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Pittsburgh man set to appear on ‘American Idol’ season
A Pittsburgh man is set to appear on “American Idol,” according to a post on the show’s social media accounts. Nate Walker will be a contestant on the singing competition which airs March 10 on ABC. “I really got inspired to do American Idol after I saw somebody else from...
Moving sale underway in Historic Hanna’s Town gift shop
A sale is underway from 3-5 p.m. today and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. March 2 in the gift shop at Historic Hanna’s Town, 809 Forbes Trail Road, Hempfield. Merchandise will be discounted up to 70 percent in preparation for the shop’s move this spring to a new location in the Westmoreland...
Pittsburgh’s Bunker Projects will feature Canadian artist’s work
“Things As They Are,” a solo exhibition of sculptures, assemblages and installation by artist-in-residence Morgan Rose Free, will open with a March 1 reception at Bunker Projects in Pittsburgh. The reception is set for 7-10 p.m. at the artist-run nonprofit residency and experimental gallery at 5106 Penn Ave. “Free’s installation...
Martha Stewart partners with Canadian cannabis firm
No, you’re not smoking something. Martha Stewart is really joining the cannabis craze. The domestic diva said Thursday she is partnering with Canopy Growth Corp. to assist in developing new products that contain non-psychoactive CBD and other hemp-derived cannabinoids. First to come will be offerings for pets. Stewart didn’t specify...
Luke Perry suffers ‘massive’ stroke
Luke Perry suffered a massive stroke Wednesday at his Sherman Oaks, Calif., home. His publicist Arnold Robinson told the Associated Press the “Beverly Hills, 90210” actor is currently in the hospital and “currently under observation.” Paramedics were called to the 52-year-old actor’s home about 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. They transported him...
Review: ‘Greta’ is both tremendously silly and kind of a blast
Imagine you’re a 20-something living in New York City and you spot a particularly nice and structured green leather handbag on the subway. Do you report it to the MTA? Ignore it and move on? Claim it and its contents for yourself? Return to the owner? For Chloe Grace Moretz’s...
Lady Gaga: Bradley Cooper duet was acting, not loveVideo
LOS ANGELES — It was acting, not love, when Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper sang a duet Sunday at the 91st Academy Awards. Gaga discussed the emotional performance of “Shallow” from their film “A Star Is Born” during an appearance Wednesday on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live .” The duet led...
‘The Masked Singer’: T-Pain flies under the radar to grab Golden Mask
And “The Masked Singer” is … T-Pain?! Much to everyone’s surprise, the rapper was revealed to be the voice behind the Monster mask on last night’s season finale on the Fox singing competition in which celebrity contestants concealed their identities under elaborate costumes. Nobody was more surprised than the Florida-born...
Arbitrator orders Fox to pay $179M to ‘Bones’ stars
An arbitrator has ordered 21st Century Fox to pay $179 million in a dispute over profits with the stars of the long-running TV show “Bones,” saying Fox executives engaged in “intentional fraud and malice.” The decision was reached earlier this month and revealed in a court petition from the plaintiffs...
‘Innovative, edgy’ events coming to Pittsburgh Cultural District
Pittsburgh Cultural Trust invites patrons to expand their entertainment horizons via the “innovative, edgy programming” of several upcoming Multiple Choice Events. “Multiple Choice Events in 2019 continue with unique programming to engage a diverse audience,” says Randal Miller, director of Dance Programming and Special Projects for the trust. “We look...
Quaker Valley prepares to put on a big show with ‘Shrek the Musical’
Quaker Valley High School students are getting ready to put on a big show. Everything in “Shrek the Musical,” which will take place at 7:30 p.m. March 7-9, will be just that: big. There’s the 20-foot dragon that moves around on stage at the hands of five puppeteers, the large...
Entertainment planner: Feb. 28-March 13
Thursday Feb. 28 “Artists of the 21st Century,” student art exhibition, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art at Ligonier Valley, Ligonier Township. Through April 21. 724-238-6015 or sama-art.org Rodney Atkins, Jergel’s Rhythm Grille, Warrendale. 724-799-8333 or jergels.com Friday March 1 Aaron Carter, Hard Rock Cafe, Pittsburgh. 412-481-7625 or hardrock.com Fred Armisen,...
