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November 23Clown Workshop withToph EnanyTime & Location:Nov 23, 2025, time TBDThe Glitterbox Theater, 210 W 8th Ave, Hom...
06/11/2025

November 23
Clown Workshop with
Toph Enany

Time & Location:
Nov 23, 2025, time TBD
The Glitterbox Theater, 210 W 8th Ave, Homestead, PA 15120, USA

About the event:

Quotes from Performers Toph has Directed:
"Toph has a very easy and compassionate way of working with you. I felt like I trusted him, that he was pushing me in the exact direction I needed to go, but that I couldn’t see for myself." -Darius

"Toph has a piercingly keen eye for finding the heart of a number, the thing you know exists somewhere but can rarely find by yourself." - Jasper

glitterbox theater

ASCEND TO THE STAGE FOR PSO360PSO Musicians with Cellist Pablo FerrándezNov 15 at Heinz HallIn this one-night-only chamb...
06/11/2025

ASCEND TO THE STAGE FOR PSO360
PSO Musicians with Cellist Pablo Ferrández
Nov 15 at Heinz Hall

In this one-night-only chamber performance on the Heinz Hall stage, experience world-renowned cellist Pablo Ferrández along with PSO Musicians David McCarroll (Concertmaster), Justine Campagna (Associate Concertmaster), Dylan Naroff (Assistant Concertmaster), Zhenwei Shi (Principal Viola) and Anne Martindale Williams (Principal Cello).

PSO360 is an extraordinary way to experience a live performance with the PSO: seated directly on stage while musicians play just feet away. It's almost like you can touch the music!

You'll hear two remarkable masterpieces surrounded by the majesty of Heinz Hall. First, Anton Arensky's elegiac Quartet No. 2 in A minor, composed in 1894 and dedicated to the memory of Tchaikovsky, who had died the year prior. Then, Schubert’s sublime and exquisite Cello Quintet, often referred to as one of the greatest chamber works ever written.

Only 200 seats are released for this intimate concert, so order now.

Tickets: https://www.pittsburghsymphony.org/production/100116/pso360-pablo-ferrandez

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Michael Buzzelli says, "Maya Drake is amazing in the lead. The girl is literally on fire.  She has the charm and charism...
06/11/2025

Michael Buzzelli says, "Maya Drake is amazing in the lead. The girl is literally on fire. She has the charm and charisma of a Broadway star. Even when she’s bowing her head in shame, and she’s just a pile of rumpled clothes and hair, it’s hard to take your eyes off of her."

Read his full review of The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust's "Hell's Kitchen."

PNC's Broadway Pittsburgh series.

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https://burghvivant.org/2025/11/06/this-girl-is-on-fire-a-review-of-hells-kitchen/

05/11/2025
Special thanks to the Pittsburgh Opera for including our founder, Brian Edward, in the "In Memoriam" section of their "L...
05/11/2025

Special thanks to the Pittsburgh Opera for including our founder, Brian Edward, in the "In Memoriam" section of their "La Boheme" Program Book.

The Moonside TimesScratching Moon EditionSave the Date for aSpooky Holiday with VigilanceAfter a sold-out debut last yea...
05/11/2025

The Moonside Times
Scratching Moon Edition

Save the Date for a
Spooky Holiday with Vigilance

After a sold-out debut last year, we’re returning to Grim Wizard Coffee for a second installment of our annual Spooky Holiday with Vigilance!

Save the date now for our winter gathering and celebration, an evening of gifts, warm mugs and a little entertainment! Expect comedy, burlesque and more!

We’re expanding to two nights this year due to the swift sellout in ’24! So make plans to join us on December 9 and 10! Stay tuned for ticket info — and follow us on social media to learn more about this year’s gathering!

Vigilance Theater Group

•  Prime Stage Theatre presents "Divina: A Fantasy Cabaret" Nov. 10 at New Hazlett •  NYC actress Regina Gibson lends co...
05/11/2025

• Prime Stage Theatre presents "Divina: A Fantasy Cabaret" Nov. 10 at New Hazlett

• NYC actress Regina Gibson lends comic, operatic touch to modern dating angst

Stuck in perpetual dating limbo? Regina Gibson offers a sure-fire solution: a pinch of self-care, a dose of light humor and a lot of opera.

The New York singer/actress brings her Divina: A Fantasy Cabaret one-woman stage show to New Hazlett Theater Monday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. as part of Prime Stage Theatre’s 2025-26 Monday Specials Series.

