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2020 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival Programming Line-up Announced

A co-presentation of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and The Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University, the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival celebrates its fifth year

March 20-22, 2020 | Pittsburgh’s Cultural District

 

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and The Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University are excited to announce the complete programming lineup for the fifth Pittsburgh Humanities Festival, taking place March 20-22, 2020 at locations throughout the Cultural District. The Festival brings together internationally-renowned academics, artists, and intellectual innovators offering interviews, intimate conversations, and select performances focused on art, literature, music, science, policy, politics, and more—all in a lively, entertaining, accessible format in the Cultural District. It’s smart talk about stuff that matters.

 

This year's Pittsburgh Humanities Festival consists of Featured Events, featured performances and presentations in Cultural District Theaters, Core Conversations, intimate interviews, presentations, and conversations featuring internationally renowned academics, artists, and intellectual innovators, and a Public Open Call, which provides a chance for new voices to be heard at the Festival through web-based auditions open to anyone interested in presenting or performing.

 

2020 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival Featured Events kick off with the return of Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®. Previously seen in Pittsburgh with interpretations of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet, the group takes on the world of tragedy with Macbeth on March 20th at the Byham Theater. The next night of the Festival, March 21st, features beloved This American Life host and creator Ira Glass with his show Seven Things I’ve Learned at the Byham Theater. Glass mixes audio clips, music, and video to deliver a unique talk, sharing lessons from his life and career in storytelling. Blair Imani is the final featured event of the Festival, giving her Making Our Way Home talk on Sunday, March 22nd at the Greer Cabaret Theater.

 

Core Conversations at this year’s Pittsburgh Humanities Festival run the gamut – from Kennywood Behind the Screams, a discussion with Rick Sebak and Brian Butko about Kennywood’s history, to Predicting Elections: Trump’s Chances of Winning in 2020, during which University of Pittsburgh’s Jonathan Woon provides data and statistical analysis of Donald Trump’s chances of winning re-election. From Brewing Black Beer, a conversation with Fresh Fest Founders and Black Frog Brewing, to Becoming a Queen, where Pittsburgh Drag Queen Kierra Darshell discusses her journey as a drag performer and her efforts to make drag mainstream in Pittsburgh, the 2020 Festival’s Core Conversations fill Saturday, March 21st and Sunday, March 22nd with ‘smart talk’ in the Trust Arts Education Center at 805-807 Liberty Avenue.

 

The Public Open Call provides the general public with a chance to be heard at the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival and to engage in dialogue about the humanities. One presentation is selected by a jury panel to appear in the lineup of Core Conversations. The final selection is made based upon factors including, but not limited to, the auditioning person’s stage presence and merit in commanding a theater audience, ability to articulate a story or discussion points in a cohesive, compelling way, and topic suitability amid the Festival’s diverse overall programming. The open call is available for any individual or collective of three or fewer individuals, and is open until Friday, January 31, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Information on the Open Call can be found at TrustArts.org/SmartTalk.

 

Tickets are now on sale for all Core Conversations and Featured Events. Tickets for Core Conversations can be purchased for $5 per Conversation. Ticket prices for Featured Events vary. For pricing and to purchase tickets, visit TrustArts.org/SmartTalk , the Box Office at Theater Square, or call (412) 456-6666.

 

2020 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival Featured Events

 

Sh!tfaced Shakespeare

Friday, March 20, 2020 | 8 p.m. | Byham Theater

 

"By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes."

 

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® is back! Your favorite boozy Bard family is coming round to Pittsburgh again and plunging into the hearty world of tragedy with their hit show, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Macbeth. Upon hearing the weird sister's prediction, Macbeth and his tiger wife take matters into their own hands and manage to burn down everything in their wake. Well, almost. Fair is foul and foul is fair in this tale of prophecy gone slightly off the rails. Perhaps we should add a bit of liquor to help the process along.

 

Featuring Shakespeare's most lovable witches, ghostly best friends, hellhounds, unhinged wives, enough dead kings to give Game of Thrones a run for its money, and lots of plaid, Scotland storms Pittsburgh next spring. Settle in for a pint (or two!) and raise a glass with us. Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® is the classic combination of a Tetris-ed together Shakespeare script, a six-pack of professional actors, and a luge flow of booze! What could possibly go right?

