Pittsburgh Opera

as played by Edwin Booth in 1870.|Charlotte Brontë was ahead of her time.|Canadian actor Kyle Cameron plays Sean in ‘The White Chip.’|O lucky man: Nemorino (tenor Dimitri Pittas

April Theater Guide: A Deluge of Strong Shows

Pittsburgh theater companies aren’t tripping lightly into spring; they’re storming in.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is presenting 'Swan Lake.' Pictured here is Amanda Cochrane in the dual role of Odette and Odile. Photo by Duane Reider.

February Theater Guide: Full Slate, Cue the Music

Pittsburgh live theater this month includes musicals than you could shake a stick at—or would want to—plus intriguing non-musical plays.

the central figure in ‘Parade

November Theater Guide: ‘Twas the Month Before Christmas …

Soon it will be time for the Sugar Plum Fairy and Scrooge—but until then, there’s a lot of good non-holiday theater on tap.

A scene from 'School of Rock' at the New London Theatre with the original London cast. The national touring company will play the Benedum as part of the PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series. Photo by Tristram Kenton.|Teacher Dewey Finn shows his students how to jam. New London Theatre with the original London Cast. Photo: Tristram Kenton.

October Theater Guide: Action, Romance, and Introspection

As the weather starts to cool the theater and dance scene heats up.

Foster the People Play Stage AE; Pittsburgh Opera Performs at Hartwood Acres (Sun., 6/4/17)

Foster the People, Pittsburgh Opera

mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves

May Theater Guide: Probing the Psyche, Baring the Soul

Theater in Pittsburgh this month features plays that dig deep, and sometimes howl.

L) and Stalin (Martin Giles) engage in spirited dialectics while Bulgakov's wife Yelena (Dana Hardy) tries to sleep it off in 'Collaborators.'|Harriet Beecher Stowe

April Theater Guide: History on Parade

Shows that are drawn from history, or tinker with it shamelessly, highlight this month’s live theater schedule in Pittsburgh.

' missionaries Kevin and Arnold have a feeling they're not in Utah any more. (The photo is from the 2013 touring production.)

February Theater Guide: A Cavalcade of Culture

The month’s live theater schedule in Pittsburgh features shows across the cultural spectrum.

meet His Highness the King. Mezzo-soprano Leah de Gruyl may not look like Richard I when out of costume

January Theater Guide: Slow Start, Exciting Finish

In Pittsburgh theater, the schedule for early January is a bit spare but later there’s plenty of good fare.

So simple and yet so puzzling: Jason Shavers (center) says it all with a look while Mary Elizabeth Drake and Jamen Nanthakumar expound in "The Fantasticks."

October Theater Guide: Dancing into Autumn, and Much More

October in Pittsburgh is so full of live theater that one may hardly know where to start, so why not start with our Guide?

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