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The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Announces 'Know the Show Before You Go' Conversations
by Kelsey Denette - November 14, 2012
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces new pre-show talk "Know the Show Before You Go" will be presented on select show performance nights* for the 2012-2013 PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh series. 'Know the Show' will be hosted by Chris Rawson, senior theater critic for KDKA-TV and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Shen Yun Performing Arts Comes to the Benedum Center, 2/1-3
by Kelsey Denette - November 14, 2012
Millions of people have seen Shen Yun. Standing ovations at the world's top venues, royalty attending in Europe, sold-out shows throughout North America, and packed houses across Asia have made Shen Yun an international phenomenon. With an elite company of dancers, singers, and musicians, the New York-based Shen Yun Performing Arts will bring their new tour to the Benedum Center from February 1-3, 2013, with breathtaking classical Chinese dance and a live orchestra. Shen Yun Performing Arts performances feature breathtaking choreography, powerful musical scores, and state-of-the-art backdrops. It is sure to be an unforgettable experience that everyone will enjoy!
Anthony Bourdain & Eric Ripert Come to Pittsburgh, May 2013
by Kelsey Denette - November 14, 2012
Join Anthony Bourdain and his good friend, Eric Ripert - internationally renowned chefs, authors, and television personalities - as they share stories and muse on the place of food in our personal, community, and global life. Their Good vs. Evil tour will visit Pittsburgh for one night only, Monday, May 6, 2013 at The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts. It will be a truly engaging evening of storytelling and observation, providing frank and provocative insight into what really goes on behind kitchen doors.
City Theatre Presents SISTER'S CHRISTMAS CATECHISM, 11/23-12/16
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2012
City Theatre celebrates the season with the return of Sister's Christmas Catechism: The Mystery of the Magi's Gold, a hilarious holiday comedy featuring audience favorite Kimberly Richards. A City Events special presentation, Sister's Christmas Catechism runs on City Theatre's Mainstage from November 23 to December 16, 2012.
NoPassport Theatre Alliance Honors Veterans with SPARK at Stephen Foster Memorial Today, 11/12
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2012
To honor veterans of wars both recent and past and to promote a spirit healing and recovery, NoPassport theatre alliance and press presents a series of free readings in collaboration with multiple venues across the US throughout the month of November. Spark is a play about three sisters living in the US and caught in the mess of a recent war's aftermath. It is about what happens when soldiers come home and when women of little economic means must find a way to make do and carry on. It is also about the strength of family. Spark is many things, but ultimately it is a contemporary story of faith, love, trauma, and healing.
BWW Interviews: William Shatner Reflects on Career, Creativity, and SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT
by Amy Strycula - November 11, 2012
William Shatner recently took a few moments from his schedule to speak with Broadwayworld.com about his creative career, his involvement with social media, and about what to expect from his upcoming Pittsburgh performance of 'Shatner's World: We Just Live In It'.
City Theatre Premieres SOUTH SIDE STORIES Tonight, 11/10
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2012
City Theatre presents the World Premiere of South Side Stories, a vibrant, hometown adventure written and performed by Tami Dixon. Directed by Matt M. Morrow, South Side Stories runs from tonight, November 10 to December 16, 2012 in City Theatre's Hamburg Studio Theatre, with an Opening Night performance on Friday, November 16 at 8pm.
ACOUSTIC AFRICA: AFROPEAN WOMAN Runs at Byham Theater Tonight, 11/8
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2012
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust presents Acoustic Africa: Afropean Woman, tonight, November 8, 2012, at 7:30 p.m., at the Byham Theater. This performance is part of the Cohen & Grigsby Trust Presents series.
COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY Opens at Pitt Rep Today, 11/8
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2012
Compleat Female Stage Beauty, written by Jeffrey Hatcher, directed by Dave Bisaha, will play the Henry Heymann Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, 4200 Fifth Ave in Pittsburgh, tonight, November 8 - November 18, 2012.
Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents GOOD PEOPLE, Now thru 12/9
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2012
Pittsburgh Public Theater's MADE IN AMERICA season continues with the Pittsburgh premiere of Good People, David Lindsay-Abaire's 2011 Tony-nominated play set in contemporary Boston. Directed by Tracy Brigden, Good People runs tonight, Nov. 8 - Dec. 9, 2012 at the O'Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater's home in the heart of Downtown's Cultural District.
Opera Theater Presents Mildred Miller International Voice Competition, 11/3 & 4
by Alexandra Strycula - November 03, 2012
Aspiring singers will be showcased in the real life drama of two vocal competitions today, Nov. 3 and tomorrow, Nov. 4, Carnegie Mellon University's Carnegie Mellon Institute Auditorium, 4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
William Shatner Comes to Benedum Center, 11/29
by Kelsey Denette - November 01, 2012
Iconic and Emmy Award winning actor William Shatner will be performing at the Benedum Center on Thursday, November 29, 2012 at 7:30 pm.
