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NEW YORK — Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City’s medical examiner said Wednesday. The office said in a statement that it amended the cause and manner of death for the 39-year-old New York City native following a review of laboratory test results....

LOS ANGELES — Stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze will host the 77th Emmy Awards, CBS announced Wednesday. One of the most popular stand-ups currently working, Bargatze will emcee the Sept. 14 ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. While the Oscars have found success with Conan O’Brien, set to return...

Since the turn of the century, the deluge of movies-turned-musicals has left many theatergoers — myself included — a little wary. We don’t need a stage show of every cult classic film or romantic comedy with a few famous jokes that can be set to a tune. But sometimes, this...

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: What happened to Camryn Manheim on “Law & Order”? She was on the show last season and now she’s gone. — Julia, Irwin Rob: Manheim...

The White House’s threat to pull funding from public television and radio has sparked concern among Pittsburgh-area public media leaders, who say the move could seriously impact local communities. The White House is expected to ask Congress to cut two years’ worth of funding that goes to PBS, NPR and...

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Singer-songwriter-musician-author-activist Ani DiFranco has been forging her own path since the age of 19, and after 35 years and 20 albums, she still looks like she loves getting onstage and sharing her music with the world. That was evident at her sold-out show Sunday night at the Roxian Theatre in...

Adding another excellent play to his 19th Century Collection of works about the American Black experience, playwright and Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre founder/producing director Mark Clayton Southers has painted a beautiful and moving portrait with the world premiere of “Art of Wise,” running through May 4 at the Madison Arts Center...

NEW YORK — After just two weeks in theaters, “A Minecraft Movie” is already the highest grossing Hollywood release of 2025. The Warner Bros. videogame adaptation followed up its blockbuster opening with a second weekend of $80.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Worldwide, it’s quickly surpassed...

Country star Kelsea Ballerini postponed her February show in Pittsburgh after contracting the flu, to the disappointment of fans. After the rescheduled show at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday night, those patient fans left grinning — and the most infectious thing was the joy that she spread from the stage....

Something sweet is brewing in Pittsburgh over the next few months. The movie “Hershey,” which tells the story of chocolate magnate Milton Hershey and his wife, will film across Pennsylvania, including in Pittsburgh. Variety reported that the movie will star Finn Witrock (“All My Children,” “American Horror Story”) and Alexandria...

A generation of women spent the early aughts watching the 2001 film “Legally Blonde” over and over again at sleepovers, quoting its lines in middle school hallways and selecting their own perfect pink ensembles, inspired by main character Elle Woods. While the 2007 Broadway adaptation of the movie — with...

It’s a great weekend to love animals, music and the city we live in. Celebrate Pittsburgh — and yourself! — with these five events around town rocking all weekend long. 412 Day Block Party 412 Food Rescue will be celebrating 10 years of supporting the community on Saturday, 4/12. Included...

Max’s Pittsburgh-set ER drama “The Pitt” reaches its first-season finale tonight at 9 as the series wraps the extended shift of Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) and his colleagues who work in the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center emergency department. Set during the 10-11 p.m. hour, the episode will have to address:...

NEW YORK — Excuse me, you look like you might want to see the next generation of country music acts clean up at the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards. Fans of the genre have long committed Ella Langley and Riley Green’s throwback duet, “You Look Like You Love Me”...

PARIS — New films from Wes Anderson, Ari Aster, and Richard Linklater will compete for the Palme d’Or at the 78th Cannes Film Festival, organizers announced Thursday. Coming off a 2024 edition that produced the Academy Award best-picture winner “Anora,” as well as a number of Oscar contenders in “Emilia...

When Mark Spondike isn’t providing music education to students at Pittsburgh’s Creative and Performing Arts school, he’s appearing onstage in the region, including with the Pittsburgh Opera. Next month, he’ll have a man’s fate in his hands, as foreman of the jury in Prime Stage Theatre’s production of “Twelve Angry...