William Shatner Comes to Benedum Center, 11/29
Iconic and Emmy Award winning actor William Shatner will be performing at the Benedum Center on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 7:30 pm. William Shatner’s unique life has been filled with many ups and downs which he describes in his new show, Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It. In his show he describes his life growing up in Montreal and reflects on his many acting roles using an assortment of photos and video clips. He tells many memorable stories and talks a great deal about the affect his role in Star Trek had on his life and career. The audience will learn about his love of horses, his philanthropy, his TV shows, his strange encounter with the famous sign language speaking gorilla Koko, and his collaboration with Ben Folds. This 100 minute set allows Shatner to boldly tell his story and reflect on his long, eventful life.
Shatner’s World has been described as a, “chatty, digressive, and often amusing tour of his [Shatner’s] unusual acting career,” by the New York Times, “a fun evening of personal reminiscence, gossip, video clips and old-fashioned humor,” by AM New York and “equal parts endearing and funny - a mixture of two worlds, really: every day and rarefied,” by The Philadelphia Enquirer. Shatner himself has been praised as, “the most confident of performers,” by The Record and “a personality of galactic proportions,” by the New York Post. Shatner’s humor and ability to poke fun at himself, make this show a must-see memoir of a Hollywood veteran’s life.For information and tickets ($43.00 - $185.00): visit www.Trustarts.org, call (412) 456-6666, or in person: Theater Square Box Office, 655 Penn Avenue. To purchase 10 or more tickets at discounted rates, please call (412) 471-6930. The performance is a part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series, presented by The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.Shatner also has developed many other talents and hobbies besides acting. He has extensive experience directing and producing, and directed numerous episodes of T.J. Hooker and the feature film Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. He also hosted his own show, Rescue 911 (1989-1996), which won a People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Dramatic Series. He enjoyed success as an author writing a series of books chronicling his experiences playing Captain Kirk and being a part of Star Trek, and has co-written several novels set in the Star Trek universe. He has also authored a series of science fiction novels called TekWar that were adapted for television. In addition, he is a musician and has made three albums; The Transformed Man (1968), Has Been (2004), and Seeking Major Tom(2011).
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