 

Warning: Shit-faced Shakespeare® is perfect for those wishing to add to their repertoire of colorful language and not for those who blush easily at the mere mention of the “F” word…

 

Ira Glass: Seven Things I’ve Learned

Saturday, March 21, 2020 | 8 p.m. | Byham Theater

 

“Mr. Glass is a journalist but also a storyteller who filters his interviews and impressions through a distinctive literary imagination, an eccentric intelligence, and a sympathetic heart.”

—The New York Times

 

Ira Glass, the beloved host and creator of iconic public radio program This American Life, invites us into his creative process, mixing audio clips, music, and video to tell captivating stories live onstage, and sharing lessons and insights gathered over his career. This American Life is heard each week by over 2.2 million listeners on more than 500 public radio stations, with another 2.5 million downloading each podcast.

 

Under Glass’s editorial direction, This American Life has won the highest honors for broadcasting and journalistic excellence, including six Peabody awards. In 1999, the American Journalism Review declared that This American Life was “in the vanguard of a journalistic revolution” and, since then, a generation of podcasts and radio shows have sprung up — Radiolab, Invisibilia, StartUp, Reply All, Love + Radio, Heavyweight — building upon the style of narrative journalism championed by Glass and his staff.

 

Blair Imani

Sunday, March 22, 2020 | 7:30 p.m. | Greer Cabaret Theater

 

Over the course of six decades, an unprecedented wave of Black Americans left the South and spread across the nation in search of a better life – a migration that sparked stunning demographic and cultural changes in twentieth-century America. Through gripping and accessible historical narrative paired with illustrations, author and activist Blair Imani examines the largely overlooked impact of The Great Migration and how it affected, and continues to affect, Black identity and America as a whole.

 

In her talk Making Our Way Home, Ms. Imani explores issues like voting rights, domestic terrorism, discrimination, and segregation alongside the flourishing of arts and culture, activism, and civil rights. Blair Imani shows how these influences shaped America's workforce and wealth distribution by featuring the stories of notable people and events, relevant data, and family histories. The experiences of prominent figures such as James Baldwin, Fannie Lou Hamer, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm X), Ella Baker, and others are woven into the larger historical and cultural narratives of The Great Migration to create a truly singular record of this powerful journey.

 

Blair Imani is a critically-acclaimed historian, outspoken advocate and activist, and dynamic public speaker. The author of two historical books, Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History (2018) and Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and The Black American Dream (2020), she centers on women and girls, global Black communities, and the LGBTQ communities.

 

Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, Blair Imani attended Louisiana State University where, in 2014, she founded Equality for HER, a non-profit organization that provided resources and a forum for women and nonbinary people to feel empowered. Her leadership took her to the front lines of anti-police brutality protests and, following her arrest at the protests of Alton Sterling’s murder in Baton Rouge, Blair began building a platform and social media presence to organize and create awareness about injustices in Black, Queer, and Muslim communities.

 

A highly sought-after public speaker and brand ambassador, Blair Imani has appeared on Fox News and MSNBC, presented at colleges and universities, spoken at progressive conferences around the world, and delivered powerful talks and speeches for organizations that include GLAAD and LoveLoud. Her viral TEDxBoulder talk “Queer & Muslim: Nothing to Reconcile” has sparked important discourse about the intersection of the two identities. And in 2019, she was proudly featured in New York City Pride’s campaign honoring the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.

 

2020 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival Core Conversations

Full listing and descriptions of each Conversation available at TrustArts.org/SmartTalk.

 

Kennywood Behind the Screams: Rick Sebak and Brian Butko

Saturday, March 21, 2020 | 12-1 p.m. | Trust Arts Education Center

 

Janis Joplin: her LIfe and Music with Holly George-Warren

Saturday, March 21, 2020 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Trust Arts Education Center

 

Becoming a Queen with Kierra Darshell

Saturday, March 21, 2020 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Trust Arts Education Center

 

Dance Maker: Blackness in White Spaces with Staycee Pearl

Saturday, March 21, 2020 | 3-4 p.m. | Trust Arts Education Center

 

Drinking with Shakespeare

Saturday, March 21, 2020 | 3-4 p.m. | Trust Arts Education Center

 

Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival

Saturday, March 21, 2020 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Trust Arts Education Center

