Dreamweaver Marketing News, CHRIS FENNIMORE COOKS UP MOUTH-WATERING DISHES IN ‘B’ IS FOR BACON, WQED’S NEXT COOKING MARATHON

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February 26, 2015

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CHRIS FENNIMORE COOKS UP MOUTH-WATERING DISHES IN
‘B’ IS FOR BACON, WQED’S NEXT COOKING MARATHON

PITTSBURGH- WQED’s latest cooking marathon is serving a delicious variety of bacon themed recipes in ‘B’ is for Bacon, airing on Saturday, February 28th at 10 a.m. on WQED-TV

Viewers sent in their favorite bacon recipes to help create a cookbook of more than 100 bacon recipes. Host Chris Fennimore says, “In many ways it’s one of the most basic comfort foods,” and demonstrates bacon is not only for breakfast. From appetizers, soups and salads, to main courses, pasta, desserts and even candy, ‘B’ is for Bacon will be sizzling in the kitchen. Featured on-air recipes such as Bacon Asiago Polenta, Bacon and Nutella French Toast, and Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapenos show the sweet and savory sides of this favorite food.

‘B’ is for Bacon is one of over 100 WQED cooking marathons produced since 1993.

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Dreamweaver Marketing News, Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents How I Learned What I Learned

Attached is a picture of actor Eugene Lee.

Contact Margie Romero, Communications Manager at Pittsburgh Public Theater

412.316.8200 ext. 707 or mromero@ppt.org

Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents

How I Learned What I Learned

August Wilson’s one-man play about coming of age in Pittsburgh.  Co-conceived and directed by Todd Kreidler. Starring Eugene Lee.

PITTSBURGH (February 13, 2015) Pittsburgh Public Theater’s 

40^th anniversary Season of Legends continues with the Pittsburgh premiere of How I Learned What I Learned, the final play by August Wilson. How I Learned was co-conceived and will be directed byTodd Kreidler, a Duquesne

University graduate, former Pittsburgh Public Theater staff member, and author of the recent Broadway musical, Holler If Ya Hear Me. How I Learned What I Learned runs March 5 – April 5, 2015 at the O’Reilly Theater, Pittsburgh Public Theater’s home in the heart of Downtown’s Cultural District. For tickets call 412.316.1600 or visit ppt.org.

Eugene Lee plays August Wilson

Mr. Wilson performed his one-man show at Seattle Repertory Theatre in 2003. The New York premiere was produced by Signature Theatre in New York City in 2013. Starring in The Public’s production will be Eugene Lee, a stage, film and television actor, writer, and artist in residence at Texas State University. Last year he performed the role at Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre in Atlanta, GA.

How I Learned begins in Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1965 when Mr. Wilson was 20 years old. He tells of dropping out of school at age 15 to write poetry, and how he supported himself by cutting grass and working at Klein’s and Kroger’s. He talks about the neighborhood and its people, and how he was inspired by what they saw in him. He dishes about his girlfriend, Snookie, and how he almost fought a duel in her honor at Downtown’s Oyster House. From the Christmas pageant in Sister Mary Eldephonse’s seventh grade class to hearing John Coltrane at the Crawford Grill in 1966, Mr. Wilson reveals his outrage and passion. Sometimes shockingly provocative and often hilariously funny, How I Learned is an amazingly generous portrait of this uncompromising artist as a young man.

The designers for How I Learned What I Learned are David Gallo (Scenery and Projections), Constanza Romero (Costumes), Thom Weaver (Lighting), and Dan Moses Schreier (Sound). Fred Noel is the Production Stage 

Manager.

graphic from AugustWilson.net

About the Playwright

August Wilson was born on April 27, 1945 in Pittsburgh’s Hill District and was raised there. He went on to become one of the world’s most acclaimed playwrights. His most visionary work, known as the American Century Cycle, comprises 10 plays about the African-American experience in each decade of the 20^th century. Since all but one of the plays are set in his hometown, they are also known as the Pittsburgh Cycle. The play are: Gem of the Ocean, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Piano Lesson, Seven Guitars, Fences, Two Trains Running, Jitney, King Hedley II, and Radio Golf. He received numerous awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes and a Tony. He was also given the only high school diploma ever issued by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. At the time of his death in 2005, Mr. Wilson lived in Seattle, WA. Later that year the Broadway venue located at 245 West 52^nd Street was renamed The August Wilson Theatre.

