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Penn-Trafford goes ‘Under the Sea’ with spring musical ‘Little Mermaid’
For seniors in the Penn-Trafford Drama Guild, this year’s musical is exciting but perhaps a little bittersweet, it being their last before graduating. But it’s not stopping any of the 16 seniors from working as hard as they can to make “The Little Mermaid” a show to remember. “It’s a...
‘John Wick’ stars honor late co-star Lance ReddickVideo
LOS ANGELES — Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne were among the “John Wick: Chapter 4” stars honoring Lance Reddick, their co-star who died unexpectedly last week, at the film’s Los Angeles premiere. “We lost our brother, and in a really sort of very shocking way. I think we’re all still...
Anthony Fauci documentary on PBS covers a career of crisesVideo
NEW YORK — There’s a moment in the new PBS documentary about Dr. Anthony Fauci when a protestor holds up a handmade sign reading, “Dr. Fauci, You Are Killing Us.” It says something about Fauci that it’s not initially clear when that sign was waved in anger — in the...
‘Ted Lasso’ visits White House, promotes mental health careVideo
WASHINGTON — Fictional soccer coach Ted Lasso used a White House visit Monday to encourage people, even in politically divided Washington, to make it a point to check in often with friends, family and co-workers to “ask how they’re doing, and listen, sincerely,” Comedian Jason Sudeikis, who plays the title...
Adam Sandler gets Mark Twain prize surrounded by celeb pals
WASHINGTON — Adam Sandler placed his hand on the bronze bust of Mark Twain and speculated that it “one day might be the weapon used to bludgeon me in my sleep.” A host of comedic and entertainment royalty gathered at Washington’s Kennedy Center as Sandler was presented with the Mark...
TV Talk: CMU grad sings, acts as ‘belittling voice’ in a man’s head in Hulu’s ‘Up Here’Video
In Hulu’s new musical romantic comedy “Up Here” — all episodes stream Friday — Lindsay (Mae Whitman) and Miguel (Carlos Valdes) meet cute in 1999 New York City, but they both having warring voices in their heads that lead to self-doubt and questionable choices. (Audiences see those voices personified on...
‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ stumbles with $30.5 million debut
” Shazam! Fury of the Gods ” felt the fury of the marketplace in its theatrical debut this weekend. The New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. superhero movie opened to a disappointing $30.5 million from 4,071 theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. The “Shazam!” sequel fell short of its modest...
Don’t burst his bubble: Jeff Boyer is performing in Pittsburgh
Jeff Boyer was watching “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson “ in 1983. He couldn’t take his eyes off one of the guests — bubble artist Tom Noddy. “I was mesmerized by this guy blowing bubbles,” said Boyer, who is performing Sunday and Monday in Pittsburgh. “He was creating these...
Taylor Swift kicks off U.S. Eras Tour at Super Bowl stadium
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Taylor Swift opened her U.S. concert series with a three-hour tour of her career. Swift kicked off the first concert of the 52-date Eras Tour with a six-song set from her album “Lover” on Friday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where the Super Bowl...
Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ star, dies at 60
NEW YORK — Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” “Fringe” and the “John Wick” franchise, has died. He was 60. Reddick died “suddenly” Friday morning, his publicist Mia Hansen said in a statement, attributing...
Review: The laughs and the corpses pile up in the Chinese blockbuster ‘Full River Red’
The knives are out and then some in “Full River Red,” a murkily entertaining exercise in twist-twist-stab-stab from the Chinese director Zhang Yimou. Set over a long, dark and increasingly bloody night at a Song Dynasty military fortress, this 12th-century comic mystery opens with a touch of “Macbeth” — a...
Jim Gordon, rock drummer who killed mother, dies at 77
LOS ANGELES — Jim Gordon, the rock ‘n’ roll session drummer who played on classic records by Eric Clapton, George Harrison and The Beach Boys but suffered from growing mental health problems and spent the second half of his life in prison for killing his mother, has died at 77....
