Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
The new 4-acre Downtown park Arts Landing was given a blockbuster welcome on April 17, 2026, when local and state dignitaries including Governor Josh Shapiro attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a week before thousands of football fans invade Pittsburgh for the NFL Draft.
This year marks Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks’ 22nd season of bringing free Shakespeare into city parks and different public and private spaces. The company has performed in countless parks and venues throughout the city. Artistic director Jennifer Tober says,… Read More ›
Call Board for April 18: With news on off the WALL’s finale and Carnegie Stage, and casting news from Prime Stage, Front Porch Theatricals, and independent Sixty-Nine—Seventy.
Pitt Stages, the production arm of the University of Pittsburgh Department of Theatre Arts, has unveiled its 2026–2027 season, themed Perseverance. This season’s lineup blends mainstage plays, a musical, and student-driven one-acts, highlighting stories of resilience through a mix of classical works,… Read More ›
“In the world of art, as in the whole of creation, freedom and progress are the main objectives.” — Ludwig van Beethoven Chamber Music Pittsburgh has announced its 66th MainStage Live season, a six-program lineup titled Revolutions: A Radical Returning. The 2026–2027… Read More ›
COMMENTARY by SHARON EBERSON How do you give a stage production a “best” award and not even nominate the lead performer? That’s what the 2026 Olivier Awards did this past weekend. Mason Alexander Park, the incomparable star of Oh, Mary!… Read More ›
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh stages this week and through the end of May from onStage Pittsburgh. We strive to highlight as many performances as possible, but there’s always more to discover! For full season lineups and additional… Read More ›
By HANNAH WING-BONICA Peep show. Stuffed animals. Fortune cookies. Witch. Femur. These are a few of the words spoken by Alida, a writer of a fairytale at the beginning of off the WALL’s production of Breadcrumbs, written by Jennifer Haley. The words are… Read More ›
By GUILHEREME MELETTI YAZBEK There is something inherently unstable about a mixed repertory program. Unlike a full-length work, which unfolds through a sustained aesthetic trajectory—developing its own internal logic and language—a program composed of multiple choreographies often resists cohesion, offering… Read More ›
By Guilherme Meletti Yazbek Last night, I found myself laughing—a lot. Sitting in the audience at City Theatre, watching The Second City’s Laugh Harder, Not Smarter, I was carried along by the show’s fast pace, the performers’ agility, and the audience’s… Read More ›