Greater Latrobe to present play-within-a-play ‘Man of La Mancha’Video
Director Daniel Krack has a three-year cycle of themes for the Greater Latrobe Senior High School spring musical. The first year is a little-known title, the second year is a family oriented show and the third is a classic. 2019 is classic year, and the show being presented is “Man...
Greensburg Salem kicks it up in ‘Mamma Mia!’Video
When Greensburg Salem High School musical director and producer Susan Glowa heard the rights were becoming available to “Mamma Mia!,” she was ready. “This was a brand new release,” Glowa, English and dramatic arts instructor, says. She applied and received approval to stage the show in the same day. Speaking...
Jonas Brothers tease first new song in 6 years
Hang onto your hearts! The Jonas Brothers are back. With new music, too! The brothers announced Thursday morning on Twitter that their new single will be “Sucker,” and will drop at midnight. Midnight ET #Sucker pic.twitter.com/9puT4D9Mji— Jonas Brothers (@jonasbrothers) February 28, 2019 In the tweet’s image, the brothers assume...
3 Rivers Medium reaches for the other side
Erica Altmiller’s first awareness of what she calls “the gift” came when she was 7 years old and had a conversation with her great-great grandmother who she says was visiting her room. Talks between grandmothers and granddaughters are quite normal, of course, but Altmiller’s had died a few weeks earlier....
Mickey and friends bring ‘new look’ show to townVideo
Feld Entertainment has some surprises in store for audiences with its newest “Disney on Ice” production, “Mickey’s Search Party.” Besides the touring ice show’s usual lineup of favorite characters and snappy sing-along songs from Disney’s animated movies, there’s an added “wow factor” this time around. “We’re really excited about this...
River City Brass ‘goes green’ with ‘Celtic Connections’
Whatever condition people arrive in for a River City Brass (RCB) concert, predicts its marketing director Andrew Blight, they will leave feeling better. “We’re in the business of lifting spirits,” he says. That will be especially easy to achieve for the people-pleasing organization with its annual “Celtic Connections” concert at...
Saint Vincent Summer Theatre slate features 3 ‘timeless’ musicals
Three timeless musicals make up the slate for Saint Vincent Summer Theatre’s upcoming 51st season, says producing artistic director Greggory Brandt, who will direct all three. Casts including actors from Actors’ Equity Association and other professional regional actors will perform these perennial audience favorites: • “Forever Plaid,” May 23-June 2...
Broadcasters aren’t succumbing to Netflix era
PASADENA, Calif. — If there is a high point to Netflix’s status as the “cool kids” taking over television, it may be remembered as an emotional Chuck Lorre accepting a best comedy Golden Globe last month for “The Kominsky Method,” his show on the streaming service. Lorre is one of...
A year after Frances McDormand’s Oscars speech, are inclusion riders making progress?
“I have two words to leave you with tonight, ladies and gentlemen,” said Frances McDormand in her Oscars acceptance speech last year. “Inclusion rider.” Just like that, the little-known industry term was instantly catapulted into the public sphere. Actors, directors and producers began tweeting their pledges to adopt the inclusion...
Pete Davidson kicks out heckler who shouted about Mac Miller’s death
Pete Davidson didn’t tolerate a heckler who shouted a remark about Pittsburgh-born rapper Mac Miller. At a standup show in New Jersey, Davidson began to set up a joke with, “ … My friend died of a heart attack.” At which a person in the audience shouted “Mac Miller?” The...
Super fans maintain love of R. Kelly amid his 10 counts of sexual abuse charges
When R. Kelly was released from jail Monday, three days after being charged with criminal sexual abuse, he was greeted by the sounds of adoration. “Free Kells!” people shouted outside Chicago’s Southwest Side jail as he was released, according to the Chicago Tribune. The R&B singer’s 1996 hit “I Believe...
Gotta catch Ryan Reynolds explaining ‘Detective Pikachu’ method acting
When the 2020 Oscars roll around, the Los Angeles Times says we probably won’t be talking about the first live-action Pokemon movie, “Pokemon Detective Pikachu,” opening on May 10. Unless actor Ryan Reynolds — who voices the yellow title character with the thunderbolt tail — has something to say about...
Michael Jackson brothers say accusers’ film neglects facts
LOS ANGELES — The family of Michael Jackson had a feeling the years-old child molestation allegations against the pop superstar would resurface at some point. So they say they weren’t entirely surprised to learn that a forthcoming HBO documentary would feature two of his accusers. “I thought, ‘Oh here we...
