Entertainment category, Page 364
Unheard song from Queen frontman Freddie Mercury releasedVideo
Universal Music unveiled a previously unheard and unreleased song by the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. The record label announced the track, “Time Waits for No One,” on Thursday. It was originally recorded in 1986 for the concept album of the musical “Time” with musician Dave Clark. A video to...
Review: ‘Toy Story 4’ a perfect lesson in making a great sequelVideo
When all seems lost and doom is certain, leave it to Sheriff Woody and Buzz Lightyear to swoop in and save the day. The disaster, in this case, is 2019’s Summer of Sequelae, as dismal a movie season as audiences can remember, as one spin-off has followed the other with...
‘Calling All Divas’ performance canceled at The Palace Theatre
The July 19 performance of the musical “Calling All Divas” at Greensburg’s Palace Theatre has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict. Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase. For those who purchased tickets in person or over the phone from The Palace Theatre or from the theater...
‘That’s Life’: New song by late Mac Miller released
A new song featuring late rapper and Point Breeze native Mac Miller was released Thursday by music producer 88-Keys. The song, titled “That’s Life,” also features musician Sia. The song originally was recorded by 88-Keys and Miller while they were in a New York City studio. In an announcement, 88-Keys...
New Kids still got ‘The Right Stuff,’ tour stop in Pittsburgh proves thatVideo
Turn on Top 40 radio or MTV in the late ‘80s and the odds were about 100% you’d hear songs and see videos from New Kids on the Block, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, Naughty By Nature and Salt-N- Pepa. Thirty years later, you can hear those hits and see the performers...
Yes, The Royal Affair Tour makes stop at Pittsburgh’s Stage AE
Last year, Yes hit the half- century mark as a band that has been touring and recording music. Aside from a hiatus that ran from 2004 to 2008, some lineup of the group has existed for the past five decades. Guitarist Steve Howe was not a founding member and came aboard...
Help paint the new Roberto Clemente mural
Mural artist Kyle Holbrook has done more than 200 public art projects around Pittsburgh, including a collaborative 2005 Martin Luther King mural at Wood Street and Franklin Avenue and “We Fall Down But We Get Back Up” on Paulson Street, painted in 2008 and featuring faces of community activists. The...
Entertainment planner: June 20-July 3
Thursday June 20 Music in the Streets, downtown Irwin. downtownirwin.com Woods Family Band, TGIS summer concert series, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org Sounds of Elvis, Carl Magnetta amphitheater, Tarentum Riverview Park. tarentumboro.com Friday June 21 The Gatlin Brothers, The Palace Theatre, Greensburg. 724-836-8000 or thepalacetheatre.org Jay Mohr, Pittsburgh...
Saint Vincent Summer Theatre invites you to be its guest for ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Actor Erika Strasburg says that of all the Disney princesses, Belle is one of the strongest. “I love that she isn’t a ‘damsel in distress,’ but a smart, strong, independent woman who doesn’t change herself to appeal to a man,” she says. “She falls in love with someone’s character rather...
Pittsburgh Symphony Pops celebrates ‘Unforgettable’ legacy
The word superstar hadn’t been coined when Nat King Cole was one. At his peak, after World War II through the 1950s, the jazz pianist and smoothly poised singer sold so many recordings that the famous Capitol Records’ round headquarters building in Hollywood was called “The House that Nat Built.”...
Pittsburgh’s Becca Droz competes by bike, boat on ‘The Amazing Race’
Pittsburgh native Becca Droz and her teammate Floyd Pierce have withstood blistering competition to make it to episode 10 in Kampen, The Netherlands, on CBS’ “The Amazing Race” at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Droz and Pierce, also known as “Team Fun,” are among five teams left vying for a $1 million...
Disc jockey Pauly D to perform at Rivers Casino
Let this guy spin some tunes for you. Disc jockey and reality TV star DJ Pauly D will bring his musical talents to The Event Center at the Rivers Casino Pittsburgh on the North Side at 9 p.m. Sept. 21. Tickets start at $30. Known for his role on the...
