Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh has announced its seventh show for 2027 to previous subscribers of Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO: Coming in fall of next year is the musical Ride the Cyclone. The 2009 dark comedy will play the Greer Cabaret Theater, Downtown, October 20-November 14, 2027.
By SHARON EBERSON Under the umbrella of Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh CLO and Pittsburgh Public Theater are still alive in name and spirit in the first season unveiled by the newly named, unified company. In fact, the seven shows… Read More ›
This story has been updated to include Pittsburgh’s Confluence Ballet Company. By SHARON EBERSON The new name is here — Confluence Theater of Pittsburgh — and with it, the hope for a fresh start and the creation of a sustainable,… Read More ›
With news about … PBT receives $1 million grant; PSO Passport unveiled; The Next Act, and The Next …; naming the merged Pittsburgh Public & Pittsburgh CLO; Squonk’s Joy Machine; Dallas, Texas, presenter/producer merger; and more.
July went out like a lion in local theater, including two showcases of Pittsburgh’s top-of-the-line education and training at work. Limited runs of Alumni Theater Company’s “Once on This Island” and the premiere/preview of “Midsummer,” a collaboration of The CMU Center for New Work and Play on Shakespeare, showcased the hotbed of youthful talent and creativity at work on our stages.
Announcement of new year-round company includes two productions for first season By SHARON EBERSON The history books will record that Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO made it legal on Friday, July 31, 2026, when they officially merged into a… Read More ›
MARK FLEISCHER AND PITTSBURGH CLO EXIT
“It’s been an honor to work here. I take a lot of pride in what we’ve done, and the people I’ve worked with, the staff, the donors, the crew, but I recognize that it’s a time of transition, and a time that’s scary for some. My hope is that the community pulls around and says, ‘We still want this.’ Ask for what you want, and you’ll ask for what you want by buying tickets. And I hope that those people know change is not easy. Someone once said, ‘Change is not a Pittsburgh virtue,’ but we have had change. It’s not Heinz Field anymore.” — Mark Fleischer, leaving Pittsburgh for Studio Tenn Theatre in Tennessee
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“Mean Girls” Marks the Beginning of the End after 80 years of Pittsburgh CLO Summer Seasons
AN INSIDE VIEW TO THE FUTURE OF PITTSBURGH PUBLIC THEATER AND PITTSBURGH CLO
When their marriage becomes legal sometime this summer, only then will the new name and details of the Pittsburgh Public Theater and Pittsburgh CLO unification be fully revealed. Until that time, they are in the engagement period of a process that will culminate in the region’s two largest professional theater companies merging into one.
