The Piano release review from Live Home Video
A compact take on Jane Campion's Academy Award winning drama The Piano. The reviewer notes meticulous craftsmanship but questions mass appeal and hints at ambivalence about its romantic arc and storytelling approach.
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Jane Campion
Across the Bushland Ordeal of a Silent Scottish Wife
In late 19th century Australia a muted Scottish mother endures a forced marriage to a wealthy landowner while carrying a handcrafted piano and seeking escape through a forbidden affair with a self-exiled Englishman. Anna Paquin portrays the observing daughter as Holly Hunter delivers a fierce Best Actress performance.
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Sam Neill
Australia
Harvey Keitel
Cality
Anna Paquin
Hunter
Oscar
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Stage Left performers in Pennsylvania and local auditions
Rhonda Diamond from Neshannock Township stars in Lend Me a Tenor at the Fulton Opera House Lancaster and appears with Actors Company of Pennsylvania. She has played Corie in Barefoot in the Park and Lucy Seward in Dracula and debuts with the Festival of New and Classic Plays in Another Antigone. Youngstown Playhouse holds auditions for A Chorus Line June 12 13 and 14. Also: Howard Stern shifts to E Entertainment TV with a new show. several concerts including Lenny Kravitz canceled and Traffic and Harry Connick Jr. concerts rescheduled. San Damiano Phoenix Youth Orchestra to hold auditions June 22-24 in Pittsburgh for ages 12-22.
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Rhonda Diamond
Neshannock Township
Maggie Saunders
Fulton Opera House
Lancaster
The
Actors Company of Pennsylvania
Diamond
Pennsylvania
Corie
Frank
Sandy DeFelice
New Castle
Russell Diamond
Lebanon County
Mt. Hope
Youngstown Playhouse
David Jendre
Lenny Kravitz
Star Lake Amphitheatre
Traffic
Harry Connick Jr
Lake-Mci
San Damiano Phoenix Youth Orchestra
San Damino Consort
Pittsburgh
Roger Tabler
Mt. Lebanon
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History in the Making at Pittsburgh Public Theater
The Pittsburgh Public Theater complex, once a two-level landmark, now hosts rehearsals on the top floor while preserving its 1889 basement heart. Costume, dressing rooms and a green room support the Twelve Trains Running production as room D reveals a weathered carriages stone. Public pressure in 1967 spurred preservation and renovation with Mellon and Hearst funding.
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Pittsburgh Public Theater
Music Hall
Andrew Carnegie
City of
Allegheny
Pittsburgh
Carnegie
Allegheny Center
August Wilson
Kimberly Sewright
Sandra Figenbaum
Dolores A. Guertin
Figenbaum
A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Dan Fallon
New Castle Playhouse Stages You Cant Take It With You
Pulitzer Prize winning comedy runs June 10 11 17 18 19 23 24 25 and 26 with 8 p.m. shows Thursday through Saturday and 6 p.m. Sunday plus a 2 p.m. matinee June 26 Becky Clarke directs tickets 6 for adults 5 for seniors 4 for students available at door or by calling 654-3437 for reservations
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New Castle
Becky Clarke
Barry Linck Autograph Session at Joe's Comics in Highland Plaza
Barry Linck of Piffle Productions will sign autographs from noon to 10 pm Saturday at Joe's Comics in Highland Plaza. Barbra Streisand, tinnitus sufferer, donated 25000 dollars to fight the disorder. Bianca Jagger aboard helicopter forced to land near southern Mexican mountains after oil line rupture. no injuries. Donna Summer says disco era was good but seeks broader musical exploration. Harrison Ford wins UCLA Spencer Tracy Award for outstanding dramatic performance.
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Barry Linck
Piffle Productions
Joe’s Comics
Highland Plaza
Barbra Streisand
Bianca Jagger
Mexico
Donna Summer
Harrison Ford
Spencer Tracy
University of California At Los Angeles
Disco Fever Returns to Star Lake With KC and Sister Sledge
Burgettstown reports a retro disco night as KC and the Sunshine Band with Sister Sledge headlined Star Lake Amphitheatre. About 13,000 fans danced to hits behind sound glitches, while Sister Sledge opened with a lively set and the Pirates themed encore had everyone singing We Are Family.
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Burgettstown
Star Lake Amphitheatre
K.C
Sunshine Band
Sister Sledge
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