Friday, January 29, 2016

Dreamweaver Marketing News, “Peter Pan” Adaptive Dance Tailors Ballet Class to Students with Special Needs


CONTACT: Meghan Swartz
412-454-9117
“Peter Pan” Adaptive Dance Tailors Ballet Class to
Students with Special Needs
PBT to Present Sensory-friendly “Peter Pan” Feb. 18, at the Benedum   

PITTSBURGH, PA (Jan. 28, 2016)  Building on the success of its sensory-friendly performances, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s adaptive dance classes provide a platform for students with special needs to move from ballet patron to active participant. Themed around “Peter Pan,” PBT offers its next session of adaptive dance classes Saturdays Feb. 13, to April 9, at PBT Studios, 2900 Liberty Avenue.

Students will explore the movement and rhythm of Peter, Tinker Bell, Wendy, Captain Hook and other characters in connection with PBT's sensory-friendly Peter Pan performance. 

PBT will offer two class sessions: a 2 p.m. class for students in grades 7-12 and a 3 p.m. class for students in grades 1-6.

In collaboration with Autism Connection of PA, PBT launched the series last season for middle-and-high-school students with autism spectrum disorders and other special needs. Based on modified choreography from “Peter Pan” and other classics, the classes combine adapted teaching methods with creative movement principles and ballet class essentials like live music, barre and center work. Classes are accompanied by live percussion music.  


PBT’s sensory-friendly performance of “Peter Pan” will debut at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, at the
Benedum Center. The performance is designed for people with sensory sensitivities, autism and other special needs to enjoy the ballet in a supportive theater environment.

Accommodations include specially trained staff, quiet and activity areas in the lobby, relaxed house rules, minor adjustments to potentially startling light, sound and special effects and pre-performance guides. Throughout the performance, the house lights remain dimly lit and audience members are free to come and go from their seats as needed.

“The audience response at our sensory-friendly performances has been tremendous. We can’t wait to share ‘Peter Pan’ with these families,” said PBT Artistic Director Terrence S. Orr. “’Peter Pan’ is one of our most popular full-length productions. It’s incredibly engaging – especially for young people – with the charisma of the characters, high-energy level of the dancing and its fantastic flying sequences.”

Following sensory-friendly performances of “The Nutcracker” (2013 and 2014) and Beauty and the Beast (2015), “Peter Pan” will be the third story ballet to enter PBT’s sensory-friendly repertoire. PBT presented its first sensory-friendly performance in December 2013 with “The Nutcracker,” the country’s first professional adaptation of the holiday classic. 

Tickets can be purchased online at www.pbt.org/sensory-friendly-performances or by calling 412-456-6666. Groups of 10 or more can save up to 50 percent by calling 412-454-9101 or emailing groupsales@pittsburghballet.org.


About ‘Peter Pan’
Feb. 12-21 – Benedum Center 
Set to a lush Edwardian score, Jorden Morris’ dazzling “Peter Pan” brings J.M. Barrie’s classic to life with luminous dancing, thrilling flying sequences and charismatic characters like the show-stealing Tinker Bell. Opening Valentine’s weekend, “Peter Pan” takes the Benedum stage for 11 performances Feb. 12-21. Tickets start at $28, and are available atwww.pbt.org, 412-456-6666 or by visiting the Box Office at Theater Square.  


About PBT Accessibility Initiatives
In addition to sensory-friendly performances, PBT also offers audio-described performances, audio program notes at www.pbt.org, large-print and braille programs, adaptive dance classes for students with autism, the Dance for Parkinson’s class series and other accommodations for patrons with special needs. For more information, please visitwww.pbt.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility.


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Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Dreamweaver Marketing News, Shale Gas Innovation Contest



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 15, 2015
 For further information: Bill Hall/Director Shale Gas Innovation & Commercialization Center
 814-933-8203 /
 billhall@psu.edu 

Four Major Universities to Showcase Technologies at Ben Franklin’s 2016 Shale Gas Innovation Contest! 

