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Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for September 25th

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With news about: ‘A Landing Ovation’ Rescheduled; A Prelude to Halloween, and This Weekends Openings.

A Landing Ovation: RESCHEDULED

A Landing Ovation a free 90-minute peek at what’s ahead for Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh, originally scheduled for Thursday at Arts Landing, has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Friday, September 25. In partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the Downtown performing arts season gets “a special kind of curtain-raiser,” via opera singers, ballet dancers, musical-theater performers and musicians sharing the Dollar Bank Stage.

Program details at: https://trustarts.org/event/32169-2026/a-landing-ovation

🎭 ICYMI:

PITTSBURGH SPOOKY SEASON STARTS IN SEPTEMBER

Oh, the horror! Halloween gets a head start this weekend, with Pittsburgh Musical Theater drawing first blood with the annual musical Evil Dead, and Prime Stage Theater’s Cemetery Walk. Here are those and a few more highlights of the spooky season:

From Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s Evil Dead,
circa 2024: Sabina May as Cheryl.

🩸 PITTSBURGH MUSICAL THEATER’S ‘EVIL DEAD THE MUSICAL’
Description: The musical takes the elements of the cult classic films The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, and Army of Darkness and combines them into a wild theatrical experience. Songs include “All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons” and “What the F**k Was That?”
Where: Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s West End Canopy,
327 South Main Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15220.
Notes: Take “there will be blood” seriously; not for younger audiences. This is an outdoor, covered venue; dress according to the weather.
When: September 25-October 25, 2026.
Tickets: https://pittsburghmusicals.com/evildead/

👻 PRIME STAGE THEATRE CEMETERY WALK
Description: Visitors will “meet” David L. Clark, the “candy king of Pittsburgh”; photographer Charles “Teenie” Harris; Gilded Age matron Lillian Mae Kress; Civil War officer David Boyd Morris; and more.
Where: Prime Stage Theatre at The Homewood Cemetery, 1599 S. Dallas Avenue, Pittsburgh.
When: Saturday, September 26, 2025. Each tour is approximately 1 hour. Tour 1, noon. Tour 2, 12:30 p.m. Tour 3,1 p.m. Tour 4, 1:30 p.m. Tour 5, 2:30 p.m. Tour 6, 3 p.m. Tour 7, 3:30 p.m. Tour 8, 4:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25, rain or shine. https://primestage.com/events/

🕸️ STEEL CITY HORROR SHOW
Description: It’s not all live theater, but … Sean and Dr. Gielgud are paying tribute to past Horror Show guest and friend Tom Savini, in light of the devastating house fire that his family suffered this summer. The movie is … Creepshow, the Pittsburgh-shot, George Romero-directed anthology film featuring chilling tales of terror conceived by Stephen King. (And, in one segment, starring Stephen King). Marvel at Savini’s comic-inspired special effects … but don’t marvel too much, since Dr. Gielgud will be lurking in the aisles!)
Where: Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15222.
When: Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: https://trustarts.org/production/109982/steel-city-horror-show

🧛🏻 LITTLE LAKE THEATRE’S ‘DRACULA: A COMEDY OF ERRORS’
“Bram Stoker meets Mel Brooks” in an irreverent, fast-paced farce full of wordplay, quick changes, and absurd antics. Whether you love spooky stories or silly comedy, this “fang-tastic” spoof is designed to keep you howling. (Recommended for ages 13+.)
Where: Little Lake Theatre, Canonsburg.
When: October 8-25, 2026.
Tickets: https://www.littlelake.org/shows-and-events/our-shows

🧛🏻 ‘NOSFERATU’: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR
Description: For this special screening of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922), the landmark of German cinema and breakthrough in gothic horror, local composer and performer Tom Roberts will perform live with his own original score for the film.
Where: Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15222.
When: October 20, 2026.
Tickets: https://trustarts.org/production/109987/nosferatu-a-symphony-of-horror-1922-with-live-score-by-tom-roberts

👻 PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE’S ‘BOO’S HALLOWEEN HOUSE PARTY’
Description: Conceived by Point Park alum Ahmad Simmons and written by Lazlo Graves, Boo’s Halloween House Party includes Halloween-themed musical hits with a cast of “eerie-sistible characters that will delight children, adults, ghosts, and ghouls of all ages.” The Halloween fun is part of the Pittsburgh Playhouse second annual Fall Fest (October 16-26).
Where: Pittsburgh Playhouse’s Highmark Theatre, 350 Forbes Avenue, Downtown.
When: October 23-November 1, 2026.
Tickets: https://playhouse.pointpark.edu/shows-events/community-events/Boos-Halloween-House-Party

🧹 FIREWALL DANCE THEATER’S ‘COVEN’
Description: Six witches. Six powers. One Devil who believes he’s untouchable. Will he rule the darkness or belong to it?
Where: Greer Cabaret Theater, 655 Penn Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15222.
When: October 30-November 7, 2026.
Tickets: https://trustarts.org/production/109904/firewall-dance-coven
Plus: FireWALL also presents Boo-Lesque: A Halloween Cabaret, October 4 at Thunderbird Music Hall, 4053 Butler St., Lawrenceville. Details here.

🧟‍♂️ MIDNIGHT RADIO: NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD N’AT
Description: Bricolage Productions’ Midnight Radio series spreads horror and humor of the season: “From the city where the dead first rose, comes a night of living jags!” Featuring musical guest Cello Fury.
Where: City Theatre’s Lillie Theatre, 1300 Bingham Street, South Side.
When: October 29-November 15, 2026.
Tickets: https://citytheatrecompany.org/production/109315/list_performances.

AND MORE OUT & ABOUT THIS WEEKEND

🎟️ 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.

👉 Don’t forget — you can always explore the next two months of performances, organized by date or company, at onStage Pittsburgh.

👉 Did we miss your show? Send us your updates at info@onstagepittsburgh.com so we can share them in Listings and a future Call Board.

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