Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
“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 ›
Virginia Wall Gruenert, Ericka Cuenca and Ingrid Sonnichsen Reunite for company’s finale at Carnegie Stage By SHARON EBERSON Seated in a cozy corner of the Carnegie Stage lobby, three women who continually raise the bar for women in local theater… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Walking into the Playhouse theater for their current production of Thornton Wilder’s classic play, Our Town, you are greeted with a barren stage immersed in three-quarters-in-the-round seating, with various light fixtures perched above the stage. As the cast takes… Read More ›
With news on Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Park celebrating the Bard’s birthday, independent productions ‘Shakespeare R&J’ and ‘Hamlet: The Bad Quarto,’ Rage of the Stage Players 25th Anniversary. 🎭 ICYMI from oSP: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE! Now is the time for Shakespeare… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU Pittsburgh native Maria Caruso is known for many things – owning the dance company Bodiography, performing her own solo shows, educating, choreographing, producing, directing, creating, mentoring, and giving. Handling boredom, however, is not at the top of her… Read More ›
