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What’s On Stage Pittsburgh for the week April 8th, to the end of May, 2024

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 many events as possible in our weekly posts; however, many more events are happening in our area, so check the following theaters’ websites for their complete event schedules:

  • The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust programs the Benedum Center, Byham Theater, and Greer Cabaret Theater and provides official ticketing services for several companies, including the Pittsburgh Public Theater / O’Reilly Theatre, The Pittsburgh Opera, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, the City Theatre, the Pittsburgh Playhouse, the City Theatre Company, and the August Wilson African American Cultural Center.
  • The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents numerous other concerts and events at Heinz Hall besides the PSO concerts.
  • New Hazlett Theater on the Northside has a variety of offerings, including Prime Stage Theatre and Front Porch Theatricals.
  • The Pittsburgh Playhouse, part of Point Park University, hosts numerous performances beyond Conservatory Theatre and Dance Offerings at its three theaters and the George Roland White Performance Center in downtown Pittsburgh.

For the latest Performing Arts news, previews, and reviews, please visit onStage Pittsburgh.

Opening This Week

A Little Night Music | Carnegie Mellon School of Drama | Philip Chosky Theater, Purnell Center, CMU Campus, Oakland I April 8 – 20, 2024 |

Artists-in-Residence: the Ying Quartet with Xavier Foley | Chamber Music Pittsburgh | PNC Theater at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, Downtown | April 8, 2024 |

The Winter’s Tale | Conservatory Theatre Company | Pittsburgh Playhouse. | Point Park University | Highmark Theatre | April 10 – 14, 2024 | 

Khūrākī: A Celebration of Afghanistan in Pittsburgh I RealTime Arts, in collaboration with Shady Side Academy I Hillman Center for Performing Arts’ Kountz Black Box Theater, Shady Side Senior School Campus, 423 Fox Chapel Road I April 12 – 14, 2024 I

Roald Dahl’s MATILDA The Musical | Little Lake Theatre Company | April 11 – 28, 2024 | 

Fascinatin’ Rhythm: A Gershwin Celebration | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | PSO Pops | Heinz Hall | Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 12 to 14, 2024 | Fascinatin’ Rhythm: A Gershwin Celebration  

Visions | Bodiography  Center for Movement | Kelly Strayhorn Theater | April 12 – 14, 2024 

Continuing Their Run

Naathan Phan & Hayden Allcorn in History of Magic: Part 1 | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | April 3 – May 12, 2024 |

Dinah | Pittsburgh Playwrights | Madison Arts Center | April 5 – 28, 2024 | 

Scenes From an Execution | Quantum Theatre | Staged at Abiding Missions in the neighborhood of Allentown | April 5-27, 2024 |

Lonley Planet | CMU Drama | April 5 -10, 2024 |

Hamlet | Steel City Shakespeare Center | West View Hub | April 5 – 14, 2024 |  

Spring Awakening | Pitt Stages | Charity Randall Theatre | April 6 – 14, 2024 | Spring Awakening

The Importance of Being Earnest | Pittsburgh Public Theater | O’Reilly Theater March 27 – Apr 14, 2024 |

Michael Misko in  Laugh in the Face of Magic | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | Every Sunday through May 26, 2024 |

Opening Next Week  (April 15th to 20th)

Company | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Benedum Center | April 16-21, 2024 | 

Spring Dance Concert| Conservatory Dance Company | Pittsburgh Playhouse. | Point Park University | PNC Theatre | April 17 – 21, 2024 | 

Million Dollar Quartet | Pittsburgh Musical Theater |Gargaro Theater | April 18 – May 12, 2024  | 

Pittsburgh Fringe Festival ’24 | multiple venues in Pittsburgh’s East End from Bloomfield and Friendship to Garfield and East Liberty along Penn Avenue | April 18 – 27, 2014 | 

You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown | Stage 62 |Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall | Carnegie | April 19-28, 2024 | stage.62.org.

Liszt’s Dante Symphony | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Fri, Apr 19 – Sun, Apr 21, 2024 |

Love and Money | CMU Drama | April 20 – 23, 2024 |

Andy Warhol in Iran | City Theatre | April 20 – May 12, 2024 | 

Vertigo Dance Company (Israel) | Pittsburgh Dance Council | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Byham Theater | Saturday, April 20, 2024 |

Opening Later in April

Footloose – The Musical | Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center | April 26 – 28 & May 3-5, 2024  |

God of Carnage | The Theatre Factory | April 26 – May 4, 2024 | 

Clue: The Musical | Old School House Players | April 26 – May 5, 2024 |osptheater.com 

Moussa & Bruckner | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Fri, Apr 26 – Sun, Apr 28, 2024 |

Take 6| Manchester Craftsman’s Guild | MCG Jazz Music Hall | April 27, 2024| 

¡TUMBAO! A Celebration of Afro-Latin Music | Resonance Works | First United Methodist Church, Bloomfield | April 28, 2024 | 

Jesus Christ Superstar | Tobin Entertainment | Benedum Center | April 30 & May 1, 2024 |  

Opening in May

Some Assembly Required | Attack Theatre | May 2 – 4, 2024 |  

Run for Your Wife| South Park Theatre | May 2 – 18, 2024 | [email protected]

Sleeping Beauty | Pittsburgh Savoyards | May 3-11, 2024 |

Witness for the Prosecution | Prime Stage | New Hazlett Theater | May 3 – 12, 2023. | 

Matthew Morrison | 2023-2024 Trust Cabaret Series | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Greer Cabaret Theater | Monday, May 6, 2024 | Two performances each date at 7:00 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. |

A… My Name is Still Alice | Front Porch Theatricals | New Hazlett Theater | May 7 – 14, 2024 | 

The Kite Runner | PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Benedum Center | May 7-12, 2024  | 

Wait Until Dark | Little Lake Theatre | May 9 – 26, 2024 | 

Music of the Knights | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | PSO Pops | Heinz Hall | Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 10- 12, 2024 | 

Fiddler On The Roof (A Mainstage Production) | Mon River Arts | May 10-11, 16-19, 2024 |

Momix (United States) | Pittsburgh Dance Council | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Byham Theater | May 10 – 11, 2024 |

Kim and Kayla Waters | Manchester Craftsman’s Guild | MCG Jazz Music Hall | May 11, 2024 | 

Lady Day at the Emerson’s Bar and Grill | Pittsburgh CLO | Greer Cabaret Theater | May 13 – June 30, 2024 | 

Spotlight on the ‘Burgh | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust | Liberty Magic | May 15 – June 2, 2024 |  

Cinderella | With the PBT Orchestra | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre | Benedum Center | May 17 – 19, 2024 |

Gershwin & Marsalis | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Fri, May 17 – Sun, May 19, 2024 |

The Coffin Maker | Pittsburgh Public Theater | O’Reilly Theater | May 29 -June 16, 2024 |

The Revolutionists Wife | South Park Theatre | May 30 – June 15, 2024 | [email protected]

The Nacirema Society | New Horizon Theatre | May 31 – June 16, 2024 | 

Dukas & Tchaikovsky | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra | Heinz Hall | Fri, May 31 – Sun, Jun 2, 2024 |

You can explore the complete 2023/24 Performing Arts season, organized by presenting company, on our website here.

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If you happen to spot any errors or omissions in our listings, kindly let us know, and we’ll gladly make the necessary updates.