Of Mice and Men opens at Pittsburgh Playhouse
Written By Mia Rupani
June 29, 2016
Point Park University will kick off its 2014-15 theater season with Of Mice and Men, a play written by John Steinbeck and adapted from the 1937 novel of the same name. The University’s professional theatre company The REP will be performing the show Sept. 5-21. Robert A. Miller, son of famous Americ...
Musical theater major joins Broadway cast
Written By Ty Smith
June 29, 2016
photo by Mike Guo Kaley Ann Voorhees, a musical theater major, made her Broadway debut in “The Phantom of the Opera” in New York City on Monday. “Phantom” is Broadway’s longest running musical. When Kaley Ann Voorhees received a call from her manager t...
Charities join together for a spectacle event
Written By Tyler Polk
June 29, 2016
A year ago, arts planner Nina Sauer of Most Wanted Fine Art met the socially conscious owners of Penn Avenue Eyewear at an event at the Hollywood Theater in Dormont. They began to explore ways that the eyewear company could help starving artists build collections and find health care. A year ...
Acclaimed pianist opens PSO season
Written By Kim Roberts
June 29, 2016
Internationally acclaimed Chinese pianist Lang Lang tours and performs in venues all over the world, and his next stop is Pittsburgh.The musician will perform his Year of the Dragon concert with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and music director Manfred Honeck to start off the orchestra's 2012-2013 se...
Actress conquers criticism
Written By Sarafina M. Brooks
June 29, 2016
Lachele Carl has covered a great deal of territory in her acting career. She has performed here in the United States as well as in Europe, Japan and South Africa."You wake up one morning and you never know what's going to happen by the end of the day," Carl said. "You could still be out of work or...
Alumna takes role in HBO’s ‘Boardwalk Empire’
Written By Kineen Dillard
June 29, 2016
After eight auditions, Margot Bingham finally got the call that she landed a role on the HBO show, Boardwalk Empire. Bingham was so excited about it that nothing could ruin her day.“I got the call and then my phone got pick-pocketed later that day but other than that it was a really good day,” sa...
Pop culture collides with the obscure at Tekko
Written By Eddie Trizzino
March 30, 2016
photo courtesy of Tekko marketing and communications department A group of cosplayers gathers outside the David L. Lawrence Convention Center last year. Thousands of people bring different characters to life from anime to video games by creating costumes. A crowd of Japanese culture enthusiasts and ...
Slow Clap improv club gears up for comedy jam
Written By Eddie Trizzino
March 16, 2016
It may be hard for some people to find ways to relieve the stress that comes with being in the middle of a college semester. For others, all they need is a laugh which they can get with one simple ingredient: jam. Point Park University’s premier improv squad, Slow Clap, will host an improv jam o...
Slow Clap improv club gears up for comedy jam
Written By Eddie Trizzino
March 16, 2016
It may be hard for some people to find ways to relieve the stress that comes with being in the middle of a college semester. For others, all they need is a laugh which they can get with one simple ingredient: jam. Point Park University’s premier improv squad, Slow Clap, will host an improv jam o...
March unites Pittsburgers, ‘Burghers for Bernie’
Written By Iain Oldman
March 9, 2016
photo by Shayna Mendez Amanda Horn, sophomore economics & finance major and Maia Gilmour, sophomore psychology major jam out to music played at the rally before the start of the speeches supporting Bernie Sanders in Market Square on Feb. 27. In preparation for Pennsylvania’s April ...
Go beyond a single photo with slideshows
Written By Sample Staff Member, Staff Writer
December 30, 2013
Slideshows are built by uploading multiple photos to a story. Follow the steps below to make a slideshow that goes with any story. When adding/editing a story, click on the Add Media button above the main story box. In the window that opens, click on Upload Files and upload from your computer all...
