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

• 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
• 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
• Freshworks: Mal MacKenzie – AURA | Kelly Strayhorn Theater | KST’s Alloy Studios | October 2 & 3, 2026 | https://kelly-strayhorn.org/events/f26-freshworks-mal-mckenziem
• 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
• Shane Patrick in The Oracle | Liberty Magic | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | October 2 – 17, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic/show
• 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
• Count Basie Orchestra with Nnenna Freelon | MCG Jazz | Saturday, October 3, 2026 | https://www.mcgjazz.org
• Opera on the Allegheny | Pittsburgh Festival Opera | River Life’s Shorre Thing | October 3, 2026 | https://shorething.riverlifepgh.org/event/opera-on-the-allegheny-with-the-pittsburgh-festival-opera

Continuing Their Run

• The Merry Wives of Windsor | Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks |  Riverview Park (Northside) October 2 – 4, 2026, Westinghouse Park, October 9 – 11, 2026 | PittsburghShakespeare.org 
• In Clay | City Theatre | September 19 – October 11, 2026 | https://citytheatrecompany.org/production/106844/in-clay
• True West by Sam Shepard | Playbox | Three StoriesTheater | September 24 – October 4, 2026 | https://playbox.ticketspice.com/true-west
• 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

Opening Next Week (October 5th – 11th)

• 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
• X  | CMU Drama | Philip Chosky Theater | October 7 – 10, 2026 | https://drama.cmu.edu/performances/
• Fool For Love | CMU Drama | Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater | October 7 – 9, 2026 | https://drama.cmu.edu/performances/
• 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
• 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/

Opening Later in October

• 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
• Young Playwrights Festival | City Theatre | October 17 & 18, 2026 | https://citytheatrecompany.org
• PSO360: Alisa Weilerstein | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Alisa Weilerstein, cello | October 17, 2026 | www.pittsburghsymphony.org
• Mildred Miller International Voice Competition | Pittsburgh Festival Opera | Kresge Hall, Carnegie Mellon University | Semi Finals October 17, Finals October 18 | 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
• Speed | Chris St. Pierre | The Glitterbox Theater | October 21 – November 7, 2026 | speed-the-musical.com
• 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
• Othello of the End Zone | Co-produced by DEMASKUS Theater Collective and New Hazlett Theater | October 22 – 25, 2026 | https://ci.ovationtix.com/36406/production/1291006
• Michael Misko in Once Upon a Midnight | Liberty Magic | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | October 22 – November 1, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic/shows
• 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
• Barnatan Plays Beethoven at PSO BNY Classics | Pittsburgh Symphony | Heinz Hall | October 23 & 25, 2026 | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/production/104553/barnatan-plays-beethoven
• radio islands | Quantum Theatre | Rockwell Park | October 23 – November 17, 2026 | https://www.quantumtheatre.com
• The Creation: Frankenstein | Bach Choir of Pittsburgh | Row House Hollywood | October 24 & 25, 2026 | www.bachchoirpittsburgh.org
• 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
• Hadestown | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Benedum Center | October 27 to November 1, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/production/105580/hadestown
• 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

