Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh has announced its seventh show for 2027 to previous subscribers of Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO: Coming in fall of next year is the musical Ride the Cyclone. The 2009 dark comedy will play the Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown, October 20-November 14, 2027.
By SHARON EBERSON Under the umbrella of Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater are still alive in name and spirit in the first season unveiled by the newly named, unified company. In fact, the seven shows… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s inaugural Annual Community Meeting on Wednesday, billed as “a new signature event highlighting the transformative role of the arts in Downtown Pittsburgh,” provided a shared stage among the arts leaders of not only… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON Nicholas Perez-Hoop‘s tenure as Artistic Producer of City Theatre had only just begun as he was quizzed about what comes next — the overall theme of the season, and a theme for his own adventures as a… Read More ›
This story has been updated to include Pittsburgh’s Confluence Ballet Company. By SHARON EBERSON The new name is here — Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh — and with it, the hope for a fresh start and the creation of a sustainable,… Read More ›
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 ›
AN INSIDE VIEW TO THE FUTURE OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER AND PITTSBURGH CLO
When their marriage becomes legal sometime this summer, only then will the new name and details of the Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO unification be fully revealed. Until that time, they are in the engagement period of a process that will culminate in the region’s two largest professional theater companies merging into one.
MANFRED HONECK SIGNS PSO CONTRACT EXTENSION THROUGH 2032-33.
Manfred Honeck will become the longest-serving Music Director in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s 131-year history, after signing a contract extension that takes his tenure to 25 years, through the 2032-2033 season.
GREAT NEWS OUT OF CARNEGIE!
Claire DeMarco has put her money where her theater dreams are, and partnered with theater artist and administrator Erika Cuenca to save Carnegie Stage, that vital black box at 25 W. Main Street in Carnegie.
“My hope,” DeMarco said, “is that it will remain a theater forever.”
It’s Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival and Tony Awards weekend!
Also on the Call Board:
🎭 Pittsburgh Playwrights ‘Art of the Wise’ is headed to the International Black Theatre Festival, where 2026 honorees include local stage manager Renee B. Sorrell.
🎭 City Theatre Seeks Artistic Producer
🎵 Pittsburgh Opera names Rehearsal Hall in Honor of Christopher Hahn
🎭 New Product Company’s ‘Whistleblowers’
⭐️ And More!