Pittsburgh Public Theater Presents

How I Learned What I Learned

March 5 – April 5, 2015

Performance Schedule

Tues. at 7 pm.

Wed. thru Sat. at 8 pm (except March 18).

Sat. at 2 pm (except March 7 & 14). Also 2 pm on Thurs., April 2.

Sun. at 2 & 7 pm (expect April 5 when the final performance is at 2 pm).

Press Night is Thursday, March 12. Opening Night is Friday, March 13.

Ticket prices: $23 - $62. Tickets for students and age 26 and younger are $15.75.

Discounts for groups of 10+ are available by contacting Katie Conaway at 412.316.8200 ext. 704 or kconaway at ppt.org.

For tickets call 412.316.1600 or visit ppt.org

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Dreamweaver Marketing News, PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANOUNCES TICKETS FOR THE PITTSBURGH PREMIERE OF “DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Friday, February 13, 2015   

Media Contacts:PNC Broadway Across America – PittsburghShow Publicist: Shaunda Miles, Director of Public Relations, 412-471-1578/Miles@TrustArts.orgDiana Roth, Communications Manager, 412-471-8717/Roth@TrustArts.org

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PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANOUNCES

TICKETS FOR THE PITTSBURGH PREMIERE OF

“DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE”

Samuel Pergande (Johnny), Joshua Keith and Doug Carpenter (Billy) in the North American tour of DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE. (Photo by Matthew Murphy)

BENEDUM CENTER ENGAGEMENT RUNS APRIL 7 – 12, 2015

Pittsburgh, PA— The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announced today that individual tickets for the Pittsburgh premiere of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage are on sale today.  The staged musical of this worldwide smash-hit film will play the Benedum Center, 237 7^th Street, downtown Pittsburgh.  Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage will run April 7-12, 2015.  This production is part of the PNC Broadway Across America-Pittsburgh series, presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, Pittsburgh Symphony and Broadway Across America. 

Tickets are available at the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue, or by calling (412) 456-4800.  Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling (412) 471-6930.  The performance schedule is Tuesday-Thursday at 7:30 p.m.; Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; Sunday at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

“As I learned how many people watched the movie over and over and over,” said Eleanor Bergstein, screenwriter of the film Dirty Dancing and book writer for the musical, “I began to think that what they really wanted was to share more intensely in the event, to step through the screen and be there while the story was happening. And if that was true, then its natural form was the theatre – audiences watching live bodies dancing here and now in the present – on the log, on the bridge, on the dance floor and in the staff quarters at Kellerman’s. Writing it for the stage, I was also able to add more Baby and Johnny scenes, more about the family, more songs I couldn’t afford last time, and, most exciting of all – more dancing.

“Dirty Dancing is one of our most beloved and timeless properties,” said Lionsgate Television COO Sandra Stern. “Its magic has enchanted audiences on film, television, DVD and digital platforms alike, and it remains a perennial best-seller in our film and television library. We’re delighted to participate in the latest stage incarnation that will introduce Dirty Dancing to a whole new generation of fans, and we expect the stage play to prove yet again that nobody

Samuel Pergande (Johnny) and Jenny Winton (Penny) in the North American tour of DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE. (Photo by Matthew Murphy) - See more at: http://us.dirtydancingontour.com/gallery/1644/#sthash.FEwbajy4.dpuf

puts Baby in a corner.

The production’s book is written by Eleanor Bergstein and the North American tour is directed by James Powell with choreography by Michele Lynch based on the original choreography by Kate Champion

Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage is an unprecedented live experience, exploding with heart-pounding music, passionate romance and sensational dancing. Seen by millions across the globe, this timeless love story features the hit songs “Hungry Eyes,” “Hey Baby,” “Do You Love Me?” and the heart-stopping “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life.” London’s Sunday Express says “This crowd-pleasing stage adaptation hits the jackpot!

It’s the summer of 1963, and 17-year-old Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman is on vacation in New York’s Catskill Mountains with her older sister and parents. Mesmerized by the racy dance moves and pounding rhythms she discovers in the resort’s staff quarters, Baby can’t wait to be part of the scene, especially when she catches sight of Johnny Castle, the resort’s sexy dance instructor. Passions ignite and Baby’s life changes forever when she is thrown in to the deep end as Johnny’s leading lady, both on-stage and off.

Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage began as an eight-week staged workshop in Manhattan in the fall of 2001. It was first performed at the Theatre Royal in Sydney, Australia in November 2004 before embarking upon a hugely successful tour of Australia and New Zealand. A new production opened at the Theater Neue Flora in Hamburg, Germany in March 2006 where it broke records for achieving the highest advance in European history.

The production began performances on London’s West End in October 2006 with an £11 million advance and went on to become the longest running show in the history of the Aldwych Theatre. It closed in July 2011 in advance of a two-year UK national tour and then returned to London for a strictly limited season at the Piccadilly Theatre.

The show has gone on to perform across the world in markets as diverse as Utrecht, Holland, Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa. Most recently, it has been represented by a new UK tour (which launched March 2014 in Bristol), a German tour (which launched April 2014 in Berlin) and an Italian production (which launched October 2014 in Milan). The show returned to Australia with a new tour that premiered in late 2014 in honor of the stage production’s 10th anniversary.

The North American tour of Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story On Stage is produced by Amber Jacobsen, NETworks Presentations LLC, Grove Entertainment and Col Joye in association with Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF), the premier next generation global content leader, and Magic Hour Productions.

Jillian Mueller (Baby) and Doug Carpenter (Billy) in the North American tour of DIRTY DANCING – THE CLASSIC STORY ON STAGE. (Photo by Matthew Murphy) - See more at: http://us.dirtydancingontour.com/gallery/1644/#sthash.FEwbajy4.dpuf

CREATIVE TEAM BIOS

Eleanor Bergstein (Book) is a novelist, screenwriter, producer and director. Her stories have been published in national magazines, ranging from Transatlantic Review to Redbook and Cosmopolitan. Her first novel, Advancing Paul Newman, about women and politics in the 1960s, was published by the Viking Press, and her first movie script was It’s My Turn, starring Jill Clayburgh and Michael Douglas. Her second novel, Ex-Lover, about sexual obsession, was published by Random House. She has worked on a variety of film projects, including the final script revision of Sister Act. She then wrote and directed Let It Be Me, which starred Campbell Scott, Jennifer Beals, Leslie Caron and Patrick Stewart. Her most famous project was one of the most successful independent films of all time, Dirty Dancing. It was the unique continuing response to the story over the years that made her decide to reimagine Dirty Dancing as a stage event. The multiple viewings by audiences all over the world made her suspect that what the audiences really wanted was to be more physically involved in the story. This would mean that its ultimate form should be one that combined dance and story and music onstage in a new way. It was also her chance to add new scenes not in the movie, as well as songs she had wanted for the movie and been unable to obtain. Ms. Bergstein, through her company Magic Hour Productions, is at work on a new stage musical set in London in the late 1960s, a new work of fiction, and preparing a film to be shot in Rome as well as film to be shot in Slovenia.

James Powell (Director) was an actor for 12 years and was appearing in Les Misérables at London’s Palace Theatre, when he was asked to take over the position of resident director in 1996. Since that time he has worked on a variety of productions and during that time he was staff director at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, assisting Jude Kelly on a number of projects including the Olivier Award-winning Singin’ in the Rain, which transferred from Leeds to the Royal National Theatre in London. On returning to London he joined Cameron Mackintosh’s production of The Witches of Eastwick at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane as resident director. He then went to Melbourne, Australia, to direct its first foreign production for Jacobsen Entertainments. James returned from Australia to take on the position of associate director on Les Misérables and oversaw the show’s move from its home of many years, the Palace Theatre, to the Queen’s Theatre on Shaftesbury Ave. He was also invited to direct a concert version of the show in Scandinavia and a full-scale production in Berlin. 2009 saw James working on Cameron’s brand new production of Les Misérables which opened in Cardiff and toured the UK and which celebrates the 25^th anniversary of a show he was involved in originally as an actor and is now part of a new creative team. Whilst maintaining his position as associate director on Les Misérables, James also worked on Cameron’s new presentationMary Poppins, originally in Bristol and then in London’s West End and on Broadway. In June 2008 he directed the UK tour of Mary Poppins and has since directed the production in Holland and been the associate of the Broadway production. James was delighted to renew his association with the Jacobsen Entertainment Group when they asked him to direct their production of Dirty Dancing in London’s West End, a partnership that has seen him direct the show in Toronto, Utrecht, Chicago, Los Angeles, Boston and Berlin. In 2010, James directed the Australian production of Mary Poppins where it opened to great success in Melbourne. He has also co-directed Les Misérables in London, at the Barbican, a tour in the UK, a production in Madrid and on tour in the United States, culminating in the25^th Anniversary concert ofLes Misérables at the O2 Arena. In 2011, James worked on moving Mary Poppins to Sydney and later in the year he co-directed the international arena tour of Batman which opened in Manchester and moved to London and onward internationally. Over the last two years, James has worked on Les Misérables in Spain, the US, Australia and Japan. He recently returned from Toronto and this production of Les Misérablesbefore he directed a production of Half a Sixpence at his old alma mater at Mountview Drama School in London.

