City Theatre 2025 – 2026 Season
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City Theatre's 2025-2026 Main Season
ANOTHER KIND OF SILENCE by L M Feldman
City Theatre Main Stage
September 20 – October 12, 2025
A chance meeting in sunny Athens, Greece has Chap and Evan falling in love. The catch? Both women are already attached – just not to each other. An epic journey of language, desire, and dreaming, Another Kind of Silence is a bilingual and bicultural world premiere in English and American Sign Language that will inspire the heart with its wanderlust and wonder. Experience one of the most ambitious productions in City Theatre history.
LOUISA MAY ALCOTT’S LITTLE WOMEN by Lauren Gunderson
City Theatre Main Stage
November 15 – December 7, 2025
From the playwright of The Revolutionists and the Christmas at Pemberley series comes the world premiere of a new adaptation of a beloved classis. Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women explores the parallel lives of the authot’s family and the iconic March sisters – Jo, Beth, Meg, and Amy – in a heartwarming coming of age tale of empowerment, family, resilience – and the creation of an American literary masterpiece, with Alcott herself center stage.
MALCOLM X AND REDD FOXX WASHING DISHES AT JIMMY’S CHICKEN SHACK IN HARLEM by Jonathan Norton
City Theatre Main Stage
January 17 – February 8, 2026
Before they were icons, they were two young men washing dishes in Harlem. It’s 1943 and Foxy (soon to be Redd Foxx) befriends fellow dishwasher Little, better known, many years later, as Malcom X. In a summer of heartbreak, uprisings, and leftovers, the two shape each other into the legends they are known to be through a revolutionary mix of humor and heart.
EUREKA DAY by Jonathan Spector
City Theatre Main Stage
March 7 – March 29, 2026
Fresh from Broadway (though not from DC - Google it), this all too timely, bitingly funny comedy takes place during several board meetings at an ultra-progressive California school proud of its inclusivity and commitment to consensus – at least until a mumps outbreak reveals varying views (like, everyone’s) on vaccination. In one of the funniest plays to open [all] year (The New York Times) parents dance the line of advocating for their children while trying not to offend…anyone.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH by John Cameron Mitchell, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Trask
The Greer Cabaret
May 2 - June 7, 2026
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. In partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
Special CityEvents for 2025-2026!
SECOND CITY: LAUGH HARDER, NOT SMARTER
City Theatre Main Stage
April 9 – April 18, 2026
Laugh Harder, Not Smarter is a celebration of legendary American comedy 65 years in the making. Featuring a hilarious array of classic sketch comedy and songs from the company’s rich history, fresh new favorites, as well as the signature brand of irreverent improv that The Second City is famous for. This innovative and interactive performance, brought to life by the dynamic Second City Touring Company, is a celebration of the comedic genius that has graced our stages for six and a half decades. With alumni such as Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, and Keegan Michael-Key, The Second City has an unmatched track record of launching the careers of comedy superstars.