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Kate’s pregnancy takes center stage in wildly different episode of ‘This Is Us’
LOS ANGELES — “This Is Us” routinely brings viewers to tears. Next week, it’s taking them to the theater. The hit NBC series will air an episode modeled on a one-act play and confined almost entirely to a hospital waiting room and to a single day, a sharp detour from...
Country music star Jamey Johnson plays the Palace April 5Video
A mountain of a man with a big mane of hair and a deep, drawling voice, Jamey Johnson will bring his country music to Greensburg’s Palace Theatre, 21 W. Otterman St., for a 7:30 p.m. April 5 concert. Special guests for the show will be announced. Doors will open at...
‘Simpsons’ producers pull iconic Michael Jackson episode
LOS ANGELES — The producers of “The Simpsons” are removing a classic episode that featured the voice of Michael Jackson. Executive producer James L. Brooks told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday “it feels clearly the only choice to make.” He said fellow executive producers Matt Groening and Al Jean...
5 things to do in Pittsburgh this weekend: March 8-10
There is plenty to do this weekend in Pittsburgh. On the hardwood The Atlantic 10 Conference women’s basketball tournament will be held Friday through Sunday at the A.J. Palumbo Center on the campus of host Duquesne University, Uptown. The Dukes are seeded third and play No. 6 seed St. Louis...
Thomas Rhett announces tour date at KeyBank Pavilion
Tickets will be available March 15 for country musician Thomas Rhett’s tour date near Burgettstown. The Very Hot Summer Tour will make a stop at KeyBank Pavilion on July 12, according to an announcement. Rhett will be joined by special guests Dustin Lynch, Russell Dickerson and Rhett Akins. Rhett’s international...
Westmoreland Symphony to host acclaimed Israeli cellist
A March 16 appearance with the Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra is just one item in Israeli cellist Amit Peled’s full calendar. His 2018-19 slate include dates with the Warsaw (Poland) Philharmonic and the Bucharest Philharmonic, the Ravinia Festival in Illinois, a debut at the Kennedy Center with the Apollo Orchestra and...
Seinfeld’s in Pittsburgh: Major moments in the evolution of his career
Love him or hate him, you gotta admit that Jerry Seinfeld is an important figure in the world of comedy. And with the comedian headed to Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center on Friday, we figured we would step back and look at the key moments that brought Jerry to the 65th most...
Saint Vincent prof pens book on generational workplace myths
Saint Vincent College faculty member Michael Urick has released a book addressing generational stereotypes and myths in the business world. More than a decade of research and two years of writing went into “The Generation Myth: How to Improve Intergenerational Relationships in the Workplace.” Published by Business Expert Press, it...
With Luke Perry’s death, the wayward ‘Riverdale’ loses its moral compass
After news broke of actor Luke Perry’s untimely death on Monday, a common refrain rose among Gen Xers: “Can you believe there’s an entire generation who won’t remember him as Dylan McKay from ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’?” They’re not wrong. Hulu carries the series, which aired on Fox in the 1990s,...
Christina Aguilera to receive honor from Human Rights Campaign as ‘LGBTQ icon’
WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization is honoring Christina Aguilera with its Ally for Equality award. The Human Rights Campaign announced Thursday the six-time Grammy-winning singer is a true “LGBTQ icon” who uses her platform to “share a message of hope and inspiration” to those who have...
R. Kelly says ex-wife destroyed his name, others stole money
CHICAGO — Embattled R&B star R. Kelly angrily blamed his ex-wife for “destroying” his name and claimed other people with access to his bank accounts stole from him, according to an interview that aired Thursday, a day after he was sent to jail for not paying child support. Kelly, who...
Stage Right needs witnesses for Guinness record-breaking attempt
Independent witnesses are needed on March 9 at The Palace Theater in Greensburg, to observe as Stage Right attempts to break the Guinness Book of World Records’ record for the fastest staging of a musical production. People 18 and older are needed for four-hour shifts starting at 5:30 a.m. at...
