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Vocalist, pianist, perform at University of Pittsburgh concert series
Internationally renowned soprano Shana Mashego will present a concert featuring Negro spirituals, Christian hymns and art songs during her Feb. 15 performance for the Joan Chambers Concert Series at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. Nationally recognized pianist Jee Sook Cha, a long-time Mashego collaborator, will accompany her during the...
Heart brings summer ‘Love Alive’ tour to PittsburghVideo
Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, better known as the musical duo Heart, will be “comin’ straight on to you,” when their summer tour “Love Alive” makes a stop at KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown on Aug. 1. The two have entertained listeners for decades, beginning with the 1976 release of “Dreamboat...
Fox host Pete Hegseth jokes he hasn’t washed his hands in 10 years
So maybe he does wash his hands after all. On Sunday “Fox and Friends” host Pete Hegseth said he’ll eat day-old pizza, but won’t wash his hands. During some on-air banter with co-hosts Ed Henry and Jedediah Bila, Hegseth said that while eating pizza that has sat out is ok,...
Point Park will host free reading of ‘Church & State’ on Parkland shooting anniversary
On the one-year anniversary of the Feb. 14, 2018, school shooting in Parkland, Fla., seven universities across the country, including Point Park University in Pittsburgh, will host a staged reading of the award-winning Off-Broadway play, “Church & State.” The play tells the story of a gun-loving senator running for reelection,...
Jim Brickman to play up the love on Valentine’s Day in PittsburghVideo
Does it get any better than this for Jim Brickman fans? “America’s New Romantic Piano Sensation” (the facetious nickname the popular national pianist/songwriter/radio host jokingly bestowed on himself) performs in Pittsburgh on – wait for this! – Valentine’s Day. The Cleveland resident sends this message to local residents: “I love...
‘Winter Magic’ returns to Pittsburgh’s Waterfront
The Waterfront in Homestead will hold its annual “Winter Magic” outdoor festival from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 17. The event is free and open to the public. Activities will include singing “Trolls” movie characters, balloon twisting and penguin painting with Paint Monkey, free hot chocolate, horse and carriage rides and Weird...
Country musician Luke Bryan announces June tour date at KeyBank PavilionVideo
Country music artist Luke Bryan will visit the Pittsburgh area on June 7, according to a concert announcement Monday. The musician will make a stop at KeyBank Pavilion near Burgettstown for a performance on his Sunset Repeat Tour. The tour will begin May 31 in Philadelphia and end in October...
Dan + Shay win Grammy for ‘Tequila’Video
Hometown fav Dan + Shay, the country music duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, picked up some more hardware for the hit song “Tequila.” The song earned the pair the Grammy for best country duo/group performance. They performed the award-winning song during last night’s show. Smyers is a Pittsburgh-area...
Rap artists, women take center stage at Grammys
LOS ANGELES — Rap artists and women have felt shunned by the Grammy Awards in recent years. But this year, they both took center stage. Childish Gambino’s disturbing look at race relations, “This is America,” won record and song of the year on Sunday’s telecast. It was the first time...
Grammys: Kacey Musgraves wins album of the year; Childish Gambino makes history
LOS ANGELES — Women returned at the Grammys on Sunday as female acts won album of the year and best new artist, while rap also triumphed, with Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” becoming the first rap-based song to win record and song of the year. Kacey Musgraves’ “Golden Hour” picked...
TV show ‘Extra’ suspends host A.J. Calloway to investigate misconduct
PASADENA, Calif. — A.J. Calloway, a host on the syndicated entertainment news show “Extra,” was suspended Saturday as his parent company investigates sexual misconduct allegations. The company said it had investigated prior accusations against Calloway and found no suggestion of workplace misconduct. But he was suspended after Warner Brothers became...
CIA may have used contractor who inspired ‘Mission: Impossible’ to kill RFK, book alleges
Robert Maheu was such a colorful character that it’s widely believed the television show “Mission: Impossible” was based on him and his private investigative agency. As an ex-FBI agent, the CIA asked him to handle jobs it wanted to steer clear of, such as lining up prostitutes for a foreign...
Ariana Grande releases new album, leaves fans speculating about meaning of lyrics
Fans won’t see Ariana Grande at the Grammys this weekend, but they’ve got plenty of new music from the pop star to fill the void. Grande released her latest album “thank u, next” at midnight on Friday, and people are already speculating about the meaning of some of her fresh...
