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What Would Lucy Do?
Friday & Saturday Only!
Apr 25 & 26
Outrageous 1-Woman
Comedy with Award-Winning
Lucille Ball Impressionist
Suzanne LaRusch
Celebrate 100 Years of The
Strand Theater All Year Long!
The 1940s/50s This
hilarious comedy arrives at The
Strand, live onstage, by
award-winning Lucille Ball
impressionist Suzanne LaRusch!
Suzanne is a Hollywood-based
actress-impressionist who
recreates the magic of the
world's most beloved comedienne,
Lucille Ball.
LaRusch
first played Lucy Ricardo on
special assignment for Universal
Studios and quickly came to the
attention of Lucie and Desi
Arnaz Jr. who authorized her to
portray their mother's work in
venues across the country.
Suzanne has entertained
for former President George
Bush, was a surprise guest for
Roseanne at the 1997 Women
in Film Lucy Awards,
appeared on such national
television programs The
Better Half with Dick
Clark, The View with
Barbara Walters, and hosted 5
shows on HSN (Home Shopping
Network) selling out of every “I
Love Lucy” product offered.
Suzanne appeared on ABC on their
highly rated reality show
The Next Best Thing — a
national competition for the
greatest celebrity impersonator.
Suzanne wrote and
performed all original material
for the show. The result?
America voted her the Number One
Female Celebrity impressionist
in the country!
"You're tremendous! It's a
little eerie. We'll talk soon,
Mom." —Lucie Arnaz
"Suzanne's likeness to
Lucille is uncanny. She has
caught all her mannerisms, voice
and even her appearance. It's
kind of spooky!"
—Madelyn Paugh Davis, co-creator
and writer of "I Love Lucy"
Friday,
April 25
8:00pm Saturday, April 26
2:00pm & 8:00pm
Free
Collectible Pin! Each
month, we'll offer a
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in Strand history, patterned
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decades ago! You can NOT
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Casablanca
Sunday Only!
Apr 27
Celebrate 100 Years of The
Strand Theater All Year Long!
The 1940s
The #2 film on the American Film
Institute's Top 100 movies of
all time returns to The Strand
for a special Centennial year
engagement!
Set in
unoccupied Africa during the
early days of World War II: An
American expatriate (Humphrey
Bogart) meets a former lover
Ingrid Bergman), with unforeseen
complications.
The
sizzling chemistry between
Bogart and Bergman is
unmistakeable and the two
Hollywood icons will forever be
identified for their roles in
this timeless classic.
Many of the actors who played
the Nazis were in fact German
Jews who had escaped from Nazi
Germany. In the famous
scene where the "Marseillaise"
is sung over the German song
"Watch on the Rhine", many of
the extras had real tears in
their eyes; a large number of
them were actual refugees from
Nazi persecution in Germany and
elsewhere in Europe and were
overcome by the emotions the
scene brought out.
Rick
never says "Play it again, Sam."
He says: "You played it for her,
you can play it for me. If she
can take it, I can take it so
Play it!". Ilsa says "Play it,
Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By"'.
The incorrect line has become
the basis for spoofs in movies
such as A Night in
Casablanca (1946) and
Play It Again, Sam (1972).
Sunday, April 27 Only!
4:00pm
1942 Unrated |
Runtime 102 minutes
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offered by the historic theater
decades ago! You can NOT
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only with your paid admission!
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King's Faith
Sunday Only!
Apr 27 7:00pm
Starring Lynn Whitfield,
Crawford Wilson & James McDaniel
When eighteen-year-old Brendan
King attempts to leave his
turbulent gang life behind him,
his past continues to threaten
his new-found faith, family, and
future.
After Brendan's
life spiraled to rock bottom,
the teen found hope in a new
relationship with Christ while
serving time in a juvenile
penitentiary. Recently released
from prison, Brendan finds
solace in the foster home of a
couple struggling with
suppressed grief. As the
city-bred teen enrolls at a
suburban high school, his
support comes from a group of
believers. Yet the bonds of his
old way of life—and the gang
that wants to know where he hid
their stash on a long-ago
night—are strong.
In his
darkest moment, Brendan found
faith. Now he must decide if
it's worth the price to hold on
to it. KING'S FAITH stars Emmy
Award winner Lynn Whitfield,
along with Crawford Wilson,
Kayla Compton, and James
McDaniel.
“King's
Faith is an incredible story of
a young man who experiences
God’s redemption and begins to
work through the consequences of
his past with faith for his
future.” - Jim McBride,
executive producer,
Fireproof and
Courageous
Sunday, April 27 Only!
