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New Benedum vaccination policy marks start of season

Rio Scarcelli | staff writer 8/26/21   This summer began Pittsburgh’s cultural reawakening as performing arts centers hosted outdoor shows and events following CDC guidelines. Pittsburgh Cultural Trusts’ new plan is to take the entertainment back onto the stage for the 2021-22 season. “I felt like not having that same cultural experience when coming to Pittsburgh was a detriment,” said sophomore music education major Abby … Continue reading New Benedum vaccination policy marks start of season

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Miss Saigon’s tale of love in ’70s Vietnam shines Downtown

Hannah Boucher | Staff Writer 02/06/20 A story of love, loss, war and sacrifice, Miss Saigon has made its way to Pittsburgh for one week only. The cast sends you on an emotional rollercoaster as soon as the curtain rises. Jumping right into the story, audiences find themselves in Dreamland, a night club that makes its money off of selling booze and women to American … Continue reading Miss Saigon’s tale of love in ’70s Vietnam shines Downtown

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Masterful Mean Girls musical adaptation comes to Pittsburgh

Hanna Boucher | Staff Writer 10/31/19 The current trend of revamping pop culture’s most beloved films into musicals has selected a new target: Mean Girls. After enjoying more than a year of success on Broadway, Mean Girls is making its way around the country, with its current stop being Pittsburgh. Fifteen years after debuting in theaters, Mean Girls is still just as relevant as it … Continue reading Masterful Mean Girls musical adaptation comes to Pittsburgh

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The Lion King brings Pride Rock to Pittsburgh

Colleen Hammond | Opinions Editor 09/12/19 From the bright lights of Broadway to my hometown Shakespeare in the park, I assumed after a decade in the theater I had seen nearly everything the medium had to offer. To my utter delight, the national tour of The Lion King proved me wrong. The opening scene evokes a magical sense of wonder and awe as the actors … Continue reading The Lion King brings Pride Rock to Pittsburgh

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Come From Away explores small-scale effects of 9/11

Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor 04/11/19 On April 9, the award-winning musical Come From Away came and landed in front of an almost sold-out crowd at Pittsburgh’s own Benedum Center. Set in the tiny town of Gander in Newfoundland, Canada, the musical takes place in the week following the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. When planes full of passengers are rerouted around the newly … Continue reading Come From Away explores small-scale effects of 9/11

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