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.
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 SHARON EBERSON Under the umbrella of Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater are still alive in name and spirit in the first season unveiled by the newly named, unified company. In fact, the seven shows… Read More ›
2026 JUNETEENTH EVENTS
In Pittsburgh and beyond:
* Live entertaiment
* Annual parade
* Family-friendly activities
* Educational opportunities
* More …
A CONVERSATION WITH “RAGTIME” COMPOSER AND DORMONT NATIVE STEPHEN FLAHERTY
Coming home to accept the Richard Rodgers Award is “a big, beautiful arc,” Stephen Flaherty was saying just the other day. Catching up with Flaherty was no easy task – he and his songwriting partner, lyricist Lynn Ahrens, have been on a seemingly endless red-carpet ride with the acclaimed revival of “Ragtime” ahead of the 2026 Tony Awards on June 7. Flaherty will then head home to the Pittsburgh CLO Gala on June 12, when he will become receive the award that has been bestowed on an impressive list of luminaries, starting with Mary Martin in 1988.
Prime Stage Theatre’s season of premieres continues this weekend with a commissioned work by playwright Tammy Ryan, who has adapted the National Book Award finalist “Speak” for the stage. The YA novel about consent, trauma, and healing has frequently been near the top of the ALA’s banned books list since its 1999 publication. “Some people are afraid to let teenagers, as Laurie would say, be exposed to the realities of the world,” Ryan said, quoting “Speak” novelist Laurie Halse Anderson.
This year marks Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks’ 22nd season of bringing free Shakespeare into city parks and different public and private spaces. The company has performed in countless parks and venues throughout the city. Artistic director Jennifer Tober says,… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director Manfred Honeck, will embark on a three-week 2026 European Tour, performing 13 concerts across six countries and nine cities, including two performances at the Lucerne Festival; Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg; the Chopin and His Europe Festival in Warsaw; and as the only American orchestra at the prestigious Salzburg Festival. In early July, the orchestra will release an album featuring two works included on the tour, Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 and Carlos Simon’s Four Black American Dances on the Reference Recordings label.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre marks the nation’s 250th anniversary with America 250 with the PBT Orchestra, opening February 20 at the Benedum Center for four performances, February 20 – 22, 2026. The mixed repertory program brings together four ballets that reflect distinct… Read More ›
Williams plays the lead character Alona in Pittsburgh Opera‘s upcoming world premiere of Time to Act. Pittsburgh Opera’s upcoming production, Time to Act explores the power of the performing arts to unite communities while confronting grief, trauma, and responsibility. Set in present-day America,… Read More ›
