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‘Hollywoodland’ features best-loved songs from the silver screen
Two performances of the most loved songs from the movies — including classics like “Over the Rainbow,” “Pennies from Heaven” and “Whistle While You Work” — will warm a winter evening for audiences at “Hollywoodland: Songs From the Silver Screen.” The musical production, being presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust...
Monster Jam a family tradition for Grave Digger driver Krysten AndersonVideo
Monster Jam is a family tradition for Krysten Anderson. As the only daughter of Dennis Anderson, professional driver and creator of the iconic Grave Digger monster truck, Krysten is following in her father’s footsteps. The 22-year-old will be behind the wheel of Grave Digger when Monster Jam Triple Threat Series...
Riverfront Theater’s musical revue covers all aspects of love
Riverfront Theater Company celebrates Valentine’s Day with the musical revue, “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change,” Feb. 12-15 at Aspinwall Riverfront Park. The show covers all the bases of love — from first dates to marriage, from children to “the twilight years” — set in a series of vignettes...
Kirk Douglas, ‘Spartacus’ star who helped end Hollywood blacklist, dead at 103Video
LOS ANGELES — Kirk Douglas, the dimple-chinned screen icon who was known for bringing an explosive, clenched-jawed intensity to a memorable array of heroes and heels in films such as “Spartacus” and “Champion” and for playing an off-screen role as a maverick independent producer who helped end the Hollywood blacklist,...
Review: ‘Birds of Prey’ is colorful, campy and cheerfully brutalVideo
The best thing to come out of 2016’s much-derided DC antihero team-up, “Suicide Squad,” was Margot Robbie’s inspired take on Harley Quinn, the self-proclaimed “Joker’s girl” and quirky chaos clown. Robbie’s Quinn, with her colorful pigtails and baseball bat, instantly became an icon, a perennial Halloween costume, eclipsing even her...
Sam Hunt’s 2nd album on way, Burgettstown tour stop setVideo
Country singer Sam Hunt will release his sophomore album, “Southside,” on April 3 and hit the road in May, with a planned Southside Summer Tour stop at the S&T Bank Music Park in Burgettstown. The tour kicks off May 28 in Charlotte, N.C., and Hunt hits the Washington County stage...
Pirates’ pitcher Steven Brault takes center stage with Pittsburgh SymphonyVideo
Which is more nerve-wracking: taking the mound at PNC Park or the stage in Heinz Hall? For Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steven Brault, both are more exciting than anxiety-producing. A vocal performance major in college, Brault will sing two numbers with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra during “Blockbuster Broadway!” performances Feb. 7-9...
Artists share their expressions of love in juried Greensburg exhibit
A juried art show, “The Art of Love,” is the result of artists and writers being asked to explore that topic and share their creative expressions at an exhibition in the Greensburg Garden and Civic Center, 951 Old Salem Road. According to artist Mary Ellen Raneri of Latrobe, show organizer,...
Gabby Barrett says 1st album is coming in 2020
Gabby Barrett’s first album will be out this year. When that happens is another story. The Munhall native talked about her album with Billboard and gave some, but not all, of its details. “You can expect an album sometime this year. I’ve been working on music for a year and...
Incubus, 311 set for Burgettstown showVideo
Incubus will launch a summer tour in July and make a stop at S&T Bank Music Park Aug. 18. Ticket presale for the Burgettstown show begins at 10 a.m. Feb. 5 and runs through 10 p.m. Feb. 6. General ticket sales begin at 10 a.m. Feb. 7, both at livenation.com...
Shannen Doherty says she is battling stage 4 breast cancerVideo
Shannen Doherty is battling a recurrence of breast cancer that has progressed to stage four, telling fans “it’s a bitter pill to swallow.” “I definitely have days where I say, ‘Why me?’ And then I go, ‘Well, why not me? Who else? Who else besides me deserves this?’ None of...
The Chris and Paul Show brings the funny to Steel City ImprovVideo
Comedians Chris O’Neill and Paul Valenti — The Chris and Paul Show — freely admit they are a couple of “big kids.” Watching their videos and television performances bears out that claim. Using primarily facial expressions and body language, they deliver silly, laugh out loud physical comedy. Referring to themselves...
