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include music from “Hamilton” and “An
American in Paris.” The Washington
Community Theatre players will join the
orchestra for a number of performances
and WSO’s 2018-2019 Young Artist
Competition winner will perform the
winning solo on stage. Visit the website
for information on purchasing tickets
and other details.
‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ by
Little Lake Theatre
Dates: Starting April 25
Address: 500 Lakeside Drive,
Canonsburg
Contact: littlelake.org
With the houselights down, a man
in a chair appears on stage and puts on
his favorite record—the cast recording
of a fictitious 1928 musical. The
recording comes to life and “The Drowsy
Chaperone” begins. Mix in two lovers
on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling
best man, a desperate theater producer,
a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters
posing as pastry chefs, a misguided “Don
Juan” and an intoxicated chaperone, and
you have the ingredients for an evening
of madcap delight! Visit the website for
information on purchasing tickets and
other details.
‘From Battles to Ballets’ by
Chatham Baroque
Date: April 5
Address: Westminster Presbyterian
Church Galbreath Chapel,
2040 Washington Road,
Upper St. Clair
Contact: chathambaroque.org/
events
This program of 17th century music
by Heinrich Biber, Phillip Jakob Rittler
and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer deploys
a veritable army of musicians. A band
of two baroque trumpets, nine strings,
continuo and percussion explores the
exhilarating programmatic music of
armed conflict known as battalia, in
contrast with the beauty and charm of
baroque dance as portrayed in whimsical
balletti. Visit the website for information
on purchasing tickets and other details.
‘Opera Without Words’ by
Pittsburgh Civic Orchestra
Date: May 18
Address: Upper St. Clair High School,
1825 McLaughlin Run Road,
Upper St. Clair
Contact: pittsburghcivicorchestra.net
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a mission to provide a place where
volunteer musicians can gather for
the joy of playing classical music
and perform for the benefit of the
community. Visit the website for
information on purchasing tickets and
other details about this performance.
‘Rosie Revere, Engineer’
by Citizens Bank Children’s
Theater Series
Date: April 6
Address: Mt. Lebanon Senior High
School, 155 Cochran Road,
Mt. Lebanon
Contact: trustarts.org/pct_home/
events/series/childrens-theater-
series
Ms. Greer’s classroom includes three
inquisitive out-of-the-box thinkers:
Rosie Revere has big dreams, Iggy Peck
has a relentless passion for architecture,
and Ada Twist’s curiosity can drive
her teacher crazy. A fun new musical
based on the books “Rosie Revere,
Engineer,” “Iggy Peck, Architect” and
“Ada Twist, Scientist” by Andrea Beaty,
which spotlight the STEM curriculum
(focusing on science, technology,
engineering and math). Visit the website
for more information on purchasing
tickets and other details.
Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern
Jukebox
Date: May 8
Address: Carnegie of Homestead
Music Hall, 510 East 10th Avenue,
Munhall
Contact: librarymusichall.com
How did Miley Cyrus’ “We Can’t
Stop” become a ‘50s-style doo-wop
number? Since when was Meghan
Trainor’s “All About That Bass” about an
upright bass fiddle? At what point did
Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop” evolve into
a ‘20s hot jazz tune? And whose idea
was it to rework Lorde’s “Royals” into
a polished ballad sung by a sad clown?
It’s all part of the topsy-turvy world
of Postmodern Jukebox, an ongoing
musical project spearheaded by pianist
and arranger Scott Bradlee, who takes
contemporary pop and rock tunes and
fashions new arrangements for them that
cast them in an unpredictable variety of
musical styles from the past. Visit the
website for information on tickets and
other details.