 

Public Open Call Winner

Saturday, March 21, 2020 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | Trust Arts Education Center

 

Predicting Elections: Trump’s Chances of Winning in 2020 with Jonathan Woon

Sunday, March 22, 2020 | 12-1 p.m. | Trust Arts Education Center

 

Brewing Black Beer: A Conversation with Fresh Fest Founders and Black Frog Brewing

Sunday, March 22, 2020 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Trust Arts Education Center

 

Everyone Wants to Get to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die with Jonathan D. Moreno

Sunday, March 22, 2020 | 1:30-2:30 p.m. | Trust Arts Education Center

 

Life Sentences: The Amazing Journey of Walking Out of an American Prison with Robert "Faruq" Wideman

Sunday, March 22, 2020 | 3-4 p.m. | Trust Arts Education Center

 

Cookie Activism: Using Sugar as a Platform for Social Justice with Jasmine Cho

Sunday, March 22, 2020 | 3-4 p.m. | Trust Arts Education Center

 

 

2020 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival Public Open Call
The Public Open Call provides a chance for a new voice to be heard at the Festival. The open call for participants is a web-based audition opportunity open to anyone interested in presenting / performing at the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival.
 
The project provides the general public with a chance to be heard at the Festival and to engage in dialogue about the humanities. One presentation will be selected by a jury panel to appear in the lineup of Core Conversations.
 
Auditions for the 2020 Humanities Festival Open Call are now open through Friday, January 31.
 
Selection Process
The open call jury panel is comprised of members of the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival advisory committee. Jurors will review each submitted synopsis and convene to select three top submission concepts. Next, they will review presentation video previews provided by top applicants. A final selection will be made based on factors including, but not limited to, the auditioning person’s stage presence and merit in commanding a theater audience; ability to articulate a story or discussion points in a cohesive, compelling way; and topic suitability amid the Festival’s diverse overall programming.
 
Awards and Opportunities
  • Live performance / discussion opportunity at the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival, March 20-22, 2020
  • $200 honorarium per individual or collective
  • Complimentary tickets to experience the entire three-day Festival
  • Media promotion associated with event marketing and public relations efforts
Eligibility
This is an open call for any individual or collective of three or fewer individuals. There are no geographical or other restrictions to audition through the participant open call.
 
Audition
The audition deadline for the participant open call is Friday, January 31, 2020 at 11:59 pm. To audition:
  • Review eligibility requirements above
  • Submit in 250 words or less a synopsis of your proposed presentation (a story, viewpoint, etc.) in a way that conveys to the jury panel what it might be like for you to appear on stage at the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival in front of a live audience.

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The Pittsburgh Humanities Festival, a production of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Humanities Center of Carnegie Mellon University, first launched in 2015, is a gathering of internationally-renowned academics, artists, and intellectual innovators in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District. The fourth Festival, March 20-22, 2020, will offer intimate conversations, interviews, and performances focused on art, literature, music, science, policy, politics, and more—all helping us to explore what it means to be human. It’s smart talk about stuff that matters. Tag your social media posts with #PGHsmarttalk. TrustArts.org/SmartTalk

Founded in 2003, the Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University promotes and supports scholarship and research that actively engages with culture and human production across the disciplines. Both a commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration and engagement with the traditional questions addressed by the humanities are essential at a university historically focused on science, technology, and the arts. Through lectures, panel discussions, conferences, and public outreach in the Faces Film Festivals and Pittsburgh Humanities Festival, we demonstrate the value and interest of the humanities on and off campus. Over the past decade, Carnegie Mellon has strengthened its standing in the humanities. Its Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences has distinguished faculty and talented students in the departments of English, History, Modern Languages and Philosophy who are focused on teaching and learning deep intellectual knowledge as well as developing useful, practical skills. cmu.edu/dietrich/humanities-center

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh’s most historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business owners.  Founded in 1984, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District.  The District is one of the country’s largest land masses “curated” by a single nonprofit arts organization.  A major catalytic force in the city, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity, innovation and creativity.  Using the arts as an economic catalyst, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s quality of life.  Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations, government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Trust stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts. TrustArts.org | @CulturalTrust on Facebook · Instagram · Twitter