7:00pm
2013 Rated PG-13 |
Runtime 108 minutes
Special Presentation!
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
in Freedom is proud to present
this special screening as a
fundraiser for their mission
work. Join them for this
inspiring tale of collapse,
faith & redemption.
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12 Years a Slave
Friday - Sunday
May 2 - 5
Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor,
Michael K. Williams & Brad
Pitt
2014 Academy Award Winner for
Best Picture!
Based on an incredible true
story of one man's fight for
survival and freedom. In the
pre-Civil War United States,
Solomon Northup (Ejiofor), a
free black man from upstate New
York, is abducted and sold into
slavery. Facing cruelty
(personified by a malevolent
slave owner, portrayed by
Michael Fassbender), as well as
unexpected kindnesses, Solomon
struggles not only to stay
alive, but to retain his
dignity. In the twelfth year of
his unforgettable odyssey,
Solomon's chance meeting with a
Canadian abolitionist (Pitt)
will forever alter his life.
Director Steve McQueen had
been toying with the idea of
writing a script about slavery
featuring a black man who had
been born free and was later
forced into slavery, but was
struggling with the script.
When his wife found Solomon
Northup's biography and gave it
to him, he was shocked that he
had never heard of Northup
before. McQueen then
decided to adapt the book
instead.
Chiwetel Ejiofor at first
turned down McQueen's offer to
play the leading role, but then
realized he had to get over his
initial fear of taking on what
McQueen thought would be role of
the actor's lifetime. Ejiofor
prepared for his role by
immersing himself in the
Louisiana plantation culture and
learning how to use and play the
violin.
Friday & Saturday, May
2 & 3
7:30pm Sunday Matinee, May 4
4:00pm
2013 Rated R | No one under 17
admitted without accopmanying
parent or guardian. Sorry,
no exceptions | Runtime 134
minutes
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Mars Area School
District Film Festival
Sunday Only! May 4
7:00pm
Featuring Out-Of-This-World
Films by the Area's Top Student
Filmmakers
Be
sure to attend this 1-Night Only
event, which is open to the
public, to experience the
budding talent of directors,
actors, writers and editors from
the Mars Area School District.
Then you can say you knew them
'when'..
Led
by Mars Area Teacher Matthew
Karczewski, the film festival is
the culmination of a year's
worth of instruction, training
and hands-on production
experience by students in the
district's Broadcast Media I &
II and Film Studies programs.
Students receive first-hand
experience on the proper use of
video cameras and the latest
up-to-date Final Cut editing
software on Mac computers.
Students are able to delve
deeply into the world of
broadcasting and media
production.
Students record/edit/ and
broadcast their very own
original footage throughout the
school and community with the
district's most modern
up-to-date Broadcast Studio in
the High School.
For
the film festival, students will
be screening an eclectic mix of
films (experimental, comedy,
musical, parody, broadcast
intros and projects, etc.)
for their peers and the
community. Please join
them for this exclusive event
and support their efforts.
Sunday Only, May 4
7:00pm, doors open approximately
6:30pm
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Philomena
Friday Only!
May 9
Starring Judi Dench & Steve
Coogan
2014 Oscar and Golden Globe
Nominee for Best Picture
A world-weary political
journalist picks up the story of
a woman's search for her son,
who was taken away from her
decades ago after she became
pregnant and was forced to live
in a convent.
When former
journalist Martin Sixsmith
(Coogan) is dismissed from the
Labour Party in disgrace, he is
at a loss as to what do. That
changes when a young Irish woman
approaches him about a story of
her mother, Philomena, who had
her son taken away when she was
a teenage inmate of a Catholic
convent.
Martin arranges
a magazine assignment about her
search for him that eventually
leads to America. Along the way,
Martin and Philomena discover as
much about each other as about
her son's fate. Furthermore,
both find their basic beliefs
challenged.
There are flashbacks which
are done with "home movies".
Some of these were created for
the film but some of them are
from actual footage of Judi
Dench's real son.
2
Days of 1 Night Only Comedy,
Magic and.............Other
Things
Mark
(right) and Jonathan of
Stunt Lab fame are back and
this time they’re bringing some
of their twisted friends along
for the ride! The One Night
Only Comedy and Variety Festival
is touring the state with high
profile acts that have appeared
on Jay Leno, David Letterman,
and America’s Got Talent.
It’ll be a rip-roaring,
rib-busting good time, be it
with comedy, magic, stunts or
various acts of daring-do!