New ballet company offers classes in downtown Greensburg space
The recently formed Westmoreland Ballet Company has moved into quarters in Greensburg’s downtown cultural district. The organization’s mission is to provide “an inclusive, nurturing, professional ballet performing company and school with workforce development and higher education opportunities,” according to a release. The space at 41 N. Main St., dating back...
After Oprah’s exit, Russell Simmons doc acquired by HBO Max
The documentary about several women who have accused Russell Simmons of sexual abuse has found a distributor after Oprah Winfrey’s exit from the film left it in the lurch. HBO Max on Monday said it acquired Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s film, “On the Record,” following its premiere last week...
PSO Pops brings back memories with ‘Blockbuster Broadway’ shows
The glitter of Broadway lights seem fitting when the show’s a hit, and sadly garish when it’s not. But the biggest hits have more than pizzazz and touch our hearts. “These are the type of tunes that bring back memories from our childhood or a special event in our lives,”...
Carnegie Mellon, Penn State students to compete in ‘Jeopardy!’ College Championship
Emma Farrell, a Carnegie Mellon University senior from Telford in southeastern Pennsylvania, will compete in the “Jeopardy!” College Championship in April. The 10-day special event airs from April 6-17. Fifteen students from across the country will compete for a $100,000 grand prize and a berth in the next edition of...
Ben Platt named Hasty Pudding’s 2020 Man of the YearVideo
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Award-winning actor and musician Ben Platt was named 2020 Man of the Year by Harvard University’s famed Hasty Pudding theater troupe on Monday. Platt, 26, is the youngest recipient in the 54-year history of the award, handed out annually by the troupe that dates to the late...
‘Hamilton’ by original cast coming to a film screen near you
NEW YORK — Next year, you’ll be able to see the original Broadway cast of “Hamilton” perform the musical smash from the comfort of a movie theater. The Walt Disney Co. said Monday it will distribute a four-year-old live capture of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s show in the United States and Canada...
Guns N’ Roses announces summer 2020 U.S. tour
Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan and the rest of Guns N’ Roses are heading out on a stadium tour through the U.S this summer. The band announced Monday a 19-date tour kicking off July 4 at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisc. A Pittsburgh date was not included, but several cities within...
Opus 2 Orchestra prepares for winter concert in Trafford
Members of the Opus 2 Orchestra are gearing up for their winter concert set for Feb. 22 in Trafford. “An International Affair: Music from Around the World” will begin at 4 p.m. at Christian Life Church, 900 Seventh Street Ext. It will feature musical styles from different countries including Soon...
Award-winning writers kick off Pitt-Greensburg series
Writers curious about publishing, performing and getting their work into print can learn more on Feb. 4 as the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg opens its Written/Spoken Series. The program at 7 p.m. in the Hempfield Room at the 150 Finoli Drive campus includes several award-winning writers and the editors...
Country singer Martina McBride schedules Palace Theatre showVideo
Award-winning country singer Martina McBride will play The Palace Theatre in Greensburg on April 30. A four-time Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year, McBride is known for hits like “This One’s for the Girls” and “Independence Day.” Tickets from $69-$135 go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 7...
Watch the best and worst of Super Bowl adsVideo
During advertising’s biggest night, Super Bowl Sunday, marketers battled it out to bolster their brands and promote new products. Advertisers paid up to $5.6 million for 30 seconds, and almost 100 million people tuned into the big game. This year, Hyundai and Jeep scored with whimsical humor by poking fun...
Tickets available soon for country-pop act Lady AntebellumVideo
Tickets will go on sale Friday for country-pop trio Lady Antebellum’s performance at S&T Bank Music Park near Burgettstown this summer. Musicians and songwriters Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley will make a stop there on July 17 as part of their Ocean 2020 tour. Tickets go on sale...
Netflix becomes aggressive in courting first-time filmmakers
Stefon Bristol had a clear vision of his first feature project. As a graduate film student at NYU, he had already shot a short version of a movie called “See You Yesterday,” a story about a science-obsessed New York City teen who masters time travel to save her loved ones....
