Review: CHICAGO Brings All That Jazz at Split Stage
by Greg Kerestan - February 10, 2026
Never underestimate the power of hiring the full orchestra...
Review: MALCOLM X AND REDD FOXX WASHING DISHES... Cooks Up Chemistry at City Theatre
by Greg Kerestan - January 29, 2026
Unlike most works of historical fiction, the vibes in this new dramedy are so good, you almost don't need the biographical tie-ins at all....
Review: FRONT PORCH CABARET Announces its Biggest Get Yet at Front Porch Theatricals
by Greg Kerestan - December 03, 2025
The only constant is change, as anyone will tell you, and Front Porch Theatricals has always epitomized that. Other than knowing their shows are going to be good, you could go in knowing everything or nothing (more often nothing) about their curated picks and walk out satisfied. ...
Past Shows
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker
Oct 31 – Dec 28, 2025
That time of year is approaching – it’s Nutcracker season at the Benedum Center! Featuring staging and choreography by Terrence S. Orr, set to Tchaikovsky’s...
Meredith Willson's The Music Man
Jul 9 – Jul 14, 2024
THE MUSIC MANJULY 9-14, 2024Benedum CenterTHE MUSIC MAN follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments...
The Color Purple The Musical
Jun 25 – Jun 30, 2024
THE COLOR PURPLEJUNE 25-30, 2024Benedum CenterThis musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular 1985 Steven Spielberg film) spotlights Celie, a downtrodden...
West Side Story
Jun 11 – Jun 16, 2024
WEST SIDE STORYJUNE 11-16, 2024Benedum CenterShakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is transported to modern-day New York City as two young, idealistic lovers find themselves caught between...
Peter And The Starcatcher
May 20 – May 25, 2014
A wildly theatrical, hilarious and innovative retelling of how a miserable orphan came to be The Boy Who Never Grew Up, upends the century-old legend...
Orphée
Apr 26 – May 4, 2014
Based on Jean Cocteau's 1950 retelling of the Orpheus myth, Orphée is a parable on the life of an artist in which the poets Orphée...
Don Quixote with the Orchestra
Apr 11 – Apr 13, 2014
Ranked among ballet’s most complex choreography, Don Quixote weaves a rich tapestry of love, illusion and adventure based on Cervante’s classic Spanish novel. Packed with...
La bohème
Mar 29 – Apr 6, 2014
It’s Christmas Eve in Paris, and a young poet meets the love of his life in Puccini’s story of romance, friendship, and the struggle for...
3X3
Mar 7 – Mar 16, 2014
PBT pushes the boundaries of ballet in a mixed repertory program showcasing three of today’s most compelling choreographers. Experience an unconventional exploration of ballet musicality...
Once
Mar 11 – Mar 16, 2014
The creators of the acclaimed Black Watch, director John Tiffany and choreographer Steven Hoggett, join forces with playwright/screenwriter Enda Walsh (Penelope, Hunger, The Walworth Farce)...
Porgy and Bess
Feb 25 – Mar 2, 2014
et in Charleston's fabled Catfish Row, the beautiful Bess struggles to break free from her scandalous past, and the only one who can rescue her...
Mamma Mia!
Feb 11 – Feb 16, 2014
A mother and her daughter. Three possible dads. A walk down the aisle you'll never forget! based on the songs of ABBA, composed by the...
Swan Lake with the Orchestra
Feb 13 – Feb 16, 2014
One of Tchaikovsky’s most famous ballets, Swan Lake symbolizes more than 100 years of tradition and some of the most revered roles in classical ballet....
Wicked
Jan 15 – Feb 9, 2014
Based on the Novel by Gregory Maguire, the music and lyrics are by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell) with a Book by Winnie Holzman. Long before Dorothy...
Ghost - The Musical
Dec 31 – Jan 5, 2014
Ghost - The Musical is a timeless fantasy about the power of love. Walking back to their apartment one night, Sam and Molly are mugged,...
