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NBC lays off entire ‘Days of our Lives’ castVideo
Like sands through the hourglass … so goes the cast of “Days of our Lives.” But it looks like the hourglass has been busted. By NBC. Every actor on the show, one of television’s last remaining soap operas, has been released from their contract, TVLine reports. The site said the...
Review: ‘Ford v Ferrari’ puts the moviemaking pedal to the metalVideo
Cops might do well to position their speed traps near movie theaters wherever the new film “Ford v Ferrari” is playing. They might fund their whole year’s budget busting speeders peeling out of the parking lots. This infectious and engrossing story of the 1966 showdown on a French racetrack between...
Review: Blandness runs the game in ‘The Good Liar’ until its satisfying twistVideo
Mirren. McKellen. How could it possibly be that “The Good Liar” is the very first film in which the dame and the knight have costarred? Bill Condon brings them together for this adaptation of Nicholas Searles’s novel, with a screenplay by Jeffrey Hatcher. The twisty little tete-a-tete is a fine...
B.E. Taylor Christmas concert series to end with this year’s showsVideo
A Western Pennsylvania Christmas tradition will come to an end this year, with the final series of B.E. Taylor Christmas concerts. Taylor’s son, B.C. Taylor, has announced that five “Feel the Love: Celebrating a B.E. Taylor Christmas” concerts will bring an end to the annual tradition started in 1995 by...
BMI honors Dwight Yoakam, top country songwritersVideo
Country music singer, songwriter and actor Dwight Yoakam was honored by performing rights organization BMI for his trailblazing and highly unique style of California country rock. The organization gave the Grammy-winner the President’s Award on Tuesday, as well as honored many of country’s top songwriters and artists, during a ceremony...
Harry Styles will play PPG Paints Arena on 2020 world tourVideo
Harry Styles has announced a 2020 world tour, “Love On Tour,” in support of his upcoming album, “Fine Line.” The tour includes a July 14 date at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Joining Styles in the U.S. and Canada is singer/songwriter Jenny Lewis. American Express card holders can purchase tickets...
John Legend named 2019 Sexiest Man AliveVideo
R&B crooner John Legend has been named the Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. The Grammy-winning singer known for his silky-smooth vocals was revealed as this year’s winner Tuesday night on NBC’s “The Voice.” He serves as a coach on the singing competition series with Gwen Stefani, Kelly Clarkson and...
Santa to unveil Wings Across Westmoreland at Overly’s Country Christmas
The Westmoreland Cultural Trust’s Wings Across Westmoreland initiative will have a holiday launch. The outreach program’s first pair of artistic wings will make its public debut at 6:15 p.m. Nov. 22, coinciding with opening ceremonies at Overly’s Country Christmas. The wings will remain on display through the start of the...
TV series honored for casting actors with disabilities
The Ruderman Family Foundation has awarded “Years and Years,” “General Hospital,” “Tales of the City,” “Raising Dion” and “Loudermilk” with its latest Seals of Authentic Representation for casting actors with disabilities. A leading advocate for disability inclusion, the organization bestows honors on TV series that “feature actors with disabilities with...
Reba to play Pittsburgh in 2020
Reba McEntire is touring in 2020 and the Steel City is on the schedule. On Tuesday, an arena tour was announced for next year, with a Pittsburgh stop planned on March 26 at PPG Paints Arena. View this post on Instagram I'm so excited to get back out on the...
Test your ‘twissted’ trivia skills at Latrobe Art Center
Trivia fans can put their knowledge to the test this week, as Latrobe-GLSD Parks and Recreation and Latrobe Art Center partner up for Twissted Trivia from 6-9 p.m. Nov. 15 at the art center, 819 Ligonier St. DJ Scott-E (Scott Stoner) will host, as teams are challenged to answer rounds...
Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys focus of 2nd ‘Beautiful Day’ trailerVideo
If you needed more Mister Rogers content in your life, today’s your lucky day. Sony Pictures has released another trailer for “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” the film based on Rogers’ life. The trailer shows the relationship starting and developing between Rogers, played by Tom Hanks, and journalist Lloyd...
