'Burgh Vivant

07/09/2026

Lonnie the Theater Lady says, "Misko’s magic blends innovative material with creative modifications and additions to evergreens like the 'cups and balls' and 'rope' tricks, making them ingeniously fresh."

Read her full review of Misko’s latest show at Liberty Magic right here:

https://burghvivant.org/2026/09/07/magical-michael-review-of-michael-misko-in-i-laugh-in-the-face-of-magic/

06/09/2026

05/09/2026

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Presents

Award-Winning Irish Documentary

"All Our Yesterdays"

Documentary Launches 2026 U.S. Tour in Pittsburgh

County Mayo filmmaker Breege Rowley travels to Pittsburgh for
two special Harris Theater screenings on October 1st and 3rd

Multi-award-winning Irish documentary "All Our Yesterdays" will launch its 2026 U.S. tour in Pittsburgh this October, with two special screenings, on Thursday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 3 at 2:00 p.m., at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Director Breege Rowley will be travelling from Ireland to attend the Pittsburgh screenings. This event is presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

The feature documentary, eleven years in the making, explores memory, emigration, family and the enduring connection between Ireland and its diaspora through an extraordinary collection of interviews, photographs, home movies and family archives gathered in County Mayo and from families overseas.

For tickets and information, visit Pittsburgh Cultural Trust official ticket sources: online at TrustArts.org; in person at Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222; or by calling guest services at 412-456-6666.

FROM COUNTY MAYO TO PITTSBURGH
While "All Our Yesterday" is rooted in Swinford, County Mayo, the story reaches far beyond one Irish town.

Through the voices of those who stayed and those who left, the documentary explores a shared Irish experience — emigration, separation, resilience, community and the powerful attachment to home that can survive across generations and continents.

That story has resonance in Pittsburgh, a city shaped by generations of immigration and with a strong Irish-American community.

The Pittsburgh opening also has a special connection to the film itself: All Our Yesterdays is narrated by Pittsburgh-based Nora McBurney, creating a direct link between the city launching the American tour and the County Mayo community at the heart of the documentary.

“Beginning our American tour in Pittsburgh feels very special,” said director Breege Rowley. “All Our Yesterdays began with one community in County Mayo, but emigration carried its families and their stories across the world.”

“What has stayed with me throughout this journey is how strongly that connection to home survives. I have met people whose parents or grandparents left Ireland decades ago, yet those stories, memories and sense of belonging are still very much alive.

“Bringing the film to Irish-American audiences is, in many ways, bringing those stories back to the communities that inherited them. I’m really looking forward to being in Pittsburgh, meeting the audience and sharing the film with them.”

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

04/09/2026

Plan Your Night Out With the Takács Quartet!

CMP’s MainStage Live series opener is just a few weeks away – make an evening of it with dinner, art and music

We are so excited to welcome the legendary Takács Quartet back to Pittsburgh to kick off our 66th MainStage Live season! Takács will return to Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland on Monday, September 28 at 7:30PM, and we are all excited to see you there.

Originally founded in 1975, The Takács first assembled in Budapest, Hungary as a group of students studying at the Franz Liszt Academy. Why not honor the quartet’s Hungarian roots and start your evening at the new Austrian-Hungarian restaurant in Lawrenceville called Titusz. After a tasty serving of csirke paprikás, make your way over to Oakland to conclude your evening with the perfect dessert: Beethoven, Brahms and Carlos Simon!

Or, consider getting started early: pay a visit to the Carnegie Museum of Art and walk through the ongoing 59th Carnegie International, before grabbing a bite on nearby Craig Street at The Union Grill, Ali Baba or Butterjoint. As a reminder, the museum closes at 5PM, so please plan accordingly.

Whatever you fancy, we can’t wait to see you!

Tickets: https://www.chambermusicpittsburgh.org/takacsquartet/

Chamber Music Pittsburgh

04/09/2026

GISELLE WITH THE PBT ORCHESTRA

Benedum Center | October 23-25

Surrender to one of ballet’s most haunting and romantic masterpieces. Giselle is a luminous tale of love, betrayal and forgiveness, brought to life with ethereal artistry and profound emotional depth. Experience this timeless classic with Adolphe Adam’s sweeping score performed live by the PBT Orchestra.

- Choreography: Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot, with later revisions by Marius Petipa

- New staging: Adam W. McKinney

- Music: Adolphe Adam

Buy Tickets: https://pbt.culturaldistrict.org/production/105139/giselle-with-the-pbt-orchestra

Online: PBT.ORG | Call: 412-456-6666

THEATER PROGRAMS:

Friday, October 23, 2026 – Opening Night Preview | 6:30-7:00 pm

Friday, October 23, 2026 – Artist Q&A | immediately following the 7:30 pm show

Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Curtain Up! |1:00 -1:30 pm

Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Tea with the AD | 6:30-7:00 pm

Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Artist Q&A | immediately following the 7:30 pm show

Sunday, October 25, 2026 – Curtain Up! | 1:00 -1:30 pm

Sunday, October 25, 2026 – Audio Description | Available for 2:00 pm show

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Giselle with the PBT Orchestra - Pittsburgh | Official Ticket Source | Benedum Center | Fri, Oct 23 - Sun, Oct 25, 2026 | | Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

04/09/2026

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company

Our City. Our Voices.