Christmas with the Rat Pack
Dec 24 – Dec 29, 2013
Join Frank, Sammy and Dean, the 'Rat Pack' Big Band and the Burelli Sisters in a nostalgic trip back to the glamorous, glitzy time of...
The Nutcracker
Dec 6 – Dec 29, 2013
Choreography: Terrence S. Orr Music: Peter I. Tchaikovsky Costumes & Set Design: Zack Brown The magic of The Nutcracker illuminates the stage with more than...
Elf
Nov 26 – Dec 1, 2013
Elf begins at Santa's North Pole workshop when one of the elves, Buddy, learns that he is not actually an elf; he's human! When Santa...
The Fresh Beat Band Live In Concert
Nov 21
The Fresh Beat Band, Nickelodeon’s popular preschool music group and stars of the hit TV series of the same name, have added 50 cities by...
The Magic Flute
Nov 9 – Nov 17, 2013
The Magic Flute is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the...
We Will Rock You
Oct 29 – Nov 3, 2013
Since 2002 over 15 million theatergoers in 17 counties have rocked out to this awe-inspiring production. With 24 of Queen?s biggest hits delivered in a...
An Evening of Twyla Tharp
Oct 25 – Oct 27, 2013
Experience a choreographic power couple when PBT presents two works by Tony and Emmy award-winning choreographer Twyla Tharp. Described by Tharp as “fierce, driving and...
Aida
Oct 12 – Oct 20, 2013
Aida, sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario often...
Celtic Thunder
Oct 6
The awesome power of world music and live performance are taken to the next level with Celtic Thunder's new CD, MYTHOLOGY. The world-renowned supergroup—comprised of...
The Lion King
Sep 3 – Sep 29, 2013
Disney presents a musical that brings THE LION KING'S wildly popular story, the Oscar winning Elton John / Tim Rice songs, and an entire African...
The Buddy Holly Story
Jul 30 – Aug 4, 2013
The Buddy Holly Story tells the story of the three years in which he became the world's top recording artist with a show that features...
Disney's The Little Mermaid
Jul 9 – Jul 21, 2013
In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Based...
Kopit and Yeston's Phantom
Jun 21 – Jun 30, 2013
From the Tony Award®-winning team of Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit comes the exquisite masterpiece, Phantom. Based on Gaston Leroux’s timeless love story, Phantom delves...
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers
Jun 11 – Jun 16, 2013
We're goin' courtin' with this high-kickin' musical comedy! When she married Adam Pontipee, Milly never dreamed she would find herself in the wilds of the...
42nd Street
May 31 – Jun 9, 2013
This is Broadway razzle-dazzle at its best! Fired from her first Broadway show, starry-eyed Peggy Sawyer thought she?d never see her name in lights -...
The Book of Mormon
Mar 26 – Apr 7, 2013
So you've read all the rave reviews and wish you could get to NYC just to catch a performance? Well, there will be no need...
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Mar 5 – Mar 10, 2013
Based on the Oscar award-winning film, PRISCILLA tells the story of Tick, Bernadette and Adam, a glamorous Sydney-based performing trio that agree to take their...
Sister Act
Feb 5 – Feb 10, 2013
Having originated across the Atlantic in London, Sister Act has been Broadway's feel-amazing musical comedy smash. Produced by Whoopi Goldberg, it features original music by...
Les Miserables
Jan 15 – Jan 27, 2013
Les Misérables has been seen by over 53 million people in 38 countries and 21 languages since its first London performance in October 1985. The...
War Horse
Nov 13 – Nov 18, 2012
At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert's beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. he's soon caught up...
Mary Poppins
Oct 16 – Oct 21, 2012
Based on P.I. Travers cherished stories and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, Mary Poppins features the Sherman brothers original Academy Award-winning songs. The show...
Jersey Boys
Sep 4 – Sep 23, 2012
2006 Tony Award® Winner for Best Musical. “It's just too good to be true!” (Clive Barnes, New York Post) Broadway's biggest success story takes you...
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