Local Actor John Allen Biles Produces THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Off The Wall Theater, Now thru 11/10
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2012
Shaler Township native John Allen Biles announced today he is producing a new production of Jason Robert Brown's powerful musical 'The Last Five Years' this November at the new Off The Wall Theater in Carnegie, Penn.
Lenora Nemetz Returns to Lincoln Park PAC with A CHRISTMAS STORY, 11/30-12/2
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2012
Lenora Nemetz returns to Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center with "A Christmas Story". This heartwarming play run November 30 to December 2 and is the same as the popular film.
COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY Opens at Pitt Rep, 11/8
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2012
Compleat Female Stage Beauty, written by Jeffrey Hatcher, directed by Dave Bisaha, will play the Henry Heymann Theatre, Stephen Foster Memorial, 4200 Fifth Ave in Pittsburgh, November 8 - November 18, 2012.
PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh Presents STOMP, Now thru 11/4
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2012
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh announce STOMP, the international sensation, is making its triumphant return to Pittsburgh's Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Avenue, tonight, October 30 through Sunday, November 4, 2012. The return of the percussive hit also brings some new surprises, with some sections of the show now updated and restructured and the addition of two new full-scale routines, utilizing props like tractor tire inner tubes and paint cans.
Tom Atkins Stars in Pittsburgh CLO's A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL; Full Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2012
The 21st annual production of Pittsburgh CLO's A Musical Christmas Carol will feature returning favorites and a host of exciting new cast members, led by Pittsburgh's own Tom Atkins as Ebenezer Scrooge.
Buddy Valastro Live! Homemade for the Holidays Tour Comes to the Benedum Center, 11/28
by Kelsey Denette - October 29, 2012
Candy canes, carols, and the Cake Boss! Celebrate the holidays this season with America's favorite baker, Buddy Valastro, at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh, PA on Wednesday, November 28, 2012, at 7:30 p.m.
Photo Flash: First Look at Joyce Miller, Patrick Conner and More in Rehearsals for ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2012
Throughline Theatre Company presents Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring October 26th at the Grey Box Theatre on Butler St. in Lawrenceville. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the rehearsals below.
Throughline Theatre Opens ARSENIC AND OLD LACE,Today
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2012
Mortimer Brewster is a reasonably normal man with reasonably normal aspirations, which are all turned upside down in a single day by the sudden revelation of his sweet-hearted old aunts' penchant for poisoning old homeless men and by the unexpected return of his long-lost psychopathic brother with a mind for revenge. Just in time for Halloween, Throughline Theatre Company presents Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring October 26th at the Grey Box Theatre on Butler St. in Lawrenceville.
Classic Screwball Comedy ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Closes Throughline Theatre's Season, 10/26-11/3
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2012
Throughline Theatre Company closes third season with Arsenic and Old Lace, by Joseph Kesselring October 26th, 2012 at the Grey Box Theatre in Lawrenceville; Company's third season is first in new venue and neighborhood.
Gene Kelly Centennial Celebration Hosted by Film Historian Patricia Ward Kelly Tonight, 10/25
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2012
One of the University of Pittsburgh's most renowned alumni-the special Academy Award-honored dancer, director, choreographer, actor, and singer Gene Kelly-will be the focus of Pitt's Gene Kelly Centennial Celebration at 8 p.m. tonight, Oct. 25 in the Seventh-Floor Auditorium of Pitt's Alumni Hall, 4227 Fifth Ave., Oakland.
City Theatre Presents SETH'S BIG FAT '70S SHOW, Now thru 10/28
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2012
After a popular appearance last fall, City Theatre welcomes back Seth Rudetsky with his brand new show, Seth's Big Fat '70s Show, a City Events special presentation featuring Rudetsky's celebrated, comic "deconstructions," now applied to 1970s variety and awards shows. Seth's Big Fat '70s Show runs in City Theatre's Hamburg Studio Theatre tonight, October 25-28, 2012.
Opera Theater Presents Mildred Miller International Voice Competition, 11/3-4
by Alexandra Strycula - October 24, 2012
Aspiring singers will be showcased in the real life drama of two vocal competitions Nov. 3-4, Carnegie Mellon University's Carnegie Mellon Institute Auditorium, 4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Both professional and amateur singers will compete for opportunities for prize monies and roles in Opera Theater SummerFest's 2013 season. For a second year, Anna Singer, WQED-FM mid-day host and music programmer, emcee for the Mildred Miller International Voice Competition for emerging professional opera singers and Opera Champion of Pittsburgh for regional amateur divas and divos.
City Theatre Premieres SOUTH SIDE STORIES, 11/10
by Kelsey Denette - October 23, 2012
City Theatre presents the World Premiere of South Side Stories, a vibrant, hometown adventure written and performed by Tami Dixon. Directed by Matt M. Morrow, South Side Stories runs from November 10 to December 16, 2012 in City Theatre's Hamburg Studio Theatre, with an Opening Night performance on Friday, November 16 at 8pm.

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