Michele Lynch (Choreography) is thrilled to be a part of Dirty Dancing. She recently choreographed Little Miss Sunshine at Second Stage Theatre as well as The Last Five Years film. Choreography Broadway credits include Everyday Rapture, The Coast of Utopia, Hairspray (assoc. choreo), The Full Monty (asst. choreo), and Urinetown (asst. choreo). She choreographed the national tours of Little House on the Prairie (also at Papermill Playhouse) and Happy Days the Musial (also at Goodspeed, receiving a Connecticut Critics Circle Award for her work). Off-Broadway she choreographed Everyday Rapture and We the People (Joe A. Calloway Award nomination). Other film credits include Joyful Noise (starring Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah) and Camp. For opera, her production of Showboat was seen at Chicago Lyric Opera, Washington National Opera, and Houston Grand Opera. Regional Theaters include Mark Taper Forum, Yale Repertory Theater, Riverside Theater, St. Louis MUNY, Capital Repertory Theater, Asolo Theater, Ford’s Theater, Stamford Center for the Arts, North Carolina Theater, and Starlight Theater. She also choreographed Dolly Parton’s Better Day World Tour.

Kate Champion (Original Choreography) is the Artistic Director and founder of the Sydney based dance-theatre company Force Majeure. She has also worked variously as a director/choreographer/performer for Sydney Theatre Company, DV8 Physical Theatre, Australian Dance Theatre, Opera Australia, Belvoir, Legs on the Wall, NIDA and The

Kate Champion
via http://us.dirtydancingontour.com/creative/kate-champion/

English National Opera. In 1996, Kate was awarded the Robert Helpmann Scholarship for Choreographic Excellenceenabling her to create her first solo work Face Value which was awarded a Green Room and a MO Award. In 1997 she directed Under the Influence for Legs on the Wall, which premiered in Sydney and toured to the Edinburgh Fringe and Riverside Studios, London. In 2001 she created a new solo show About Face and in 2002 directed Same, Same But Different for Force Majeure. Both these productions won Helpmann Awards. Kate choreographed the world premiere of the stage version of Dirty Dancing, which opened in Sydney November 2004 and has subsequently toured to Europe, UK and USA. Since 2005 Kate has directed Already Elsewhere, Tenebrae 1 and 11, The Age I’m In, Not In A Million Years, Never Did Me Any Harm (a co-production with Sydney Theatre Company) andFood (aco-production with Belvoir) for Force Majeure. In 2010 Kate choreographed the premier production of Opera Australia’s Bliss which subsequently toured to the Edinburgh Festival and Spring Awakening for Sydney Theatre Company. Kate was Associate Director of Opera Australia’s 2013 production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle.

PRODUCER BIOS

Amber Jacobsen worked for Jacobsen Entertainment as the head of touring and executive producer from 1997 to 2009 in Australia. She was responsible for the research, procurement and presentation of many concerts for artists including Elton John, Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, the Bee Gees, Shania Twain, Pearl Jam and Usher as well as being executive producer for theatre and arena productions such asFame – The Musical, SHOUT!, The Man From Snowy River and Long Way to the Top. Amber was the executive producer for the first production of Dirty Dancing in Australia and has executive produced and subsequently produced all productions thereafter.

NETworks Presentations LLC, founded in 1995, has continued to grow and expand to become one of the largest producing organizations of touring Broadway musicals in North America and remains committed to delivering quality entertainment to audiences around the world. Its extensive and diverse list of touring productions include: Cameron Mackintosh’s The 25^th Anniversary Production of Les Misérables and the spectacular new production of The Phantom of the Opera; The National Theatre of Great Britain’s production of War Horse; Queen and Ben Elton’s We Will Rock You; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast; Blue Man Group national tour; The Lincoln Center Theater productions of The Light in the Piazza and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, as well as Cinderella starring Eartha Kitt and Deborah Gibson, Seussical, Annie, La Cage Aux Folles, Rent, The Producers, Hairspray, Spring Awakening, Sweeney Todd, Billy Elliot the Musical, Elf the Musical, Dirty Dancing and many others.