Kids can create a hipster Easter bunny at Latrobe Art Center
Latrobe Art Center invites children ages 5-12 to make a piece of “egg-cellent” art at an April 20 Hipster Easter Bunny Zentangle class. Each participant will create a colorful bunny on canvas with paint and a Zentangle pattern. An Easter egg hunt in the center will follow, and each child...
Insta-Monarch: Queen Elizabeth makes first Instagram post
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has posted her first Instagram image. The media-savvy queen posted from the Science Museum Thursday to help promote the museum’s summer exhibition. Using an iPad, she shared an image on the official royal family Instagram account of a letter from 19th century inventor and mathematician...
Entertainment planner: March 7-20
Thursday March 7 The Noise, Stage AE, Pittsburgh. 800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com Rafiq Bhatia, The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh. 412-237-300 or warhol.org “Unconventional,” Geyer Performing Arts Center, Scottdale. Through March 10. 724-887-0887 or geyerpac.com Saturday March 9 Dalton and the Sheriffs, Club Cafe, Pittsburgh. 866-468-3401 or ticketweb.com/clubcafe “Disconnections,” six-artist exhibition, You...
Lauren Daigle playing sold-out Pittsburgh showVideo
One thing Lauren Daigle has learned about performing live is that it’s OK to relax a bit and go with the flow on stage. “I was just talking to a friend about how in the very beginning you get caught up in trying to get it right,” Daigle said, looking...
Graham Nash plans intimate evening with music hall audienceVideo
It’s hardly an exaggeration to say that in his 77 years on this mortal coil, Graham Nash has lived the equivalent of multiple lifetimes. As a musician, he’s made his mark as a founding member of The Hollies, Crosby, Stills & Nash and its various permutations, in addition to having...
Poor Man’s Gambit blends Celtic, American folk
March is understandably the busiest time of the year for members of Poor Man’s Gambit, a trio of Celtic performing artists from the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. With plenty of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations on tap, band member Corey Purcell says “it’s great to be working musicians in...
Geyer PAC looks at ‘a year in the life’ in ‘Unconventional’
A local woman’s play that originated as part of Actors and Artists of Fayette County’s One Acts Festival in 2017 will make its debut as a full-length production March 7-10 at Geyer Performing Arts Center in Scottdale. Jessica Zack of Uniontown will direct four performances of “Unconventional,” which follows characters...
Manfred Honeck to lead spectacular ‘The Damnation of Faust’
The Pittsburgh Symphony will present one of its most spectacular shows of the season when more than 250 performers will crowd the stage for Hector Berlioz’s “The Damnation of Faust.” The French composer had just the personality for a story ranging from heaven to hell. A true revolutionary in handling...
Music museums keeping Michael Jackson exhibits on display
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Megastar Michael Jackson’s musical legacy has been getting critically reappraised after a new documentary rekindled allegations of child sexual abuse, but at least two music museums in Detroit and Tennessee aren’t scrubbing the King of Pop from their exhibits. The National Museum of African American Music says...
‘Jeopardy!’ host Alex Trebek announces he has advanced pancreatic cancer
LOS ANGELES — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek said he has been diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer but intends to fight the disease and keep on working. In a video posted online Wednesday, the 78-year-old said he was announcing his illness directly to “Jeopardy!” fans in keeping with his long-time policy...
R. Kelly taken back into custody after child-support hearing
CHICAGO — R. Kelly was taken back into custody Wednesday after appearing at a child-support hearing, authorities said, hours after the broadcast of an interview in which the R&B star cried and ranted about being “assassinated” by allegations of sexual abuse. A Cook County Sheriff’s Office official says singer Kelly...
Helen Hunt, Paul Reiser reunite for ‘Mad About You’ sequel
LOS ANGELES — Paul and Jamie Buchman are picking up where they left off 20 years ago on “Mad About You.” On-demand service Spectrum Originals said Wednesday a limited series will bring Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser back as the New York City couple. The original series, which aired from...
Jason Aldean to receive artist of the decade award at ACMs
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Reigning entertainer of the year Jason Aldean will receive the artist of the decade award at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards in April. The ACM announced Wednesday that Aldean will join only five other honorees that have received the award since 1969, including Marty...
