Bookish in the ‘Burgh Author Announcement Party
Monday, September 16 • 6–8 p.m.
Trust Arts Education Center, 4th Floor
Photo, video, and interview opportunities, as well as exclusive activities with the sponsors, authors, teen advisory board, and Festival staff.
Bookish in the ‘Burgh, Pittsburgh’s Teen Book Festival presented by Riverstone Books, was such a success in 2019, we are doubling its size and offerings in 2020!
- Be the first to learn the lineup of 30 + bestselling, New York Times best-selling, and award-winning authors of teen literature who will join us in Pittsburgh from March 27-28, 2020 for the Festival
- Meet a few of the 2020 Bookish in the ‘Burgh authors, including Kit Frick, S. Jae-Jones, Rachael Lippincott, and Siobhan Vivian, and get your books signed!
- Learn about and speak to representatives from Riverstone Books, the Festival’s presenting sponsor
- Participate in interactive activities with the Bookish in the ‘Burgh Teen Ambassadors, including blackout poetry and personalized book recommendations
RSVP to Robin Elrod, elrod@trustarts.org, by Monday, September 9th if you would like to attend. Please come at any time from 6-8 p.m. and celebrate Bookish with us!
Cast Announcements for Jesus Christ Superstar and Escape to Margaritaville
About: The cast for two PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh shows were recently announced. Jesus Christ Superstar will take place at the Benedum Center starting December 31 followed by Escape to Margaritaville in May 2020.
Disney’s Lion King
Pittsburgh’s best-loved musical makes a triumphant return to the Benedum Center on September 4th through 29th, 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.
Press Release and Assets
Opportunities
Press opportunities abound for Disney’s The Lion King! Please contact Robin Elrod (724-766-0564) if you plan to attend any of the events outlined below:
Interview, photo, and video opportunity
Benedum Center
September 6 from 10-11 a.m.
With Lindsey Roller (Head Carpenter), Michael Reilly (Puppet Supervisor), Karyn Meek (Production Stage Manager), Gregory Young (Wardrobe Supervisor), Nia Holloway (Performer, Nala)
Interview, photo, and video opportunity
National Aviary
September 10 at 10 a.m.
Greg Jackson (Performer, Zazu) meets the National Aviary’s Red-billed hornbills
Interview, photo, and video opportunity
Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
September 13 at 10:15 a.m.
Various cast members meet the Pittsburgh Zoo’s Masai Giraffes
Sensory-Friendly Performance
Benedum Center
September 14 at 2 p.m.
Tickets at TrustArts.org/SensoryFriendly
Mary Chapin & Shawn Colvin
About: Tickets are on now on sale for Mary Chapin & Shawn Colvin coming to the Byham Theater on October 17, 2019. This is a stop on a series of tour dates throughout the fall of 2019. Carpenter and Colvin—longtime friends for over 30 years— will appear on stage together as an intimate acoustic duo, swapping songs and sharing stories. These special shows will feature the acclaimed songwriters performing material from their vast catalogues as well as some of their favorite songs.
Press Release and Assets
Opportunities:
- Talent interviews
- Press seats
Liberty Magic: Dennis Watkins in THE MAGIC PARLOUR
About: Award-winning, third-generation magician Dennis Watkins brings an evening of sophisticated sorcery to Liberty Magic, direct from Chicago! His headlining show, The Magic Parlour is the longest running resident magic experience in the Windy City- having hosted more than 30,000 guests and over 1,000 performances over eight years in the historic Palmer House Hilton hotel. This intimate magic show, rarely seen outside the Chicago city limits, is inspired by the great parlour magicians of the 1900s, and is replete with 90 minutes of mind-blowing magic, otherworldly prestidigitation and mentalism performed in an elegant, turn of the century style. His residency begins on September 11 through September 29.
Press Release and Assets
Opportunities:
- Talent interviews
- Press seats
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live: The Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour!
About: Mystery Science Theater 3000 has earned its place in history as one of the Top 100 TV Shows of all time and is currently a hit show on Netflix. Now the audience can sit in the same theater with their favorite characters and experience this comedy phenomenon in a universally acclaimed LIVE event. The show takes place on September 28th at the Byham Theater at 7:00 p.m.
Press Release and Assets
Please contact Diana Roth at roth@trustarts.org for press inquiries.
Opportunities
- Talent interviews
- Press Seats
Catapult: The Amazing Magic of Shadow and Dance
About: Founded in 2009, by Adam Battlestein (choreographer, Creative Director and Master Teaching Artist for Pilobolus Dance Theatre for 19 years), Catapult: The Amazing Magic of Shadow and Dance rose to fame on Season 8 of America’s Got Talent, earning their way to the finals of the NBC-TV hit show. Catapult is all about the human body and its ability to transform. The talented Catapult dancers work behind a screen to create seemingly impossible dancing shadow silhouettes of shapes from the world around us. The audience won’t believe their eyes as they watch these incredible dancers become a mountain, a full size elephant, a helicopter, a house with a window and people inside the window. The show takes place on October 10th at the Byham Theater at 7:30 p.m.
Please contact Diana Roth at roth@trustarts.org for press inquiries.
Opportunities
- Talent Interviews
- Press Seats