Grove Entertainment.Helmed by producer Beth Williams, Grove Entertainment is a production company dedicated to developing new work for stage and screen. Ms. Williams helped launch Key Brand Entertainment in the United States and was the COO, Head of Production and CEO – Theater Division for Broadway Across America for six years. Broadway productions include Pippin, Big Fish, Million Dollar Quartet, Hands on a Hardbody, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,  Promises, Promises, Grey Gardens, The Producers – The New Mel Brooks Musical and the upcoming Tuck Everlasting, Bull Durham and The Blonde Streak.

Col Joye has had No. 1 hits, recorded 15 Top 10 albums and was the first inductee into the Australian Hall of Fame (ARIA). He has numerous platinum and gold albums and hundreds of awards and toured extensively throughout Australia. Col was awarded an Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution to music and charity on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. Col was chosen to run with the Olympic Torch for the Sydney Olympics’ and recently received his own postage stamp. Col has been a producer of every production of Dirty Dancing worldwide.

Magic Hour Productions was founded by Eleanor Bergstein in 1994 to develop and produce works by herself and others for print, film, and stage. Magic Hour Productions has been involved in the development and production of the stage musical of Dirty Dancing since its inception, including the first staged workshop in New York in 2001. Currently, Magic Hour Productions is working to bring Dirty Dancing to new territories around the world, including Greece and Japan. In addition to Dirty Dancing, Magic Hour Productions is developing a new musical by Ms. Bergstein set in late 1960s London, a film to be shot in Rome, and a romantic comedy film to be shot in Slovenia. Magic Hour's team includes Tomoko Minami, who has worked with Ms. Bergstein since 2001, and Robin Nahas. The company is based in New York City.

Lionsgate is a leading global entertainment company with a strong and diversified presence in motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, home entertainment, family entertainment, digital distribution, new channel platforms and international distribution and sales. Lionsgate currently has 34 television shows on 22 networks spanning its primetime production, distribution and syndication businesses, including such critically-acclaimed hits as the multiple Emmy Award-winning Mad Men and Nurse Jackie, the comedy Anger Management, the network series Nashville, the syndication success The Wendy Williams Show and the critically-acclaimed series Orange is the New Black. Its feature film business has been fueled by such recent successes as the blockbuster first two installments of The Hunger Games franchise, The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the first installment of the Divergent franchise, Now You See Me, Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain, Warm Bodies, The Expendables 2, The Possession, Sinister, Roadside Attractions' Mud and Pantelion Films' breakout hit Instructions Not Included, the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the U.S. Lionsgate's home entertainment business is an industry leader in box office-to-DVD and box office-to-VOD revenue conversion rate. Lionsgate handles a prestigious and prolific library of approximately 15,000 motion picture and television titles that is an important source of recurring revenue and serves as the foundation for the growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate and Summit brands remain synonymous with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world. www.lionsgate.com

For more information, please visit http://us.dirtydancingontour.com/.

Broadway Across America
Broadway Across America is part of the Key Brand Entertainment family of companies, which includes Broadway.com and is operated by John Gore (Owner & CEO).  BAA is the foremost presenter of first-class touring musicals and plays in North America, operating in 40 markets.  As a leading Broadway producer, BAA is dedicated to the development and production of new and diverse theatre.  Current/upcoming productions include Beautiful, Million Dollar Quartet and Pippin. Past productions include Bullets Over Broadway, Hairspray, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Memphis, Promises, Promises and The Producers.  Broadway.com is the premier theater website for news, exclusive content and ticket sales. For more information please visit BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com and Broadway.com.

Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh’s most historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business owners.  Founded in 1984, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District.  The District is one of the country’s largest land masses “curated” by a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the city, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity, innovation and creativity.  Using the arts as an economic catalyst, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s quality of life.  Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations, government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Trust stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts.  

