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Review: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Thrills Another Packed House with Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ In Words & Music
Schubert, World Premiere Commission, Orchestra, Soloists, and Choirs All Highlights of Colossal Presentation By GEORGE B. PAROUS Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra gave the first performance of this weekend’s concerts featuring Mozart’s Requiem, styled and presented as Requiem:… Read More ›
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Review: Riverfront Opens Season with Dark, Dynamic ‘True West’
By JESSICA NEU Riverfront Theater Company has opened its 2023 season with Sam Shepard’s American classic about the combustible reunion of two estranged brothers, the dark comedy True West. Playing March 16-18, 23-25, the four-person play tells the story of… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre presents ‘The Master’s Program: Balanchine and Beyond’ – April 14-16
Mixed Repertory Production with the PBT Orchestra Brings Stunning Works to the Benedum Center Three works from internationally acclaimed, award-winning ballet choreographers will take center stage at the Benedum Center April 14-16 with Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s (PBT) The Master’s Program: Balanchine… Read More ›
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Canonsburg Native Alexandra Loutsion to Sing in ‘Il Trovatore’
Pittsburgh Opera’s Revival of Verdi Classic Their 1st This Century By George B. Parous Starting Saturday evening, March 25, Pittsburgh Opera will present Il Trovatore (The Troubadour), Giuseppe Verdi’s tuneful classic, for the first time in the twenty-first century. The… Read More ›
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Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks 19th season includes indoor comedies and ‘Cleopatra and Antony’
The weather has given us only hints of spring, but here’s some news to warm you up. The 19th season of Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks gets under way next month with the 10th annual Week of Will, featuring the… Read More ›
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Review: ‘Six’ Packs Thrills Fit for a Queen
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Preview: Corning Works’ – the fisherman, the butterfly, eve & her lover — a parable
Corningworks presents the next installment of the Glue Factory Project, the fisherman, the butterfly, eve & her lover — a parable. This is the twenty-fifth in the award-winning series of original evening-length dance theater works created on internationally & nationally critically… Read More ›
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Review: PMT’s ‘Once,’ a Story of Love, Self-Exploration, and Tradition
By JESSICA NEU I would have loved to have been at the first table reading for Once. As I imagine it, the cast and crew are gathered around and read the description of the first scene: “Strike the traditional Irish band complete… Read More ›
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‘Moulin Rouge!’ Leads Charge of Tony Winners in 2023-24 Broadway in Pittsburgh Series
Newcomers include Mrs. Doubtfire and Girl From the North Country, plus revivals of The Wiz, Company and more By SHARON EBERSON And the answers are … For those of us who followed and solved the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s social-media hints… Read More ›
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Review: Bonkers ‘Pickleball’ Lands a Banger at Little Lake
May 31, 2026
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Review: Eavesdropping on Brotherhood and Bonding in ‘Coconut Cake’
May 31, 2026
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Review: The Light Without the Longing: Broadway’s ‘The Great Gatsby – A New Musical’ at the Benedum
May 27, 2026
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Review: When Ballet Makes Us Laugh: Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
May 16, 2026
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Review: ‘Working’ Musical Uncovers the Lives Behind the Livelihoods
May 16, 2026
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Review: Campus Activism in 1969-70 Brims With Connections to Today in New Play
May 15, 2026
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Review: Italian ‘Jitney’ Exudes the Essence of August Wilson
May 11, 2026
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Review: Perpetual Permutation: Exhaustion in Jeanine Durning’s ‘The Play’
May 11, 2026
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Review: ‘A.I.M by Kyle Abraham’ – A Sleek Repertoire with a Profound Message
May 10, 2026
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Review: Haunted Theatre Company’s Production of ‘Wine & Spirit’s – Satire, Comedy, Farce or Horror Thriller?
