Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh stages this week and through the end of October, brought to you by onStage Pittsburgh. We strive to highlight as many performances as possible, but there’s always more to discover! For full season… Read More ›
Arts and Ideas
Our thoughts on the state of the performing arts in Greater Pittsburgh and nationally.
City Theatre Premieres Alcott/Gunderson ‘Little Women’
“Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women” was put in motion by a mistaken premise. The playwright Lauren Gunderson was asked by a theater leader if he could read her stage version of novel. It was a reasonable assumption, Gunderson said. Except she hadn’t written such a work. At least, not yet. Her adaptation makes its Pittsburgh debut at City Theatre, Nov. 5-Dec. 7, 2025.
Preview: One on One with The Becoming Arts Collective’s Darrin Friedman on how ‘Refracted Light’ Makes Mental Health Awareness Whole
By JESSICA NEU After an enormously successful sold-out theater festival, The Becoming Arts Collective is thrilled to present their first full-length production, Refracted Light. This critically acclaimed comedic drama by award-winning playwright Dana Hall and directed by Ponny Conomos Jahn explores “the beautiful chaos of a modern… Read More ›
onStage Pittsburgh Call Board: November 13, 2025
Call Board News and Notes: MCG Jazz’s Marty Ashby Honored, Ticket Scams, Resonance Works, Front Porch Cabaret, New Hazlett Premiere, Quantum’s Enron and More
Pittsburgh CLO Announces 80th Anniversary Season
Summer of Musicals features ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical,’ ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘Suffs’ Pittsburgh CLO has announced its 2026 PNC Summer of Musicals, marking a milestone 80th Anniversary in honor of Carol Hefren Tillotson, a devoted supporter and advocate for the arts in our… Read More ›
“Hardcore” and Iconic: Sierra Boggess Shines at the Greer Cabaret
By JESSICA NEU Her pristine soprano made her the ideal Christine in Phantom of the Opera, and her fiery red hair made her the quintessential Ariel in Broadway’s The Little Mermaid. Powerhouse vocalist Sierra Boggess took the stage last night as part of the… Read More ›
What’s On Stage Pittsburgh: November 10th to the end of December, 2025
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh stages this week and through the end of October, brought to you by onStage Pittsburgh. We strive to highlight as many performances as possible, but there’s always more to discover! For full season… Read More ›
Interview with Pittsburgh Opera’s Shannon Crowley, on the Upcoming Production of ‘Fellow Travelers’
Chris Cox, Director of Marketing and Communications for Pittsburgh Opera, recently took the time to discuss the production of Fellow Traveler’s with Shannon Crowley who sings the role of Mary Johnson, and shared with us the following transcript of their… Read More ›
onStage Pittsburgh Call Board: November 6, 2025
With News about CMU Drama , Point Park School of Theatre, Prime Stage, Iron City Circus Arts, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, The Cultural Trust and Stage 62 PITTSBURGH’S TOP THEATRE SCHOOLS PRESENT STUDENT CABARETS AT THE GREER THIS NOVEMBER Two of… Read More ›
Preview: Texture Contemporary Ballet Brings Together 14 Choreographers from Pittsburgh and Beyond
On the heels of last year’s sold-out performance, Texture Ballet unveils 14 Original Dance Works – November 14-15 Texture Contemporary Ballet presents its annual choreography program, Texture Choreography Project, featuring a selection of choreographers from Pittsburgh and beyond, presenting new and original… Read More ›
