Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland announces a nostalgic 2026-2027 season of musical theater, “bringing back some of our most popular and memorable productions of the past 20 years.” The season kicks off with a wintry mix in 2026, from Disney’s Frozen to the annual Nutcracker, and heads into the new year with Americana, including Thorton Wilder’s Our Town and A Tribute to Frank Sinatra.
Pittsburgh CLO has announced the casts of productions for its 2026 summer season, a mix of frequent PCLO performers, Pittsburgh-based artists, and newcomers. After 80 seasons as the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, this is the company’s final season of locally produced professional musicals under that name. A new entity that combines elements of Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO will be announced in January 2027. Also this summer, PCLO also will presents the National Tour of Suffs, July 21-16, 2026.
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.
Signs that summer can’t be too far off: Front Porch Theatricals has announced its casting for 2026 musicals Working and Come From Away. Working (May 15 – 24), directed by Daina Michelle Griffith; music directed by Douglas Levine. The original… Read More ›
It may be heating up outside, but it’s cool to be in the Cultural District,, where Pittsburgh CLO presents Disney’s Frozen as its summer 2025 subscription series finale, starting Friday, a day after Stage 62 moves Downtown and into the… Read More ›
By SHARON EBERSON NEW YORk, N.Y. — Picture this: Shubert Alley, in the heart of Times Square. At one end, there’s the 1,500-seat Shubert Theatre on 44th Street, across the street from Sardi’s. On the 45th Street side, the 766-seat… Read More ›
Here’s musical theater casting news to look forward to, from Pittsburgh Musical Theater and Front Porch Theatricals: ‘Once,’ Pittsburgh Musical Theater Husband and wife David Toole and Kate Queen, who met in 2008 while portraying Tony and Maria in Gargaro… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson If your eyes glaze over when you see the title “production supervisor” in your theater program, here’s something that might make you wide-eyed instead: It is a production supervisor’s attention to detail that may be responsible for… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson Autumn is officially here on Sept. 23, so there’s still time to enjoy outdoor summer theater in Pittsburgh. Some events are free as part of RADical Days 2022: More than 65 regional “assets” offering free events and… Read More ›
By Sharon Eberson Nine shows and no cancellation. In the post-shutdown theater world, who could ask for anything more? After the final note of season finale Memphis the Musical, “The breath I took!,” said Justin Fortunato, artistic director of the… Read More ›