Programming Categories

  • PCT General Announcements
    • Successful Capital Campaign Having Immediate Impact on Cultural District – Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
    • PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST NAMES NEW PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: KENDRA WHITLOCK INGRAM ASSUMES ROLE FEBRUARY 1, 2023
    • PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ADDING NEW ASSET TO THE CULTURAL DISTRICT: LIGHTBOX
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Annual Gala, September 7, 2022 Celebrates Campaign
    • After 35 years, Benedum Center's marquees getting a much-needed historic renovation
    • Greer Cabaret Theater Gets Extensive Remodel, Expansion
    • J. Kevin McMahon, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust President and CEO, Completes Tenure after Two Decades of Unprecedented Growth
  • Monthly Media Opportunities
    • November Media Opportunities (2022)
    • October Media Opportunities (2022)
    • September Media Opportunities (2022)
    • Summer Media Opportunities
    • Spring Media Opportunities
    • March Media Opportunities (2022)
    • February Media Opportunities (2022)
    • December Media Opportunities (2021)
    • November Media Opportunities
    • October Media Opportunities
    • September Media Opportunities (2021)
    • July Media Opportunities (2020)
    • June Media Opportunities (2020)
    • May Media Opportunities
    • March Media Opportunities
    • February Media Opportunities
    • January Media Opportunities
    • December Media Opportunities
    • November Media Opportunities
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    • August Media Opportunities
    • June Media Opportunities
    • May Media Opportunities
    • Theater: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust April Events
    • July Media Opportunities
    • September Media Opportunities
  • Cultural District Announcements
    • Pittsburgh Cultural District Arts Organizations Announce Vaccination and Mask Requirement for Indoor Performances
    • COVID-19 Updates
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Introduces Enhanced Guest Security Measures
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Honored in Security 500's Top 10
    • DEAR EVAN HANSEN Lottery Information
    • DEAR EVAN HANSEN Breaks Box Office Record
    • Trust Selected by the American Council of Learned Societies to Host a Mellon/ACLS Public Fellow
  • Visual Arts
    • 2022 Fall Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces Spring Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District
    • The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces Winter Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District
    • InVisible, an art exhibition centered on mental health from the Black perspective
    • Programming for "Among Women" Exhibit at 937 Gallery
    • The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, and New Art Exhibitions in its Galleries as Part of Lights On! A Three-Day Celebration of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District
    • Visual Arts Summer 2021 Update
    • #notwhite collective’s WE ARE THE GLOBAL MAJORITY decolonizing SPACE
    • Rising Voices I: The Bennett Prize Exhibition Opens at the 937 Gallery
    • THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST PRESENTS “holding pattern” A unique fusion of dance and visual art Part of the virtual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
    • Visual Arts: Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, January 24, 2020
    • Visual Art: Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, July 12, 2019
    • Visual Arts: Spring Gallery Crawl, April 26, 2019, Cultural District
    • Visual Art: Winter Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, January 25, 2019
    • Visual Art, Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, September 21, 2018
    • PUBLIC ART + THEATER: 2018 Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts Spectacle Programming Announced
    • Visual Art: Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, Friday, July 6, 2018
    • Visual Arts: Identity Play, SPACE Gallery
    • Visual Arts: Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, January
    • Visual Arts: Event Horizon, SPACE Gallery
    • Visual Arts: Marx@200, SPACE Gallery
    • Visual Arts: Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, April
    • Visual Arts: Gallery Crawl in the Cultural District, September 27, 2019
  • Liberty Magic
    • 2022-2023 Liberty Magic Season Announcement
    • 2021-2022 Liberty Magic Season
    • 2020-2021 Liberty Magic Season
    • Liberty Magic 2020 Spring and Summer Lineup
    • Liberty Magic 2019-2020 Subscription Series Announced
