Norway-set drama about political polarization ‘Fjord’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarization, “Fjord,” has won the Palme d’Or, handing the Cannes Film Festival ‘s top honor for the second time to Mungiu, the Romanian director of “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.” At a 79th Cannes Film Festival that saw few films cause a...
Box Office: ‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ tops charts and ‘Obsession’ grows in second weekend
After nearly seven years away from the big screen, a new Star Wars movie drew healthy but not record-breaking crowds to global theaters this weekend. According to studio estimates on Sunday, “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” made $82 million in ticket sales from 4,300 theaters in the U.S. and...
Toadies drummer Mark Reznicek on working with Steve Albini on ‘The Charmer’ with Pittsburgh show on tapVideo
Texas alternative rock veterans Toadies achieved a longtime goal with “The Charmer,” the band’s seventh studio album. Released May 1, the Toadies’ first album in nine years came in collaboration with Steve Albini, a recording engineer who gained acclaim in the 1980s and ’90s alternative music scene for his raw,...
Matthew Perry’s family trusted his assistant to help keep him sober. He instead helped him overdose
LOS ANGELES — Matthew Perry paid Kenneth Iwamasa $150,000 a year to be his live-in personal assistant. His role for the “Friends” star would expand to drug messenger, addiction enabler and de facto doctor, according to court filings. Iwamasa injected Perry with the doses of ketamine that would prove fatal...
3 positions eliminated from Pittsburgh Playhouse as part of ‘operational restructuring’
Days before layoffs at Pittsburgh Public Theater, three staff positions were eliminated from Point Park University’s Pittsburgh Playhouse, university representatives confirmed Thursday. Ted Black, senior vice president of institutional advancement and strategy, said in a statement to TribLive three positions were eliminated as part of a “strategic review” of the...
WDVE Memorial Day 500 returns with earlier start timeVideo
After classic rock epics, including Elton John’s “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding,” Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain” and Pink Floyd’s “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” stretched last year’s Memorial Day 500 countdown to almost 11 p.m. on the Monday holiday, WDVE is taking precautionary measures this year and starting...
2026 Pittsburgh area concert calendar
Concerts scheduled for the Pittsburgh area: May 2026 May 22: Ryan Bingham and the Texas Gentlemen at Stage AE May 22: Donna the Buffalo, Tiger Maple String Band at Mr. Smalls Theatre May 22: Southern Culture on the Skids at Thunderbird Music Hall May 22: Paper Wings at Club Cafe...
The game’s afoot as armchair detectives mark Sherlock Holmes DayVideo
SCHATTENHALB, Switzerland — From 221B Baker Street in central London to a cliffside waterfall in the Swiss Alps, generations of armchair detectives are celebrating International Sherlock Holmes Day on Friday. Fans will mark Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ‘s birthday in tribute to the author and his most famous character whose...
‘The Pitt’ bobbleheads figure to be a hit at PNC Park
The Pirates have partnered with HBO Max and Pittsburgh-based medical drama “The Pitt” to bring the hit show out of the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center and into the stands at PNC Park. On July 25 — during the fifth annual Yinzerpalooza weekend in Pittsburgh at PNC Park — the...
Western Pa. students perform in Disney Musicals in Schools at the Benedum
Hundreds of elementary school students got to make their dreams come true on Wednesday, packing the stage at the Benedum Center to sing and dance. The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust received a grant from Disney for the Disney Musicals in Schools program. Nine elementary schools in Allegheny, Washington and Greene counties...
RuPaul’s Drag Race tour coming to Pittsburgh in 2027
Hold onto your wigs and refresh your blush. World of Wonder and Voss Events have just announced the full cast and tour dates for WTWN 10: Werq The World News beginning in early 2027. The tour is in celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the world’s largest touring drag production,...
Taking Back Sunday performing at Stage AE June 1
It’s fitting that Taking Back Sunday will spend one night of its tour reclaiming its glory days in Pittsburgh. With a newly installed lineup straight out of fan fiction, they’ll revisit a city that hosted a huge moment in the band’s early career. But much has changed. Taking Back Sunday...
Pittsburgh jazz musicians to perform Herbie Hancock retrospective
Herbie Hancock has arguably been one of the most influential artists in the history of modern jazz music. On May 29, a group of longtime Pittsburgh jazz players will be paying tribute to Hancock’s wide and varied repertoire with a live retrospective performance at Con Alma, a Downtown Pittsburgh jazz...
