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Happy Birthday to We
You say it’s your birthday! It’s my birthday too, yeah!
He was indeed the glass / Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves
Did you miss the Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theatre’s production of Henry IV last fall? If so, you missed a damn fine version of a classic play. But you can get an infintesimal taste of the acting from it by watching the new TV series Ghost Whisperer, as it features native Pittsburgher David Conrad as …
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Everybody knows about those cheese balls
I’m going to be in a play, and you should come see it. The Butler Little Theatre’s next production is “The Book of Liz,” written by Amy Sedaris and David Sedaris. The story centers on Sister Elizabeth Donderstock, a member of a Squeamish community. She makes cheese balls (traditional and smoky) that sustain the existence …
Time for a House Party
Melanie Miller, founder and choreographer of Pittsburgh’s Junction Dance Theatre, is looking for stories set in rooms of houses, to use a raw material for a upcoming work. Here’s her call for ideas: I would like to invite you to help direct the creation of House Party, Junction Dance Theatre
“It means ‘respond so very promptly'”
Three days until the second Pittsburgh BlogFest. Will it be fun? Yes, certainly. Will you be glad you attended? You betcha. WHAT: Pittsburgh Blogfest 2 WHEN: Wednesday, January 19, 5:30 – 9:30 pm and later WHERE: Finnegan’s Wake (near PNC Park, 20 General Robinson St., North Shore, 412-325-2601), in the Pub Room WHO: You AND: …
“We tried everything to give that game away, but they darn well wouldn’t take it”
Things I lost at the Steelers game against the Jets last night: 1. My Terrible Towel 2. My voice 3. My sense of the inevitability of Steeler wins The towel was no big loss. I bought it at the Pittsburgh airport in January 1996, when I was traveling around the country with my grad school …
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So hard to overrate
“With nothing to play for, Steelers show they have everything” “This game says a lot about our team,” said Ward. “We really didn’t have that much to play for, and they had everything to play for. We started with our starters, and our backups came in, and there was no dropoff. And that’s been the …
Think globally, rock locally
As mentioned previously in these pages, local rockers The Faders (“original, intelligent alternative-pop in the vein of Elvis Costello, Crowded House, and Wilco”) had their first brush with international stardom recently when they were chosen to be filmed by the BBC. Jon Ritz (vocals, guitar) reports on the gig: It really was a good time. …
There are only small actors
A public service message for people who audition for community theater productions: If you should receive a call from the producer of a production, offering you a role different from that for which you had wished, please remember these points: 1. The producer is not enjoying this task. She (let’s say it’s a she) wishes …