onSTAGE PITTSBURGH CALL BOARD:
RIP Dr. Nancy D. Washington; ‘Fishy Woo Woo, Part 2′ at PPTC’, ‘ City Theatre’s Young Playwrights Festival & ‘in Clay’ on Home Screens, Casting at Stage 62, Quantum Theatre, & Midnight Radio; Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Orchestra at the Byham.
It says something about human nature and the state of the world that howls of laughter accompanied outrage piled upon outrage in “Ulster American,” the savagely funny play at barebones productions Braddock Black Box Theater and featuring the terrific trio of David Whalen, Simon Bradbury and Christine Weber.
By GUILHERME MELETTI YAZBEK The Byham Theater opened its portion of Pittsburgh Dance Council season on Saturday night with a full house and, before the curtain rose, something relatively rare: dancers already onstage. The company of Pilobolus‘ Trips warmed up in full view of… Read More ›
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh area stages from onStage Pittsburgh. Check back frequently as shows are being added regularly. Opening This Week Continuing Their Run Opening Next Week (October 19th – 25th) Opening Later in October Opening… Read More ›
PICT’s rolling premiere of “Refugee Rhapsody” is a powerhouse production that starts with unearthing the motivations for a violent crime, and leads to explorations of the wealth gap between the USA’s haves and have-nots. The cast of Yussef El Guindi’s rolling-premiere play is led in a stunning performance by Milia Ayache.
Read Sharon Eberson’s review of the play that opens PICT’s 30th season at onStage Pittsburgh. 👇
The scope of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s repertoire and Gonzalez’s talents as a vivacious performer and powerhouse vocalist were on full display at Heinz Hall on Friday night, the first of three weekend concerts titled, “Everything I Know: Mandy Gonzalez Sings Lin-Manuel Miranda.”
Call Board for October 8, 2026:
With news about: Kathryn Spitz Cohan joins Arcade Comedy Theater, Little Lake’s Play in a Day at Canon Theatre, PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh in 2026, and this weekend: Mandy Gonzalez with the PSO Pops, PICT’s “Refugee Rhapsody,” and barebones’ “Ulster American.”
By GUILHERME MELETTI YAZBEK Heinz Hall, home of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, didn’t quite feel like itself on Tuesday night. The audience skewed younger than the usual symphony crowd, couples filled the rows, and the stage was bathed in blue and… Read More ›
“These three, it’s like a powder keg going off.” — Patrick Jordan
Starring David Whalen, Simon Bradbury and Christine Weber, a and directed by Patrick Jordan, the dark comedy “ULSTER AMERICAN” is at barebones productions’ Braddock Black Box Theater October 9-25, 2026. A collision of Hollywood, theater and The Troubles, “It’s provocative, profane, unapologetically abrasive, and very, very funny.”
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