Seductive multilingual, multicultural, multimedia "Another Kind of Silence," now at City Theatre. contains standard plot points from relationship dramas, but the playwright has wrapped the will-they-or-won’t-theys in complexities rarely seen on stage, in a production that pushes the envelope of creativity, to achieve the goal of inclusivity.| onStage Pittsburgh
Noises Off, a backstage farce amid a play within a play, has been the gold standard of theater comedies since the work was first produced in 1983. For Pittsburgh Public Theater, the current production is the second time around for the Michael Frayn comedy; it was last produced at the O’Reilly Theater in 2014. onStage Pittsburgh presented Pittsburgh Public several cast members with questions about playing comedy, followed by their answers.| onStage Pittsburgh
An early sign of how Pittsburgh’s largest producing theaters may share or merge services came today, as City Theatre and Pittsburgh Public Theater announced a collaboration to “take in more performances for less money.” The joint “buy more, save more” offer lasts until October 19, 2025, and is available only for full-price tickets.| onStage Pittsburgh
Join Alexander E. Podolinski as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show, celebrating 50 years of cult classic fun in Pittsburgh!| onStage Pittsburgh
Explore Joe King's reflections on drag culture's evolution and the impact of "To Wong Foo."| onStage Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh CLO is bringing the Lerner & Loewe musical “Camelot” back for the seventh time, to lead off its 79th summer season, and the legend of King Arthur and the Round Table cou…| onStage Pittsburgh
The just-opened barebones production of The Shark Is Broken, in the intimate Braddock black box theater, provides a fly-on-the-wall view of men not at work. It is a bitingly funny nostalgia trip, j…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON You can see Carnegie Mellon School of Drama alumni on almost any given day there is a live performance in the region, but the university was looking for a direct way to bridge its…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Kelli O’Hara’s voice emanated from the phone Thursday morning, talking about Shirley Jones. Musical royalty gushing about royalty. Sublime. There’ll be more of that at SHIRL…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Fresh but still glowing with period flare, and dare I say fun when the subject is murder, Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 50th season is off to a fine-tuned, stylish start. The Jeffre…| onStage Pittsburgh
The trio comprises Back to the Future tour, Disney’s Frozen and Camelot By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO’s 2025 three-show summer season, announced to subscribers on Friday, arrives as perhap…| onStage Pittsburgh
I have come here today… to talk about the ground on which I stand and all the many grounds on which I and my ancestors have toiled, and the ground of theater on which my fellow artists and I have l…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON By the numbers, the Pittsburgh premiere of Bandstand: A New American Musical is the largest show ever mounted by Front Porch Theatricals. By the emotional breadth of the show abou…| onStage Pittsburgh
City Theatre and three regional partners have commissioned Lauren Gunderson, one of America’s most-produced playwrights, to adapt Little Women for a coast-to-coast launch. In partnership with North…| onStage Pittsburgh
Deana Muro and Joe Jackson accept the challenge of staging a beast of a musical for Front Porch By SHARON EBERSON Music director Deana Muro called the prospect of Bandstand terrifying. So she had t…| onStage Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Public Theater has grown its team with “significant additions,” including Sarah Ashley Cain as Associate Artistic Director and Toby Guinn as its first Chief Development Officer. The Publ…| onStage Pittsburgh
The distribution of arts and culture funding in the Greater Pittsburgh region is racially inequitable, according to a newly released research report from The Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council. In a p…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON The Mercer family is having a party, and they want you as their guest. But beware. A lot more than mingling will be asked of you. The immersive, interactive, haunting experience …| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Seated in rocking chairs and shaded from the sun, with a panoramic view of the Allegheny River, it’s easy to see how this place amid the backroads of Longue Vue Club came to be th…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON For as long as fans want to hear Let It Go and Defying Gravity, songs that Idina Menzel put on the map of Viral Hits, she will gladly keep singing them. Her concert coming to the …| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Brace yourself for Oleanna. The David Mamet drama is not a pleasant diversion on a hot summer’s day, nor is it meant to be. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and provocat…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON The comeback of Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre – PICT, in all of its incarnations – hits a new stride, with the announcement of two productions in Carnegie, PA, venues, …| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON The Music Man reminds us of a time when hardworking, small-town folk cherished simple pleasures, a time when women gossiped, men feuded, teens rebelled, and a charming, cunning co…| onStage Pittsburgh
The gala on September 21 includes a concert with Kelli O’Hara, Sierra Boggess, Jessie Mueller, Adam Pascal and Norm Lewis Leading lady of movie musicals, Oscar winner and Smithton, PA, native…| onStage Pittsburgh
Lure of Pittsburgh CLO show proves irresistible to stars By SHARON EBERSON If you see a gent walking around Downtown, carrying a straw hat that seems like something out of the 19-aughts, you may wa…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Let’s get right to it, because I know you’re wondering: What the heck is Fishy Woo Woo? By the time the newly minted, uproarious comedy by Monteze Freeland reveals the answer, you…| onStage Pittsburgh