Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh stages this week and through the end of October, brought to you by onStage Pittsburgh. We strive to highlight as many performances as possible, but there’s always more to discover! For full season... Read More ›| onStage Pittsburgh
By GUILHERME MELETTI YAZBEK Pittsburgh CLO’s production of The Rocky Horror Show, now running at the Greer Cabaret, delivers top-tier entertainment while adding its voice to the fight for diversity and respect. In these deeply conservative times—marked by direct attacks on the... Read More ›| onStage Pittsburgh
You don’t have to be a role-playing gamer to appreciate "Night of the Moth Man," but it is a bonus, judging by the reaction to every role of the RPG dice on opening night. The spooky, spoofy Dungeons & Dragons-style live comedy show spending three Fridays at Arcade Comedy Theater is based on the Bedlam Arts and Goods game, designed by Pittsburgh-based Eamon McNamee and ready-made for Halloween.| onStage Pittsburgh
With news on the Actors’ Equity Contract Possible Strike and a Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Free Concert A shorter than usual Call Board this week. As many of you know Sharon has been busy producing the 25th anniversary edition of Off... Read More ›| onStage Pittsburgh
Here’s your guide to what’s happening on Pittsburgh stages this week and through the end of October, brought to you by onStage Pittsburgh. We strive to highlight as many performances as possible, but there’s always more to discover! For full season... Read More ›| onStage Pittsburgh
By JESSICA NEU Dancer, Choreographer, and Teacher Aakash Odedra‘s impressive resume features over 300 full-length performance credits across more than 40 countries, all in the past decade. What makes this triumph even more amazing is that Odedra’s performances are solo. Odedra boldly... Read More ›| onStage Pittsburgh
Commentary by Sharon Eberson: The countdown is on to year 25 of “laughter for a good cause.” OFF THE RECORD XXV: BURGH TO THE FUTURE! is less than a week away, and, as always, I’m feeling overwhelmed, anxious and proud. How much of each? Ask me again after Thursday, October 16, 2025, which is officially OFF THE RECORD DAY in the City of Pittsburgh. It’s a personal countdown, too, because this is my final year as producer of the musical satire that has consumed a big chunk of my life f...| onStage Pittsburgh
By JESSICA NEU Sitting amidst a hazy theater, I was scrolling through my phone when I heard the beat start. I immediately put my phone down and smiled. Then I heard the first few “La da da da da da’s.” Afroman’s... Read More ›| onStage Pittsburgh
onStage Pittsburgh Call Board: October 10th, 2025 - a day latre but not a story short!| onStage Pittsburgh
Dancers: Madeline Kendall Schreiber(She/Her) Sophie Powell (They/Them) – Photographer: Rachel Harman By JESSICA NEU Texture Contemporary Ballet’s Fragments of Time opene…| onStage Pittsburgh
It’s ‘The King’ Meets ‘The Bard’ In this 2005 Broadway Jukebox Musical with music from the Elvis Presley songbook and a book by Joe DiPietro, opening on September 13th…| onStage Pittsburgh
Concert Opera Makes Pittsburgh Debut with a star-studded vast at the newly renovated Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland Pittsburgh Festival Opera (PFO) presents Adriana Lecouvreur on September 8 at the…| onStage Pittsburgh
Bodiography’s 2024-2025 season offers a variety of premiere works for a dynamic year of dance and collaboration. The season opens with the debut of Maria Caruso’s first full-l…| onStage Pittsburgh
City Theatre has announced the first show of the 2024/2025 season, a rollicking comedy—and a smash hit when performed on Broadway—just in time for the election season. City Theatre’s 50th sea…| onStage Pittsburgh
Local companies to produce world premieres of one-act plays The Pittsburgh New Works Festival is partnering with local theater companies to present the world premieres of one-act plays during the f…| 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
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Image by George Lange The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) Board and Management and the Pittsburgh Musician’s Union Local No. 60-471, American Federation of M…| 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
Reviewed by JESSICA NEU Walking into the Benedum Center last night, fans were immediately reminded of why Idina Menzel is one of the reigning queens of Broadway. The merch…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JESSICA NEU There’s magic in the air from the moment when young JoJo (Henry Thomas) steps on stage to begin Seussical. For the next 75 minutes, that magic comes alive in the form of classi…| onStage Pittsburgh
Brooke Horejsi | Trust supplied image Brooke Horejsi assumes the role on September 6, 2024. She brings more than 25 years of experience in programming, arts administration, and education to the Cul…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Mark Clayton Southers pauses periodically to instruct son Marcus and nephew Matthew as they work behind the scenes: “Lemme see what you got. Oh, perfect. Get the big ladder. OK. M…| 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 CAMILLE AGIE Imagine a universe in which Dr. Seuss’s imaginative whimsical world blends with Broadway star power. Beth Malone, recognized for her powerful roles in Fun Home (Tony nominee) and An…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JESSICA NEU Whether you are a Star Wars aficionado, could identify Yoda, or have ridden a ride in Star Wars land at Disney, odds are you can recognize the opening score of the franchise films. C…| onStage Pittsburgh