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‘Patsy and Loretta’ highlights bond between iconic singersVideo
Writer-director Callie Khouri is drawn to stories about female friendships and country music, and her latest television film “Patsy and Loretta” combines those passions into the true story of a friendship between two of country music’s most powerful voices. The biopic about Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, which airs Oct....
Singer Gretchen Wilson forced to leave New Mexico hotel
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Country singer Gretchen Wilson was removed from a New Mexico hotel after she performed at a weekend music festival. The Las Cruces Sun-News reported Wednesday that police were called to Hotel Encanto in Las Cruces around 3 a.m. Sunday after numerous noise complaints about Wilson’s room....
Dave Matthews reacts to getting Rock Hall nomination
LOS ANGELES — Dave Matthews is having a hard time imagining his band being included on the same Rock & Roll Hall of Fame list as other musical icons such as Whitney Houston. The Dave Matthews Band frontman said their recent nomination for the Hall’s 2020 class was unexpected and...
‘Tarzan’ actor Ron Ely’s wife killed; son shot by deputies
“Tarzan” actor Ron Ely’s wife was stabbed to death in their California home by their 30-year-old son, who was then shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies, authorities said Wednesday. Deputies summoned to the home by a 911 call found Valerie Lundeen Ely, 62, dead with multiple stab wounds shortly after...
Review: ‘Maleficent: Mistress of Evil’ sleepy version of originalVideo
Director Robert Stromberg’s 2014 take on “Sleeping Beauty” with “Maleficent” entertained through a fresh look at the familiar fairy tale and with a story that showed the power of love can be found even with the darkest of hearts. This was all delivered through one of the most endearing performances...
Country artists bring tears, prayers to CMT awards showVideo
Country music artists cried together and prayed together at an emotional CMT Artists of the Year awards show that reflected the tight-knit community of artists who supported each other through success and loss. Country singer Kane Brown, who was one of several artists of the year honored at Wednesday’s show...
Guillermo Rodriguez of ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ stops at Pittsburgh’s Primanti Bros.Video
There was a special guest behind the bar on Wednesday at Primanti Bros. in the Strip District. Wearing a red Primanti Bros. T-shirt with the words “Bite Me” on the back, comedian Guillermo Rodriguez stopped by to film a segment for ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” He posed for photos with...
Monster Bash plans horrifying, timely return to PittsburghVideo
With Halloween lurking just around the corner, those who enjoy being scared silly, or who just enjoy being scared or silly, can check out the Monster Bash produced by Creepy Classic Collectibles in Cranberry Township. Another installment of classic horror, sci-fi and fantasy film screenings, along with celebrity appearances, vendor...
Norwin theater company bringing ‘Sister Act’ to the stage
A convent is a good place to hide from a gangster ex-boyfriend. How singer Deloris Van Cartier ends up there and what happens next will be revealed in Norwin High School Theatre Company’s fall production, “Sister Act the Musical.” Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 24-26 and 2 p.m....
Entertainment planner: Oct. 17-30
Thursday Oct. 17 Anniversary Art Auction, Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh North Side. 412-231-3169 or mattress.org The Pumpkin Patch, Bethel United Methodist Church, Lower Burrell. Through Oct. 31. 724-339-2420 or bethelumc.us “This Skin of Ours” and “Intersections,” Miller Institute for Contemporary Art, Carnegie Mellon University, Oakland. Through Nov. 17. 412-268-3618 or miller-ica.cmu.edu...
Get a sneak peek of Pittsburgh Symphony’s upcoming European tour
Local music lovers will reap a benefit from the Pittsburgh Symphony’s upcoming European tour even before it starts. Manfred Honeck and the musicians will present three different programs on the weekend before they depart, performing much of the repertoire they’ll play at 11 concerts in 10 cities in Europe from...
Walk on the wild side with Greensburg Civic Theatre’s ‘Jekyll and Hyde’
Greensburg Civic Theatre will open its 68th season with a killer of a musical when it presents “Jekyll and Hyde” Oct. 17-19 at Greensburg Garden and Civic Center. “I seem to be completing a trilogy of horror shows for GCT,” says director Vince D’Angelo of Oakmont, who also directed “Dracula”...
