onStage PittsburghOctober 2025
Discover the latest performances in Pittsburgh this week, from dance to musicals, and enjoy a vibrant theater season!| onStage Pittsburgh
Discover the latest performances in Pittsburgh this week, from dance to musicals, and enjoy a vibrant theater season!| 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 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
Pittsburgh CLO Heralds Halloween at Greer Cabaret By SHARON EBERSON You could hear the excitement and, of course, anticipation in Alexander Podolinski’s voice. Opening night of Pittsburgh CLO’s The Rocky Horror Show was fast approaching, and he had traded in his... 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
Posts about The Music Man written by Sharon Eberson, sharononstagepittsburghcom, ghoover, George B Parous, and Megan Grabowski| onStage Pittsburgh
Posts about Nikki Renee Daniels written by Sharon Eberson, sharononstagepittsburghcom, and Jessica Neu| onStage Pittsburgh
Posts about Charles Esten written by Sharon Eberson and sharononstagepittsburghcom| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON PICT’s Bards From the Burgh 2 Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre’s second Bards from the Burgh, a fundraising reading series of four plays by Pittsburgh playwrig…| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by Jessica Neu, ghoover, Sharon Eberson, and sharononstagepittsburghcom during July 2024| onStage Pittsburgh
After winning Best Series at its world premiere in New York City, the indie web series Forked returns to Pittsburgh where it was created for a special full-season hometown screening at the Pittsbur…| onStage Pittsburgh
Explore Pittsburgh's summer performing arts scene with the latest shows in theater, opera, and music. Don't miss out on amazing performances!| onStage Pittsburgh
Discover the world-premiere of 'Another Kind of Silence,' a groundbreaking play exploring love at City Theatre.| onStage Pittsburgh
Explore this week's exciting performances in Pittsburgh, from jazz to theater, and discover what's happening before October ends!| 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
Posts about review written by Sharon Eberson and sharononstagepittsburghcom| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by ghoover and sharononstagepittsburghcom during June 2024| onStage Pittsburgh
Posts about Quinn Patrick Shannon written by Sharon Eberson, sharononstagepittsburghcom, Jessica Neu, and ghoover| onStage Pittsburgh
Posts about Braddock Black Box Theater written by Sharon Eberson and sharononstagepittsburghcom| onStage Pittsburgh
A $10 million grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation – “among the largest philanthropic gifts to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust in its four-decade-history” – has helped the nonpro…| onStage Pittsburgh
To be clear, this isn’t a review. To have a world premiere of a full-length musical in front of a Pittsburgh audience, presented by Pittsburgh CLO and populated with top-notch talent – from Broadwa…| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by Sharon Eberson, ghoover, Jessica Neu, and sharononstagepittsburghcom during May 2025| onStage Pittsburgh
Here is onStage Pittsburgh’s current lineup of upcoming theater, opera, dance, Pittsburgh Symphony, classical, and chamber music performances in the greater Pittsburgh area. We try to list as…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Before we get to the gender-swapped, contemporized Company that will arrive in Pittsburgh Tuesday, Kathryn Allison is required to talk about being in a room with Stephen Sondheim.…| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by sharononstagepittsburghcom, Sharon Eberson, Jessica Neu, George B Parous, and ghoover during April 2024| onStage Pittsburgh
This rarely performed musical closes the company’s 2022-23 sellout season. Riverfront Theater Company, which has been operating in Pittsburgh for over 55 years, is producing Sondheim’s…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Merrily We Roll Along is a musical notorious for its lack of merriment. But there is plenty of reason to make merry at the New Hazlett Theater, where the talent onstage and that g…| onStage Pittsburgh
Front Porch Theatricals’ Production of the Sondheim Show Marks Leading Lady Griffith’s Musical Theater Directing Debut By SHARON EBERSON The musical Merrily We Roll Along is having a mo…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON “Be careful what you wish for” is one hard lesson among many in Into the Woods. Happily-ever-afters are elusive is another. However, happily for anyone who has wished that Pittsbu…| onStage Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh CLO’s production of the Sondheim-Lapine musical is packed with stage and screen stars and local lore UPDATE: On Sunday, June 25, a decision was made to give “Twan Baker”…| onStage Pittsburgh
By Sharon Eberson The 2023 season just announced by Front Porch Theatricals is further evidence that the company that bills itself as “Pittsburgh’s boutique musical theater company” has a kee…| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by ghoover, Sharon Eberson, Bob Hoover, George B Parous, and sharononstagepittsburghcom during July 2023| onStage Pittsburgh