Ligonier Christmas Market expands to second location
Shoppers at Ligonier Country Market’s annual Christmas Market this year will find an extended event awaiting them, as the market adds a second location. The Nov. 30 market will, for the first time in its 12-year history, include a second location, says market executive director Cari Frei. “In 2018, we...
Pitt-Greensburg thespians present a satirical take on Chekhov
The Pitt-Greensburg Theatre Company is gearing up for its fall production, the comedy-drama “Chekhov in Yalta,” written by John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow. Curtain times are 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14-16 and 2 p.m. Nov. 17 in Ferguson Theater on the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg campus. Eleven students will perform...
‘Jeopardy!’ contestant’s final answer gets Alex Trebek choked upVideo
One contestant on Monday’s night “Jeopardy!” show didn’t know the answer to the final question, so he sent some love to host Alex Trebek. Dhruv Gaur, a student at Brown University from Gainesville, Georgia, competing in the Tournament of Champions, didn’t have a response to a question in the category...
Black Crowes will play Western Pa. on 30-year anniversary tourVideo
The Black Crowes will mark the 30-year anniversary of their quintuple-platinum debut album, “Shake Your Money Maker,” with a world tour. Tour dates include an Aug. 1 stop at KeyBank Pavilion in Burgettstown. Tickets are on sale now at ticketmaster.com. The tour will mark the first time brothers and group...
The Bone Forum opens winter jazz series at The Westmoreland
Kevin McManus and The Bone Forum will open the Winter Jazz Concert Series on Nov. 13 at The Westmoreland Museum of American Art. The Pittsburgh-based jazz trombone ensemble will play from 7-9 p.m. that evening at the Greensburg museum, 221 N. Main St. “On the second Wednesday of the every...
Be like Mister Rogers: Wear your cardigan for World Kindness Day
WQED says it would be an especially beautiful day in the neighborhood if everyone wore a cardigan on Nov. 13. As part of its 65th anniversary and Year of Kindness, and in conjunction with World Kindness Day, the Pittsburgh public broadcasting station is inviting everyone to wear a cardigan and...
Chrissy Teigen honored at Baby2Baby gala
Chrissy Teigen said felt honored to receive an award at the Baby2Baby Gala, but her acceptance speech wasn’t all about her achievement: “No kid should go hungry. No kid should not go without the basics in their home.” Teigen — a model, television host and cookbook author — accepted the...
The Westmoreland plans evening of good food and conversation
The Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg is planning a relaxing evening of good food and conversation on Nov. 14. “SIX x ATE: West” will feature dinner from The Vandal in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville section, along with short talks by seven members of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, whose 107th...
Kate Reinders going back to ‘High School’Video
Kate Reinders has had a successful musical theater career, appearing in projects from “Gypsy” to “Good Vibrations.” A long body of professional work came after years of performing in local, regional and national productions for the Seattle native who grew up in Michigan. One big musical production she missed out...
Quantum Theatre presents ‘Shakespeare’s Will’ in a Homestead churchVideo
The pool of water inside the church is enticing. It’s a different kind of prop used for this play – “Shakespeare’s Will.” But then again it’s Quantum Theatre, which mounts productions in unusual spaces with non-traditional sets. Quantum Theatre founder and director Karla Boos has transformed West Homestead United Methodist...
Going to Tool in Pittsburgh tonight? Don’t use your phone
Tool plays tonight at PPG Paints Arena, but don’t try to remember the show digitally. The arena tweeted a statement saying that anyone attempting to take photos during the show would be ejected. TOOL TONIGHT.. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO:•Tonight's Show has a strict NO CAMERA policy including cellphones. •Poster Tubes...
You Are Here gallery artists showing their work at WCCC
An exhibition featuring artists associated with Jeannette gallery You Are Here is running through Dec. 11 in the Science Innovation Center gallery at Westmoreland County Community College near Youngwood. “Included in the group exhibition are the ceramics of Mary Briggs, paintings by Dan Overdorff and Nora Thompson and the pop...
Singer Pete Doherty detained in Paris over cocaine sale
Paris authorities say British singer Pete Doherty has been arrested in Paris for buying cocaine. The Paris prosecutor’s office said the 40-year old former Libertines and Babyshambles frontman was placed in detention overnight Thursday after being stopped by police during a drugs transaction. The office wouldn’t confirm French media reports...