STATE COLLEGE, PA – We are pleased to announce that four regional universities: Carnegie Mellon, Penn State, University of Pittsburgh, and West Virginia University have all enthusiastically agreed to join the list of sponsors supporting Ben Franklin’s Fifth Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest. This year’s event, which is FREE to attend, will be held on May 18, 2016 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Southpointe, PA. New this year, faculty and students will be invited to showcase their most promising technologies under development in the shale energy space by participating in a poster session during the reception that follows the contest. Ben Franklin’s Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center www.sgicc.org is now accepting applications to this year’s contest which offers a total of $80,000 in cash prizes for the four best shale energy oriented innovations, new product ideas, or service concepts. Researchers, entrepreneurs, or small businesses in Pennsylvania or West Virginia focused on developing a new product or service for the shale energy space can apply.


 A simple online application can be found at http://www.sgicc.org/2016-shalegas-innovation-contest.html. In addition to the cash prizes, successful applicants will gain exposure to investors, potential partners, and industry sponsors. This 5th Annual Shale Gas Innovation Contest’s GOLD Sponsor is Ben Franklin Technology Partners (http://www.benfranklin.org). Industry sponsors include: 
AquaTech (www.aquatech.com)
Chevron Technology Ventures (http://www.chevron.com/ctv/ctvi/), 
First National Bank (www.fnb-online.com )
Inflection Energy (http://www.inflectionenergy.com/), LPR Energy (http://www.lprenergy.com/), LPR Land Services (http://www.lprls.com/)
the Marcellus Shale Coalition (http://marcelluscoalition.org),
 PPG Industries (http://corporate.ppg.com/)
Praxair (www.praxair.com)
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC (http://www.steptoe-johnson.com/ )

As mentioned above, university sponsors include: Carnegie Mellon University’s Scott Institute for Energy Innovation (http:// www.cmu.edu/energy/), Penn State University’s Institute for Natural Gas Research (http:// www.ems.psu.edu/INGaR), the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Energy (http:// www.engineering.pitt.edu/cfe/), and West Virginia University’s Energy Institute (http://energy.wvu.edu/). Contest Finalists will be chosen by a panel of industry experts. To download an application, visit www.sgicc.org and click on the 2016 Shale Gas Innovation Contest tab. Deadline to enter is 11:59PM on February 1, 2016. For details regarding eligibility or other questions, contact Bill Hall at either 814-933-8203 or billhall@psu.edu. About the SGICC The Ben Franklin Shale Gas Innovation and Commercialization Center (www.sgicc.org) is designed to harness innovation and new technologies as a means to maximize the economic return to Pennsylvania’s citizens from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations. The Center’s goal is to increase sustainable employment and wealth creation in Pennsylvania that has the potential to outlast the initial exploration, production and transportation of natural gas from the formations. The Center will also identify, support and commercialize technologies and early-stage businesses that enhance responsible stewardship of the environment while properly utilizing this transformative energy asset. 

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Dreamweaver Marketing News, 50 Years of Oscar Music at the Pittsburgh Symphony





