Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
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 Continuing Their Run Opening Next Week (September 28th – October… Read More ›
Iron Horse Theatre Company Presents: Trapped at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater By CLAIRE STEVENS London Cain’s play Trapped follows former congressman Jim Traficant during his time in solitary confinement after being convicted of federal corruption charges in 2001. It dives into the… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) Executive Director Nicholas Dragga announced he will leave his role to become Executive Director of Texas Ballet Theater in Fort Worth, TX. Dragga berginning in January 2027. Dragga is the sixth person to serve as the… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU When I was a child, I can recall adults always discussing their whereabouts for two specific incidents: President Kennedy’s assassination and the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster. Whether you can remember where you put your car keys or… Read More ›
With news about: August Wilson, Most-Produced Playwrights and Works in America, Leon Ford and “The Weight of Forgiveness,” Pittsburgh New Works Festival, CSA and Off the Page at the New Hazlett 🎭 ICYMI: UNDISPUTED KING OF THE AMERICAN STAGE: AUGUST… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON With the season-opening rolling premiere of Refugee Rhapsody, the 30-year evolution of PICT is firmly in the Elizabeth Elias Huffman Era. What started as Pittsburgh Irish & Classic Theatre under Andrew Paul has been rocked by ousters… Read More ›
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 Continuing Their Run Opening Next Week (September 21st – 27th)… Read More ›
By Guilherme Meletti Yazbek The Greer Cabaret Theater was already in character before the performance began. Pop music drifted through the house, lavender and blue light bathed the audience, and the show’s title glowed on the projection screen in matching… Read More ›
By JESSICA NEU We first heard the opening lyrics to “The Circle of Life” in 1994. Immediately immortalized in the cultural zeitgeist, the a cappella opening chant, sung in Zulu, became a battle cry recognizable around the world. Three years… Read More ›
With news about: Come From Away on 9/11 25th anniversary, Mon River Arts, Vigilance Theater, Split Stage Productions, Geyer Performing Arts Center, The Lamp Theater and the Strand Theatre. 🎭 ICYMI: 25 YEARS AFTER 9/11, ‘COME FROM AWAY’ EMERGES AS… Read More ›
