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Get a sneak peek of Pittsburgh Symphony’s upcoming European tour
Local music lovers will reap a benefit from the Pittsburgh Symphony’s upcoming European tour even before it starts. Manfred Honeck and the musicians will present three different programs on the weekend before they depart, performing much of the repertoire they’ll play at 11 concerts in 10 cities in Europe from...
Walk on the wild side with Greensburg Civic Theatre’s ‘Jekyll and Hyde’
Greensburg Civic Theatre will open its 68th season with a killer of a musical when it presents “Jekyll and Hyde” Oct. 17-19 at Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. “I seem to be completing a trilogy of horror shows for GCT,” says director Vince D’Angelo of Oakmont, who also directed “Dracula”...
Pittsburgh to be featured in Jimmy Kimmel segment
Pittsburgh will get more play on late-night TV. The Steel City will be featured on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” when Guillermo Rodriguez, a Kimmel show regular, makes a stop at Primanti Brothers in the Strip District on Wednesday night. Join us at our Strip District restaurant tomorrow night at 8PM as...
Ghost hunter’s work gets TV afterlife in ‘The Holzer Files’Video
Ask the daughter of paranormal researcher and “Ghostbusters” inspiration Hans Holzer whether she’s got any scary Halloween memories to share, and Alexandra Holzer doesn’t disappoint. She was about 12 years old and getting ready to go trick-or-treating while her dad typed busily away in his New York City apartment, she...
Hauntings and horror in the Laurel HighlandsVideo
Harvest moons, scarecrows, pumpkin patches, frost on the garden’s final blooms, all signal autumn’s arrival. And with it Halloween, a season of witches, ghosts, things that go bump in the night and doors creaking open at haunted houses. Up for a scare? Dare your friends and family to climb aboard...
Daughtry brings the hits to Greensburg’s Palace TheatreVideo
For a brief time in 2018, it looked like the main way fans would see Chris Daughtry for the time being would be as a judge on the newly revived “American Idol.” Reports were saying he was locked in for that role on the show. Which was news to the...
Theatre Factory’s ‘The Fantasticks’ beautiful, clever
Like a true Pittsburgher, James Critchfield’s only complaint these days is with his commute to work. Aside from his lengthy drive to and from rehearsals — from his home in the South Hills to The Theatre Factory in Trafford — he couldn’t be happier about his current assignment directing “The...
Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
SAN FRANCISCO — “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman — aka prisoner No. 77806-112 — reported Tuesday to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal that ensnared dozens of wealthy mothers and fathers trying to get their children into elite schools. Huffman’s husband,...
‘The Office’ podcast hosted by Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey set to debut
Attention fans of “The Office:” a podcast is dropping that you may want to check out. “Office Ladies” debut episode will be released Wednesday. The podcast features show star’s Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, Pam and Angela respectively, as they rewatch episodes of the iconic TV sitcom and take fans...
Ronan Farrow details lack of enthusiasm at NBC for Weinstein story
In reporter Ronan Farrow’s account of his contentious divorce from NBC News, the more evidence he gathered on Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct, the less enthusiastic his bosses seemed to be. NBC’s decision to let Farrow take his work to The New Yorker magazine is widely regarded as...
Penn-Trafford senior named finalist at international short-film competitionVideo
When Ryan Mickey of Penn Township was in middle school, he remembers getting together with his cousins during the holidays. “We had our little iPods, and we’d make these little two-minute videos,” Mickey said. The 18-year-old’s early interest in multimedia is paying off: Mickey’s three-minute short film, “Mirror Image,” was...
Jennifer Aniston joins Instagram by posting ‘Friends’ reunion pic
Get ready for the internet to explode. Jennifer Aniston just joined Instagram. And her first post? Oh, just a little photo with some friends. Or, rather, “Friends.” View this post on Instagram And now we’re Instagram FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM ?? A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston) on Oct...
‘Chrisley Knows Best’ stars sue Georgia tax official
Reality television personalities Todd and Julie Chrisley on Tuesday accused a Georgia tax official of abusing his office to pursue “bogus tax evasion claims” against them. The “Chrisley Knows Best” stars filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Joshua Waites, the director of the Georgia Department of Revenue’s office of special...