For Immediate Release
January 21, 2016
                                   
WARM UP FOR THE OSCARS WITH PNC POPS: THE ULTIMATE OSCARS AT HEINZ HALL ON FEBRUARY 5-7

PITTSBURGH – The Oscar celebration starts early this year with PNC Pops: The Ultimate Oscars at Heinz Hall on February 5-7.
Former Resident Conductor Lawrence Loh returns to celebrate the last 50 years of Oscar-winning scores with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. From John Williams to John Barry, audiences will enjoy unforgettable music from films like “Titantic,” “Schindler’s List,” “The Godfather,” “Avatar,” “Star Wars” and more!
“As a lifelong fan of film music, this concert is truly the ‘ultimate’ thrill. I couldn’t imagine any of these films without these award-winning scores and this concert serves as an amazing playlist of music,” says Loh. “I would argue that the films themselves owe much of their success to the masterful scoring by these brilliant composers. I can’t wait to work with my friends at the Pittsburgh Symphony to bring these scores to life!”
This concert also features the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Student Chorale, directed by Christine Hestwood and composed of students from Belle Vernon Area High School, Blackhawk High School, California University of Pennsylvania, Duquesne University, Grove City College, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12, Point Park University, Quaker Valley High School, Seneca Valley High School, South Fayette High School, Upper St. Clair High School and the University of Pittsburgh.
Please note that film clips are not included in this performance.
A night that movie music lovers won’t want to miss, tickets to PNC Pops: The Ultimate Oscars begin at only $24. Performances are Friday, February 5 and Saturday, February 6 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, February 7 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now and are available at the Heinz Hall box office, online at pittsburghsymphony.org/oscars or by phone at 412-392-4900.
The Pittsburgh Symphony would like to recognize and thank PNC for its 2015-2016 title sponsorship of PNC Pops.  Fairmont Pittsburgh is the official hotel of the Pittsburgh Symphony.
About the Artists
LAWRENCE LOH is a dynamic American conductor of impressive range and talent. He is the newly appointed inaugural music director of Symphoria, founded by former members of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra. He also holds the position of music director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. Additionally, Loh was recently named artistic director and principal conductor of the Syracuse Opera.

Since his appointment as music director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic in 2005, the orchestra has made its mark as an ensemble of superb musicianship, performing electrifying concerts year-round. Off the podium, Loh is very active in the region as an arts leader and music advocate. He created a very successful Apprentice Conductor Program in 2012, designed to help identify and train the next generation of young conductors.

From 2005 to 2015, Loh had a very successful association with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra as assistant, associate and resident conductor. He worked closely with Music Director Manfred Honeck and conducted a wide range of concerts including classical, educational and pops. He was active in the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Community Engagement Concerts, extending the symphony’s reach into other communities and led the groundbreaking Sensory Friendly concert in 2015, one of the first of its kind. He made his debut on the main classical series conducting HandelMessiah in December 2008. For many years, Loh led the enormously popular Fiddlesticks Family Concert Series, playing the part of script writer, host and conductor. Upon ending his tenure with the Pittsburgh Symphony in 2015, Loh was immediately reengaged for two weeks in the 2015-16 season.

While in Pittsburgh, Loh was also music director of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. He led this world-renowned orchestra in concerts at Heinz Hall and throughout the Pittsburgh community. He led PYSO on two international tours to Central Europe and Italy.

Having a particular affinity for pops programming, Loh has been engaged for repeat performances with Chris Botti, Idina Menzel, Ann Hampton Callaway, the Texas Tenors and more. He has assisted John Williams on multiple occasions, and conducted numerous sold out John Williams tribute concerts. He is particularly adept at conducting concerts synchronizing live orchestral music with film and has led Pixar in Concert, Disney in Concert, Wizard of Oz and Singin’ in the Rain, among others.

Loh is active as a guest conductor, both in the U.S. and abroad. Recent engagements include the National (Washington D.C.), Knoxville, Florida, Dallas, El Paso, San Luis Obispo, Edmonton, Colorado, Charleston (SC), Detroit, Malaysia, Daejeon (South Korea) and Greater Bridgeport Orchestras. His summer appearances include the festivals of Bravo Vail Valley, Aspen (CO), Mann Center in Philadelphia, Breckenridge, Las VegasHot Springs (AR), the Kinhaven Music School (VT) and the Performing Arts Institute (PA).

Loh held the positions of assistant and associate conductor of the Dallas Symphony from 2001 to 2005. He was brought to national attention in February 2004 when he stepped in to conduct on short notice for an ailing Charles Dutoit, conducting Stravinsky's Petrouchka and Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. Prior to his Dallas appointment, Loh was appointed by Music Director Marin Alsop to be associate conductor of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and was also music director of the Denver Young Artists Orchestra.

In May 1998, Loh received his Artist Diploma in orchestral conducting from Yale University, earning the Eleazar de Carvalho Prize, given to the most outstanding conductor in the Yale graduating class. He received further training at the world-renowned Aspen Music Festival and School. He received his M.M. in choral conducting from Indiana University while also studying clarinet with Howard Klug and voice with Roy Samuelsen. He began the DMA program in opera and instrumental conducting at IU before transferring to Yale. His received his B.A. and Certificate of Management Studies from the University of Rochester. In 2001, Loh was the guest curator at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science for “What Makes Music?” an interactive exhibit, offering the opportunity to explore the science of music and sound, as well as the role of music in culture.

