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Move to bigger venue means more of everything at Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer
With vinyl record sales on the upswing, the Pittsburgh Vintage Mixer is a good place to get in on the trend and stock up on some retro platters. And it won’t be just LPs available on Nov. 9 at Nova Place in Pittsburgh’s North Side, says organizer Michael Lutz —...
Entertainment planner: Nov. 7-20
Thursday Nov. 7 A$AP Ferg, Stage AE, Pittsburgh North Shore. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com “The Woman in Black,” PICT Classic Theatre production, WQED Fred Rogers Studio, Oakland. Through Nov. 23. 412-561-6000 or picttheatre.org Friday Nov. 8 Back in Black: The True AC/DC Experience, The Lamp Theatre, Irwin. 724-367-4000 or lamptheatre.org The...
Riverfront Theater Company takes comedic look at sibling rivalry
Riverfront Theater Company is gearing up for its 2020 season by treating audiences to a special production of Christopher Durang’s comedy, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” for two weekends in November. The comedy, which won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play, is being presented Nov. 7-9 and...
‘Leading Ladies’ promises ‘simply hilarious’ experience at Geyer PAC
Director Shawn Conway said no moment is left un-mined for comedic value in Actors and Artists of Fayette County’s upcoming production of “Leading Ladies.” Playwright Ken Ludwig, who also wrote two other comedies familiar to theater companies – “Lend Me a Tenor” and “Moon Over Buffalo” – has set “Leading...
Singer Chris Brown holding high-end yard sale at his home
Chris Brown says he’s having a high-end yard sale at his Los Angeles home. The singer posted a flyer on his Instagram and Twitter accounts that included his home address in the Tarzana neighborhood and says the event started at 10 a.m. Wednesday and will go until 7 p.m. View...
Stranger Things Day celebrated with show blooper reelsVideo
Hopefully, you’re not in the Upside Down and celebrating Stranger Things Day in your own way. In honor of the “holiday,” the show released blooper reels from its second and third season. Stranger Things Day is celebrated on Nov. 6 as one of the main characters, Will Byers, went missing...
Saint Vincent concert to feature performance on rare violin
Attendees at the Nov. 9 installment of the Saint Vincent College Concert Series will have the rare experience of hearing music played on a 1709 violin made by the noted Tononi family of Bologna, Italy. The concert, featuring violinist Benjamin Baker and pianist Daniel Lebhardt, will begin at 7 p.m....
Alec Baldwin sues man who accused him of parking spot rage
Alec Baldwin filed a defamation lawsuit Friday against the man who says Baldwin hit him in the face during an argument over a New York City parking space. Baldwin wrote in his lawsuit that contractor Wojciech Cieszkowski’s claim that he was violently assaulted by the actor is “objectively false.” “When...
Ventriloquist Darci Lynne Farmer, friends coming to Heinz Hall
She talks and sings, but she doesn’t open her mouth. Darci Lynne Farmer, the adorable ventriloquist of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” fame, is coming to Pittsburgh. She and her “musical friends” will take the stage at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at Heinz Hall. It’s part of the “Darci Lynne &...
Pittsburgh Opera journeys to the ‘magical realism’ of the Amazon
Popularity is the rarest of accomplishments for contemporary opera, but Mexican composer Daniel Catán achieved it when he wrote “Florencia en el Amazonas.” It has been performed successfully around the world, and has elicited enthusiastic praise from performers, audiences and even critics since its premiere in 1996 at Houston Grand...
Three Rivers Film Festival returns for 37th seasonVideo
Among the 40-plus films on tap for this year’s Three Rivers Film Festival are several remastered favorites, salutes to theaters of old and a Pittsburgh filmmaker’s premiere. The festival returns for a 37th edition this month, playing from Nov. 8-23 at a variety of venues. It typically draws about 8,000...
Korean Air merges safety talk with music video starring SuperM, BoAVideo
An airline’s new safety video might end up being a musical smash hit. Korean Air partnered with K-pop stars SuperM and BoA to produce a sleek music video to be featured on flights starting Monday, reports Billboard. The video combines SuperM’s song “Let’s Go Everywhere” with futuristic air travel visuals...