by JADE GOODES The Theatre Factory’s latest production takes audiences into a murder-mystery whodunit in The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940. Directed by Ron Ferrara, …| onStage Pittsburgh
By JADE GOODES Front Porch Theatricals’ all-female production takes audiences back to the radical 90s in A…My Name is Still Alice. Directed by Nancy McNulty McGeever,…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JADE GOODES Mon River Arts takes on a classic musical filled with tradition in their current Fiddler on the Roof production. It’s easy to understand why this show is considered timeless wi…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JADE GOODES This week, I had the opportunity to experience a play with which I had only ever been familiar by the title. The Kite Runner, based on the best-selling novel of the same name, i…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JADE GOODES I had the pleasure of seeing the opening night performance of The Lincoln Center’s Production of Lerner & Lowe’s My Fair Lady at the Benedum Center on Tuesday night. …| onStage Pittsburgh
Pitt Stages offers a new take on a classic play in their latest production, John Proctor Is The Villain. Written by Kimberly Belflower, this female-led show tackles issues and struggles that face o…| onStage Pittsburgh
Staged underneath the O’Reilly Theater stage with performances now to November 19th. By JADE GOODES Pittsburgh Public Theater takes on Edgar Allan Poe’s famous macabre short story in thei…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JADE GOODES Comtra Theatre’s production of the Disney classic is just the thing to warm your heart on a cold fall night. While this production doesn’t always have steady footing, its…| onStage Pittsburgh
By Jade Goodes Last weekend I visited Parish Hill Barn, where audiences are being taken on a journey to Salem, Massachusetts, where rumors, accusations, and fear run wild. Vigilance Theater Group i…| onStage Pittsburgh
By JADE GOODES Take a trip down South, or at least as far as the O’Reilly Theater, and catch up with the denizens of Steel Magnolias. No matter how familiar you are with these women and their story…| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by Sharon Eberson, ghoover, and sharononstagepittsburghcom during March 2024| onStage Pittsburgh
By MARIA SCIULLO Peter Pan, the beloved musical about a boy who refuses to grow up, flew into the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday on much more than “fa…| onStage Pittsburgh
By MARIA SCIULLO The well-dressed man entered stage left, pushing a drinks cart and swaying slightly to Glenn Miller’s “Moonlight Serenade.” Nathan Phan then puttered ar…| onStage Pittsburgh
By MARIA SCIULLO Pittsburgh Musical Theater’s Grease” was practically an interactive experience with its Byham Theater audience on opening weekend. And really, who could …| onStage Pittsburgh
By MARIA SCULLIO Anette Barrios-Torres as Eliza Doolittle and Jonathan Grunert as Professor Henry Higgins in the National Tour of My Fair Lady | Photo by Joan Marcus By MARIA SCULLIO My Fair Lady&n…| onStage Pittsburgh
By MARIA SCIULLO The last time Derek Hughes performed at Liberty Magic, it was January of 2020. The show went great. But the world fell apart. Not his fault! But his latest display of stand-up come…| onStage Pittsburgh
By MARIA SCIULLO As holiday traditions go, Pittsburgh CLO’s A Musical Christmas Carol is a dandy. Who among us doesn’t know the Charles Dickens story of love, loss and redemption? There…| onStage Pittsburgh
By Maria Sciullo The holidays can be a drag, but Slay Belles might make your days merry and bright. Or at least, really, really sparkly. The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show flew into Heinz Hall Wedne…| onStage Pittsburgh
By MARIA SCIULLO It’s hard to imagine a more delightful birthday celebration than Resonance Works’ three-act operetta, Viardot’s Cinderella. Based on that well-known fai…| onStage Pittsburgh
Posts about Premiere written by Maria Sciullo, Sharon Eberson, and sharononstagepittsburghcom| onStage Pittsburgh
Posts about Jerreme Rodriguez written by Maria Sciullo, Sharon Eberson, sharononstagepittsburghcom, ghoover, Jade Goodes, and Bob Hoover| onStage Pittsburgh
Lindsay Anne Herring is currently a Critical Insight fellow at Pittsburgh Public Theater in partnership with American Theatre magazine. By LINDSAY ANNE HERRING During the crazed rush of performance…| onStage Pittsburgh
Here is onStage Pittsburgh’s current lineup of upcoming theater, opera, dance, Pittsburgh Symphony, classical, and chamber music performances in the greater Pittsburgh area. While we e try to…| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by sharononstagepittsburghcom, ghoover, George B Parous, and Jessica Neu during November 2024| onStage Pittsburgh
Limited Run Now to August 20th at Carnegie Stage By JESSICA NEU Throughline Theatre Company’s unique production is based on the Living Newspapers productions from the 1930s. President Frankli…| onStage Pittsburgh
By MARIA SCIULLO Everything about Little Lake Theatre is about family. Currently mounting its 75th season at the Canonsburg, Washington County barn across the bridge, the spirit of founder Will Dis…| onStage Pittsburgh
My Pittsburgh Theater Weekend: From City Theatre to Heinz Hall to Pittsburgh Playhouse| onStage Pittsburgh
