As February begins, more than a dozen schools are on the eve of their performances, while others have months before curtain. As we continue to seek out upcoming shows and update the 2026 Western Pennsylvania Spring High School Musicals listing, we are kicking off now, to accommodate the schools that are first out of the starting gate.
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO’s 33rd annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater was a night to celebrate arts education, feel school and community pride, experience cheering loud enough to rock a stadium and revel in… Read More ›
Pittsburgh Public Theater celebrated 30 years of the Shakespeare Monologue & Scene Contest on Monday night, when winners were chosen at the O’Reilly Theater showcase. More than 700 students from more than 80 schools competed in the preliminary rounds of… Read More ›
City Theatre’s Lillie Theatre will be hopping with activity in the weeks before the South Side company’s next Mainstage offering, the Jane Austen-inspired holiday play Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley. First up is the Young Playwrights Festival, October 28-29, followed… Read More ›
City Theatre has announced the six winning writers whose one-act plays will be presented at the 24th annual Young Playwrights Festival in October. The winning entries in the regional playwriting contest for students in grades 7-12 will be professionally produced… Read More ›
City Theatre has announced the six winning entries in the 23rd annual Young Playwrights Contest. The regional competition for students in grades 7-12 grants winners the opportunity to have their plays professionally produced by City and published in the South… Read More ›
