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  PBT Artists: Tommie Lin Kesten, Rylan Doty and Hannah Carter; Photographer: Justin Merriman   Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) will perform the magical, time-honored holiday tradition,  The Nutcracker,   December 5-28, 2025 at the Benedum Center.  Set in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh, Terrence S. Orr’s dazzling version of   The Nutcracker   highlights the city’s beloved landmarks, sports teams and history.  PBT’s current production of  The Nutcracker  follows   Marie and the Nutcracker Prince on an unforgettable adventure through sparkling snow into the Land of Enchantment. It  features  hundreds of colorful characters in an unforgettable adventure through the Land of Enchantment. Audiences who attend the ballet can expect to experience a dazzling journey of: Five stunning scenes More than 100 artists from the professional company and PBT School Pittsburgh celebrity guest star appearances in Act l Over 30 sleight-of-hand...

First a 2007 novel by Thomas Mallon, then a 2023 adaptation for a miniseries streaming on Showtime/Paramount and now an opera by contemporary composer, Gregory Spears, and librettist Greg Pierce. Fellow Travelers  focuses on a multi-decade romantic relationship between two gay men who meet during the height of the McCarthy era in the 1950s. Billed as a look at the Red Scare tinted with lavender, the story follows the lives of Timothy Laughlin and Hawkins Fuller, who meet by chance through a serendipitous encounter. A zealous partisan in the crusade against Communism, Laughlin, a naïve college graduate, gets his first job through Fuller, a handsome State Department official with influential political ties. As their budding romantic affair grows ever stronger, their lives and careers are threatened by the corrosive political climate that tests both men’s loyalties and convictions. Their love story is unduly influenced by what it takes the to survive by playing the risky game of secre...

  Celebrate your Holidays with Family, Friends, & Chatham Baroque! Experience Chamber Music from Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century German-speaking Lands with Chatham Baroque:  A Trio Virtuosic Friday, November 21 • 7:30 PM  • Teutonia Männerchor Saturday, November 22 • 7:30 PM   • Calvary Episcopal Church Sunday, November 23 • 2:30 PM  • Levy Hall, Rodef Shalom   Bring together family and friends on Nov 21-23 for pre-Thanksgiving festivities with  A Trio Virtuosic ! Each year, Chatham Baroque’s annual trio concert features the group’s core members—Andrew Fouts (violin), Patricia Halverson (viola da gamba), and Scott Pauley (theorbo)—who have performed together for more than 17 years. This year's program focuses on music from German-speaking lands, highlighting composers active in the 17th and 18th centuries. Works by Dietrich Buxtehude and Johann Heinrich Erlebach treat the violin and viola da gamba as equal solo voices, ...

  Photo courtesy of Alisa Garin Photography This Friday, join the  Junior Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh  for an evening that celebrates happiness through song.  Finding Joy  invites audiences to experience the power of music to uplift, connect, and inspire. Date: Friday, November 7, 2025 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location:  Third Presbyterian Church, Shadyside This talented group of young singers explores what it means to “sing because we’re happy and free.” The program features choral works from Malaysia, Bosnia, Ireland, and the United States, including music by Reena Esmail, Tracy Wong, Flory Jagoda, B.E. Boykin, and others. Through a beautiful and diverse selection of music, the choir reminds us that joy can be found in shared voices and simple melodies that bring people together. Highlights include: A rich program celebrating joy and connection through global choral traditions Inspiring performances by Pittsburgh’s next generation of vocal talent A concert tha...