Performance Venues
A.J. PALUMBO CENTER:
412/396-5140
1304 Forbes Ave., uptown
Indoor concert venue.
AGNES R. KATZ PLAZA:
412-471-6082, Website
Pittsburgh
This project of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust features free summer concerts and events. It is the result of a collaboration between artist Louise Bourgeois, landscape architect Daniel Urban Kiley and architect Michael Graves.
BELLEFIELD AUDITORIUM:
Bellefield Hall, 315 Bellefield Ave., ground floor, Oakland
Auditorium used for Pitt’s annual Gamelan Ensemble Spring Concert (Indonesian music), other performances.
BENEDUM CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS:
412/456-6666, Website
Seventh St.,downtown
Host to Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Dance Council, Pittsburgh Opera and PNC Broadway Across America Pittsburgh; A venue of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
BREW HOUSE ASSOCIATION:
412/381-7767, Website
2100 Mary St., South Side
Home to Space 101 gallery. The association hosts a broad range of community projects, live/work spaces for artists and a gathering place for the artistic community.
BRICOLAGE THEATER:
Website
937 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh
Theatrical events that stimulate a heightened sense of involvement for the audience.
BUTLER PENN THEATER COMMUNITY TRUST:
724/287-7366, Website
149-151 N. Main St., Butler
Duplex community-theater venue for lectures, film, performing arts.
BYHAM THEATER:
412/456-6666
Sixth St. at Fort Duquesne Blvd, downtown
Hosts Pittsburgh Cultural Trust productions, Pittsburgh International Children’s Theatre, musical theater and other productions. Touring mid-sized, small arts organizations.
CABARET AT THEATER SQUARE:
412/325-6769, Website
655 Penn Ave., downtown
The Theater Square complex is home to Pittsburgh’s first live Cabaret Theater. Operated by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Newest stage in the Cultural District; 253 seats; full menu; bar, live entertainment: Forbidden Broadway, Downbeat Jazz, live music, other cabaret shows.
CHARITY RANDALL THEATRE/STEPHEN FOSTER MEMORIAL:
412/624-7529, Website
Forbes Ave. at Bigelow Blvd., Oakland
The University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre’s restored 478-seat main stage, main level of the Foster Memorial, also home to Foster Museum.
CITY THEATRE:
412/431-2489, Website
1300 Bingham St., South Side
Productions of new plays created by world-class artists.
HARRIS THEATER:
412/682-4111
809 Liberty Ave., downtown
Programmed by Pittsburgh Filmmakers; shows independent contemporary and foreign films.
HEINZ HALL:
412/392-4900, Website
600 Penn Ave. at Sixth St., downtown
Home of the Pittsburgh Symphony; hosts PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh Symphony Presents series.
HENRY HEYMANN THEATRE/STEPHEN FOSTER MEMORIAL:
412/624-7529, Website
Forbes Ave. at Bigelow Blvd., Oakland
University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre’s second stage is an intimate 153-seat performing space in use year-round on lower level of Stephen Foster Memorial, also home to Foster Museum.
HILLMAN CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS:
412/968-3045, Website
423 Fox Chapel Road, Fox Chapel
The Hillman Center for Performing Arts presents programs of excellence that represent Pittsburgh's cultural traditions and celebrate global artistic innovation.
Hours: Performance nights, 6:45-10pm.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGH:
412/521-8010, Website
5738 Forbes Ave., Squirrel Hill
Hosts art exhibits; Squirrel Hill location is home to the American Jewish Museum, directed by Melissa Hiller.
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGH:
412/278-1975, Website
345 Kane Blvd., Scott Twp.
Hosts art exhibits; Squirrel Hill location is home to the American Jewish Museum.
KELLY-STRAYHORN THEATER:
412/363-3000, Website
5941 Penn Ave., E. Liberty
Community theater facility. Encourages diverse artistic, cultural and educational activities.
Hours: M-F, 10am-5pm and by event.
KUNTU REPERTORY THEATRE:
412/624-7298, Website
University of Pittsburgh, Dept. of Africana Studies, Oakland
African-American performing-arts organization providing three types of programming, four annual main-stage productions in the seventh-floor auditorium of Pitt's Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Ave.; touring productions, workshops; master classes.
MELLON ARENA:
412/642-1800, Website
66 Mario Lemieux Pl., uptown
Indoor venue hosting family shows including Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Harlem Globetrotters, “Sesame Street” Live, Disney on Ice, Monster Jam, Freestyle Motocross, World Wrestling Entertainment and concerts.
