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Whistleblowers
New Product Company
May 28, 2026
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Inside a weeklong corporate leadership training at a fictional aerospace company, five employees are required to attend a mandatory empathy course. Then a very public whistleblower scandal breaks — and suddenly, the carefully scripted exercises start to mean something. What begins as bureaucratic theater becomes something far more sinister, and far more human.
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Performance Location
937 Liberty Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA
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Hedwig and the angry inch
City Theatre
May 2 - June 14, 2026
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Text by John Cameron Mitchell, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Trask
Directed by Robert RamirezPresented in partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
First staged at City Theatre in 2003, Hedwig and the Angry Inch will electrify the Greer Cabaret downtown in our first-ever revival of a legendary show adored by audiences and hailed by critics. The Tony Award-winning, fierce and energetic musical follows the life, loves, and heartbreaks of the legendary Hedwig, an East German rock and roll goddess. Funny, inspiring, and brimming with energy, Hedwig is a love story to those who have too much fight in them to quit.
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Performance Location
Greer Cabaret Theatre655 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
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Legally Blonde
Washington Community Theatre
June 23-28, 2026
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Legally Blonde: The Musical follows Elle Woods, a fashion-savvy UCLA sorority girl who enrolls in Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend, Warner. Despite being underestimated, she defies stereotypes, tackles scandal, and wins a murder trial, discovering her legal intellect and true potential while staying true to her bright pink persona.
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Washington Community TheatrePerformance Location
Washington Park Main PavilionDunn Avenue
Washington PA 15301
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Rufugee Rhapsody
Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre
October 9 - 25, 2026
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"Because it's a given love will hurt you somewhere down the line. It's a question of when, who, and how much"
Refugee Rhapsody, a new play by award-winning playwright Yussef El Guindi—an alumnus of Carnegie Mellon University and the 2025 recipient of the Laurents/Hatcher Foundation Citation of Excellence—will make its world premiere at Carnegie Stage in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre (PICT) has been selected, alongside Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland, Oregon, and the Contemporary American Theater Festival (CATF) in West Virginia, to present the second production in this rolling world premiere. The production is directed by Elizabeth Elias Huffman, Artistic Director of PICT.
About the play
A chance encounter between Emily, a wealthy socialite heiress, and a young Arab American couple, Sakinah and Fouad—children of refugees now working at Goodwill—unfolds into a darkly comic and unsettling exploration of race, class, and privilege in contemporary America. As their lives intersect, tensions escalate, culminating in a violent crime driven by jealousy and desire.
In the aftermath, Sakinah undergoes a psychological evaluation conducted by a pregnant mental health professional working for the defense, whose own marriage is strained by her husband’s objections to her involvement in the high-profile case. As the investigation deepens, questions of culpability and motive take center stage: As the truth unravels one question remains: Why?
Opening on October 9th through October 25th at Carnegie Stage, 25 West Main Street, Carnegie PA. 15106
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PICTPerformance Location
Carnegie Stage25 West Main Street
Carnegie PA. 15106
Copenhagen
Iron Horse Community Theatre
June 12 - 27, 2026
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Inspired by true events, Copenhagen by Michael Frayn centers on the mysterious 1941 meeting between physicists Niels Bohr and Werner Heisenberg. Once friends and colleagues, the two men find themselves on opposite sides of World War II as they reunite in Nazi-occupied Denmark. Joined by Bohr’s wife, Margrethe, they revisit the encounter and search for answers about what was said and why it mattered. As memories shift and perspectives clash, Copenhagen explores science, morality, friendship, and the lasting consequences of human decisions that helped shape the atomic age and history itself.
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Performance Location
348 Maplewood AveAmbridge, PA 15003
Closing Time at the Moonside Cafe
Vigilance Theater Group
June 12-28,2026
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Story by Vigilance; Written by Sean Collier
You're invited to the Moonside Cafe, an otherworldly nightclub known for torch music, mysterious atmosphere and oddly attentive service. Lately, though, things have been going wrong during performances. Will this be the night when the show falls apart?
In this interactive, original work, audiences will have the chance to unravel the mysteries at the Moonside Cafe — and try to put the world back together again. -
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Vigilance Theater GroupPerformance Location
Three Stories
937 Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Mean Girls
Pittsburgh CLO
July 7-12, 2026
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Book by Tina Fey, Music by Jeff Richmond, Lyrics by Nell Benjamin
MEAN GIRLS
July 7-12, 2026 | Benedum Center
MEAN GIRLS is a fiercely funny and witty musical that brings the iconic 2004 film to the stage. From book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), this smash-hit musical features a contemporary and catchy score, including songs like "World Burn" and "I'd Rather Be Me." MEAN GIRLS delivers big laughs, non-stop fun, and a reminder of the importance of staying true to yourself. -
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Pittsburgh CLOPerformance Location
Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
237 7th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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Cymbeline
Youth Shakespeare Society
July 31 - August 2, 2026
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As night falls on the art museum, the statues and paintings come to life and the story of Cymbeline takes shape. Two night guards find themselves part of this fantastical story as they navigate a world full of rich characters. A king, a step mother, a princess and her husband, fools, and thieves all take the stage as secrets are revealed and the bonds of faith and love are tested.
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Performance Location
Hillman Center for Performing Arts423 Fox Chapel Road
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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James and the giant peach
Old Schoolhouse Players
July 31 - August ,9 2026
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A delightfully offbeat musical adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl adventure!
When James is sent by his conniving aunts to chop down their old fruit tree, he discovers a magic potion that results in a tremendous peach... and launches a journey of enormous proportions. Suddenly, James finds himself in the center of the gigantic peach, among human-sized insects with equally oversized personalities, but after it falls from the tree and rolls into the ocean, the group faces hunger, sharks, and plenty of disagreements. Thanks to James' quick wit and creative thinking, the residents learn to live and work together as a family. The dangerous voyage is a success, but the adventure takes a whole new twist once they land on the Empire State Building.
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Performance Location
Old Schoolhouse Players
20 Wabash Ave
Hickory, PA 15340
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Equitable Dinners
Realtime Arts
July 6-31, 2026
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Written by Molly Rice based on community interviews
RealTime Arts brings Equitable Dinners, an award-winning culinary/theater/civic model created by Out of Hand in Atlanta, to Pittsburgh in 2026!Equitable Dinners brings together strangers and friends from diverse backgrounds to talk about community issues over a meal, fueled by theater. Connect and be inspired to build a more equitable world in this transformational experience.
The evening includes:
A Play: Experience a thought-provoking short play
A Meal: Share a meal with approximately 10 friends and strangers
A Conversation: Engage in guided discussion led by trained facilitators
Come for the play. Stay for the food. Be changed by the conversation.
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Producer
Realtime ArtsPerformance Location
To be announced; Sign up on the website for updates
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