‘Star Trek’, swear words and TV characters’ changing mores
For nearly four decades, Jean-Luc Picard of “Star Trek” has largely been presented as genteel, erudite and — at times — quite buttoned up. Yes, he loses his temper. Yes, he was reckless as a callow cadet many years ago. Yes, he occasionally gets his hands dirty or falls apart....
Sewickley couple launches Burgh Bus — interactive comedy show, party ride
The Burgh Bus takes riders on more than a trip to and from school — owners Nick and Kat Walker refer to it as a form of “Pittsburgh transportainment.” “It is different than anything else you can do in Pittsburgh,” said Ryan McBride, of Bellevue, who has ridden several times....
Italian novelist: Leonardo’s da Vinci’s mother was a slave
MILAN — An Italian scholar and novelist has provided fresh fodder for an old debate over the identity of Leonardo da Vinci’s mother, proffering a recently unearthed document as evidence that she arrived on the Italian peninsula as a slave from the Caucasus region of Central Asia. Carlo Vecce, an...
Kevin Hart signs new deal with SiriusXM, rebranded show airs
LOS ANGELES — Kevin Hart will keep his comedic candor going with SiriusXM. But this time he’ll bring along more recognizable figures from outside the comedy realm. The satellite radio company announced Wednesday that it has signed Hart and his entertainment company, Hartbeat, to a multi-year deal. As part of...
TV Q&A: Is Amazon’s ‘Daisy Jones’ set in Pittsburgh?Video
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: A new series about a fictional ‘70s band called “Daisy Jones & the Six” is on Amazon Prime Video and the trailer shows a guy...
TV Talk: Amazon will renew ‘A League of Their Own;’ PCNC now available over the air
There’s no crying in baseball and no reason to cry, except perhaps tears of joy, for fans of Amazon Prime Video’s “A League of Their Own.” The streaming service will move forward with a second season of the generally well-reviewed, pricey, filmed-in-Pittsburgh period drama, inspired by the 1992 Geena Davis-Tom...
No Harvey Weinstein retrial on rape, sex assault charges
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles prosecutors told a judge Tuesday that they will not retry Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of the rape and sexual assault of one woman, on counts involving two others that left jurors deadlocked. Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson announced the decision to Superior Court Judge...
Three Rivers Community Band Festival relocates to MurrysvilleVideo
Members of the East Winds Symphonic Band should be preparing for the 20th annual Three Rivers Community Band Festival. But, the covid-19 pandemic forced the festival to skip the past three years. So while it has been around for two decades, it technically will be the 17th year for the...
Paris Hilton’s path from party girl to icon of ‘extra’
Dubbed the “OG Influencer,” club kid-turned-mogul Paris Hilton pioneered becoming “famous for being famous,” in the early 2000s, a playbook since adopted by everyone from the Kardashians to Housewives and countless social media influencers. Hilton became a staple on the New York City club circuit in her teens in the...
Oprah Winfrey reflects on book club, announces 100th pick
NEW YORK — For her 100th book club pick, Oprah Winfrey relied on the same instincts she has drawn upon from the start: Does the story move her? Does she think about it for days after? In a work of fiction, do the characters seem real to her? “When I...
Review: U2 reworks past in thrilling ‘Songs of Surrender’Video
“Songs of Surrender,” U2 (Universal) Imagine walking into your living room and all your stuff is there, but it’s different. The sofa has moved, the bookcase is leaning on a different wall and the framed photos have swapped locations. That’s the feeling you get listening to U2’s new album. “Songs...
Imprisoned Navalny learns documentary about him wins Oscar
TALLINN, Estonia — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny learned Monday from his lawyer that a film detailing his poisoning and political activism won the Oscar for best documentary feature. The 46-year-old politician was attending a court hearing via video link from the prison when his attorney broke the news...
‘The Last of Us’ TV adaptation resonates beyond gamers
LOS ANGELES — In the HBO series “The Last of Us,” a fungal infection has taken over Earth, rendering the United States an apocalyptic landscape protagonists Joel and Ellie need to traverse. Fans unfamiliar with the video game, from which the series was adapted, might assume this is just another...
