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Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for September 3rd
Call Board for the first week in September 2026 includes news about the New Hazlett Theater’s 20th anniversary celebration, Daniel G. and Carole L. Kamin $1.375 million gift to help Pittsburgh Festival Opera train the next generation; and the 16th annual Pittsburgh International Jazz Festival.
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Becoming Arts’ 10-Minute Play Festival Returns on Packed Weekend for Pittsburgh Theater
By SHARON EBERSON Explorations of art and class, aging and death, lives well-lived and -loved, the good, the bad and the funny, are rolled into the Becoming Arts Collective’s second annual Bridges & Stages 10-Minute Play Festival. The 26 works,… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks Reimagines ‘Merry Wives of Windsor’ for Fall 2026
Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks rings in fall 2026 by reimagining The Merry Wives of Windsor “as a joyful, flamboyant celebration of pride set against the vibrant gay club culture of the 1980s.” Directed by Catherine Aceto and opening September… Read More ›
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Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for August 26th
onSTAGE PITTSBURGH CALL BOARD as summer 2026 comes to a close: With news about Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s fall 2026 schedule; Prime Stage rethinking program model at 30; and a welcome summer trend: sold out shows.
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Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for August 20, 2026
With news about 2026 Pittsburgh New Works Festival, Discounted PSO Student Ticket Program, the power of Les Miz, David Toole, Breakthrough Sessions at Pittsburgh Playhouse, and more. 🎭 ICYMI: 2026 PITTSBURGH NEW WORKS FESTIVAL The 36th annual Pittsburgh New Works… Read More ›
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Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for August 5, 2026
With news about … PBT receives $1 million grant; PSO Passport unveiled; The Next Act, and The Next …; naming the merged Pittsburgh Public & Pittsburgh CLO; Squonk’s Joy Machine; Dallas, Texas, presenter/producer merger; and more.
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The Theater Kids Are All Right: Alumni’s ‘Once on This Island’; CMU’s ‘Midsummer’ Showcase Youthful Talent
July went out like a lion in local theater, including two showcases of Pittsburgh’s top-of-the-line education and training at work. Limited runs of Alumni Theater Company’s “Once on This Island” and the premiere/preview of “Midsummer,” a collaboration of The CMU Center for New Work and Play on Shakespeare, showcased the hotbed of youthful talent and creativity at work on our stages.
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Merger of CLO & Public Complete, With Name TBA
Announcement of new year-round company includes two productions for first season By SHARON EBERSON The history books will record that Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO made it legal on Friday, July 31, 2026, when they officially merged into a… Read More ›
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Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for July 30, 2026
With news about Midnight Radio in 2026, Rage of the Stage Players’ 25th anniversary launch, the new work Andy Malone, Poor Yorick’s season finale, and more. 🎭 ICYMI MIDNIGHT RADIO X TWO, ON THE SOUTH SIDE Bricolage Productions has announced… Read More ›
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Ode to a Grecian Earn: ‘Hadestown’ Screen Splash Is a Sign for U.S. to Pick Up Pro Shot Pace
‘Hadestown’ Screen Splash Is a Sign for U.S. to Pick Up Pro Shot Pace
Ancient Greek mythology had a big weekend at the movies, and it wasn’t all about “The Odyssey.” A lot has been made about the debut pro shot of “Hadestown: The Musical” beating the box office of the cinematic release of “Hamilton,” which hit movie theaters in 2025, after it first streamed in 2020, as an at-home treat during the pandemic shutdown. More to the point, “Hadestown,” on limited screens, finished in fourth place on its opening weekend, behind the juggernaut that is “The Odyssey,” and family films “Moana” and “Toy Story 5.”