May 10, 2026
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Review: Prime Stage Theatre’s ‘Speak’ Speaks Volumes About Aftershocks of Sexual Assault
May 3, 2026
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Review: Disidentifying on Stage: ‘A Conversation’ in Progress with LaTrea Derome’
May 3, 2026
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Review: PMT’s Moving ‘Evan Hansen’ Showcases Stellar Cast, Dynamic Design
May 1, 2026
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Review: Technique, Timing, and Talent: Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts’ ‘Spring Dance Concert’
April 30, 2026
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Review: Feeding Desire: On ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ and the Logic of the Pact
April 30, 2026
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Alumni Theater Company Moves ‘Once on This Island’ From O’Reilly Theater to Oakland Venue
June 5, 2026
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Pittsburgh CLO Names Casts of 2026 Summer Musicals ‘Beautiful’ & ‘Mean Girls’
June 4, 2026
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Director Griffith Digs Into the Art of ‘Working’for Front Porch
May 13, 2026
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Echoes of War: Students Face Vietnam Draft in New Play
May 12, 2026
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Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO Reveal 2026 ‘Prologue Season,’ Ahead of 2027 Merger
May 8, 2026
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Full Lineup Unveiled for Three Rivers Arts Festival at Arts Landing
May 4, 2026
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Q&A With City Theatre’s ‘Hedwig’ Star, Treasure Treasure
May 2, 2026
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Preview: Prime Stage Theatre Commissions Tammy Ryan to Give Voice to ‘Speak’
April 28, 2026
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‘Evan Hansen’s’ Anthony Marino Jr. Was Born to the Stage
April 24, 2026
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Preview: Michael McGovern on Haunted Theatre Company’s “Wine & Spirits”
April 24, 2026
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Pittsburgh Opera Wraps Its Season, and General Director Christopher Hahn’s Tenure, with Verdi’s Final Opera “Falstaff” April 28th – May 3rd
April 23, 2026
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New Impulse Festival Pairs CMU Center for New Work With Local Theater Companies and Artists
April 20, 2026
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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Announces 2026 European Tour: 13 Concerts, 6 Countries, 9 Cities
April 15, 2026
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Pittsburgh Public Theater Concludes 51st Season, Opens Doors to Alumni Theater Company
April 13, 2026
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off the WALL Will Say a Bittersweet Goodbye With the Memory Play ‘Breadcrumbs’
April 9, 2026
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2026 Three Rivers Arts Festival Opens at Arts Landing
June 5, 2026
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A Converstation With Stephen Flaherty: Composer’s Ragtime’ Red-Carpet Ride Stops in Pittsburgh for Richard Rodgers Award
May 28, 2026
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A Brutal Week in Pittsburgh Theater Demands A Reset: Let’s Do Better
May 25, 2026
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14 Community Theaters Featured in Downtown Pittsburgh Showcase
May 20, 2026
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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Announces Company Promotions
May 18, 2026
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August Wilson’s ‘Jitney’ Comes Home to the Hill — In Italian
May 5, 2026
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Attack Theatre, Kelly Strayhorn Theater, and PearlArts Movement & Sound Launch Equitable Access to Rehearsal Infrastructure in Pittsburgh
April 28, 2026
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Carnegie Mellon and Pittsburgh Symphony Launch Four-Year Partnership
April 22, 2026
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Arts Landing Ribbon-Cutting Showcases What’s in Store for Pittsburghers, Beyond the NFL Draft
April 17, 2026
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Interview: Maria Caruso On Her New Projects, Bodiography, the State of the Dance World, and Inspiring the Youth
April 6, 2026
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Pittsburgh Playwright Theatre Premiere Unites Local Artists in ‘Paradox of Education’
April 3, 2026
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We’re Off to See ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Costumes at Little Lake
April 2, 2026
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‘Water for Elephants’ Is Theatrical by Leaps and Bounds and Puppets
March 26, 2026
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Forging Community Is a Primary Theme of Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Season Finale
March 25, 2026
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In ’10 Out of 12,’ Quantum Will Allow Audience Into the Theater-Making Process
March 22, 2026
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2026 Juneteenth Events In the Pittsburgh Area
June 1, 2026
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Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks Celebrates the Bard’s Birthday with a Week of Will – April 20th to 24th
April 17, 2026
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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Orchestra Celebrate ‘America 250’
February 19, 2026
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An Interview with Timothi Williams from Pittsburgth Opera’s ‘Time to Act’
February 18, 2026
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The Pittsburgh Savoyards Present Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Utopia, Limited,’ Opening October 10th
October 9, 2025
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An Interview with Erik Nordstrom as Schaunard in Pittsburgh Opera’s ‘La Bohème’
October 9, 2025
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Signs of Inclusivity: ‘Another Kind of Silence’ at City
September 3, 2025
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PICT’s ‘Aspirational’ 2025-2026 Season Opens With Satirical Romp ‘First Lady’
August 26, 2025
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PMT Sets Season No. 35 With Some Things Old and New, Including ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
June 18, 2025
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2025 Pittsburgh Juneteenth Event Highlights
June 12, 2025
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‘Anastasia’ opens Friday, May 2nd, at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s Main Stage Theater
April 28, 2025
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New 3-Play 2025 Festival Brings ‘Two Trains Running,’ ‘Fences,’ ‘Ma Rainey’ to the Hill District in August
April 26, 2025
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Pittsburgh Opera’s newest world premiere, ‘Woman With Eyes Closed,’ has three different endings!
April 19, 2025
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City Theatre Packs Next Season With Firsts: 3 World Premieres, a Revival, New Start Times, Second City, and More
April 11, 2025
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Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co.’s Leader Continues 19th-Century Journey With Pre-Emancipation ‘Art of Wise’
April 8, 2025


