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Reviews ›

• Review: ‘Water for Elephants’ Soars With the Thrills of Circus and Puppet Artistry
  April 1, 2026
• Review: Pittsburgh Public Theater Finale ‘Primary Trust’ Uncovers the Helpers in Troubled Times
  March 29, 2026
• Review: PICT’s One-Man Thriller ‘The Smuggler’ Features a Tour de Force by Michael Patrick Trimm
  March 18, 2026
• Review: ‘Eureka Day’ Challenges Views on Vaccines with Laughter and Trauma
  March 16, 2026
• Review: Pain and Endurance in barebones productions’ ‘Infinite Life’
  March 10, 2026
• Review: Comfort From Infinite Pain Abides in the Indomitable Women of ‘Infinite Life’
  March 8, 2026
• Review: Patti LuPone Mines Matters of the Heart
  March 4, 2026
• Stars, Stripes, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Bring American Soundscapes to Life
  February 28, 2026
• ‘Beauty and the Beast’: A Familiar Tale, Reimagined on Broadway at the Benedum
  February 25, 2026
• Review: The Optimism of Annie — and Why We’re Still Waiting for Tomorrow 
  February 21, 2026
• Vivacious Jessica Vosk Brings Charisma, Wit, and Talent to the Trust’s Cabaret Series
  February 17, 2026
• Mambo, Meditation, and Mastery mingle in Symphonic Valentine. 
  February 14, 2026
• Step Afrika!’s ‘The Migration: Reflections on Jacob Lawrence’ Ignites a Fire of Hope and Rejuvenation 
  February 14, 2026
• Review: The Nobility and Terror of Sounding the Alarm Take Center Stage in ‘An Enemy of the People’
  February 9, 2026
• Doing the Right Thing Isn’t as Simple as it Seems in ‘An Enemy of the People’
  February 4, 2026

Show Previews ›

• We’re Off to See ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Costumes at Little Lake
  April 2, 2026
• Pittsburgh Playhouse Announces New Musical Premiere, Plus Return of Playhouse REP and Playhouse Jr. for 2026-2027
  March 30, 2026
• ‘Water for Elephants’ Is Theatrical by Leaps and Bounds and Puppets
  March 26, 2026
• Forging Community Is a Primary Theme of Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Season Finale
  March 25, 2026
• In ’10 Out of 12,’ Quantum Will Allow Audience Into the Theater-Making Process
  March 22, 2026
• Shaunda McDill: Facing Pittsburgh Public Theater’s Future With Uncertainty, Pride, and Hope
  March 16, 2026
• 2026 Pittsburgh Fringe: From Drama to to Dance to ‘Doohickey!’
  March 11, 2026
• If Laughter Is the Best Medicine, Play On
  March 7, 2026
• Pouring It On for PICT: Michael Patrick Trimm Takes on ‘The Smuggler,’ a Solo Thriller in Rhythmic Verse
  March 5, 2026
• Five Questions With … Marcus Stevens
  March 2, 2026
• This Week at Pittsburgh Public Theater: Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest, Launch of Lobby Series
  February 23, 2026
• Preview: Attack Theatre Finds the Extraordinary in the Everyday with ‘Once in a While’
  February 21, 2026
• Musical Comedy Is Their Jam: Quinn Patrick Shannon and Connor McCanlus Team for PMT’s ‘Annie’
  February 15, 2026
• A Love Story Launched With Correspondence, Continues With ‘Love Letters’
  February 10, 2026
• Front Porch Theatricals Names Casts of 2026 Musicals
  January 30, 2026

Feature Stories ›

• Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater Vote to Form New Organization, Starting January 2027
  March 18, 2026
• Pittsburgh Power Outage Shuts Down Opening Night of ‘Eureka Day’ at City Theatre
  March 13, 2026
• Mark Fleischer Sets Exit From Pittsburgh CLO After 80th Summer Season
  March 12, 2026
• Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater Unveil New Consolidation Plan; Board Vote to Come
  March 9, 2026
• Winners Crowned in 2026 Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest
  February 24, 2026
• Ballet to Broadway: an Interview with Leigh-Ann Esty – a Swing and Understudy for ‘Disney’s Beauty and the Beast’
  February 16, 2026
• Bringing a Tale as Old as Time Back to Pittsburgh, an Interview with Grace Marie Rusnica
  February 13, 2026
• 2026 Western PA Spring High School Musicals
  February 6, 2026
• A Do-or-Die Moment for Arts and Culture Criticism in the United States
  February 5, 2026
• New Hazlett Theater Heralds New Phase of Resident Company Model
  January 28, 2026
• City Theatre Goes Solo, Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater Remain ‘Enthusiastic’ About Possible Merger
  January 27, 2026
• The Enduring Popularity of ‘Wicked’
  January 15, 2026
• An Interview with William Powers, Pittsburgh Opera’s New General Director
  January 13, 2026
• Veteran Cast Member and Uniontown Native Justin Wirick Brings Experience and Gratitude to ‘Wicked’ 
  January 12, 2026
• What Clicked in 2025: onStage Pittsburgh’s Most Read Stories of the Year
  December 29, 2025

Preview ›

• Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and Orchestra Celebrate ‘America 250’
  February 19, 2026
• An Interview with Timothi Williams from Pittsburgth Opera’s ‘Time to Act’
  February 18, 2026
• The Pittsburgh Savoyards Present Gilbert and Sullivan’s ‘Utopia, Limited,’ Opening October 10th
  October 9, 2025
• An Interview with Erik Nordstrom as Schaunard in Pittsburgh Opera’s ‘La Bohème’
  October 9, 2025
• Signs of Inclusivity: ‘Another Kind of Silence’ at City
  September 3, 2025
• PICT’s ‘Aspirational’ 2025-2026 Season Opens With Satirical Romp ‘First Lady’
  August 26, 2025
• PMT Sets Season No. 35 With Some Things Old and New, Including ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
  June 18, 2025
• 2025 Pittsburgh Juneteenth Event Highlights
  June 12, 2025
• ‘Anastasia’ opens Friday, May 2nd, at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center’s Main Stage Theater
  April 28, 2025
• New 3-Play 2025 Festival Brings ‘Two Trains Running,’ ‘Fences,’ ‘Ma Rainey’ to the Hill District in August
  April 26, 2025
• Pittsburgh Opera’s newest world premiere, ‘Woman With Eyes Closed,’ has three different endings! 
  April 19, 2025
• City Theatre Packs Next Season With Firsts: 3 World Premieres, a Revival, New Start Times, Second City, and More
  April 11, 2025
• Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Co.’s Leader Continues 19th-Century Journey With Pre-Emancipation ‘Art of Wise’
  April 8, 2025
• ‘Spells, Spectacles, and Speakeasies’ – the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces the 2025-2026 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Season, and More
  April 7, 2025
• ‘Repulsing the Monkey’ Comes Home to the South Side; Pittsburgh Fringe Finale Spotlights Josephine Baker
  March 25, 2025