Ex-inmate Cyntoia Brown-Long argues for redemption in memoir
Cyntoia Brown-Long, now 31 years old, knows as much about life in prison as she does about being free. At 16, she was arrested for robbing and killing a man she says picked her up for sex and later was sentenced to life in prison. But two months ago, Brown-Long...
Dinner theater focuses on entertainer-activist Josephine Baker
Versatile entertainer and civil rights pioneer Josephine Baker is the topic of the Oct. 25 History Dinner Theater at Saint Vincent College. Presented by the college’s Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery, the program will begin at 6 p.m. in the Fred M. Rogers Center on the Unity campus. “Overcoming...
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh will premiere Police drummer’s oratorioVideo
Stewart Copeland wasn’t satisfied simply being the drummer for international pop sensations The Police. Following the band’s breakup in the mid-’80s, Copeland went on to compose film and television soundtracks, collaborated in a band with Phish’s Trey Anastasio and Primus’s Les Claypool (the supremely weird Öysterhead project) and recorded music...
Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G. nominated for Rock and Roll Hall of FameVideo
The late musical icons Whitney Houston and the Notorious B.I.G. are among the 16 acts nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2020 class. The prestigious organization announced Tuesday that Dave Matthews Band, Motorhead, Pat Benatar, Soundgarden, The Doobie Brothers, T.Rex and Thin Lizzy join Houston and B.I.G....
Regina King finds strength in ‘Watchmen’ character
Regina King has played strong characters throughout her career, including a role as a police officer in “Southland.” Her role on the new HBO series “Watchmen,” which debuts Sunday, has her again portraying a member of law enforcement, but in this case she’s Angela Abar, the lead detective in the...
Are these end times for binge culture?Video
After years of buildup, Apple will make its long-awaited push into original programming with the Nov. 1 launch of its streaming service, Apple TV+. Easily its most anticipated series is “The Morning Show,” starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon as journalists caught in the maelstrom when the popular anchor of...
South Korean pop star Sulli found dead at 25Video
Sulli, a South Korean pop star, actress and girl-group f(x) alum, was found dead Monday in her home. She was 25. Sulli’s body was discovered when her manager visited her residence in Seongnam because she wasn’t answering phone calls for hours, said Kim Seong-tae, an official from the Seongnam Sujeong...
Kevin Smith crafts his ‘real big cinematic gravestone’Video
LOS ANGELES — Twenty-five years after “Clerks,” Kevin Smith says he’s crafted his “real big cinematic gravestone.” The 49-year-old writer-director-actor said a major heart attack in February 2018 prompted him to rewrite his script for “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot” to make a more personal statement about fatherhood and aging...
Billy Porter to play Fairy Godmother in updated Cinderella storyVideo
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Billy! Pittsburgh’s own Billy Porter — he of Tony and Emmy fame, as well as a cameo on the latest “Saturday Night Live” — is set to play his flashiest role yet. Various outlets are reporting the 50-year-old actor confirmed over the weekend he will play the Fairy Godmother in...
Jennifer Aniston misses Meg Ryan movies, not a fan of Marvel movies
Jennifer Aniston said recently that she was drawn to creating a new TV show, because she wasn’t seeing much good stuff in the theaters and put some of the blame on Marvel. In an interview with Variety for the Power of Women issue, Aniston spoke about her new series “The...
Jump to the left for Geyer’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’
John Cunnard calls the cult classic musical “The Rocky Horror Show” “the ultimate theater experience” in which theatergoers don’t just watch the iconic stage show; they are part of it. “Many audiences come in their favorite ‘Rocky’ costumes, they get to dance with the characters in the seats and also...
Carrie Underwood ‘cries pretty’ at PPG Paints Arena in PittsburghVideo
Her fans have waited years, but the sounds of Carrie Underwood’s “Cry Pretty Tour 360” filled Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena on Oct 12. Underwood’s special guests were Maddie and Tae and Runaway June. Underwood last stopped in Pittsburgh on Feb. 17, 2016 while on “The Storyteller Tour.” Setlist • “Southbound”...