Loh was born in southern California of Korean parentage and raised in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He and his wife Jennifer have a son, Charlie, and a daughter, Hilary. Follow him on instagram @conductorlarryloh or twitter @lawrenceloh, or visit his website lawrenceloh.com

The PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STUDENT CHORALE is composed of high school and collegiate singers from the greater Pittsburgh Area. The Student Chorale was created by the late Principal Pops Conductor Marvin Hamlisch and Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Music Director Emeritus Robert Page.

MARK HUGGINS was named associate concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in 1987. He is a frequent soloist in the Pittsburgh Symphony’s BNY Mellon Grand Classics, PNC Pops and education concerts. In addition, he is actively involved in the Orchestra’s Community Outreach program, performing chamber music concerts in outlying communities. Before coming to Pittsburgh, he was a member of the Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1981 to 1987 and was active as a soloist and in chamber music throughout Europe and in Japan. He frequently toured Europe with the Chamber Music group Ensemble Klassik. From 1979 to 1981, he taught violin at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève and performed with the Trio de Genève in Switzerland and France. In 1981, he made his recital debut in London’s Wigmore Hall.
In the United States, he has participated in the Aspen Music Festival, Music Academy of the West, Cleveland Chamber Music Seminar and the Marlboro Music Festival. A native of Palo Alto, California, Huggins began his violin studies at age 7 with Jenny Rudin, and made his first public performance there at age 10. He studied further with Zvi Zeitlin, Dorothy Delay and Donald Weilerstein. He graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a performer's certificate. While a student at Eastman, he won the Concerto Competition.

In Pittsburgh, he has been a member of the Carnegie Mellon Trio with Harry Franklin and Anne Martindale Williams, and has taught violin as a member of the Duquesne University faculty. Currently, he teaches privately.

The PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, celebrating its 120th anniversary year in 2016, is credited with a rich history of The world’s finest conductors and musicians, and a strong commitment to the Pittsburgh region and its citizens. Past music directors have included Fritz Reiner (1938-1948), William Steinberg (1952-1976), Andre Previn (1976-1984), Lorin Maazel (1984-1996) and Mariss Jansons (1995-2004).  This tradition of outstanding international music directors was furthered in fall 2008, when Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck became music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony. The orchestra has been at the forefront of championing new American works, and gave the first performance of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 1 “Jeremiah” in 1944 and John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine in 1986. The Pittsburgh Symphony has a long and illustrious history in the areas of recordings and radio concerts. As early as 1936, the Pittsburgh Symphony broadcast on the airwaves coast-to-coast and in the late 1970s it made the ground breaking PBS series “Previn and the Pittsburgh.” The orchestra has received increased national attention since 1982 through network radio broadcasts on Public Radio International, produced by Classical WQED-FM 89.3, made possible by the musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. With a long and distinguished history of touring both domestically and overseas since 1900—including 36 international tours to Europe, the Far East and South America—the Pittsburgh Symphony continues to be critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest orchestras.

HEINZ HALL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is owned and operated by Pittsburgh Symphony, Inc., a non-profit organization, and is the year-round home of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. The cornerstone of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District, Heinz Hall also hosts many other events that do not feature its world-renowned orchestra, including Broadway shows, comedians, speakers and much more. For a full calendar of upcoming non-symphony events at the hall, visit heinzhall.org

Editors please note:

Friday, February 5, 8 p.m.
Saturday, February 6, 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 7, 2:30 p.m.

