Links for Theater Musicians

The Pittsburgh Musicians' Union is active in the theater community. In addition to the downtown theaters located in the Cultural District, PMU musicians play throughout the Greater Pittsburgh area. We hope that the links below will be helpful for all musicians.

Theaters

The Backstage Bar
The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
The Byham Theater
Cabaret at Theater Square
Carnegie Library of Homestead Music Hall
Carnegie Music Hall - Oakland
The Harris Theater
Heinz Hall - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
The O'Reilly Theater
Theater Square

Schools with Performing Arts Theaters

Carnegie Mellon University - College of Fine Arts - School of Music
Duquesne University - Mary Pappert School of Music
Pittsburgh CAPA - Creative And Performing Arts magnet school
Chatham University - Art and Design Division / Music

Organizations

TRADE
Theater Musicians Association - National
Actors Equity - Representing American Actors and Stage Managers in the Theatre
IASTE - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
AGMA - American Guild of Musical Artists

LABOR
American Federation of Musicians (AFM) - National
AFM-EP Fund - American Federation of Musicians and Employers' Pension Fund
AFL-CIO - National
AFL-CIO - Pennsylvania
AFL-CIO - Allegheny County Labor Council (Pittsburgh)

PITTSBURGH ARTS
Greater Pennsylvania Arts Council
Pittsburgh Cultural District
Pittsburgh Dance Council

PERFORMING RIGHTS & COPYRIGHT
ASCAP - Musical Theater
BMI
Harry Fox Agency (HFA)
Recording Artists Royalties
SESAC
Sound Exchange
US Copyright Office

Resources

TheaterMania
Talkin' Broadway
Internet Broadway Database
The Internet Movie Database/Musicals
Musical Heaven
The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive
The Broadway League
OffBroadway.com

National Media

Performing Song Writer Magazine
Performer Magazine
Playbill Magazine
Playbill Radio
Variety Magazine

Local Media

Pittsburgh City Paper
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
WDUQ 90.5 FM - Public Radio - Jazz/NPR
WQED 89.3FM Public Radio - Classical
WQED TV - Public Television - PBS

Government

Small Business Administration
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts - Grants
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
City of Pittsburgh
Allegheny County

Public Transportation

Pittsburgh Port Authority Transit

Additional links for Musicians

For Freelance and Casual Musicians
For Recording Musicians
For Symphonic and Opera Musicians