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Things to do in Western Pa.: April 14. 2021
Some high school musicals have adapted to the pandemic by going virtual. The iconic Pittsburgh cookie table is now a drive-thru. But don’t despair, live entertainment and activities also are on the horizon. The details are here, in this week’s Big List. Acting careers • Breaking in: Prime Stage Theatre’s...
TV Q&A: What’s going on with KDKA weekend evening anchors?
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: Where has Paul Martino been? He’s no longer anchoring the weekend evening news on KDKA-TV. For at least the last three weekends they have been...
TV Talk: ‘This is Us’ goes to ‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’
Two disparate Pittsburgh pop culture touchstones crossed paths on Tuesday night’s episode of partially Pittsburgh-set “This is Us.” In scenes set in Pittsburgh in the early 1980s, Jack Pearson (Milo Ventimiglia) took kindergarten-age sons Randall and Kevin to a taping of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” at WQED-TV’s studios. The episode, written...
Valley High School’s musical ‘Peter & the Starcatcher’ to be streamed online
The audience was limited for the two performances of Valley High School’s spring musical, but that doesn’t mean everyone won’t get a chance to see it. The drama club’s production of the Peter Pan origin story “Peter and the Starcatcher” was recorded and will be available for streaming at 7...
North Allegheny grad makes directorial debut with romantic comedy ‘Long Weekend’Video
From the earliest age, Steve Basilone had a deep fascination for TV, films and theatrical performances. And while the North Hills native didn’t know where his career path would lead after graduating in 1999 from North Allegheny High School, he knew he would eventually wind up working in entertainment. In...
Watch: Mick Jagger, Dave Grohl unite on ‘Eazy Sleazy,’ a pandemic anthemVideo
Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl got “sleazy” on a new song released Tuesday. The Rolling Stones frontman and Nirvana / Foo Fighters member collaborated for the song “Eazy Sleazy,” which was released on Jagger’s YouTube channel. “I wanted to share this song that I wrote about eventually coming out of...
Pittsburgh Opera offers free livestream of ‘Charlie Parker’s Yardbird’
Pittsburgh Opera will provide a taste of what in-person audiences are seeing with a free livestream of its current production, “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird.” The performance will stream at 7:30 p.m. Friday on the opera’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. “Yardbird” played to small, socially distanced live audiences on April 10...
Luke Bryan tests positive for covid, sidelined from ‘Idol’
LOS ANGELES — Luke Bryan says he’s tested positive for covid-19, which sidelined him from the season’s first live “American Idol” episode on ABC. Paula Abdul, an original judge on the talent show when it aired on Fox, was announced as Bryan’s replacement for Monday’s show, joining Lionel Richie and...
Will Smith film departs Georgia over voting restrictions
NEW YORK — Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama “Emancipation” from Georgia over the state’s recently enacted law restricting voting access. The film is the largest and most high profile Hollywood production to depart the state since Georgia’s Republican-controlled state Legislature passed...
Prince Philip vs. Philip of ‘The Crown’: Fact and fiction
LOS ANGELES — In “The Crown,” a dishy naval officer captures the heart of a future queen. But he chafes at playing royal second fiddle and crosses the boundaries of decorum and, maybe, fidelity. He eventually finds his way as a trusted partner and family patriarch. How does the Netflix...
TV Q&A: Where has WTAE’s Mike Clark been?
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: It seems like three or more weeks that Mike Clark hasn’t been on WTAE-TV’s evening news. Andrew Stockey keeps saying he’s in for him, but something seems...
‘Nomadland’ wins 4 BAFTAs including best picture, directorVideo
LONDON — Gig-economy Western “Nomadland” won four prizes including best picture on Sunday at the British Academy Film Awards, which were handed out during a pandemic-curbed ceremony that recognized a diverse array of screen talent. “Nomadland” filmmaker Chloe Zhao became only the second woman, and the first woman of color,...
Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and Prime Stage Theatre present ‘Miracle in Rwanda’
To commemorate Genocide Awareness Month, the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and Prime Stage Theatre are teaming up to present an original production of the play “Miracle in Rwanda.” Saturday’s opening night features a livestreaming performance followed by recorded performances from April 16-26. The play is based on the life of...