The legacy of Denzel: Key moments from Washington AFI honors
A night dedicated to an artist as prolific as Denzel Washington is bound to be an emotional one. The Oscar-winning actor, director, and producer is the face of some of the best-known films of the last few decades, including “Fences,” ”Training Day,” ”Malcolm X,” and “Philadelphia.” Naturally, he’s touched a...
Netflix’s first Arabic original sparks backlash on home turf
AMMAN, Jordan — On a high school trip to Jordan’s ancient city of Petra, a group of teenagers sneak out at night to drink beer, smoke weed and gossip around a bonfire. A girl asks her frisky boyfriend to take things slow. By global Netflix standards, its first original Arabic...
Moscow’s Pushkin Museum presents Modernist art treasures
Iconic art works by Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gaugin, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso went on show Wednesday in a major exhibition at Moscow’s Pushkin Museum. The treasures hail from the early 20th century collection of Russian businessman Sergei Shchukin, whose collection was confiscated and then divided up by...
‘Murder Mystery’ sets Netflix record with 30 million accounts viewing in 3 days
The mystery is over. Netflix seldom shares viewership numbers but made an exception for their new original film “Murder Mystery.” The streaming service on Tuesday claimed the Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler movie was watched by 30 million accounts in the first three days following its release. pic.twitter.com/xtaGrrVOzM— Adam Sandler...
Carnegie Science Center shows concert favoritesVideo
Popular bands often stay together long enough to produce a catalogue of music and establish a large fan base, only to dissolve or cease touring. While the chance of seeing many bands live decreases over time, the members and their music live on through film and recordings. This summer, the...
Pittsburgh indie film festival coming to McKees Rocks theater
The 10th annual Pittsburgh Independent Film Festival is scheduled for June 21-23 at the Parkway Theater and Film Lounge, 644 Broadway Ave, McKees Rocks. This year’s festival will present 67 films by filmmakers from the Pittsburgh area and across the United States, along with films from across Europe and South...
Penn Area Library will host performance by Russian dance troupeVideo
World-renowned Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya will bring its show to the Penn Area Library on July 29. The free performance will be at 10 a.m. at the library, 2001 Municipal Court in Penn Township. It is being presented through a grant from the Westmoreland County Bureau of Parks...
Q&A with Vicki Lawrence as she brings ‘Mama’ to Greensburg
She’s made us laugh for decades, first on the “Carol Burnett Show,” then on “Mama’s Family,” and now, in person, at The Palace Theatre in Greensburg. Vicki Lawrence — actress, comedian and singer — brings everyone’s favorite senior citizen, “Mama,” to the stage for the performance of “Vicki Lawrence &...
Peter Noone (of Herman’s Hermits fame) never tires of classic hits
Fans of the British Invasion group Herman’s Hermits never get tired of hearing the group’s iconic ‘60s hits. And thankfully for them, front man Peter Noone never tires of singing them. One can only imagine how many times Noone has belted out those catchy, chart topping tunes like “I’m Into...
Scott Blasey and The Clarks just keep on rockingVideo
Like Mister Rogers, Andy Warhol and Primanti’s sandwiches, The Clarks are one of those Pittsburgh institutions that the people of the Steel City continue to embrace. The band has been playing straight-ahead, guitar-based rock ’n’ roll with the same four members for more than three decades now with no signs...
‘The Detour’ is one of TV’s best arguments for family
In the first episode of “The Detour,” Nate Parker (Jason Jones) accidentally gulps down some fresh urine after having a bottle of the warm stuff tossed in his face by a Good Samaritan who thinks he and his wife, Robin (Natalie Zea), have kidnapped their own two children. She thinks...
Meek Mill and Future to take KeyBank Pavilion stage
Popular hip hop musicians Meek Mill and Future will bring their co-headlining tour “Legendary Nights” to KeyBank Pavilion in September. The two will perform at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 in a Live Nation show, joined by a line-up of special guests including YG, Mustard and Megan Thee Stallion. Mill has...
Gatlin Brothers bring a lifetime of music to The PalaceVideo
After more than six decades on the road, “All the Gold in California” couldn’t get country music’s Gatlin Brothers to stop touring. Or could it? At a time of life when lesser men might consider retiring, the trio still boards the tour bus for more than 50 dates a year....