Pittsburgh to be featured in Jimmy Kimmel segment
Pittsburgh will get more play on late-night TV. The Steel City will be featured on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” when Guillermo Rodriguez, a Kimmel show regular, makes a stop at Primanti Brothers in the Strip District on Wednesday night. Join us at our Strip District restaurant tomorrow night at 8PM as...
Ghost hunter’s work gets TV afterlife in ‘The Holzer Files’Video
Ask the daughter of paranormal researcher and “Ghostbusters” inspiration Hans Holzer whether she’s got any scary Halloween memories to share, and Alexandra Holzer doesn’t disappoint. She was about 12 years old and getting ready to go trick-or-treating while her dad typed busily away in his New York City apartment, she...
Hauntings and horror in the Laurel HighlandsVideo
Harvest moons, scarecrows, pumpkin patches, frost on the garden’s final blooms, all signal autumn’s arrival. And with it Halloween, a season of witches, ghosts, things that go bump in the night and doors creaking open at haunted houses. Up for a scare? Dare your friends and family to climb aboard...
Daughtry brings the hits to Greensburg’s Palace TheatreVideo
For a brief time in 2018, it looked like the main way fans would see Chris Daughtry for the time being would be as a judge on the newly revived “American Idol.” Reports were saying he was locked in for that role on the show. Which was news to the...
Theatre Factory’s ‘The Fantasticks’ beautiful, clever
Like a true Pittsburgher, James Critchfield’s only complaint these days is with his commute to work. Aside from his lengthy drive to and from rehearsals — from his home in the South Hills to The Theatre Factory in Trafford — he couldn’t be happier about his current assignment directing “The...
Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
SAN FRANCISCO — “Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman — aka prisoner No. 77806-112 — reported Tuesday to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal that ensnared dozens of wealthy mothers and fathers trying to get their children into elite schools. Huffman’s husband,...
‘The Office’ podcast hosted by Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey set to debut
Attention fans of “The Office:” a podcast is dropping that you may want to check out. “Office Ladies” debut episode will be released Wednesday. The podcast features show star’s Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, Pam and Angela respectively, as they rewatch episodes of the iconic TV sitcom and take fans...
Ronan Farrow details lack of enthusiasm at NBC for Weinstein story
In reporter Ronan Farrow’s account of his contentious divorce from NBC News, the more evidence he gathered on Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct, the less enthusiastic his bosses seemed to be. NBC’s decision to let Farrow take his work to The New Yorker magazine is widely regarded as...
Penn-Trafford senior named finalist at international short-film competitionVideo
When Ryan Mickey of Penn Township was in middle school, he remembers getting together with his cousins during the holidays. “We had our little iPods, and we’d make these little two-minute videos,” Mickey said. The 18-year-old’s early interest in multimedia is paying off: Mickey’s three-minute short film, “Mirror Image,” was...
Jennifer Aniston joins Instagram by posting ‘Friends’ reunion pic
Get ready for the internet to explode. Jennifer Aniston just joined Instagram. And her first post? Oh, just a little photo with some friends. Or, rather, “Friends.” View this post on Instagram And now we’re Instagram FRIENDS too. HI INSTAGRAM ?? A post shared by Jennifer Aniston (@jenniferaniston) on Oct...
‘Chrisley Knows Best’ stars sue Georgia tax official
Reality television personalities Todd and Julie Chrisley on Tuesday accused a Georgia tax official of abusing his office to pursue “bogus tax evasion claims” against them. The “Chrisley Knows Best” stars filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Joshua Waites, the director of the Georgia Department of Revenue’s office of special...
Ex-inmate Cyntoia Brown-Long argues for redemption in memoir
Cyntoia Brown-Long, now 31 years old, knows as much about life in prison as she does about being free. At 16, she was arrested for robbing and killing a man she says picked her up for sex and later was sentenced to life in prison. But two months ago, Brown-Long...
Dinner theater focuses on entertainer-activist Josephine Baker
Versatile entertainer and civil rights pioneer Josephine Baker is the topic of the Oct. 25 History Dinner Theater at Saint Vincent College. Presented by the college’s Foster and Muriel McCarl Coverlet Gallery, the program will begin at 6 p.m. in the Fred M. Rogers Center on the Unity campus. “Overcoming...
