2019-2020 PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh Series Individual Show Onsale Dates Announced
About: The 2019-2020 season of the PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh series begins this September with a season special, the Disney’s Lion King. Single ticket onsale dates for the Broadway season have been announced.
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Disney’s Lion King
September 4- 29, Benedum Center
Pittsburgh’s best-loved musical makes a triumphant return to the Benedum Center following its record-breaking 2013 engagement! The audience will marvel at the breathtaking spectacle of animals brought to life by award-winning director Julie Taymor, whose visual images audiences will remember forever.
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Press night on September September 5th
Press Seats
Mean Girls
October 29 - Nov 3, Benedum Center
Mean Girls is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and director Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon).
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Black Violin: The Impossible Tour
About: Tickets are on now on sale for Black Violin: The Impossible Tour coming to the Byham Theater on September 26, 2019. Duo violinists Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus have combined their classical training and love for hip-hop music to establish a distinguished, genre-bending sound that has often been described as “classical boom” that always makes for an exciting and entertaining performance.
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Talent phone/on-site interviews
Press seats
Liberty Magic: Eric Jones in IMPOSSIBLE
About: Back for his second run at Liberty Magic, Eric Jones returns for an encore performance of the show the Pittsburgh Post Gazette calls “Astonishing” and City Paper hails as “Undeniably impressive, impossible to understand," and "an entertaining mind warp.” His residency begins on August 7 through September 8.
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Opportunities:
Talent phone/on-site interviews
Press seats
North America Tour Dates Announced for Chelsea Handler's Stand-Up Comedy Tour
About: Regarded as one of the most successful figures in entertainment today, Chelsea Handler and her talk shows, best-selling books, and stand-up comedy have attracted millions of fans worldwide. Handler continues her Life Will Be the Death of Me Stand-up Comdey Tour in 10 additional North America locations including Pittsburgh. The tour comes on the heels of her recent return to stand-up following the success of her eponymous memoir that was released through Penguin Random House earlier this year, debuting at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List. Handler embarked on a sit-down comedy tour in support of the book and subsequently launched a limited series podcast through iHeartMedia.
EQT Bridge Theater Series Announced: 2019-2020 Season
About: Season and single tickets are on sale for the 2019-2020 season of the EQT Bridge Theater Series which includes four shows taking place throughout the Cultural District. Every performance was created specifically for pre-teens and teens ready to experience seriously adventurous theater.
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Talent interviews and press seats are available for all shows
Walk Two Moons
November 8 - 9, 2019, Byham Theater
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Recommended for ages 7+, Walk Two Moons tells the story of 13-year-old Sal who while driving cross-country with her grandparents in search of her mother meets the eccentric Phoebe – Sal’s best friend and the main character in the stories she tells to entertain her grandparents. Based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Sharon Creech, Walk Two Moons is a moving production about family, identity, and coming-of-age.
An Elephant in the Garden
Jan 17,-18 2020, Byham Theater
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Recommended for ages 7+, an Elephant in the Garden transports the audience to Dresden, Germany in 1945 and explores the incredible story of two children and their mother who flee falling bombs during World War II. They aren’t alone, though. An adorable elephant from the zoo named Marlene becomes an unlikely family member. Along the way, this extraordinary quartet of refugees meet a Canadian officer cowering in a barn, a school choir on the run and their Countess savior who is harboring them from the Nazis. This story of family, elephant, friends and enemy-turned-ally illustrates the importance of love, resolve, and hope in wartime and anytime. Partly based on a true story, an Elephant in the Garden is an adaptation from the best-selling novel by Michael Morpurgo, author of over 100 books including War Horse, Private Peaceful, and Kensuke’s Kingdom.
Pss Pss
April 3 - 4, 2020, August Wilson African American Cultural Center
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Winner of 15 international prizes, including the Cirque Du Soleil prize, Pss Pss is an inventive, exciting, and ridiculous show inspired by physical comedy of silent film stars like Charlie Chaplin, Pss Pss is a timeless performance of enthralling physicality and delightful expressions and a breathtaking duet of mishaps and acrobatics that will have the audience laughing long after they leave the theatre. This show is recommended for ages 8+.
Emil and the Detectives
May 16, 2020, August Wilson African American Cultural Center
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Produced by Australian Slingsby Theatre Company, Emil and the Detectives follows young Emil as she catches a train to visit family in the big city. Along her journey something valuable is stolen and she has to work together with a group of friends to outsmart the thief. This show is recommended for ages 7+.