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Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for September 16th

With news about: August Wilson, Most-Produced Playwrights and Works in America, Leon Ford and “The Weight of Forgiveness,” Pittsburgh New Works Festival, CSA and Off the Page at the New Hazlett 🎭 ICYMI: UNDISPUTED KING OF THE AMERICAN STAGE: AUGUST… Read More ›
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Preview: Premiere ‘Refugee Rhapsody’ Rolls In for PICT’s 30th Season
By SHARON EBERSON With the season-opening rolling premiere of Refugee Rhapsody, the 30-year evolution of PICT is firmly in the Elizabeth Elias Huffman Era. What started as Pittsburgh Irish & Classic Theatre under Andrew Paul has been rocked by ousters… Read More ›
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New Hazlett Takes to the Co-Producing Field With DEMASKUS Theater’s Gender-Swapped “Othello of the End Zone, or The Steel City Tragedy”
The New Hazlett Theater’s 2026 journey to becoming a producing company continues with the announcement of a coproduction with the DEMASKUS Theater Collective, Othello of the End Zone, or The Steel City Tragedy, “a modern reimagining” of the Shakespeare classic…. Read More ›
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Review: Innovation, Movement, Culture, and Love: ‘The Lion King’ Still Celebrates the Beauty of the Circle of Life
By JESSICA NEU We first heard the opening lyrics to “The Circle of Life” in 1994. Immediately immortalized in the cultural zeitgeist, the a cappella opening chant, sung in Zulu, became a battle cry recognizable around the world. Three years… Read More ›
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Must-See Pittsburgh: Call Board for September 9th

With news about: Come From Away on 9/11 25th anniversary, Mon River Arts, Vigilance Theater, Split Stage Productions, Geyer Performing Arts Center, The Lamp Theater and the Strand Theatre. 🎭 ICYMI: 25 YEARS AFTER 9/11, ‘COME FROM AWAY’ EMERGES AS… Read More ›
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Preview: One-Woman Musical ‘In Clay’ Opens City Theatre’s 52nd Season
By SHARON EBERSON As In Clay readies its Pittsburgh debut at City Theatre, its London-based creators mused about it finding a fandom in China, before being introduced in the USA. “It’s so bizarre,” admitted Jack Miles, whose music was the… Read More ›
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Review: Enchanting ‘In Clay’ Opens City Theatre’s 52nd Season
September 26, 2026
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Review: London Cain’s ‘Trapped’ Offers a Thoughtful and Tense Reflection on Truth
September 18, 2026
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Review: Tales of Bravery, Heroism and Humanism in ‘Behind the Lines: A 9/11 Story’
September 17, 2026
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Review: Queering the Demiurge: ‘Jesse Factor’s The MetaMarthasis’ at the Greer Cabaret
September 12, 2026
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Review: Innovation, Movement, Culture, and Love: ‘The Lion King’ Still Celebrates the Beauty of the Circle of Life
September 11, 2026
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Michael Misko’s Mesmerizing Magic at Liberty Magic
September 9, 2026
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Review: In a.k. payne’s ‘BURNBABYBURN!’, Generations of Black Women Hope and Dream, and Rage Against Injustice
August 31, 2026
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Becoming Arts’ 10-Minute Play Festival Returns on Packed Weekend for Pittsburgh Theater
August 29, 2026
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Review: Pittsburgh Ballet Theater’s “Ballet Under the Stars” is the Perfect End-of-Summer Family Event
August 24, 2026
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Review: Attention Deserves to Be Paid to Killer Cast of ‘Assassins’
August 21, 2026
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Review: ‘Come From Away’ Pulsates With Neighborly Heart and Soul
August 16, 2026
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Review: South Park Theatre’s ‘Boeing Boeing’ Delivers an Entertaining Evening of Comedy
August 16, 2026
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Review: Five Bodies, One Staircase: Jonathan González’s ‘The Strikebreakers’ at Carnegie Museum of Art
August 15, 2026
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Review: This is No Elementary Play: ‘Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B’ Keeps Audiences Laughing and Guessing Till the Very End
August 14, 2026
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Review: Revel in the Delights of Kinetic’s ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’