    • Liberty Magic Summer 2019 Lineup On Sale Now
    • Brand-New Arts Space and Experience, LIBERTY MAGIC: Elevating the Art of Magic
  • Trust Events and Guest Attractions
    • DISNEY PRINCESS -- THE CONCERT REVEALS CAST COMING TO THE PITTSBURGH’S BENEDUM CENTER NOV. 28 TICKETS ON-SALE NOW
    • PAW Patrol Live! "The Great Pirate Adventure", January 21-22, 2023, Benedum Center
    • The Fab Four-The Ultimate Tribute, October 28, 2022, Byham Theater
    • Ronnie Marmo in I'm Not A Comedian...I'm Lenny Bruce
    • Rock 'n Remember LIVE!, Saturday, April 30, 2022, Benedum Center
    • Casting for The Second City: It's A Wild, Wacky Wonderful Life
    • Darius Rucker Comes to the Benedum Center February 18, 2022
    • Amos Lee Comes to Byham Theater for 2022 U.S. Spring Tour
    • Bring up the Lights! Celebrate Christmas in July
    • Return of BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive!
    • Pandora Presents Disney Princess the Concert
    • HOUSE WINE: An At-Home Wine Tasting
    • Mandy Moore Announces 2020 North American Tour
    • The Chocolate Bar at the Benedum
    • Rock ‘n' Remember Live! Stars from the Golden Age of Rock and Roll Return to the Benedum Center in April
    • Dancing with the Stars Live Tour 2020 Dances its Way to Pittsburgh This Winter
    • A Benedum Christmas – Home for the Holidays Returns as Pittsburgh's Holiday Showcase
    • Mary Chapin and Shawn Colvin Coming to the Benedum Center October 17, 2019
    • Multiple Choice: Dance/Machine, August Wilson Center
    • Billy Gardell, Benedum Center
    • Decades Rewind, Music of the 60's, 70's, 80's, Byham Theater
    • Yanni 25-Live at The Acropolis Anniversary Concert Tour, Benedum Center
    • Theater: Kaiju Big Battel, Byham Theater
    • Event: Cultured Cocktails, Benedum Center
    • Theater: National Geographic Live-Hilaree Nelson: Point of No Return
    • A Celebration of Women's History Month: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart
    • Theater: Jerry Seinfeld, March 8, 2019, Benedum Center
    • Theater: A Magical Cirque Christmas, December 13, 2018, Benedum Center
    • Music: AMERICA, 2018-2019 World Tour, February 21, 2019, Byham Theater
    • #1 Hit True Crime Podcast MY FAVORITE MURDER Coming to the Benedum!
    • NICK JR. LIVE! “MOVE TO THE MUSIC” Coming to the Benedum Center January 17-19, 2020
    • Comedy: Eddie B,
    • BABY SHARK LIVE! Coming to the Byham Theater November 4, 2019
    • Life Will Be The Death Of Me: Chelsea Handler’s Stand-Up Comedy Tour Announces Additional North American Dates
    • NICK MASON’S SAUCERFUL OF SECRETS THE ECHOES TOUR ANNOUNCES RESCHEDULED DATES FOR FALL 2022
  • Greer Cabaret Theater Programs
    • 2022-2023 TRUST Cabaret Series, celebrating its 10-year anniversary season
    • April 2022 BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive, Greer Cabaret Theater
    • Dr. Harry Clark Honored with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s 2021 JazzLive Legacy Award
    • 2021-2022 TRUST Cabaret Series
    • 2020-2021 TRUST Cabaret Series, Greer Cabaret Theater
    • 2019-2020 TRUST Cabaret Series, Greer Cabaret Theater
    • 2018-19 TRUST Cabaret Season Announced
    • April 2019: Jazz Happenings, Pittsburgh's Cultural District, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
    • New Date & Venue: Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp, 2018-2019 TRUST Cabaret Series
    • Trust Cabaret Series 2018-2019 Continues in the New Year, Greer Cabaret Theater
    • JazzLive 15th Anniversary Celebration, Greer Cabaret Theater
    • BNY Mellon Presents JazzLive, April 2018, Cultural District
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Renames its Cabaret Theater, Honoring Long-Time Trustee and Supporter George Greer
  • Trust Arts Education
    • In-Person Summer Camps Return for 2021 Presented by the Trust Arts Education Department
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust: Applications Now Available For Disney Musicals In Schools Program
    • Theater: Cityscape, Trust Arts Education Center
  • Dentons Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series
    • PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANNOUNCES THE 2022–2023 DENTONS COHEN & GRIGSBY TRUST PRESENTS SERIES
    • Straight No Chaser Returns to Pittsburgh
    • One Night of Queen
    • Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass featuring Love Cannon
    • Bollywood spectacular, "Taj Express," comes to Pittsburgh November 6th
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces The 2019 – 2020 COHEN & GRIGSBY TRUST PRESENTS Series
    • Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series: Black Violin Comes to the Byham Theater on September 26, 2019
    • Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents Series: Around the World and Back
