Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh stages this week and through the end of February 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 SHARON EBERSON The pioneering Freedom House Ambulance Service has garnered much-deserved attention of late, thanks to The Pitt, the HBO show that shines a spotlight on all things Pittsburgh, following the WQED documentary Freedom House Ambulance: The FIRST Responders… Read More ›
By GUILHERME MELETTI YAZBEK Opening nights tend to be pleasant occasions, with warm audiences often made up of members of the creative team, family, and seasoned theatergoers. I have the impression that opening-night audiences are generally more inclined to enjoy… Read More ›
onStage Pittsburgh Call Board for January 15, 2026: With news about Romero & Juliet at the Greer Cabaret, Liberty Magic, Madison Arts and Entertainment Center, PMT’s ‘Annie,’ Alumni Theatre Company, Ken Bolden, Michael Campayno and Cole Vecchio
Benjamin Britten’s Curlew River is one of Britten’s three parables for church performance and is Pittsburgh Opera’s first production of 2026. Based on the Japanese Noh play Sumidagawa River. In Curlew River, a woman driven mad by the mystery of her lost son learns her… Read More ›
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh stages this week and through the end of February 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 JESSICA NEU When I interviewed Wicked ensemble member Just Wirick, he noted, “You never forget the first time seeing Wicked.” The show leaves such an indelible mark that the experience becomes a core memory. I first saw Wicked at the Benedumin 2006. My friend and I drove down… Read More ›
onStage Pittsburgh Call Board for January 15, 2026: With news about Romero & Juliet at the Greer Cabaret, Liberty Magic, Madison Arts and Entertainment Center, PMT’s ‘Annie,’ Alumni Theatre Company, Ken Bolden, Michael Campayno and Cole Vecchio
Wicked’s popularity was not a foregone conclusion when it powered onto Broadway in 2003. The New York Times critic Ben Brantley came right out and wrote that only Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda deserved praise. “Wicked does not, alas, speak hopefully for the future of the Broadway musical. Ms. Chenoweth, on the other hand, definitely does,” he concluded. Critics. What do they know?
By GEORGE HOOVER Pittsburgh Opera has named William Powers as its next General Director, marking a homecoming for an arts administrator with deep roots in both the company and the city. Powers will assume the role on July 1, 2026,… Read More ›