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Dreamweaver Marketing Associates News, PITTSBURGH’S ITALIAN AMERICANS FEATURED IN NEW AND ARCHIVED WEBISODES AT WQED.ORG/ITALIANAMERICANS

PITTSBURGH’S ITALIAN AMERICANS FEATURED
IN NEW AND ARCHIVED WEBISODES AT WQED.ORG/ITALIANAMERICANS

PBS Series “The Italian Americans” to Broadcast February 17 & 24 at 9 p.m. on WQED-TV

PITTSBURGH –In advance of the PBS series premiere of THE ITALIAN AMERICANS, five new vignettes about area Italian Americans and their culture have been produced by WQED and can be accessed at wqed.org/italianamericans in the days leading up to the PBS premiere.

These stories include features on:

• The Italian Nationality Room*
• The Spigno Saturnia Italo-American Society
• Enrico Biscotti Company*
• The Shoemakers
• La Scuola d'Italia Galileo Galilei*

Along with the new vignettes, 10 previously-broadcast features and documentaries about local Italians from the WQED archives are now available at wqed.org/italianamericans.

To view the full release click here.

For questions or to schedule an interview, please contact George Hazimanolis at 412-622-1366 or ghazimanolis@wqed.org. Please note the stories referenced above with an asterisk still need to be uploaded.  

"Actor Marlon Brando with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola on the set of The Godfather."

WQED's co-production with American Masters "August Wilson: The Ground On Which I Stand" premieres nationally on WQED and on PBS stations around the country on Friday, February 20 at 9pm.

About the film: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/august-wilson-the-ground-on-which-i-stand/about-the-film/3610/

About the August Wilson Education Project: http://www.wqed.org/augustwilson/home

WQED's co-production with American Masters "August Wilson: The Ground On Which I Stand" premieres nationally on WQED and on PBS stations around the country on Friday, February 20 at 9pm.

About the film: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/august-wilson-the-ground-on-which-i-stand/about-the-film/3610/

About the August Wilson Education Project: http://www.wqed.org/augustwilson/home

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Celtic Woman Celebrates 10th Anniversary World Tour Named Billboard Magazine’s #1 World Albums Artist Six Times Pittsburgh - Benedum Center March 10 New York, NY February 3, 2015 -- Irish music sensation Celtic Woman returns to North America in 2015 for a concert tour celebrating the group’s 10th anniversary. The 10th Anniversary World Tour offers a one-of-a-kind concert experience celebrating a decade of timeless music and dance from the Emerald Isles.  The tour recently kicked off in Dublin, Ireland, and will travel across Europe, the US, Australia and United Kingdom. The North American leg launches in Syracuse, NY on March 6, 2015, and will visit more than 80 cities through the end of June.   Celtic Woman performs in Pittsburgh, PA on Tuesday, March 10 at 7pm at the Benedum Center. Tickets, starting at $44.25 (plus applicable fees), are available by calling 412-456-6666 and in person at the box office at Theater Square. For more information, please visitTrustarts.org Over the past decade, Celtic Woman has emerged as an international touring powerhouse, attracting such critical raves as “guaranteed standing ovation!,” “captivating!,” “magnificently performed!,” “breathlessly dramatic!” and “inspirational!” The group has performed for over three million fans, selling out prestigious concert halls and performing arts venues around the world. The multi-platinum all-female ensemble is thrilled to celebrate its incredible decade-long journey in America, where the group has performed its fresh fusion of Irish musical tradition in 48 states.  “Celtic Woman has toured around the world for ten years, but America remains true to our heart,” says violinist Máiréad Nesbitt.  “Our first American concert was in Cleveland in 2005 – the home of rock n’ roll. We are all really looking forward to celebrating with all our fans back in America. Even after ten years, it’s still an inspiration to look out into the audience each night and see fans of all ages, from 3 to 93. It’s going to really be an amazing show.” The 10th Anniversary World Tour showcases three world-class vocalists and a brilliant Celtic violinist, whose talent and charisma bring centuries of musical and cultural tradition to vibrant life.  The performances honor Celtic Woman’s musical history while looking towards the future, with glamorous new dresses, breathtaking choreography and state-of-the-art stage production. The tour features a career-spanning set encompassing such Irish classics as “Danny Boy,” and “Mo Ghile Mhear,” alongside contemporary compositions like “Scarborough Fair” and “You Raise Me Up.” The 15-member ensemble also includes Irish dancers, the Aontas Choir, and a full band playing an array of traditional Celtic instruments including bodhran, hand crafted tin whistle, bouzouki, bagpipes and Uilleann pipes. In conjunction with the tour’s North American leg, PBS will broadcast a television special highlighting Celtic Woman’s spectacular moments over the past decade.  A companion CD, Fan Favorites, will also be offered exclusively through PBS stations as part of its spring pledge drive. Celtic Woman made its television debut in 2005 with a sold-out performance at The Helix in Dublin,which was filmed and broadcast in the United States on PBS.  Although initially intended as a one-time-only event, the concert was so warmly received by the public that the group immediately followed with a debut concert tour in the United States. Since then, Celtic Woman's uplifting music has touched the hearts of a devoted audience in North America, while expanding its reach across the globe to six continents and 23 countries. Celtic Woman’s massive success encompasses albums, live concerts and television.  Their eight PBS specials have ranked among the network’s most-watched music programs.  Since 2005, the group has sold more than eight million copies of its nine CDs and eight DVDs, making it the only all-female act to achieve multi-platinum success in both the classical crossover and world music genres during the past decade.  Each of its nine CDs - the most recent being 2013’s Emerald Musical Gems - has debuted at #1 on Billboard's World Album chart, where the group has occupied the top slot for a record-breaking 112 consecutive weeks.  Having been named Billboardmagazine's World Albums Artist of the Year six times, Celtic Woman has also scored two Top 10 debuts on Billboard's main album chart and five Top Five DVDs on Billboard's Top Video chart, as well as achieving platinum-level sales in nine different countries.  The group has also performed for three U.S. presidents and made high-profile appearances on the daytime drama The Bold and the Beautiful and Dancing with the Stars.