Heinz Hall
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
PNC POPS: THE ULTIMATE OSCARS
LAWRENCE LOH, conductor
PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA STUDENT CHORALE (Christine Hestwood, director)
MARK HUGGINS, violin

            Alfred Newman (arr. Jovic)                     20th Century Fox Fanfare

Jeff Tyzik                                              The Big Movie Suite

Nino Rota                                             Waltz from The Godfather

Richard Rodgers                                    Selections from Oklahoma

John Barry (orch. Raine)                         Theme from Out of Africa

James Horner (arr. Pesavento)                “Avatar Suite”
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Student Chorale

Vangelis (arr. Raine)                              Theme from Chariots of Fire

Elton John                                             “Circle of Life” from The Lion King
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Student Chorale

Ernest Gold (arr. Bennett)                       Exodus: An Orchestral Tone Poem

John Williams                                       Theme from Schindler's List
Mr. Huggins

John Williams                                       "Flying Theme" from E. T. (The Extra-Terrestrial)

James Horner (edit. Redford)                  Suite from Titanic
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Student Chorale

John Williams                                       “Main Title” from Star Wars

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Dreamweaver Marketing Associates, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School Summer Auditions



CONTACT: Meghan Swartz
412-454-9117
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School to Host Jan. 30, Pittsburgh Audition for Intensive Summer Program 




PITTSBURGH, PA –
 As part of its nation-wide audition tour, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School is hosting a Pittsburgh audition on Saturday, Jan. 30, for young dancers interested in applying for its 2016 Intensive Summer Program (ISP). Registration begins at 1 p.m. The audition follows from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at PBT Studios, 2900 Liberty Ave., in the Strip District.

The immersive, five-week program – held from June 20, to July 23, –  offers talented young dancers a diverse curriculum of ballet technique, partnering, pointe, repertoire, jazz and modern led by resident and guest instructors with extensive professional experience in the dance world. The program welcomes students age 12 and older. More than half of PBT’s professional company dancers have received training in PBT’s ISP and year-round pre-professional training program.



Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School Co-directors Marjorie Grundvig and Dennis Marshall kicked off PBT School’s 2016 audition tour earlier this month, and will hold auditions in 35 cities and 22 states. The team expects to audition more than 800 students throughout the tour, and will recruit more than 250 students to come to Pittsburgh this summer. Each summer, PBT School also welcomes a number of international students who audition by video or on-site at PBT’s annual international audition in Japan.

Under the direction of PBT Artistic Director Terrence S. Orr and School Co-directors Grundvig and Marshall, ISP students attend classes six days a week as well as workshops on nutrition, choreography, injury prevention and the psychology of dance. Students receive housing at PBT’s student residence, Byham House, in Lawrenceville as well as Chatham University residence halls.
The tour also auditions students for PBT School’s “Company Experience” Workshop and for its 2016-2017 Pre-Professional Program, a full-time program held from September to May. The “Company Experience” Workshop, June 6-17, offers a select group of pre-professional dancers, ages 16 and up, the chance to preview what it’s like to be part of a professional company while learning choreography from PBT dancers, artistic staff and choreographers. PBT School’s year-round Pre-Professional Program is recognized as one of the nation’s finest for professional-track dancers. Admission is by audition only, and the curriculum includes 25-30 hours of ballet training per week. Students come from around the country and internationally to attend the program each year.
Registration fee of $35 (exact change or check) is due at the time of the audition. Additional audition details are available at www.pbt.org/school.


photo by Rachel Neville



About Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School
Under the direction of PBT Artistic Director Terrence S. Orr and School Co-Directors Marjorie Grundvig and Dennis Marshall, PBT School provides a diverse dance curriculum to 1,000 students annually across its Children’s, Student, Pre-Professional and Adult Open Divisions.  Ranging from pre-ballet to Pre-Professional, PBT School fosters the expression, discipline and joy of ballet at every level and cultivates the next generation of professional dancers. Strengthened by daily exposure to the professional company, PBT School students experience training that extends from the studio to main-stage performance opportunities in PBT productions at the Benedum Center. 

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Dreamweaver Marketing News, PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS 120TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT








For Immediate Release
January 21, 2016

—MEDIA ALERT—

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS 120TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT ON FEBRUARY 27



Tickets on sale now for a concert 120 years in the making!