In ‘Doctor Sleep,’ a filmmaker reconciles ‘The Shining’ riftVideo
Filmmaker Mike Flanagan knew his vision to fuse Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining” with Stephen King’s 2013 sequel “Doctor Sleep” would be a hard sell with the author. King’s disdain for the 1980 adaptation is well-known and has not abated with time. “No, no,” Flanagan said, shaking his head with a...
‘Goodness and humor’ celebrated as ‘Sesame Street’ turns 50Video
NEW YORK — Fifty years ago, beloved entertainer Carol Burnett appeared on the very first broadcast of a quirky TV program that featured a bunch of furry puppets. “Wow, Wanda the Witch is weird,” Burnett commented. And then — poof — she was gone. That show was “Sesame Street” and...
Spanx founder buys Olivia Newton-John’s ‘Grease’ pantsVideo
NEW YORK — The founder of Spanx was revealed to be the successful bidder for the skintight satin pants that Olivia Newton-John wore in the movie “Grease.” Sara Blakely told “CBS This Morning” on Tuesday she plans to frame the pants and hang them at Spanx’s headquarters in Atlanta because...
Extras needed at PNC Park for nighttime filming of Jason Momoa thriller
Paid extras are needed Nov. 19-21 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh for filming of a baseball scene for Jason Momoa’s upcoming Netflix film, “Sweet Girl.” Movie Extras Pittsburgh has put out a call for baseball fans, security guards, baseball players, coaches, umpires and ushers. Scenes will be filmed overnight, with...
‘This Is Us’ takes on race, class and teenage love
Two high schoolers are testing their fledgling relationship with a day on the town, a classic start to a screen romance. But on Tuesday’s “This Is Us,” the carefree date in Philadelphia belongs to a boy who’s a teenage dad from a blue-collar household and a girl who’s been adopted...
Journey and The Pretenders coming to KeyBank Pavilion
Journey and The Pretenders have announced a 60-plus date 2020 North American tour, kicking off May 15 and including a July 11 date at KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 8 at livenation.com. For those who have American Express, they can buy tickets for...
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band coming to PPG Paints ArenaVideo
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band will play PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on June 20, as part of a new North American tour. Tickets go on sale at 11 a.m. Nov. 15 at ppgpaintsarena.com. The current band lineup features Steve Lukather (Toto), Colin Hay (Men at Work), Gregg Rolie...
HBO’s ‘His Dark Materials’ aims to please old fans, make new onesVideo
HBO executives were initially excited when approached about joining the BBC in bringing Philip Pullman’s epic “His Dark Materials” trilogy to television. Then reality hit. Pullman’s work has been so highly praised by a large legion of fans that, with such an undertaking comes, great responsibility. There was a good...
Gretchen Carlson wants to speak freely about Fox News tenure
NEW YORK — When Gretchen Carlson heard that NBC News was considering letting people out of their non-disclosure agreements involving alleged sexual misconduct at the network, she couldn’t help but think of the NDA she signed with Fox News before her departure three years ago. “It would be nice to...
Rudy Boesch, early fan favorite on ‘Survivor,’ dies at 91
Rudy Boesch, a retired tough-as-nails Navy SEAL and fan favorite on the inaugural season of “Survivor,” has died after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 91. He died peacefully Friday night in hospice care in Virginia Beach, Virginia, surrounded by loved ones, said Steve Gonzalez, director of operations...
Bret Michaels on recovering from health scares, why he won’t talk Trump
Bret Michaels boasts an unabashedly eclectic taste in music, which the multi-platinum rock star credits with getting him through life’s ups and downs and all the messy emotions in between. When Michaels works out, he’ll blast AC/DC. If the Poison front man and singer-songwriter is feeling reflective, he’ll throw on...
Apple TV’s ‘Morning Show’ exposes off-camera scandals, schemesVideo
“The Morning Show” started life as a behind-the-scenes peek at a slice of network TV as familiar and routine as a wake-up cup of coffee. Then shocking revelations of sexual misconduct engulfed NBC’s “Today” and beyond, and the story changed. The 10-part drama series, part of the first wave of...
Theater owners: ‘The Irishman’ ‘deserved better’ release
NEW YORK — Martin Scorsese’s crime epic “The Irishman” landed in theaters Friday, but not nearly enough of them for theater owners. John Fithian, president and chief executive of National Association of Theater Owners on Friday lamented Netflix’s rollout of one of the year’s most acclaimed films, from one of...
