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Band Together Pittsburgh founders earn international Communitas Award for autism programsVideo
Music can be a stabilizing force and an anchor in one’s life. It’s certainly been that for Ron Esser of Frazer Township, whose longstanding love for live music — the blues in particular — led him to become the owner of Moondog’s and the Starlite Lounge in Blawnox. Esser and...
Where to see local and national music through live streamsVideo
The live performances may have been canceled (or postponed) out of an abundance of caution amid the coronavirus outbreak, but — as they love to say — “the show must go on.” And why not online? Many acts — local and national — are taking to the internet to perform...
Actors, actresses who’ve announced they have coronavirus
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, people from all walks of life have contracted the virus. Actor Tom Hanks and his wife, actress Rita Wilson, became the first high-profile faces of the outbreak last week when they said on social media that they had the virus. Their announcement came on the...
Opus One extends postponement, cancellation of Pittsburgh events
Area arts and entertainment venues and organizations are working to reschedule events that have been postponed due to coronavirus-related restrictions, along with continuing to announce cancellations. Following is a list of cancellations and new event dates: 3 Rivers Comicon 3 Rivers Comicon 2020, originally scheduled for May 30-31 in the...
Yough reprises popular ‘State Fair’Video
Editor’s note: High school musicals have been postponed due to the conronavirus. The auditorium stage at Yough High School will be transformed into the Iowa State Fair in “State Fair.” “You can’t go wrong with this classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. We have done this show before,” and it was...
How ‘Brockmire’’s Amanda Peet shook off her stage frightVideo
The future didn’t look promising when Amanda Peet first thought she wanted to be an actress. While she’s gone on to impress in shows like “The Whole Nine Yards,” “The Good Wife” and “Brockmire,” which returns Wednesday for its fourth and final season, she suffered from paralyzing stage fright. When...
‘Saturday Night Live’ on hold indefinitely amid coronavirus pandemic
Live from New York, it’s not “Saturday Night.” “Saturday Night Live” is officially the latest TV show to be delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, NBC confirmed Monday. The hit sketch comedy program, previously slated to return with new episodes on March 28, has halted production indefinitely out of concern for...
With 208th song on Hot 100 chart, Drake sets new record
Drake has landed his 208th song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, setting a new record for most songs on the music chart. The rapper’s latest track, “Oprah’s Bank Account” with DaBaby and Lil Yachty, debuted at No. 89 on the Hot 100 chart this week and helps Drake surpass...
WQED offers PBS KIDS resources on social media during closures
WQED Education says that, although its in-person programs and events at schools and libraries are curtailed until further notice due to coronavirus-related closures, it will continue to support teachers, parents and students through its social media platforms. “During this uncertain time, WQED is still the ‘school of the air,’ which...
Idris Elba says he has coronavirus: ‘no symptoms so far’
Idris Elba says he has tested positive for the coronavirus. The actor tweeted Monday that he has no symptoms so far and has been isolated since Friday when he found out about his possible exposure. Elba is the latest high profile celebrity to have tested positive for the virus. Last...
Movie releases postponed due to coronavirusVideo
Like every other industry, Hollywood is reacting to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and the recommended measures to blunt the spread of the disease. The U.S. box office has begun to take a noticeable hit, while the global box office was already in a state of free fall as...
Murrysville native helps save ‘Restaurants on the Edge’ in Netflix showVideo
Murrysville native Courtney Hazlett hates to see a restaurant with a great location – and a great view – slipping into obscurity. With that in mind, Hazlett’s production company, OutEast Entertainment, created “Restaurants on the Edge,” which debuted in late February on Netflix. On the show, a team of experts...
Winona Ryder opens up on her secret life in Minnesota, ‘The Plot’Video
Squarespace’s Super Bowl commercial generated more buzz in Minnesota than Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes did on the football field thanks to Winona Ryder’s whirlwind tour of the town she was named after. But missing from that ad, as well as just about every story ever written about the star, is...
