City Theatre and the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust are thrilled to announce casting for the City Theatre production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch by John Cameron Mitchell with Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask presented in partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural District at the Greer Cabaret, May 2 – June 7. The production is directed by Robert Ramirez, head of the School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University, joined by Music Supervisor Rick Edinger (Co-Artistic Director at the CMU Center for New Work Development), and Music Director Ben Brosche.
Hedwig was first staged at City Theatre in 2003 and was adored by audiences and hailed by critics. The company is honored to stage their first-ever revival in partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. Prepared to electrify the Greer Cabaret downtown as the legendary Hedwig is local performer Treasure Treasure. The role of Yitzhak will be performed by Theo Allyn and the the full band lineup of the Angry Inch will be announced in the spring.
“Hedwig is a torchbearer for the human spirit, shared Treasure. “I was only two months old when the wall fell. A longing for liberation and the search for home have been tenets of my life.”
The creative team includes: scenic design by Britton Mauk, costume design by Daniele Tyler Mathews, lighting design by Andrew David Ostrowski, sound design by Zachary Beattie-Brown, and media content design by Scott Andrew. Patti Kelly is the production stage manager.
ABOUT HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Text by John Cameron Mitchell
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Trask
Directed by Robert Ramirez
May 2 – June 7, 2026
Presented 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.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
May 2 – June 7, 2026
Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. and/or 7:30 p.m.
Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays at 1:00 p.m. and/or 5:30 p.m.
Sundays at 2:00 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.
For a complete listing of show times, please visit CityTheatreCompany.org or call 412-431-2489 (CITY).
BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:
412.431.CITY (2489) or CityTheatreCompany.org
WHERE:
Greer Cabaret
655 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Treasure
Treasure is a multi-dimensional artist whose career has spanned three decades.
Notable appearances: Hamlet (Quantum); Cabaret (Hangar), First Lady (PICT)
& Jesus Christ Superstar at the Byham.
Broadway: Annie Get Your Gun. She
appeared in the premiere of Stephen Trask’s co-authored musical This Ain’t No
Disco at Atlantic Theater Company. Her
EP, HYPNEROTOMACHIA, is available on all platforms and can be heard in rotation
on 91.3 WYEP. Treasure's short film
which synthesizes trans identity & yearbook portraiture recently premiered
at the August Wilson African-American Cultural Center. She was a 2023 F.I.N.E. artist-in-residence
at Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh. Treasure
is the co-author and star of her original play, Agnus Teaches Acting (Winter
2026, New Hazlett Theater).
@wowitstreasure / @agnusteachesacting
Theo Allyn is ecstatic to be back at City Theatre, having last been seen in their underwear as Stephanie in POTUS - innertube and all. Other City Theatre credits include Tigers Be Still, Precious Little, and The 13th of Paris. Having just completed a nine month tour with Great Lakes Theatre/Idaho Shakespeare Festival and the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival in their joint productions of Twelfth Night (Feste) and Peter and the Starcatcher (Smee), it is very good to be home. Regional credits: Jo in Dobama Theatre’s Little Women (awarded Best Non Musical Production of 2023 Cleveland); A Musical Christmas Carol, Young Frankenstein, Into the Woods and Anything Goes with Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera; the original San Francisco company of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child; This Beautiful City with Diversionary Theatre (San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Craig Noel Nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Musical); The Upstairs Concierge and The Matchmaker at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago; as well as local credits with Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, and Pittsburgh Irish and Classical. Training includes the Atlantic Theatre Company Acting School and NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
ABOUT CITY THEATRE:
Founded in 1975, City Theatre is in its 51st season as
Pittsburgh’s home for bold new plays. Located in the historic South Side on its
four-building cultural campus, the company produces a season of regional and
world premieres; its renowned Young Playwrights Festival, now in its 26th year;
a season-long reading series of new works in progress; and the annual Momentum
Festival. City Theatre’s mission is to provide an artistic home for the
development and production of contemporary plays that engage and challenge a
diverse audience. Its vision is to be the best mid-sized theater in America.
Organizational core values are: Community; Collaboration; Equity, Diversity,
Inclusion & Accessibility; and Creativity. With an annual average operating
budget of over $3.3M, City Theatre is the largest performing arts organization
not located in Pittsburgh’s downtown Cultural District and is a constituent and
core member of the League of Resident Theaters (LORT), Theatre Communications
Group (TCG), and the National New Play Network (NNPN). Clare Drobot serves as
Artistic Director alongside Managing Director James McNeel. The current
full-time staff numbers 24 with over 125 additional part-time, artist, and
contractor staff employed each season. City Theatre is governed by a board of
21 community volunteers (Barbara Rudiak, board president). Major support for
the 2025-2026 season is provided by the Allegheny Regional Asset District, The
Shubert Foundation, the Arthur J. and Betty F. Diskin Cultural Endowment Fund
of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, and major donors supporting
City Theatre’s ‘Next Act’ 50th Anniversary Campaign. Learn more at
CityTheatreCompany.org.
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