1 ticket, 4 rock shows at KeyBank Pavilion summer line-up
Live Nation’s 2019 “Ticket to Rock” one-ticket deal gives purchasers admission to a four-show summer concert package at KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown. Artists who will perform as part of this year’s package include Alice in Chains, Breaking Benjamin, Behemoth, Chevelle, Gojira, Korn, Skipknot, Underoath, Volbeat and more. Shinedown will be...
Grammys swag bag to include breath mints developed in Pittsburgh
A Pittsburgh breath mints company will be part of the Grammy Awards on Sunday. Movemints LLC, based in Aspinwall, was invited to share its breath mints in the Grammy gift bags distributed to all the award ceremony’s guests. The music awards ceremony will air at 8 p.m. Feb. 10 on...
Community leaders to sing at Westmoreland Diversity Coalition fundraiser
Did you ever wonder if state Sen. Kim Ward can carry a tune? Or if Westmoreland County Commissioner Ted Kopas sings tenor or bass? Now you have a chance to find out. Westmoreland Diversity Coalition is hosting a “Westmoreland Has Talent” karaoke fundraiser at 5 p.m. March 2 at Ferrante’s...
‘Big Bang Theory’ gets honor as series nears its end
BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Champagne briefly replaced scripts Thursday for a ceremony renaming the nondescript Stage 25 on the sprawling Warner Bros. production lot after the sitcom “The Big Bang Theory.” Still television’s most popular comedy, the show will exit the airwaves and the studio it has called home for...
Pittsburgh jazz documentary ‘We Knew What We Had’ returning to WQEDVideo
A locally produced documentary on Pittsburgh’s rich jazz music history is airing again nationally, with a special airing scheduled at 8 p.m. Feb. 28 on WQED, Pittsburgh’s PBS member station. Produced by MCG Jazz, the 60-minute documentary, “We Knew What We Had: The Greatest Jazz Story Never Told,” explores social...
British actor Albert Finney dies at 82
LONDON — British actor Albert Finney, the Academy Award-nominated star of films from “Tom Jones” to “Skyfall,” has died at the age of 82. Finney’s family said Friday that he “passed away peacefully after a short illness with those closest to him by his side.” Finney was a rare star...
‘Giselle’ opens Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s 50th anniversary season
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s 50th Anniversary Celebration will include five major programs offering a wide range of dance from Romantic era mainstays to new works by choreographers with strong ties to Pittsburgh. Artistic director Terrance Orr says the company is doing well, and boasts an exceptional roster of dancers and a...
‘Pet Sematary’ remake updates Stephen King’s classic horror novel
“Sometimes dead is better.” That’s the tagline for the remake of Stephen King’s seminal 1983 horror novel “Pet Sematary.” After Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke) and his family relocate from Boston to rural Maine, the doctor discovers a strange burial ground hidden deep in the woods. When tragedy strikes the...
Review: ‘The Prodigy’ is a creepy-kid horror movie done rightVideo
Creepy children are a mainstay of the horror genre. Going back to “The Bad Seed” and beyond, children have proved capable of unnerving audiences with a combination of precocious dialogue and psychopathic behavior. The chilling new horror film “The Prodigy” continues that fine tradition, with one intriguing complication: in the...
‘Don Giovanni,’ ‘Carmen’ highlight Pittsburgh Opera’s 2019-20 season
Planning a season of opera is a complex undertaking. It’s not just finding the right blend between adventurous new works that advance the artform and the established repertoire audiences already love. There’s also finding performers who will bring their roles to vivid life and choosing fresh, appealing productions. “What interesting...
Review: ‘The Lego Movie 2’ is too meta for its own goodVideo
Like a well-engineered tower of brightly colored building blocks, the Lego movie franchise, now four films strong, achieved its zenith with “The Lego Batman Movie.” The 2017 stand-alone spin-off of the excellent 2014 original that appealed to both young fans of the construction toys and grown-up aficionados of the brooding...
Review: Taraji P. Henson is the best thing about ‘What Men Want’Video
In “What Men Want,” Taraji P. Henson gains the ability to hear men’s unspoken thoughts after she (1) accidentally drinks drug-laced tea; (2) dances to 2 Live Crew’s “Hoochie Mama” during a friend’s bachelorette party; (3) is knocked over by an inflatable penis; and (4) is slammed into a nightclub...
