Event · Arts & crafts

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre: The Nutcracker

When

Fri, Dec 4 · 7:00 PMDec 4 7 PM; Dec 5 2 & 7 PM; Dec 6 12 PM & 4:30 PM (sensory-friendly); Dec 10 & 11 7 PM; Dec 12 2 & 7 PM; Dec 13 12 & 4:30 PM; Dec 18 7 PM; Dec 19 2 & 7 PM; Dec 20 12 & 4:30 PM; Dec 21, 22, 23 7 PM; Dec 26 2 & 7 PM; Dec 27 12 & 4:30 PM.

Where

Benedum Center237 7th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Families

Cost

Ticket prices not printed on the PBT performance page.

Organizer

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Upcoming dates: Fri, Dec 4 · Sat, Dec 5 · Sun, Dec 6 · Thu, Dec 10 · Fri, Dec 11 · Sat, Dec 12 · Sun, Dec 13 · Fri, Dec 18 · Sat, Dec 19 · Sun, Dec 20 · Mon, Dec 21 · Tue, Dec 22 · Wed, Dec 23 · Sat, Dec 26 · Sun, Dec 27

Terrence S. Orr's The Nutcracker, set to Tchaikovsky, returns to the Benedum Center for its final year before an all-new PBT production in 2027. Public performances run Dec. 4–27, 2026 (Dec. 4 11 AM is a student matinee). Free theater programs include artist Q&As, 'Tea with the AD', audio description (Dec. 6 4:30 pm and Dec. 20 12 pm) and a Nutcracker Family Workshop at 12:45 PM on Dec. 5 and Dec. 19 (registration required). The Dec. 6, 4:30 p.m. performance is sensory-friendly.