    • Theater: Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live:
    • Theater: PAW Patrol Live! The Great Pirate Adventure, Benedum Center
    • Theater: February 2018, Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents, Cultural District
    • Theater: The Hollywood Special Effects Show, Byham Theater
    • Theater: 'Peppa Pig's Surprise' Extends Tour Including Pittsburgh, PA on November 20, 2018
    • Tickets On Sale for CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90s MUSICAL
    • Announcing Debut Tour of MASTERCHEF JUNIOR LIVE!
    • Straight No Chaser Coming to the Benedum Center December 18, 2019
    • The Office! A Musical Parody
  • Children’s Theater and EQT Bridge Theater
    • 36th Annual EQT Children’s Theater Festival Returns In-person in the Cultural District
    • Virtual Field Trips for Educators & Groups Presented by the EQT Children's Theater Festival
    • 35th Annual EQT Children's Theater Festival Free Programming Announced
    • 35th Annual EQT Children's Theater Festival
    • Children's Theater: Theatreworks USA in Dragons Love Tacos and Other Stories
    • Theater: 2018-2019 Citizens Bank Children's Theater Series, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
    • Children's Theater: The 13-Story Treehouse, August Wilson Center
    • 2018–2019 EQT Bridge Theater Series for Pre-Teens and Older Features Shifting Perspectives
    • 33rd ANNUAL EQT CHILDREN’S THEATER FESTIVAL, MAY 16-19, 2019
    • 50th Anniversary of THE CHILDREN’S THEATER SERIES: 2019-2020 Season Announced
    • EQT Bridge Theater Series Announced: 2019-2020 Season
  • Pittsburgh Dance Council
    • Pittsburgh Dance Council 2021-2022 Season
    • Dance: 2019-2020 Pittsburgh Dance Council 50th anniversary season continues
    • Dance: 2018-19 Pittsburgh Dance Council, Cultural District
    • Dance: Grupo Corpo, Byham Theater
    • Dance: Derek Hough: Live! The Tour, 2019, Benedum Center
    • Dance: 2019-2020 Pittsburgh Dance Council Series, 50th Anniversary Season
    • Pittsburgh Dance Council 2021 Spring Season
  • Festivals
    • Lineup Announced: Pittsburgh Humanities Festival – March 24-26, 2023 in the Cultural District
    • Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2023, December 31, 2022, Pittsburgh's Cultural District
    • 2022 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, full programming line up
    • 2022 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival Presented by Citizens Programming Line-up Announced
    • Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2022 Programming Announcement
    • Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2022 Returns to the Cultural District!
    • Full Lineup For Lights On! A Three-Day Celebration Of Pittsburgh's Cultural District
    • Lights On! A Three-Day Celebration of Pittsburgh's Cultural District
    • 2021 Adjusted Footprint for the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
    • 2021 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
    • People's Choice Award Recipient Announced for Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, June 5-14, 2020
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces Virtual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, June 5-14, 2020
    • Tickets On Sale Now, 34th Annual EQT Children's Theater Festival, May 14-17, 2020
    • Registration Open for Free Teen Day at Bookish in the 'Burgh
    • 2020 Pittsburgh Humanities Festival Programming Line-up Announced
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces Second Annual BOOKISH IN THE ‘BURGH - Pittsburgh's Teen Book Festival
    • Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2020 New Year's Eve Celebration Lineup
    • 2019 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival Lineup
    • Festival: Pittsburgh Humanities Festival 2019
    • Highmark First Night Pittsburgh 2019 Silver Jubilee Announced!
    • Festival: Pittsburgh International Festival of Firsts, September 21-November 11, 2018
    • Festivals: Pittsburgh Humanities Festival 2018 Programming Lineup Announced
    • Festival: EQT Children's Theater Festival, May 17-20, 2018
    • Festival: Featured Music Lineup – 2018 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
    • Festival: Mavis Staples to Perform at Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
    • Festival: 2018 Dollar Bank Three Rivers arts Festival Programming
    • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Celebrates the Inaugural BOOKISH IN THE 'BURGH
    • 2019 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival: 60th Anniversary Featured Music Lineup
  • Harris Theater
    • Three Stooges Festival at the Harris Theater: Hosted by Pittsburgh Magazine’s Sean Collier!
    • Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid at 100 at the Harris Theater