MOUNTAIN PLAYHOUSE:
814/629-9201, Website
Rte 985 north of Lincoln Hwy (Rte 30), Jennerstown
Pa’s oldest professional summer theater; nation’s top farce company. Comedies, musicals performed June-Oct. in a restored gristmill.
Hours: T-Sat 8pm; W, F, 2pm; Sun, 3pm.
MR. SMALL’S THEATRE, RECORDING STUDIOS AND SKATEPARK:
412/821-4447, Website
400 Lincoln Ave., Millvale
650-capacity performance theater that showcases national, regional and local bands. Full-service recording studio. Riverfront outdoor skate park.
NEW CASTLE PLAYHOUSE:
724/654-3437
202 E. Long Ave., New Castle
Nonprofit community theater offering productions of musicals, comedies and dramas year-round. Musical ticket prices: Adults, $14; senior citizens, students, $12; youth under 12, $8. Play ticket prices: Adults, $10; youth under 12, $8. Youth activities include Rising Star workshops, Stars of Tomorrow, NCP Mini Stars and youth theater productions.
O’REILLY THEATER:
412/316-1600, Website
621 Penn Ave., downtown
Home to Pittsburgh Public Theater.
OLD BEDFORD VILLAGE:
814/623-1156, Website
220 Sawblade Rd., Bedford
Open Memorial Day-Labor Day, plus Christmas Candlelight weekends. Historical re-enactments throughout the summer. Closed W. Adults, $8; students and children, $4.
OPERA THEATER OF PITTSBURGH:
412/621-1499, Website
Stephen Foster Center, 286 Main St., 3rd Floor, Lawrenceville
Opera premieres, reinterpretations of classics, beloved favorites, educational tours regionally, year-round.
PITTSBURGH CLO:
412/281-3973, Website
719 Liberty Ave., downtown
A not-for-profit arts organization dedicated to live musical theater in Pittsburgh and the entire Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Provides programs such as the CLO summer season, the CLO Academy, the CLO Mini Stars, the Gene Kelly Awards, the Construction Center for the Arts and the CLO Cabaret.
PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST PRESENTS:
412/456-6666, Website
Cultural District
Group reservations and discount information: 412/471-6930. Eclectic, international array of music, drama and literature.
PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE OF POINT PARK UNIVERSITY:
412/621-4445, Website
222 Craft Ave., Oakland
Three theaters are home to the REP, Point Park University’s Professional Theatre Co., Point Park’s Conservatory Theatre Co., Conservatory Dance Co. and Playhouse Jr. Productions by local professional and Point Park University performing companies.
POST-GAZETTE PAVILION:
724/947-7400, Website
Rt. 18 at Rt. 22, Hanover Twp., Washington County
Host to summer concert series, pavilion seats as well as lawn seating and VIP box seats.
SHADOW LOUNGE:
412/363-8277, Website
5972 Baum Blvd., East Liberty
Performance lounge, and venue. Hip hop, jazz, spoken-word, rock, film screenings, etc.; local and touring bands, DJs, special events. Smoke-free. Full-service bar and late-night waffle menu.
STUDIO THEATRE/CATHEDRAL OF LEARNING:
412/624-7529, Website
Fifth Ave. at Bigelow Blvd., Oakland
The University of Pittsburgh Repertory Theatre’s laboratory space, a flexible 100-seat house in the Cathedral basement; home to student-directed productions, guest companies.
THE AMPHITHEATRE AT SANDCASTLE:
412/562-9900, Website
1000 Sandcastle Dr., West Homestead
Host to summer concert series and festivals. Opening summer 2008.
THE PALACE THEATRE:
724/836-8000, Website
21 W. Otterman St., Greensburg
Restored vaudeville theater seats 1,369. Hosts renowned celebrities, national acts and regional groups; presents concerts, musical theater, comedy, dance and family entertainment.
THEATER SQUARE:
412/456-6666
Seventh St. and Penn Ave., downtown
Centerpiece of the Cultural District; home to the District Box Office, parking garage, the Cabaret at Theater Square, Café Zao, the Carolyn M. Byham WQED FM89.3 Studio.
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH REPERTORY THEATRE:
412/624-7529, Website
Forbes Ave. at Bigelow Blvd., Oakland
Contemporary, classic, Shakespearean plays showcasing Department of Theatre Arts; partner performing-arts companies including Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre, a professional theater in residence at Pitt. Also student-directed productions.
WILLIAM PITT UNION:
412/648-7815
University of Pittsburgh, 3959 Fifth Ave., Oakland
The Assembly Room is site of the annual Pitt Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert, lectures, exhibitions, fairs, and other events.
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