2026 Pittsburgh area comedy calendar
Comedy shows scheduled for the Pittsburgh area: May 2026 May 22: Michael Lenoci at Millvale Food + Energy Hub May 22-23: Keegan Tindall at Bottlerocket Social Hall May 22-24: James McCann at Pittsburgh Improv May 23: Tacarra Williams at City Winery Pittsburgh May 28: Rayna Greenberg at Pittsburgh Improv May...
TV Talk: Stephen Colbert bids a sci-fi-infused farewell to ‘Late Show’
Throughout Thursday’s final episode of CBS’s “The Last Show with Stephen Colbert,” a green light appeared behind and around Colbert’s desk accompanied by a static sound, foreshadowing a comedic, sci-fi twist to the show’s swan song, perfectly tuned to Colbert’s interest in science fiction and fantasy. Eventually Colbert goes backstage...
Heinz Endowments shifting cultural funding away from artists and toward organizations
One of Pittsburgh’s biggest grant-making organizations is shifting its approach to arts and culture funding. The Heinz Endowments announced this week it would move away from directly funding artists and programming. Instead, it will support organizations it sees as helping to lift the region’s greater arts and culture community. Heinz...
Stephen Colbert is saying goodbye to ‘The Late Show.’ How it ends is still a secret
NEW YORK — Stephen Colbert’s long goodbye to late-night TV ends Thursday night when the host of “The Late Show” appears behind his CBS desk for the final time. What is planned for the finale has not been revealed but the folks at “The Late Show” have had months to...
Sandcastle Water Park to open this weekend
The sunshine and warmer weather is returning to Pittsburgh, and with it, Sandcastle Water Park is opening for another season. Its gates will open for 2026 at 11 a.m. Saturday. The park will operate through Monday, Sept. 7. “We’re excited to welcome guests back for another season of summertime traditions...
TV Talk: ‘Stranger Things’ + ‘Cocoon’ = ‘The Boroughs’Video
The Duffer Brothers, creators of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” didn’t invent Netflix’s “The Boroughs,” but they did executive produce this worthy successor to their first hit series. Created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”), “The Boroughs” is “Stranger Things” crossed with “Cocoon” as it follows...
Pittsburgh Public Theater employees’ positions eliminated following CLO mergerVideo
Pittsburgh Public Theater employees received letters ending their employment at the theater company on Tuesday. A separation letter obtained by TribLive news partner WTAE stated the Public faces “ongoing financial constraints” and will forgo its fall season ahead of a forthcoming merger with the Pittsburgh CLO. “It is with sincere...
Review: ZZ Top play the classics with style at the Palace Theatre
First and foremost, a happy belated birthday to Dusty Hill, the legendary bassist for ZZ Top, who passed away in 2021. The sold-out crowd at the Palace Theatre on Tuesday got to see his bandmates perform on the day he would have turned 77. As for the band itself, ZZ...
TV Q&A: Who are the background people at televised news conferences?
Q: On local stations, when police or emergency personnel are giving an update on an event, what is the purpose of the people standing behind the person giving the update? They never offer any additional information. Is their purpose just to get on TV? Also, if they are vital to...
Bruce Springsteen’s politics, rock power on full display in nearly 3-hour show in PittsburghVideo
Bruce Springsteen really doesn’t like President Donald Trump. If that wasn’t clear before Tuesday night’s concert at PPG Paints Arena, it certainly was after. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer started off his packed Pittsburgh show with an earnest (but scripted) speech, calling these dangerous times for America, lambasting...
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band bring tour to PPG Paints arena
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band brought their Land of Hope & Dreams American tour to Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. The concert tour for Springsteen, 76, and his band started March 31 in Minneapolis and ends May 27 in Washington, D.C. The band’s special guest was guitarist Tom Morello...
Lyle Lovett bringing 3 intimate nights of shows to City Winery PittsburghVideo
Telling stories comes naturally to singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett, no matter the size of the venue. Whether it’s auditoriums, theaters or clubs, offering insight into the songs and his life is just something the “Cowboy Man” and “She’s No Lady” singer has always done. “When I started playing out almost 50...
