Pittsburgh performing arts events

42nd Street

Friday, May 31 8:00p

Benedum Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh

A Non-Stop Song and Dance Extravaganza! Broadway razzle-dazzle at its best! Fired from her first Broadway show, starry-eyed actress Peggy Sawyer thought she’d never see her name in lights, but fa...

Huck Finn

Saturday, May 25 2:00p

Pittsburgh Playhouse, Pittsburgh

Mark Twain’s classic American novel tells the story of Huck Finn and Jim, an escaped slave, rafting down the Mississippi in search of freedom and adventure...

Honk Jr.

Saturday, May 25 2:00p

Pittsburgh Playhouse, Pittsburgh

Poor Ugly, the duckling, doesn’t look or sound anything like his brothers and sisters. Despite their teasing, when he’s led astray by a very hungry and conniving cat he’s desperate to get back home...

The Wedding From Hell

Saturday, May 25 7:00p

Gaetano's Restaurant, Pittsburgh

Enjoy an interactive murder mystery dinner theater while seeing if a bride and groom can survive 'til death do us part'? Price is $37.50 and includes dinner, show, tax, and tip...

Flanders Recorder Quartet, "A Musical Banquet with J.S. Bach"

Saturday, Nov 2 8:00p

Synod Hall, Pittsburgh

An R&B favorite, the world’s foremost recorder quartet returns to Pittsburgh for a delightful program inspired by their boundless admiration for J.S. Bach...

Radio Golf

Saturday, Jun 8 8:00p

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, Pittsburgh

Radio Golf is the last play in August Wilson's 10-play Pittsburgh Century cycle which chronicles the African-American experience in the 20th century, decade by decade...

Juilliard Baroque in Concert

Saturday, Mar 15 8:00p

Synod Hall, Pittsburgh

Distinguished members of faculty of the Juilliard Historical Performance program are individually award-winning recitalists, Grammy-nominated recording artists, soloists, and/or principals with eve...

This Improvised Life

Saturday, May 25 10:00p

Arcade Comedy Theater, Pittsburgh

This Improvised Life has been performing together for 2.5 years. In addition to performing in Comedy venue, we do pop-up shop style improv, finding unique Cleveland locations to bring our show to ...

Abigail/1702

Friday, May 24 8:00p

City Theatre, Pittsburgh

Whatever happened to Abigail Williams? It’s 1702, a decade after The Crucible‘s infamous seductress danced with the devil in Salem...

Tracy Morgan

Friday, Jun 7 9:00p

Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburgh

In May of 2013, comedian and actor Tracy Morgan will embark on 22-date tour called “Excuse My French...

CSA Artist: Continuum Dance Theater

Saturday, Dec 14 8:00p

New Hazlett Theater, Pittsburgh

Sarah Parker and Continuum Dance Theater delve into the depths of human yearning in this world premier of Objects of DESIRE...

Les Delices, "Myths & Allegories"

Saturday, Jan 18 8:00p

Synod Hall, Pittsburgh

The Odyssey’s hero Ulysses survives storms at sea, shipwrecks, the tantalizing allure of siren songs, and encounters with the Cyclopes – all set to music – in this colorful, fantastic program based...

Piffaro, "Drive the Cold Winter Away"

Saturday, Dec 7 8:00p

Synod Hall, Pittsburgh

The ever-shortening days in November and December before the Winter Solstice call out for a defense against the darkness and the cold, and what could provide a better antidote than singing, dancing...

Sing Yo Soul!: Intro to Musical Improv

Saturday, Jun 1 3:30p

Arcade Comedy Theater, Pittsburgh

As Madonna once taught us, "Music makes the people come together and makes the bourgeoisie and the rebels" Improvise! Take your scene work to another world, where all things sing! Students already ...