Sensory-friendly, family-friendly staging of The Nutcracker by Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre at the Benedum Center.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre is bringing a sensory friendly performance of The Nutcracker to the Benedum Center on Sunday, December 6, 2026. It's a version of the ballet staged as an accessible, family-friendly production, and it sits right in the middle of the company's full run of the show, which plays at the Benedum from Friday, December 4 through Sunday, December 27.
If you're not familiar with the venue, the Benedum Center is a 2,800-seat theater run by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, located in the heart of the city's Cultural District. It's the home of PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh and First Night Pittsburgh, and it hosts resident companies like the Pittsburgh Opera, so it's one of the main stages for the city's performing arts.
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Because this is a sensory friendly performance, it's designed to be more accessible for families and audiences who might find a typical ballet production a bit overwhelming. It's part of the wider Nutcracker run, so if this specific date doesn't work, there are plenty of other performances to choose from throughout December. The production runs from Friday, December 4 to Sunday, December 27, with the sensory friendly show falling on Sunday, December 6.
