Pittsburgh Playhouse Announces 25 – 26 season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Pittsburgh Playhouse Announces 2025/2026 Season
Celebrated Performances in Theatre, Music and Dance, Joined by a Special Production to Celebrate 2026 NFL Draft
Pittsburgh (June 2, 2024) – The award-winning Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University, a multi-disciplinary arts and entertainment center located in Downtown Pittsburgh, is pleased to announce its lineup for the 2025-2026 Season. The new season aims to continue the legacy of arts and entertainment excellence by embracing community focused and family-friendly programming that includes the return of our immersive theatrical experience fusing STEM and art, the second annual Fall Fest featuring our family-friendly Halloween show, music from celebrated Pittsburgh artists and a full roster of theatre and dance offerings from the Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA) at Point Park University.
Pittsburgh Playhouse Executive Producer Kiesha Lalama says of the season, “For 90 remarkable years, the Pittsburgh Playhouse has stood at the heart of Pittsburgh's vibrant arts and entertainment community and has served as a home for artists, a stage for storytellers and a gathering place for audiences of all ages. This season, we proudly celebrate that legacy while setting our sights on the future, uniting the past, present and next generation of Pittsburgh’s creative family.”
Of note, audiences can expect their tried-and-true favorites: 12 shows from the renowned Conservatory of Performing Arts across many styles of dance, musicals and plays including Lysistrata, Urinetown, Forbidden Broadway, Love and Information, Our Town and Little Shop of Horrors along with dance concerts throughout the season that unite Point Park University students with internationally renowned choreographers. Works by dance artists such as Jae Man Joo, Martha Graham, Norbert De La Cruz and Kenichi Kasamatsu will be performed.
Several celebrated events will return this season to the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Firstly, Fall Fest and the family-friendly Halloween themed show Boo’s Halloween House Party will turn Downtown Pittsburgh into this year’s autumn destination in October. The Playhouse will continue to present ARTfully UPlifting in March 2026 as a sensory-friendly performance designed to create an inclusive and welcoming space for all. In May 2026, ASCEND, the acclaimed immersive experience, will return to bring audiences together in live performance, 360-degree projections, music, aerialist dancing and more.
In the winter, the Pittsburgh Playhouse will also continue Pittsburgh’s favorite holiday tradition through its Winter Music Series, featuring the Holiday Show by the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra, Christmas Live with Joe Serafini and a performance by Mario Williams.
In anticipation of the 2026 NFL Draft in Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Playhouse will produce a special run of The Chief, the iconic one-man show celebrating the legacy of Steelers founder Art Rooney, performed by Point Park University’s Philip Winters.
A complete overview of the season is available at www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.
Subscriptions are on sale in May — patrons can choose a mix of four, six, or more tickets, or choose from our All-Access Pass. Subscribers receive many benefits including advance notice of newly added Playhouse events, flexibility and free ticket exchanges, complimentary drinks and more. Single tickets will go on sale July 7, 2025. For more information, visit www.pittsburghplayhouse.com.
About the Pittsburgh Playhouse – The Pittsburgh Playhouse at Point Park University, is a 90,411 square-foot center for arts and entertainment that serves as an artistic laboratory for the prestigious Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA) and Downtown Pittsburgh’s newest home for arts and entertainment. The Playhouse is comprised of professional, artist educators dedicated to an approach to training that enables students to pursue careers as professionals. COPA includes Departments of Theatre, Dance and Cinema. The four-story facility, located in Downtown Pittsburgh at 350 Forbes Avenue, features the 550-seat PNC Theatre, the 200-seat Highmark Theatre and the 99-seat Rauh Theatre.
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Season Listings
Summer 2025
- Inside/Outside Music Series
- Lalama Brothers Quartet – July 10
- Sheryl Bailey Guitar Band – July 17
- The Lao Tizer Band with Chieli Minucci – July 24
- Mario Williams Band – August 8
- Special One Night Only with Etta Cox – September 19
- Fall Dance Concert – October 8–12
- Lysistrata: A Woman’s Translation – October 9–19
- Fall Fest – October 16–26
- Boo’s Halloween House Party – October 16–26
- Sidra Bell Dance – October 17
- Fall Repertory Concert – October 22–26
November & December 2025
- Urinetown, the Musical – November 12–16, 2025
- Love and Information – December 3–7, 2025
- Contemporary Choreographers – December 10–14, 2025
- Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra Holiday Concert – December 19, 2025
- Christmas Live with Joe Serafini & Friends – December 20, 2025
January & February 2026
- Mario Williams Band – January 10, 2026
- The Chief – February 4–8, 2026
- Winter Dance Concert – February 25 – March 1, 2026
March & April 2026
- Forbidden Broadway: Greatest Hits – March 4–8, 2026
- Spring Repertory Concert – March 18–22, 2026
- ARTfully/UPlifting – March 22, 2026
- Our Town – April 8–12, 2026
April & May 2026
- Little Shop of Horrors – April 29 – May 3, 2026
- Spring Dance Concert – April 29 – May 3, 2026
- ASCEND – May 7–31, 2026