Broadway’s biggest shows featuring classics and modern hits are coming to Pittsburgh!
This week, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust revealed 11 of the hottest Broadway shows heading to Pittsburgh as part of the 2025–2026 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season, presented in partnership with Broadway Across America.
“The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is proud to present another remarkable lineup of touring Broadway productions at the Benedum Center for the 2025–2026 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season,” shared Kendra Whitlock Ingram, President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
“We’re thrilled to highlight dozens of sensational dance, cabaret, magic, live music, and family-friendly events so audiences can mark their calendars now for can’t-miss attractions this fall and spring,” Brooke Horejsi, the Cultural Trust’s Chief Programming and Engagement Officer.
2025–2026 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Lineup
A BEAUTIFUL NOISE | September 9–14, 2025 | Benedum Center
Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, A Beautiful Noise is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became a chart-busting, show-stopping American rock icon. With 120 million albums sold, a catalogue of classics like “America,” “Forever in Blue Jeans,” and “Sweet Caroline,” numerous awards, and sold-out concerts around the world, Neil Diamond’s story was made to shine on Broadway—and head out on the road across America.
SIX | October 7–12, 2025 | Benedum Center
From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the Six wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over! The New York Times says Six “Totally rules!” (Critic’s Pick) and The Washington Post hails Six as “Exactly the kind of energizing, inspirational illumination this town aches for!”
HELL’S KITCHEN | November 4–9, 2025 | Benedum Center
Ali is a 17-year-old girl full of fire – searching for freedom, passion and her place in the world. How she finds them is a New York City coming-of-age story you’ve never felt before—Hell’s Kitchen, a new musical from 16-time Grammy® Award winner Alicia Keys, whose new songs and greatest hits about growing up in NY inspire a story made for Broadway.
LES MISÉRABLES | November 25–30, 2025 | Benedum Center
Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, Les Misérables, makes a triumphant return to Pittsburgh. Set against the backdrop of 19th century France, Les Misérables is a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit.
CLUE | December 30, 2025–January 4, 2026 | Benedum Center
Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.
WICKED | January 14–February 15, 2026 | Benedum Center
Wicked, Pittsburgh’s most “popular” musical, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.” From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment, Wicked—the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST | February 24–March 1, 2026 | Benedum Center
Be our guest at Beauty And The Beast, Disney’s first North American production of the beloved musical in over 25 years. Members of the original creative team have reunited to bring this enchanting and timeless tale to life in a breathtaking musical filled with the romance and spectacle audiences know and love.
Three season add-ons await!
CHICAGO | March 10–15, 2026 | Benedum Center
Chicago is still the one musical with everything that makes Broadway shimmy-shake: a universal tale of fame, fortune, and all that jazz, with one show-stopping song after another and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen. In the whirlwind of Chicago’s Jazz Age, two of the Cook County Jail’s most notorious murderesses—vaudeville star Velma Kelly and chorus girl Roxie Hart—become fierce rivals as they compete for headlines amidst a media frenzy.
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS | March 31–April 5, 2026 | Benedum Center
The critically acclaimed bestselling novel comes to “thrilling, dazzling” life (Time Out New York) in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical! After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age.
SHUCKED | April 14–19, 2026 | Benedum Center
Shucked is the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like economists. Featuring a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn (Tootsie), a score by the Grammy® Award–winning songwriting team of Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally (Kacey Musgraves’ “Follow Your Arrow”), and directed by Tony Award winner Jack O’Brien (Hairspray), this corn-fed, corn-bred American musical is sure to satisfy your appetite for great musical theater.
THE GREAT GATSBY | May 26–31, 2026 | Benedum Center
The party’s roaring in Pittsburgh! Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as “a Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy,” The Great Gatsby is the Tony Award®-winning new musical based on the classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald. This story of extravagance and longing is “one wildly entertaining night at the theater and musical theater at its finest” (Theatrely).
More thrilling shows added
In addition to the PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series, the Cultural Trust will also host a one-night-only performance by three-time Tony Award-winning star Patti Lupone; a star-studded Trust Cabaret subscription season including Eva Noblezada, Jeremy Jordan, and more; five extraordinary companies from across the globe on the Pittsburgh Dance Council subscription season; five suspenseful shows at Liberty Magic featuring the renowned Lee Terbosic; and a new seven-show Trust Family offering for thrill seekers and make-believers of all ages, including Dog Man: The Musical and Dinosaur World LIVE.
Ticket Information
Visit TrustArts.org to get the best seats at the best price for all events throughout the year, and subscriptions are on sale now. Learn more about subscriber benefits at TrustArts.org/Broadway.