PITTSBURGH – On February 27, 1896, the Pittsburgh Orchestra played its very first notes as an ensemble. Next month, 120 years to the day of that very first performance, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Manfred Honeck present a 120th Anniversary Celebration concert on Saturday, February 27 at 8 p.m. at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland.
To celebrate this historic milestone, the symphony will perform a commemorative concert in the place where its first performance occurred – Oakland’s Carnegie Music Hall. Under the baton of Music Director Manfred Honeck, the Pittsburgh Symphony will perform significant pieces from its history, including works performed at the first concert in 1896. Guest artist violinist Jennifer Koh, Principal Tuba Craig Knox, Principal Trumpet George Vosburgh and Principal Horn William D. Caballero will be featured on the program, which includes music from Andre Previn, Beethoven and Leonard Bernstein, among others.
Tickets, priced at $20, 40 and 60, are on sale now. Tickets are
Jennifer Koh




available online at pittsburghsymphony.org/120, by phone at 412-392-4900 or at the Heinz Hall box office at 600 Penn Ave., downtown.
A limited number of tickets to a 6 p.m. pre-concert dinner at the Carnegie Music of Art, which include premium seating to the concert, are available for $140. To purchase, please contact the Pittsburgh Symphony Special Events Office at 412-392-4830.
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Dreamweaver Marketing Associates News, Alec Baldwin to Host Pittsburgh Symphony




MEDIA ALERT—

PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, MUSIC DIRECTOR MANFRED HONECK PRESENT ‘ALEC’S PLAYLIST’
WITH ACTOR ALEC BALDWIN ON APRIL 16

Tickets go on sale Wednesday, January 27

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Manfred Honeck present “Alec’s Playlist” on Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. at Heinz Hall. This innovative one-night-only concert experience celebrates the power of music to transform a moment, a scene and even a lifetime.
Actor, director and producer Alec Baldwin, a passionate lover and supporter of great music, will curate
this musical celebration with the Pittsburgh Symphony under the baton of Maestro Honeck. Baldwin, who helped shape the program with Honeck, will host the evening, revealing his favorite performances and moments in music, how and why classical music is so important to him, and how various pieces have transformed moments in his life. The program will feature works by Beethoven, Berlioz, Stravinsky and Mahler (a particular favorite of Baldwin’s), among others.
Because sharing the joy of classical music with the next generation is important to Baldwin, he has generously donated tickets to the Pittsburgh Symphony to be used for students. The Pittsburgh Symphony is working with the Pittsburgh Promise to give the tickets away to students, who will be seated in a special section for the concert.
Tickets, which range in price from $25 to $105, go on sale January 27. Tickets are available online at pittsburghsymphony.org/alec, by phone at 412-392-4900 or at the Heinz Hall box office at 600 Penn Ave., downtown.
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Monday, January 4, 2016

Dreamweaver Marketing News, MADEA ON THE RUN THE NEW MUSICAL STAGE PLAY BY TYLER PERRY









FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Local Show Publicist: Shaunda Miles, Director of Public Relations, 412-471-1578 / Miles@TrustArts.org

Image available:  Pittsburgh Cultural Trust Pressroom

Search: Tyler Perry

PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST ANNOUNCES
TYLER PERRY’S
MADEA ON THE RUN
THE NEW MUSICAL STAGE PLAY BY TYLER PERRY
TICKET ON SALE NOW
TYLER PERRY & CASSI DAVIS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR IN PITTSBURGH
Pittsburgh, PA—The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces that Tyler Perry will star
in his new musical stage play Madea On The Run at Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center (237 7th Street, Downtown Pittsburgh) for a limited engagement.  Three performances of Tyler Perry’s Madea On The Run are scheduled for Friday, February 26, 2016 at 8:00 PM and Saturday, February 27 at 2:00 PM and 7:00PM.
Tickets ($44.25-$71.25) vary according to performance and are available at TrustArts.org, by phone at (412) 456-6666, or in person at the Box Office at Theater Square, 655 Penn Avenue.