Opening in November

• BNY Classics: Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Kevin John Edusei, conductor | James Ehnes, violin | November 3 – 5, 2026 | www.pittsburghsymphony.org
• The Barb(a)ras and Me – Cissy Rebich | Greer Cabaret Lounge | November 4, 2026 | SOLD OUT | https://trustarts.org/production/109785  
• The Wolves | Little Lake Theatre | November 5 – 22, 2026 | https://www.littlelake.org/tickets
• Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical | Pittsburgh Musical Theatre | Byham Theater | November 5 – 8, 2026 | https://pittsburghmusicals.com/matilda
• Gypsy | Stage 62 | November 5 – 15, 2026 | https://www.stage62.org
• Andi Gladwin in Shuffled | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | November 5-29, 2026 | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/liberty-magic
• Freshworks: lys scott, chronicles of a crazy girl | Kelly Strayhorn Theater | KST’s Alloy Studios | November 6 & 7, 2026 | https://kelly-strayhorn.org
• As Others Have Before, based on the life of artist Greer Lankton | B. Kleymeyer | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Peirce Studio | November 6 – 8, 2026 | bit.ly/asothershavebefore
• It’s Complicated | Aria412 | Hop Farm Brewing Company | November 7, 2026 | www.aria412pgh.com
• Skin of Our Teeth | Duquesne Red Masquers | Genesius Theatre | November 7 – 16, 2026 | https://www.duqredmasquers.com
• The Notebook | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Benedum Center | November 10-15, 2026 (Premiere) | https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/pnc-broadway-in-pittsburgh/broadway-shows
• How Shakespeare Saved My Life | Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh | O’Reilly Theater | November 11 – 22, 2026 | https://culturaldistrict.org/production/109534/list_performances
• Jagged Little Pill | CMU Drama | Helen Wayne Rauh Studio Theater | November 12 – 21, 2026 | https://www.drama.cmu.edu
• Little Shop of Horrors | Paragon Theatre | November 12 – 21, 2026 | https://www.ParagonTheatre.net
• A Whisper to a Scream: Four Tales of Terror | The Haunted Theatre Company | Margaret Partee Performing Arts Center | November 12 – 21, 2026 | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-whisper-to-a-scream-four-tales-of-terror-tickets-2001386038517
• Spring Awakening | Riverfront Theater Company | November 12 – 21, 2026 | https://www.riverfronttheaterco.org/our-shows
• Texture Choreography Project | Texture Contemporary Ballet | November 13-14, 2026 | http://www.textureballet.org/rediscover.html
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun The Musical! World Premiere | Pittsburgh Playhouse | Playhouse Signature series | November 13 – 22, 2026 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu
• Hundred Days | University of Pittsburgh – Pitt Stages | November 13 – 20, 2026 |https://www.play.pitt.edu/current-season/mainstage
• Miracle on 34th Street The Musical | Strand Theater | November 13 – 22, 2026 http://thestrandtheater.org/events
• Natural Woman: Sheléa Sings Aretha Franklin | Pittsburgh Symphony POPS | Heinz Hall | November 13 to 15, 2026 |  https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Calliope Presents Meredith Moon | Calliope House | New Hazlett Theater | November 14, 2026 | https://calliopehouse.org/event/meredith-moon-3
• Orpheus & Eurydice | Pittsburgh Opera | Byham Theater | November 14 – 22, 2026 | https://www.pittsburghopera.org/season
• Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley | City Theatre | Main Stage November 14 – December 6, 2026  | https://citytheatrecompany.org
• Gerald Albright | MCG Jazz | Saturday, November 14, 2026 | https://www.mcgjazz.org
• Once Upon A Melody | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Fiddlesticks | Heinz Hall | November 14, 2026 | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Christian Borle | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Greer Cabaret Theater | November 16, 2026 https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-cabaret-series/shows
• Contemporary Choreographers | Pittsburgh Playhouse | Conservatory Dance | November 18 – 22, 2026 | https://playhouse.pointpark.edu
• The Wizard of Oz | Geyer Performing Arts Center | November 19 – 22, 2026 |https://geyerpac.ludus.com/index.php
• Cosmic Microwave Background | New Hazlett Theater | November 19-20, 2026 |  https://ci.ovationtix.com/36406/production/1290278
  The Little Prince | Resonance Works | Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall, Carnegie, PA | November 20, 21, 22, 2026 | https://www.resonanceworks.org/little-prince-26
• How to Train Your Dragon | Pittsburgh Symphony at the Movies | Heinz Hall | November 20 & 22, 2026 | https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/calendar
• Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer | Mon River Arts | November 20 – 22, 2026 | https://www.monriverarts.org/shows
• John Scofield’s “Electrospective” | MCG Jazz | Friday, November 20, 2026 | 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM | https://www.mcgjazz.org
• Ayreheart: Ayres of Albion | Chatham Baroque | Levy Hall |
  November 22, 2026 | https://www.chathambaroque.org/concert/ayreheart-nov-22-2026
• Anything Goes | Westmoreland Performing Arts | The Palace Theatre, Greensburg | November 22 & 23, 2026| https://www.westmorelandperformingarts.com
• The Complete Brandenburg Concertos of J.S. Bach  | Chamber Music Pittsburgh | Carnegie Music Hall| November 23, 2026 |https://www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org
• BNY Classics: Strauss and Tchaikovsky | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Manfred Honeck, conductor | Alexander Malofeev, piano | November 27 & 29, 2026 | www.pittsburghsymphony.org
• Jim Brickman: A Christmas Celebration LIVE! | Dentons Cohen Grigsby Cabaret Series Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Byham Theater | November 28, 2026| https://trustarts.org/pct_home/events/series/trust-presents
• And a Buoy by Eli Plummer staged reading | New Hazlett Theater | November 30 at 7:30 PM| https://ci.ovationtix.com/36406/production/1290286?performanceId=11865080

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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