    • Film: Januscary Horror Film Festival at the Harris Theater, January 1 - 6
    • Film: The Harris Theater Reopens with Multiple Screenings of Dear Evan Hansen!
    • Film: Rolling Stone: The Life and Death of Brian Jones
    • New Programming at the Harris Theater
  • PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh
    • BEETLEJUICE, February 21-26, 2023, Benedum Center, PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh
    • Jagged Little Pill, January 24-29, 2023, Benedum Center | 2022-2023 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh
    • PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANTICIPATES UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND AHEAD OF SIX TICKET PRE-SALE
    • Cast Announced Disney's Frozen, PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh
    • Tickets for Disney's Frozen On Sale Now!
    • HADESTOWN: Casting Announcement
    • SIX: Casting Announcement
    • LES MISÉRABLES: Casting Announcement
    • PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh: AIN’T TOO PROUD THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS, Benedum Center
    • TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Casting Announcement
    • PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL Casting Announcement
    • Broadway: 2018-19 Broadway in Pittsburgh Season Announcement
    • Theater: Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: Rodgers+Hammerstein's Cinderella, Heinz Hall
    • Broadway: RENT 20th Anniversary Tour Rush Tickets, Heinz Hall
    • Broadway: RENT 20th Anniversary Tour, Heinz Hall
    • Broadway: WAITRESS, Benedum Center, March 6-11, 2018
    • Broadway: Two Local Young Actresses To Play Role of “Lulu” in WAITRESS, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: WAITRESS Pie Contest, PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh
    • Broadway: The Bodyguard, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: Wicked Lottery for $25 Seats, Benedum Center/PNC Broadway
    • Broadway: Autism-Friendly Performance of WICKED, Benedum Center
    • Auditions: Role of Lulu in Waitress, PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series, Benedum Center
    • PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh: Disney's Aladdin, Benedum Center
    • Broadway, Disney's Aladdin, Casting Announcement, Trevor Dion Nicholas as "Genie"
    • Broadway: ELF The Musical, Tickets on Sale, Heinz Hall
    • Broadway: Disney's Aladdin, Casting Announced, PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh
    • Broadway: The Play That Goes Wrong, National Tour Launch, September 18-23, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: ANASTASIA Casting Announced North American Tour
    • Broadway: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: National Tour Cast, The Play That Goes Wrong, September 18-23, Benedum Center
    • HAMILTON Tickets Are Going On Sale!
    • Broadway: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Return Engagement, February 20-March, 3, 2019, Benedum Center
    • Broadway: Casting Revealed: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, Benedum Center
    • 2019-2020 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Season Announcement
    • THE LION KING Sensory-Friendly Performance, September 14, 2019, Benedum Center
    • Casting Has Been Announced for Disney’s THE LION KING At the Benedum Center
    • MEAN GIRLS Announces the Trio of Actresses Launching the First National Tour As “The Plastics”
    • 2019-2020 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Series Individual Show Onsale Dates Announced
    • MEAN GIRLS Announces Full Casting for the First National Tour
    • JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR National Tour Cast 2019-2020
    • Broadway: Lifetime Broadway Balances America, Season 6 Premieres September 30, 2019
    • Casting Announced for A BRONX TALE, Broadway’s Hit New Musical
    • THE ILLUSIONISTS - MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS comes to Heinz Hall, December 26 - 29, 2019
    • THE BAND'S VISIT National Tour Casting
    • Casting Revealed for the New National Tour of Miss Saigon
    • CATS, February 25-March 1, 2020, Benedum Center
    • 2020-2021 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Season Announcement
    • 2021-2022 Adjusted PNC Broadway In Pittsburgh Programs
    • THE BAND'S VISIT Tickets on Sale for Pittsburgh Engagement
    • SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical Tickets on Sale for Pittsburgh Engagement
    • OKLAHOMA! Tickets on Sale for Pittsburgh Engagement
    • HAMILTON Tickets Go On Sale October 18
  • PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL Casting Announcement

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