FM Cultural Calendar | Starting Thursday, November 10, 2011

Red
First produced by London’s Donmar Warehouse, John Logan's "Red" then jumped to Broadway and won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Play. The setting is the studio of temperamental Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko, who in 1958 accepted a commission to create paintings for The Four Seasons restaurant in New York. As he works with his young assistant, this rare commercial project leads to intense discussions about the purpose of art. Pamela Berlin directs.
11/10/2011 - 12/11/2011
O'Reilly Theater, 621 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Tony Award-Winner Patti LuPone
Patti LuPone makes a long-awaited engagement with the PSO for a celebration of Broadway and song. LuPone has two Tonys for her leading roles in Evita and Gypsy, and created the characters of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard and Fantine in Les Misérables. She's also noted for stage and screen roles in Life Goes On, Driving Miss Daisy and Witness.
11/10/2011 - 11/13/2011
11/10 - 7:30 pm
11/11 - 8:00 pm
11/12 - 8:00 pm
11/13 - 2:30 pm
Heinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Masterworks II: American Salute on Veteran’s Day
Andre Raphel conducts the world premiere of Richard Danielpour's Come Up From The Fields, Father (featuring baritone Randall Scarlata and WSO principal cellist Elisa Kohanski), and Bernsteins's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, and Copland’s Symphony #3, based on his stirring Fanfare for the Common Man.
11/11/2011
Capitol Theater, 1015 Main St., Wheeling, WV
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Ilyria
Adapted by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel from Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, this musical re-telling of one of Shakespeare's greatest comedies, captures both the rollicking energy of the play's hilarious hijinks and its deeply felt emotions of loss and unrequited love. Directed by Scott Wise and choreographed by Jeremy Czarniak.
11/11/2011 - 11/20/2011
Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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Contemporary Choreographers
Luminaries of the dance world collaborate with Point Park University students in a performance like you’ve never seen before. Today's most sought-after choreographers bring their unique perspectives to an evening that will leave you in awe. This is an exciting, innovative fusion of styles you can't find anywhere else.
11/11/2011 - 11/20/2011

Location: White Performance Studio, Point Park University, 201 Wood St., Pittsburgh, PA
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Balmoral Classic
The Balmoral Classic includes A Celebration of Bagpiping & Drumming on Friday evening at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association, the US Junior Solo Bagpiping and Drumming Championship from 9 to 5 on Saturday, and a Saturday evening concert by the award-winning Scottish Folk Band Breabach.
11/11/2011 - 11/12/2011
Time: various

Location: various
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The Pearl Fishers
Georges Bizet's The Pearl Fishers is a spellbinding, lyrical gem best known for the friendship duet “Au fond du temple saint,” between pearl fishers Zurga and Nadir, both of whom are in love with the priestess Leïla. Grand choral passages and exotic dance sequences make it an intoxicating spectacle, in a production by famed British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes.
11/12/2011 - 11/20/2011
11/12 - 8:00 pm
11/15 - 7:00 pm
11/18 - 8:00 pm
11/20 - 2:00 pm

Location: Benedum Center, 719 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
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Daniel Taylor/Theatre of Early Music: Handel Love Duets
Countertenor Daniel Taylor, soprano Deborah York and Theatre of Early Music present Handel's duets which glow with the transformative power of love.
11/12/2011
Time: 8:00 pm
Synod Hall, 125 N. Craig St, Pittsburgh, PA
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Multiplicity
Bodiography stages damce works by Company Members and Guest Artists.
11/12/2011 - 11/13/2011
11/12 - 8:00 pm
11/13 - 2:00 pm

Location: Kelly-Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
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Pointe in Time: Journey to Neverland
Spend an enchanted evening in the Grand Ballroom, transformed into Peter Pan's Neverland, at PBT's Pointe in Time Ball. This black tie fundraiser directly supports PBT's artistic and community engagement endeavors. Each ticket includes cocktails, a four-course meal, a table-side ballet performance and a live auction, then dancing to Gary Racan and the studio-e band.
11/12/2011
Time: 6:00 PM - 1 AM

Location: Omni William Penn Pittsburgh
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