About the Show
Madea is at it again in Tyler Perry’s most outrageously funny stage play ever.  In trouble with the local authorities, Mabel Simmons, notoriously known as Madea, is on the run from the law.  With no place to turn, she volunteers to move in with her friend Bam who is recovering from hip replacement surgery.   Bam is so grateful that her faithful friend Mabel is putting her life on hold in order to nurse Bam back to health.  Unknown to Bam however, Madea is only using the concerned friend gag as a way to hide out from the police.  But as they say… all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to his purpose.  Madea’s presence at Bam’s house is just what the doctor ordered.  Bam’s family is in desperate need of some home improvement, and it is the only kind of family makeover that Madea could deliver.  Starring Tyler Perry as Madea, and Cassi Davis as Aunt Bam, Madea On The Run delivers a couple hours of pure joy and laughter.  With brand new music written by Tyler Perry, the show delivers a finger snapping and inspirational evening of theater.  Madea’s life lessons on friendship, marriage, personal reflection, and overcoming, leave audiences with some great food for the soul.   Don’t miss Tyler Perry’s Madea On The Run.

Tyler Perry’s inspirational journey from the hard streets of New Orleans to the heights of Hollywood’s A-list is the stuff of American legend. Born into poverty and raised in a household scarred by abuse, Tyler fought from a young age to find the strength, faith and perseverance that would later form the foundations of his much-acclaimed plays, films, books and shows.  It was a simple piece of advice from Oprah Winfrey that set Tyler’s career in motion. Encouraged to keep a diary of his daily thoughts and experiences, he began writing a series of soul-searching letters to himself.  His writing inspired a musical, I Know I’ve Been Changed, and in 1992 and in 1998 his perseverance paid off when a promoter booked I Know I’ve Been Changed for a limited run at a local church-turned-theatre. This time, the community came out in droves, and soon the musical moved
to Atlanta’s prestigious Fox Theatre. Tyler Perry never looked back.And so began an incredible run of 13 plays in as many years, including Woman Thou Art Loosed!, a celebrated collaboration with the prominent Dallas pastor T.D. Jakes. In the year 2000, I Can Do Bad All By Myself marked the first appearance of the now-legendary Madea. The God-fearing, gun-toting, pot-smoking, loud-mouthed grandmother, Madea, was played by Perry himself. Madea was such a resounding success, she soon spawned a series of plays - Madea’s Family Reunion (2002), Madea’s Class Reunion (2003), Madea Goes To Jail (2005) - and set the stage for Tyler’s jump to the big screen. In 2015, Perry returned to the stage, performing his new original play, Madea on the Run, to sold out audiences across the United States.

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.


About Tyler Perry
Perry’s first feature film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, debuted at number one nationwide. His ensuing films, Madea’s Family ReunionDaddy’s Little GirlsWhy Did I Get Married?Meet The BrownsThe Family That PreysI Can Do Bad All by Myself, Why Did I Get Married Too?, For Colored Girls, Madea’s Big, Happy Family, Good Deeds and Madea’s Witness Protection have all been met with massive commercial success, delighting audiences across America and around the world. He starred in the Rob Cohen directed Alex Cross and helped release Academy Award-nominated Precious, a movie based on the novel Push by Sapphire, in conjunction with his 34th Street Films banner, Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Films and Lionsgate.
In the fall of 2008, Perry opened his 200,000 square foot Studio in Atlanta, situated on the former Delta Airlines campus of more than 30 acres. The Studio consists of five sound stages, a post production facility, a pond, a back lot, a 400-seat theater, a private screening room, and designated areas for entertaining and hosting events.

Tyler recently garnered rave reviews for his role opposite Ben Affleck in David Fincher’s box office hit, Gone Girl. He will next be seen on the big screen in 2016 for Paramount’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles sequel as the villain "Baxter Stockman." 
A philanthropist, New York Times best-selling author, television producer, actor and activist, Perry continues to break television network and box office records with his unique brand of inspirational entertainment to a devoted new audience. It is a brand that quickly became an empire. Perry has garnered a Helen Hayes Award for Excellence in Theater, the Brandon Tatikoff Legacy Award from the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), an MTV Movie Award, over 20 NAACP Award nominations and over a dozen subsequent awards.
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