Gibson stars as Mary, a woman anxiously awaiting a return text from yet another disappointing suitor. As she ponders whether she is being ghosted, soft-ghosted or simply gaslit, Mary fantasizes what her musical hero, legendary opera singer Maria Callas, would do.

When the diva’s summoned spirit appears in Mary’s apartment, the story veers into a music-filled romp redefining what it is to be a leading lady on your own terms.

Tickets are pay-what-you-can and available by calling (412) 320-4610 ext. 10 or reserving online at
https://newhazletttheater.org/events/monday-special-presents-divina.

Stage Theatre

Friday, March 6Greer Cabaret Theater • 8 pm Is one ghostly voice the key to finally solving the Villisca Axe Murders? Di...
05/11/2025

Friday, March 6
Greer Cabaret Theater • 8 pm

Is one ghostly voice the key to finally solving the Villisca Axe Murders? Did a ghost's testimony lead to a man's ex*****on?

Join Paranormal Researcher, author, and podcaster Amy Bruni for a spine-tingling evening of real ghost stories born from real-life murders. Do you believe in ghosts? Do you think there's a logical explanation for every bump in the night?

Whether you're a believer, a skeptic, or just someone who can't resist a chilling true crime tale with a haunted twist, this night is perfect for you! Come with your questions and get them answered by Amy!

Get Answers and Tickets: https://trustarts.org/production/104037

Meet and Great Tickets: https://trustarts.org/production/104039

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

Film Pittsburgh makes films free for EBT Card HoldersFilm Pittsburgh recognizes the hardships faced by many members of o...
05/11/2025

Film Pittsburgh makes films free for EBT Card Holders

Film Pittsburgh recognizes the hardships faced by many members of our community. Inspired by the generosity of Row House Cinemas, Film Pittsburgh will offer free tickets for EBT/SNAP Card Holders at all regularly priced Three Rivers Film Festival screenings at the Harris Theater in Downtown Pittsburgh and The Lindsay Theater in Sewickley, PA (excluding specially priced screenings). To use this offer, Card Holders may show their cards at the box office up to 30 minutes before showtime.

Virtual screenings are also available to those who cannot afford the cost, despite the cause of financial hardship, and would like to enjoy the films from home using code FILMFORALL25.

Speaking about their new Film For All initiative, Film Pittsburgh’s Executive Director Shanna Carrick states, “For every moment in your life there is a film that will help you find comfort, insight, or an escape. Movies exist to tell the stories that span across the full range of human experiences, and we believe that film is for everyone regardless of economic status. Film Pittsburgh is proud to support independent filmmakers by giving them a platform for recognition as well as our local moviegoers by creating opportunities to engage with cinema and connect with their community.”

The Three Rivers Film Festival takes place November 12–23 at venues across Pittsburgh. The full festival lineup is available to view and tickets are available to purchase at FilmPittsburgh.org.

Three Rivers Film Festival

Photo: Photo taken at the Three Rivers Film Festival 2024 at the Harris Theater. Photo credit: Porter Loves

Stop the presses! Set in turn-of-the century New York City, "Newsies" is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic n...
05/11/2025

Stop the presses! Set in turn-of-the century New York City, "Newsies" is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged "newsies." When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newsboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions and fight for what's right!

Based on the 1992 motion picture and inspired by a true story, "Newsies" features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken ("Little Shop of Horrors", "Sister Act") and Jack Feldman and a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein ("Kinky Boots"). Featuring the memorable songs “Carrying the Banner,” “Seize the Day,” and "King of New York".

Tickets: https://pmt.culturaldistrict.org/production/102440/newsies

Presented in Partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.

Pittsburgh Musical Theater

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

"Birthday at Tiffany’s" by Christine CMC BetheaNovember 20–21 | 7:30 PMTickets | $25–$35November 21 | 10:00 AMTickets | ...
05/11/2025

"Birthday at Tiffany’s"
by Christine CMC Bethea

November 20–21 | 7:30 PM
Tickets | $25–$35

November 21 | 10:00 AM
Tickets | Pay What You Can!

1980s Homewood: A middle-class couple will do anything to keep their 7-year-old’s birthday on track—even if it means playing nice with the impossible.

Blending sitcom nostalgia with dramedy, "Birthday at Tiffany’s" by CMC Bethea explores themes of race, privilege, and belonging. It follows Mr. and Mrs. Myers as they navigate the fluctuating attendance at their daughter's party. Sitting on the sidelines is the wise-cracking Pops, bringing levity to profound moments.

Don’t be late for this party!

CSA Community Supported Art

Tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36406/production/1254135

New Hazlett Theater

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