Academy of Country Music postpones awards show amid virus
NEW YORK — The show won’t go on for the Academy of Country Music, after all. The academy said Sunday that it was postponing its annual awards show, which was to be held April 5 at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas and televised on CBS, because of the...
Ticket sales dive at box office; lowest turnout in 20 years
NEW YORK — Ticket sales plunged to their lowest levels in at least 20 years at North American movie theaters as the coronavirus pandemic led to one of Hollywood’s worst weekends at the box office. Receipts totaled about $56 million in U.S. and Canada theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday....
Greensburg author, musician Karen Dietrich publishes ‘dark thriller’Video
Evelyn Gibson, the protagonist in Greensburg author Karen Dietrich’s novel “Girl at the Edge,” is a 16-year-old girl living in Florida with her loving, slightly unconventional family. “I’m into kind of dark stories, darker crime,” says Dietrich, 43. So the fact that Evelyn has always known her father was a...
Cirque du Soleil closes its Las Vegas shows because of virus
LAS VEGAS — Cirque du Soleil, creator of many of the most popular shows in Las Vegas, said Saturday that it is temporarily suspending its productions in Las Vegas as well as around the world because of the new coronavirus outbreak. In a statement, the company said it made the...
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Wuorinen dies at 81
NEW YORK — Charles Wuorinen, winner of the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in Music and composer of the operas “Brokeback Mountain” and “Haroun and the Sea of Stories,” died from injuries suffered in a fall in September. He was 81. Wuorinen, who composed more than 270 works, died Wednesday at New...
WWE cancels ‘Raw’ in Pittsburgh, moves it to Orlando site
WWE will not be coming to town Monday, the company has announced. “Monday Night Raw” was set to take place at PPG Paints Arena and feature WWE Hall of Famers “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Edge, as well as WWE legend The Undertaker. But the show will now take place...
Code Orange will Twitch stream show planned for Roxian Theatre after postponement
Code Orange will not play a show in front of fans Saturday, but they will play a show. The Pittsburgh hardcore band announced Friday, the day of the release of new album “Underneath,” that their record release show at the Roxian Theatre would not happen, for now. ANNOUNCEMENT. please RT...
Westmoreland Symphony hits social media to get postponement out
The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra’s decision to postpone the planned March 14 “Irish Rhapsody” concert included a “full court press” announcement. Patron notifications include Endy Reindl, executive director, making the announcement Thursday via a video posted Thursday to the WSO’s website and social media accounts. In the video announcement, Reindl notes...
Late-night comics adjust to shows without an audienceVideo
Due to the new coronavirus, late-night comedians — Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, Pete Buttigieg — are taking to the stage without the affirmation of adoring audiences. Wait a second. Pete Buttigieg? The former presidential candidate filled in for Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday night on ABC. It was prearranged, since Kimmel...
Reba show at PPG Paints Arena rescheduled over coronavirus concerns
Reba McEntire’s March 26 show at PPG Paints Arena has been postponed as coronavirus concerns continue to stretch across the country, the singer/songwriter announced Thursday night. She will now be coming to Pittsburgh July 16. All tickets purchased for the March 26 show will be honored. The nationwide arena tour,...
Coronavirus brings entertainment world to a standstill
NEW YORK — The entertainment industry prepared Thursday for an unprecedented shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, canceling upcoming movies, suspending all Broadway performances and scuttling concert tours until it’s safe to welcome crowds back. To accommodate calls for social distancing, Hollywood moved to pause the normal hum...
Stage AE closes because of coronavirus fears; other Western Pa. venues continue scheduled shows
Stage AE on Pittsburgh’s North Shore announced Friday that it will close through May 1, subject to ongoing reassessment. “Our hope is that we are able to reschedule as many of the affected events as possible, but at this time there is limited information on new dates,” PromoWest Productions said...
