Heights Motherhouse at La Roche University | October 2-11, 2026 | https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/steel-city-shakespeare-center/6a74c242e8dba887376328dc/tickets#/productions-view
• Ulster American | barebones productions | black box theatre Braddock | October 8 – 25, 2026 (Preview Night: October 8, Opening Night: October 9) | https://barebonesproductions.ticketspice.com/ulster-american
• Everything I Know: Mandy Gonzalez Sings Lin-Manuel Miranda | Pittsburgh Symphony POPS | Heinz Hall |October 9 to 11, 2026 |  https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• 4,000 Miles | McKeesport Little Theater | October 9 – 18, 2026 | https://mckeesportlittletheater.com
• Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Yeomen of the Guard | Pittsburgh Savoyards | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie | October 9 – 18, 2026 | https://pittsburghsavoyards.org
• The Mousetrap | Old School House Players | October 9 – 18, 2026 | https://www.osptheater.com
• Young Frankenstein | Iron Horse Theatre Company | October 9 – 24, 2026 | https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/ironhorsetheatrecompany/young-frankenstein
• Refugee Rhapsody | Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre | Carnegie Stage | October 9 – 25, 2026 | https://www.picttheatre.org
• Rigoletto | Pittsburgh Opera | Benedum Center | October 10 – 18, 2026 | https://www.pittsburghopera.org/season
• Pilobolus | Pittsburgh Dance Council | Byham Theater | October 10, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pittsburgh-dance-council
• Calliope Presents Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light | Calliope House | Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild | October 10, 2026 | https://calliopehouse.org/event/rachel-sumner-traveling-light-3/
• The Bed Trick | Pittsburgh Playhouse | Conservatory Theatre | October  14 – 25, 2026 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu
• The Addams Family | Geyer Performing Arts Center | October 15 – 18, 2026| https://geyerpac.ludus.com/index.php
• Off the Record XXVI: One Single Yinzer Nation! | Off the Record Pittsburgh | Byham Theater | October 15, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/production/109893/off-the-record-xxvi
• Gloria | University of Pittsburgh – Pitt Stages | October 16 – 25, 2026 | https://www.play.pitt.edu/current-season/mainstage
• Fishy Woo Woo, Part 2  – World Premiere | Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company | Carter Redwood Theatre at Madison Performing Arts Center | October 16 – 31, 2026 | https://www.pghplaywrights.org/season-info/fishy-2
• BNY Classics: Romantic Rachmaninoff | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Juraj Valčuha, conductor | Alisa Weilerstein, cello | October 16 & 18, 2026 | www.pittsburghsymphony.org
• PSO360: Alisa Weilerstein | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Alisa Weilerstein, cello | October 17, 2026 | www.pittsburghsymphony.org
• Mildred Miller International Voice Competition | Kresge Hall, Carnegie Mellon University | Semi Finals October 17, Finals October 18
  11 – 2 p.m. | https://pittsburghfestivalopera.org
• Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis | Dentons Cohen Grigsby Cabaret Series – Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Byham Theater | October 17, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-presents
• Zoo Boo | Belle Voci and the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus | Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium  | October 17, 2026 | https://www.bellevocipgh.com/event-details-registration/zoo-boo-with-belle-voci-and-the-pittsburgh-youth-chorus
• Blood Brothers | Center Theatre Players | October 22 – 24, 2026 | https://www.centertheatreplayers.com
• Giselle with the PBT Orchestra | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Benedum Center | October 23-25, 2026 | https://pbt.culturaldistrict.org/production/105139/giselle-with-the-pbt-orchestra
• Radio Islands | Quantum Theatre |Rockwell Park | October 23 – November 17, 2026 | https://www.quantumtheatre.com
• Rick Braun Plays Chuck Mangione | MCG Jazz | Saturday, October 24, 2026 | https://www.mcgjazz.org
• The Wanderer | Chatham Baroque | Levy Hall | October 25, 2026 | Levy Hall | https://www.chathambaroque.org/concert/the-wanderer/
• Valerie Coleman & Friends | Chamber Music Pittsburgh | Carnegie Music Hall| October 26, 2026 |https://www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org
• Night of the Living Dead N’AT | Bricolage Production Company | City Theatre’s Lillie Theatre | October 29 – November 15, 2026 | https://citytheatrecompany.org/production/109315/list_performances
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™ Part 1 | Pittsburgh Symphony at the Movies | Heinz Hall| October 30 & November 1, 2026 | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar

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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