August 8, 2026
Show Previews ›
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Preview: Premiere ‘Refugee Rhapsody’ Rolls In for PICT’s 30th Season
September 15, 2026
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Vigilance Theater’s ‘Campfire Stories’: ‘At the Intersection of Fun and Spooky’
September 14, 2026
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New Hazlett Takes to the Co-Producing Field With DEMASKUS Theater’s Gender-Swapped “Othello of the End Zone, or The Steel City Tragedy”
September 14, 2026
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Preview: One-Woman Musical ‘In Clay’ Opens City Theatre’s 52nd Season
September 9, 2026
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Preview: Mandy Gonzalez Sings the Songs of Lin-Manuel Miranda With PSO Pops
September 8, 2026
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30 Years On, ‘Rent’ Continues to Have a Hold on Peter Matthew Smith
September 4, 2026
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An Interview with Zama Magudulela, Who Plays Rafiki in Disney’s ‘The Lion King’
August 31, 2026
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Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks Reimagines ‘Merry Wives of Windsor’ for Fall 2026
August 27, 2026
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Preview: Award-Winning Playwright a.k. payne Journeys Through Time With ‘BURNBABYBURN!’
August 24, 2026
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Preview: Disney’s ‘The Lion King’: Keeping the Legacy Alive on Stage
August 24, 2026
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Preview: Bridges and Stages 10-Minute Play Festival Is Back and on the Move to the North Side
August 21, 2026
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Locally Produced ‘Rent’ at Greer Cabaret Brings Peter Matthew Smith Back to Pittsburgh
August 17, 2026
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Preview: New Pittsburgh Company With Familiar Faces Brings ‘Assassins’ Musical to Greer Cabaret
August 17, 2026
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Preview: ‘Come From Away’ Arrives With Stories of ‘Relentless Decency’
August 8, 2026
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Kinetic Theatre Starting Five: Agatha Christie’s ‘The Murder of Roger Ackroyd’
August 5, 2026
Feature Stories ›
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92NY Dance Premiere Will Kick Off ForgeWorks at New Hazlett Theater
September 25, 2026
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A Conversation with Katie Brook, Quantum Theatre’s Incoming Artistic Director
September 9, 2026
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The Theatre Factory Announces Their 2026 /2027 Season and a New Home
September 7, 2026
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Meet City Theatre’s New Artistic Producer, Nicholas Perez-Hoop
September 5, 2026
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Kiesha Lalama Envisions Pittsburgh Playhouse and Point Park COPA on the Global Stage
August 26, 2026
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Mark Fleischer Exits Along With Pittsburgh CLO: ‘It’s Been an Honor to Work Here’
July 31, 2026
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Ode to a Grecian Earn: ‘Hadestown’ Screen Splash Is a Sign for U.S. to Pick Up Pro Shot Pace
July 28, 2026
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New Hazlett Launches ForgeWorks, Names First Artistic Director
July 23, 2026
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‘SUFFS’ Tony-Nominated Director Leigh Silverman
July 22, 2026
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Preview: Stage 62 Returns to Welcoming Downtown Venue With ‘Company’
July 16, 2026
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How We Got Here, and What Comes Next: Unifying Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO
June 25, 2026
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1971 Was One Fine Year for Pittsburgh CLO and Carole King
June 18, 2026
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Manfred Honeck Set to Become Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Longest-Serving Music Director
June 10, 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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2026 Juneteenth Events In the Pittsburgh Area
June 1, 2026
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Preview: Prime Stage Theatre Commissions Tammy Ryan to Give Voice to ‘Speak’
April 28, 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 Symphony Orchestra Announces 2026 European Tour: 13 Concerts, 6 Countries, 9 Cities
April 15, 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