Rapper-actor DMX dead at 50
NEW YORK — DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist behind the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up in Here)” who had one of rap’s most distinctive voices — literally and metaphorically — has died, according to a statement Friday from his family. He was 50. The Grammy-nominated performer died...
TV Talk: North Hills teen appears in Amazon thriller ‘Them’
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. Sometimes being the tag-along kid sister works out. For Sophie Guest, a 15-year-old sophomore in the Avonworth school district, tagging along landed her a small part in the 2012 filmed-in-Pittsburgh movie “Jack Reacher.” Now she...
Rage Against The Machine postpone tour, Pittsburgh show to 2022
Fans of Rage Against The Machine will have to wait longer for the band’s reunion tour. On Thursday, the band announced that its once-postponed tour with Run The Jewels would be moved again, this time to 2022. “The Rage Against The Machine & Run the Jewels ‘Public Service Announcement’ Tour...
Popular ‘Women’s Work’ show returns to Jeannette art gallery
Last year’s “Women’s Work” exhibition at You Are Here gallery proved so popular organizers decided to do it again. “We did the show without any preconceived ideas, and we didn’t expect such a positive response,” said gallery co-founder Jen Costello. “It really exceeded our expectations.” This year’s show, with works...
Pittsburgh native Angela Autumn heads to Nashville, will release new album in JuneVideo
“I woke up today, I was different. Something changed,” Angela Autumn sings on “Old Time Lovers,” the opening song of her forthcoming album, “Frontiers Woman.” Things, indeed, have changed for the 25-year-old Western Pennsylvania native, who grew up Angela Mignanelli in Zelienople before finding her songwriting voice and relocating to...
Gabby Barrett wins ACM award for new female artist of the year
Gabby Barrett has won her first Academy of Country Music award. The Munhall native was surprised with some “mighty fine news” from country star and this year’s ACM Awards host Keith Urban. In a video posted Thursday by the ACM Awards Twitter account, Urban reveals that Barrett was named the...
Pittsburgh ballet company focuses on diversity, inclusion
A new ballet company with an emphasis on inclusion will soon dance its way into permanent headquarters in Pittsburgh’s South Side Flats. Founded in mid-2020 as Confluence Ballet Theatre by Moselle Haney, Confluence Ballet Company “was established around the vision to create dance free from the constraints of racial inequity...
TV Talk: ‘Deadliest Catch’ returns; ‘The Nevers’ debuts on HBOVideo
Westmoreland City native Wild Bill Wichrowski is back on Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch” for a covid-impacted season of crab fishing. Due to the pandemic, the state of Alaska didn’t do its annual crab survey, leaving crab fisherman to guess the best spots to fish when the season began last fall....
Celebrity zookeeper Jack Hanna diagnosed with dementia
Celebrity zookeeper and animal TV show host Jack Hanna has been diagnosed with dementia and will retire from public life, his family said. In a news release Wednesday, his family added that it’s believed he now has Alzheimer’s disease that has quickly progressed in the last few months. The 74-year-old...
The Westmoreland keeps all staff during the pandemic, earns renewed accreditation
Being able to retain all staff during the pandemic played a role in the Westmoreland Museum of American Art again achieving accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition afforded the nation’s museums. Alliance accreditation brings national recognition to a museum for its commitment to excellence, accountability,...
The Weeknd is top nominee for May’s iHeartRadio Music Awards
The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch are among the top nominees for next month’s iHeartRadio Music Awards. The Weeknd’s eight nominations include male artist of the year, competing with Ricch, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber and Post Malone, and song of the year for “Blinding Lights.” Ricch and Megan...
Things to do in Western Pa.: April 7, 2021
Get ready for the return of Sweet Baby James to the Steel City, with renowned music man James Taylor rescheduling his postponed PPG Paints Arena date for Aug. 3. Local favorites The Clarks have a June 5 concert at the Starlight Drive-In in Butler. In the meantime, there’s plenty of...