World Premiere Is A Hit!
Indoor Saturday matinee added!
Cab Lab #2 - Free seated play reading this Friday 7 PM

FANNIE LOU HAMER: Until I'm Free ... By Wali Jamal Abdullah

Click here for free registration: https://www.pghplaywrights.org/season-info/lab-hamer/

BURNBABYBURN! the american dream
By a.k. payne
Directed by Karla C. Payne
August 25th – September 13th 2026
Outdoors at August Wilson House
A World Premiere Coproduction with August Wilson House

Set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District and Homewood neighborhoods, BURNBABYBURN! the american dream moves fluidly through time as a young woman, Sky II, embarks on a journey to heal herself and the generations who came before her.

Through photographs that flicker with memory and meaning, she reaches across decades to touch the lives of her ancestors. Four generations of women draw nearer to one another as they confront the truths of motherhood, love, loss, and a city that both holds and haunts their dreams.

In this tender, time—bending story, a.k. payne reminds us that memory is fragile, history is human, and as she writes, “cameras tells lots of lies i cannot make any promises of fact.”

A coproduction with August Wilson House, presented outdoors at August Wilson House. BURNBABYBURN! the american dream will be performed outdoors at August Wilson House, but we’ve now added an indoor Saturday matinee performance at Madison Arts Center!

Info and Tickets: https://www.pghplaywrights.org/season-info/burn/

Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company

04/09/2026

Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
October 17, 7:30 pm • Byham Theater

Don't Miss one of Wynton's final performances!

For nearly 40 years, Wynton Marsalis has helped shape the future of jazz through his leadership at Jazz at Lincoln Center. As he prepares to step down as Artistic Director and Music Director, you have the rare opportunity to experience his artistry and vision live!

Joined by the acclaimed Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis leads an ensemble of world-class musicians performing the music of legendary jazz composers alongside original works that continue to push Jazz toward even greater heights.

Don't miss this milestone performance from one of the world's most celebrated musicians!

Tickets: https://trustarts.org/production/107321/jazz-at-lincoln-center-orchestra-with-wynton-marsalis

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

04/09/2026

Resonance Works Launches 14th Season with "An Anchor in Time"

One-time only concert features choral and orchestral works by Aaron Copland, Gilda Lyons, Claudio Monteverdi, Margaret Bonds, and more!

Resonance Works kicks off its 14th season on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 3:00 pm with "An Anchor in Time", a concert program of choral and orchestral music performed at the Andrew Carnegie Free Library & Music Hall in Carnegie, PA.

"The nostalgic past and unknown future are often in conflict with one another, but this program celebrates both, and explores how we can honor both in our lives and in our art," says Maria Sensi Sellner, Artistic and General Director of Resonance Works.

The concert brings together three distinct musical journeys through time. At its center is "An Anchor in Time" itself, composed by Gilda Lyons and originally commissioned for Resonance Works' 10th anniversary season. Featuring mezzo-soprano Timothi Williams and baritone Daniel Teadt, the work weaves together texts by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Søren Kierkegaard, and Christina Rossetti with the voices of children reflecting on memory, the present, and what lies ahead. This performance will be captured as part of Resonance Works' ongoing multi-year recording project, launched last season with Nancy Galbraith's Flute Concerto.

The program also features Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring Suite" in its original scoring for 13 players. Originally conceived as a ballet and composed for Pittsburgh-born choreographer Martha Graham, the piece captures a quintessentially American push and pull between tradition and change.

Rounding out the program is a choral “time capsule,” featuring the Resonance Works Festival Chorus. The selections move fluidly across centuries of choral repertoire, from Claudio Monteverdi to Pittsburgh musical legend Robert Page and beyond, each piece offering its own window into time and human experience, including an excerpt of Rachmaninoff's All-Night Vigil, which will be performed later this season in its entirety at Heinz Memorial Chapel.

Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall
300 Beechwood Ave.
Carnegie, PA 15106

Run time: 2 hours including one intermission
Tickets: $7.50 - $40, with special rates for seniors and students
https://www.resonanceworks.org/anchor-in-time

Ticketing, group sales, and general questions:
[email protected]
(412) 501-3330

Resonance Works

Mezzo-soprano Timothi Williams and the Resonance Chamber Orchestra giving the world premiere of Gilda Lyons' An Anchor in Time in 2023 - Photo: Alisa Innocenti

04/09/2026

Come out Friday , September 11, or Saturday, September 12 for the opening weekend at https://www.arcadecomedytheater.com

02/09/2026

The Bobcat Players