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We’re excited to welcome you to Sounds of the Season tomorrow evening. The concert will proceed as scheduled, regardless of weather conditions. Please note that tickets are non-refundable in the event of non-attendance. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to sharing a wonderful holiday performance with you.

The Family-Friendly Holiday Concert of the Year

Gather your friends, family, and festive spirit for an unforgettable evening of holiday music that blends, jazz, soul, and global rhythms. Sounds of the Season brings together some of Pittsburgh’s most celebrated artists – alongside internationally recognized performers – for a joyful concert that welcomes all ages and all traditions.

Whether you’re coming for the soaring vocals, the soulful sound, the big-band energy, or simply to kick off the season with community and cheer, this is a night that will leave you glowing from the inside out.

Perfect for families, friend-groups, youth ensembles, faith communities, office outings, and more.

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Featured Artists

Dr. Zuly Inirio

An award-winning operatic soprano whose powerful voice has been heard across major stages in the U.S. and abroad. Dr. Inirio made her Carnegie Music Hall debut in NYC in 2025, and brings both heart and technical brilliance to every performance.

Hugo Cruz & Caminos

One of Pittsburgh’s most beloved musical ensembles, known for electrifying percussion, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and cross-cultural musical fusion. Internationally recognized and deeply respected as a musician’s musician, Hugo’s performances ignite joy and movement.

Dr. Kendra Ross

Kendra Janelle Ross, PhD is an award-winning singer, songwriter, and cultural worker whose music lives where soul meets liberation and justice. Blending gospel, jazz, rock, blues, folk, and R&B, her debut album New Voice earned SoulTracks.com’s New Artist of the Year. She’s shared stages with Gregory Porter, Lalah Hathaway, and Babyface, and is now completing This Womanist Work, a powerful new collaborative EP celebrating Black women’s stories through song and sisterhood.

Brendan Williams

A rising gospel powerhouse praised for his dynamic vocals and magnetic stage presence. When he’s not performing across the country—from Pittsburgh to Atlanta—Brendan is also a visionary creative and founder of the interior design company b classy.

Parking Information

Parking is free for most Weekend and Evening performances in the AHN Garage across the street from the theater. For more information, click below.

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Introducing CSA: Off the Page

CSA: Off the Page shines a light on the powerful voices just beyond our CSA mainstage. This three-part reading series showcases the work of runner-up artists whose stories, scripts, and ideas embody the same bold creativity at the heart of the Community Supported Art Performance Series. Join us to experience fresh perspectives, works-in-progress, and the exciting artistry that’s shaping the future of Pittsburgh’s performance scene.

Gloria, Jean, and the Sexy Ghost Show by Matt Henderson

It’s the near future, and a nasty virus has shut everything down. Gloria and Jean have no life whatsoever and never leave the house. In a world plagued by isolation, these two middle-aged women living on opposite ends of the country embark on a forbidden romantic journey – constant watch parties bingeing a CW TV show about sexy teen ghosts in love. The farther in they go, season after season, an unsettling question emerges more and more clearly – what does it take to get off the couch?

Parking Information

Parking is free for most Weekend and Evening performances in the AHN Garage across the street from the theater. For more information, click below.

New Hazlett Parking

Introducing CSA: Off the Page

CSA: Off the Page shines a light on the powerful voices just beyond our CSA mainstage. This three-part reading series showcases the work of runner-up artists whose stories, scripts, and ideas embody the same bold creativity at the heart of the Community Supported Art Performance Series. Join us to experience fresh perspectives, works-in-progress, and the exciting artistry that’s shaping the future of Pittsburgh’s performance scene.

Cosmic Microwave Background by Julia Fraser

Rita, a former translator of Italian poetry, and her husband leave New York for remote serenity in New Mexico. There is an odd, persistent buzz that envelops the landscape and pierces her fresh start. When her tech-optimist neighbor echoes her concern, they set off to discover the elusive sound and restore silence before it explodes her marriage and sanity.

Parking Information

Parking is free for most Weekend and Evening performances in the AHN Garage across the street from the theater. For more information, click below.

New Hazlett Parking

Introducing CSA: Off the Page

CSA: Off the Page shines a light on the powerful voices just beyond our CSA mainstage. This three-part reading series showcases the work of runner-up artists whose stories, scripts, and ideas embody the same bold creativity at the heart of the Community Supported Art Performance Series. Join us to experience fresh perspectives, works-in-progress, and the exciting artistry that’s shaping the future of Pittsburgh’s performance scene.

There Goes The Bride by Noah Van Ess & Catcher Sanchez

There Goes the Bride is a musical comedy about a caterer who gets stuck working at his ex-girlfriend’s wedding. What follows is a whirlwind of wedding chaos, emotional twists, and show-stopping songs. It’s a heartfelt story about letting go of the past, breaking free from who we thought we had to be, and embracing the unknown.

Parking Information

Parking is free for most Weekend and Evening performances in the AHN Garage across the street from the theater. For more information, click below.

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About the Performance

A queer, zero-gravity world of dance, family, and pop, exploring love, labor, and time with humor, joy, and cosmic imagination.

About the Artist

Erin Kouwe (she/they) is a creator, dance artist, and educator. Her choreography has been presented by Nashville Ballet, the School for Contemporary Dance and Thought, Tennessee Women’s Theater Project, and multiple universities, amongst others. Kouwe has danced with New Dialect, Visceral Dance Chicago, and Luna Negra Dance Theater. She is a certified Countertechnique Teacher and an Assistant Professor of Dance at Slippery Rock University. Kouwe holds an MFA from Smith College and a BA from Point Park University.

Parking Information

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About the Performance

1980s Homewood: A middle-class couple will do anything to keep their 7-year-old’s birthday on track—even if it means playing nice with the impossible.

About the Artist

Christine CMC Bethea (she/her) Traveling world wide as a member of a military family, Christine CMC Bethea credits the Midwest and the Far East for a multidisciplinary aesthetic that includes visual art, digital content, and journalism. CMC Bethea’s work as a creative has been archived in the Library of Congress, and has received several prestigious awards for arts collaboration and administration. She currently serves as a City of Pittsburgh Art Commissioner and wrote her first play, Birthday at Tiffany’s, as a Community Artist Scholar Awardee with the August Wilson Archives.

Parking Information

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Spooktacular Lobby Bash at the New Hazlett Theater!

October 25th 12:00pm – 2:00pm

The fun starts before the curtain rises! Stop by the New Hazlett lobby for free Halloween-themed activities—create your own trick-or-treat bag, enjoy face painting as well as hands-on artmaking with local partners!

Parking Information

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Your Evening Awaits!

September 25th, 2025 – 6:00pm

Come meet our talented CSA 13 artists and experience their incredible creativity firsthand, in a warm and welcoming community—your community—that makes this season genuinely special.

 

Join us for delicious cocktails at our cash bar and complimentary hors d’oeuvres, along with some special surprises tailored just for you. Connect with fellow arts supporters.

 

Exclusive perks await all attendees! Join us for an event designed with you in mind. We can’t wait to see you!

 

Registration for this event is completely free, but required.

 

Register Here

Parking Information

Parking is free for most Weekend and Evening performances in the AHN Garage across the street from the theater. For more information, click below.

New Hazlett Parking

Recent News & Updates

From Judas to Agnus: Treasure Treasure returns to the Pittsburgh stage January 2, 2026
WQED: Voice of the Arts: Enjoy Sounds of the Season at the New Hazlett Theater December 4, 2025
WESA: Acclaimed visual artist Christine CMC Bethea debuts her first play in Pittsburgh November 20, 2025

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