10th Anniversary World Tour - 2015 EUROPE 1/24 Dublin, IRE                     3Arena 1/25 Belfast, UK                     Odyssey Arena 2/3 Dusseldorf, GE                 Mitsubishi Electric Halle 2/4 Amsterdam, NL                RAI Congress Centre 2/7 Vienna, AUS                     Stadthalle D 2/9 Nuremberg, DE                 Meistersingerhalle 2/10 Stuttgart, DE                   Liederhalle 2/12 Hanover, DE                   Swiss Life Hall 2/13 Frankfurt, DE                 Alte Oper 2/15 Antwerp, BE                  Stadsschouwburg 2/16 Hamberg, DE                  CCH Saal1 2/17 Bielefeld, DE                   Stadthalle D 2/19 Geneva, CH                    Arena Geneva 2/20 Zurich, CH                      Hallenstadion 2/22 Aalborg, DK                  Aalborg Kongress Kulture Center NORTH AMERICA 3/6 Syracuse, NY                 Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater 3/7-3/8  Lancaster, PA        American Music Theater 3/10 Pittsburgh, PA             Benedum Center 3/12 Erie, PA                         Warner Theatre 3/13 Cleveland, OH             State Theatre 3/14 Wilkes Barre, PA         F.M. Kirby Center 3/15 Indiana, PA                  Kovalchick Convention Complex 3/17 Manchester, NH          Verizon Wireless Arena 3/18 Newark, NJ                  NJPAC 3/20 Greenvale, NY             Tilles Center for the Performing Arts 3/21 Wallingford, CT           Toyota Oakdale Theatre 3/22 Providence, RI             PPAC 3/24 Hamilton, ON                          Hamilton Place 3/25 London, ON                 Budweiser Gardens 3/26 Montreal QUE              Theatre St. Denis 3/28 Portland, ME                Merrill Auditorium - 2 shows 3/29 West Point, NY            Eisenhower Hall Theatre 3/31 Baltimore, MD                         Lyric Opera House 4/1 Norfolk, VA                      Chrysler Hall 4/2 Richmond, VA                Altria Theater 4/3 Durham, NC                  Durham Performing Arts Center 4/4 Charlotte, NC                 Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts 4/8 Fayetteville, NC             Crown Center Theater 4/9 Chattanooga, TN          Memorial Auditorium 4/10 Dothan, AL                   Dothan Civic Center 4/11 Columbus, GA            RiverCenter for the Performing Arts 4/12 Huntsville, AL              Van Braun Center – 2 shows 4/14 Pensacola, FL                         Saenger Theatre 4/16 Panama City, FL         Marina Civic Center 4/17 Jacksonville, FL          Times Union PAC 4/18 West Palm Beach, FL Kravis Center – 2 shows 4/19 Ft. Myers, FL                Barbara B. Mann Hall 4/22  Miami, FL                    Arsht Center 4/23  Melbourne, FL            Maxwell King Center 4/24 Sarasota, FL                Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 4/25 Tampa, FL                   Straz Center 4/26 Tallahassee, FL         Donald Tucker Civic Center 4/28 Memphis, TN               Orpheum Theatre – 2 shows 4/30 Nashville, TN               Tennessee Performing Arts Center 5/1 Knoxville, TN                  Civic Center Auditorium 5/2 Atlanta, GA                      Fox Theatre 5/3 Augusta, GA                   Bell Auditorium 5/5 Tupelo, MS                     BancorpSouth Arena 5/7 Biloxi, MS                        Coast Coliseum 5/8 New Orleans, LA           Saenger Theatre 5/9  Houston, TX                  Bayou Music Place 5/10 San