Little Lake Theatre Company names Patrick Cannon of Pittsburgh as their new Artistic Director| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by sharononstagepittsburghcom and ghoover during December 2024| onStage Pittsburgh
Explore Pittsburgh's summer performance lineup, from theater to symphony! Check our listings for exciting shows through August.| onStage Pittsburgh
Explore Pittsburgh's summer performance lineup, from theater to symphony! Check our listings for exciting shows through August.| onStage Pittsburgh
Posts about 2024 written by sharononstagepittsburghcom, Sharon Eberson, and ghoover| onStage Pittsburgh
Marc Masterson will retire from City Theatre at the end of the current season, leaving the Pittsburgh artistic home where he was the foundation of a groundbreaking trio of co-artistic directors, wi…| onStage Pittsburgh
“Through the Wood, Laddie” – Music of Baroque Scotland and Acadia By George B. Parous Yesterday afternoon’s weather posed no hindrance for the very large crowd of music lovers that filled Hicks Mem…| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by sharononstagepittsburghcom, George B Parous, ghoover, Maria Sciullo, and Sharon Eberson during January 2024| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by sharononstagepittsburghcom, George B Parous, ghoover, Jessica Neu, and Sharon Eberson during April 2025| onStage Pittsburgh
Explore Pittsburgh's summer performance lineup, from theater to symphony! Check our listings for exciting shows through August.| onStage Pittsburgh
Explore Pittsburgh's summer performance lineup, from theater to symphony! Check our listings for exciting shows through August.| onStage Pittsburgh
Here is onStage Pittsburgh’s current lineup of upcoming theater, opera, dance, Pittsburgh Symphony, classical, and chamber music performances in the greater Pittsburgh area. We try to list as…| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by Jessica Neu, Sharon Eberson, ghoover, and Bob Hoover during May 2024| onStage Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company continues its 20th anniversary season with its second premiere in a row. Next up at the newly anointed Madison Arts Center in the Hill District is Pyramid Bui…| onStage Pittsburgh
Review: 'Two Trains Running' by August Wilson at the Pittsburgh Public Theater| onStage Pittsburgh
Emeka Learned What He Learned from August Wilson, on His Way to 'Two Trains Running' at Pittsburgh Public| onStage Pittsburgh
The interdisciplinary company will take audiences on an exhilarating dance journey, with live music by Grammy nominee Dave Eggar and actress/rapper/songwriter Le’Asha Julius. This Decem…| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by Jessica Neu, Sharon Eberson, and ghoover during November 2023| onStage Pittsburgh
The “Jaws”-inspired play “The Shark Is Broken” rides a wave of excitement into Braddock, buoyed by “Jaws” fever and three Patricks: Patrick Jordan, Patrick Canno…| onStage Pittsburgh
Posts about Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre written by ghoover, Sharon Eberson, and sharononstagepittsburghcom| onStage Pittsburgh
Playing at Carnegie Stage June 3 at 8:00 pm and June 4 at 3:00 pm Mother Lode tells the story of Pittsburgh actor Linda Haston’s mother, Ruth, a force of nature who leaves Jim Crow Alabama as …| onStage Pittsburgh
10 posts published by ghoover, sharononstagepittsburghcom, and Sharon Eberson during May 2023| 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
Photo by the author By YVONNE HUBSON Where else but Heinz Hall can the top hits of George Gershwin and his brother Ira conjure such magic? With the Pittsburgh Symphony on stage&…| onStage Pittsburgh
New Horizon's 'The Nacirema Society' Invites Audiences to Have a Ball| onStage Pittsburgh
Posts about Stephen Sondheim written by Yvonne Hudson, sharononstagepittsburghcom, Bob Hoover, ghoover, and Sharon Eberson| onStage Pittsburgh
The setting at the Carrie Furnaces site has moved outdoors during preproduction By SHARON EBERSON For all those who believe in destiny, it was preordained that Treasure Treasure was meant to be Qua…| onStage Pittsburgh
Read all of the posts by Jade Goodes on onStage Pittsburgh| onStage Pittsburgh
Quantum Theatre’s next destination production will bring audiences to Allentown for Scenes From an Execution, directed by Andrew William Smith and starring Lisa Velten Smith. To conclude a re…| onStage Pittsburgh
Read all of the posts by Maria Sciullo on onStage Pittsburgh| onStage Pittsburgh
By MARIA SCIULLO Sit back, but don’t expect to relax. Quantum Theatre’s The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari assaults from all sides, in a dark and cautionary tale of man’s capacity for cr…| onStage Pittsburgh
Posts about Patrick Cannon written by Sharon Eberson, sharononstagepittsburghcom, Jessica Neu, ghoover, and Yvonne Hudson| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON Head to Google, and you will find tens of thousands of folks asking the burning question, “Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” Bricolage Productions, back in the Midnight Radio busine…| onStage Pittsburgh
By SHARON EBERSON A who’s who of Pittsburgh theater artists served as presenters and cheered on students who were honored at Prime Stage Theatre’s fourth annual High School Drama Awards Monday nigh…| onStage Pittsburgh