Antonio, TX          Majestic Theatre 5/12 Amarillo, TX                 Civic Center Auditorium 5/13-5/14  Austin, TX           Long Center for the Performing Arts 5/16 Grand Prairie, TX        Verizon Theatre 5/17 Midland, TX                  Wagner Noel PAC – 2 shows 5/19 Tempe, AZ                   ASU Gammage  5/20 San Diego, CA            Civic Theatre 5/21 Long Beach, CA          Terrace Theater 5/22 Fresno, CA                   Saroyan Theater 5/27 San Rafael, CA           Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium 5/28 San Jose, CA              Center for the Performing Arts 5/29 Stockton, CA                Bob Hope Theatre 5/30 Reno, NV                      Reno Events Center 5/31 Sacramento, CA         Community Center Theatre 6/3 Everett, WA                     Xfinity Arena 6/4 Spokane, WA                 INB Performing Arts Center 6/5 Missoula, MT                 Adams Center Fieldhouse 6/6 Bozeman, MT                 Brick Breeden Fieldhouse 6/7 Great Falls, MT              Mansfield Civic Center – 2 shows 6/9 Idaho Falls, ID                Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium 6/10 Salt Lake City, UT       Maverick Center 6/12 Morrison, CO               Red Rocks Amphitheater 6/13 Omaha, NE                  Orpheum Theater 6/14 Lincoln, NE                  Lied Center for Performing Arts 6/16 Rosemont, IL              Rosemont Theatre 6/17 East Lansing, MI         Wharton Center 6/18 Dayton, OH                  Schuster PAC 6/20 Vienna, VA                    Wolf Trap 6/21 Salisbury, MD              Wicomico Youth and Civic Center 6/23 Rochester, NY             Auditorium Theatre 6/24 Schenectady, NY        Proctors 6/26 Philadelphia, PA         Academy of Music 6/27 Worcester, MA             Hanover Theatre 6/28 Lynn, MA                       Lynn Auditorium AUSTRALIA  9/11 Gold Coast, AU               Gold Coast Convention Centre 9/12 Brisbane, AU                   Brisbane Convention Centre 9/13 Maryborough, AU            The Brolga Theatre 9/15 Tamworth, AU               Tamworth Entertainment Centre 9/16 Newcastle, AU              Civic Theatre Newcastle 9/18 Sydney, AU                   Qantas Credit Union Arena 9/19 Canberra, AU                Royal Theatre 9/20 Melbourne, AU              Margaret Court Arena 9/22 Adelaide, AU                 Adelaide Entertainment Centre 9/25 Perth, AU                      Perth Arena UNITED KINGDOM  11/7 Croydon,UK                        Fairfield Halls 11/8 Ipswich,UK                          Regent Theatre 11/9 Bournemouth,UK                Pavilions 11/11 Gateshead,UK                The Sage 11/12 Edinburgh,UK                Usher Hall 11/13 Glasgow,UK                   Royal Concert Hall 11/14 Harrogate,UK                 International Centre 11/16 Southend,UK                  Cliffs Pavilion 11/17 Leicester,UK                   de Montfort Hall 11/18 Manchester,UK               Bridgewater Hall 11/20 Liverpool ,UK                  Philharmonic 11/21 Birmingham,UK              Symphony Hall 11/22 Nottingham,UK               Royal Concert Hall 11/23 London,UK                      Hammersmith Eventim Apollo High Res Jpegs available for download: www.ontourpr.com/celtic For additional press information, please contact: Renee Pfefer, On Tour PR    (914) 273-0007  Renee@ontourpr.com

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