Mark Hayward
is a World Yo-yo Champion, a
member of a World Champion
Juggling Team, and a Spintop
Champion. His mom is proud. Mark
has traveled the world with a
yo-yo on his finger (well,
mostly in his pocket), and has
made appearances on The Late
Show with David Letterman
twice, America’s Got Talent,
and the NBC Nightly News
(without committing a crime).
Someday Mark hopes to perform
for both the President and the
Queen. Not being a convicted
criminal should help with that.
Jonathan Burns
was the kind of kid who would
put his leg over his head at the
family reunion or perform
musical armpit farts to impress
the girls. In 2004, contorting
his body and impressing people
with his unusual talents became
his full-time job. Since then he
has performed at over 250
colleges & universities, at
festivals across the US, Canada,
China, Ireland, New Zealand,
Switzerland, & the UK and was
recently featured on the Jay
Leno Show & the Late Show with
David Letterman.
Doogie Horner
is a comedian, writer, and
artist. He was a finalist on
America’s Got Talent, won
Helium Comedy Club’s Philly’s
Funniest Award, and performed at
Dave Chapelle’s Oddball Comedy
Festival. He is the author of
100 Ghosts and Everything
Explained Through Flowcharts.
His humor writing has appeared
in McSweeney’s,
Wired, Playboy, the
London Times, and other
publications.
Harrison Greenbaum
is "one of stand-ups
hottest rising stars”
(AM New York), one of Comedy
Central’s “Comics to Watch,” and
the winner of the Andy Kaufman
Award for originality and
creativity in comedy.
Harrison is an international
headliner, selling out comedy
clubs, theaters, and festival
shows around the world. As a
magician, Harrison was named one
of “today’s best” by Newsday
and will be appearing on the
CW’s Masters of Illusion.
His solo show, Harrison
Greenbaum: What Just Happened?,
was a sold-out smash at the
legendary Upright Citizens
Brigade Theater and enjoyed a
critically-acclaimed run
Off-Broadway.
Mutts
Gone Nuts - Those
hyper, wiry-furred, mixed-breed
canines perform a zany blend of
tricks, comedy, and unabashed
doggie cuteness! Comedy duo
Jessie and James have been
bringing their unique blend of
physical comedy and circus arts
to audiences from Las Vegas to
Tokyo since 1985. In 2005, they
expanded their cast and adopted
all six of their amazing canine
comedy partners from shelters.
Spreading the message of animal
rescue, this top-notch act
includes: stunt dogs, dancing
dogs, trick dogs, a world class
frisbee dog, and even talking
dogs! Mutts
Gone Nuts
unleashes havoc and hilarity as
veteran entertainers Jessie and
James attempt to match wits with
their hilarious pack of pooches
in a comedy dog thrill show that
leaves audiences howling for
more.
Missy
Morenohas
played and trained with
Chicago's Second City)
& Annoyance Theater, IO
(formerly Improv Olympic). Her
improvised rock band RESET
LIST played
the New York City Music Improv
Festival, Chicago Improv
Festival and venues throughout
the country. Passionate for
children's entertainment, Missy
has worked with Chicago Kids
Company, Storytown (IO,
Chicago), Saltworks Theater
(Pittsburgh) and relishes
babysitting her friend's
kids! Based out of Pittsburgh,
her hometown & where she from
Point Park Univesrity's
Conservatory of Performing Arts,
and NSAL Award Winner and
National Competitor in "Comedy",
Missy was featured at the ARCADE
COMEDY Theatersharing
her new musical cabaret series
"MISSY MORENO & FRIENDS: A
Musicomical Adventure".
Saturday, May 10
8:00pm Sunday Matinee, May 11
2:00pm
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“BROADWAY CONCERT SERIES”
The 68th Annual TONY AWARDS
CELEBRATION! ONE SONG
FROM EVERY "BEST MUSICAL"
TONY-WINNER IN BROADWAY HISTORY!
MAY 16 - 17, 2014
Pittsburgh's Own LENORA NEMETZ!!!
Star of SIX Broadway Shows!
Lenora Nemetz left her
native Pittsburgh as a teenager
to work on Broadway. During her
career she performed her way
across the country and in
SIX Broadway shows
starting with her
Broadway debut in
Cabaret. A protégé
of acclaimed choreographer,
Bob Fosse.
Lenora first came to the
attention of New York critics
when she replaced Chita
Rivera as Velma
Kelly in Fosse's
production of
Chicago. She went
on to create the role of Delores
Dante in the Broadway production
of Working,
winning a Drama Desk nomination.
She co-starred with
Peter Allen in his one
man show Up in One
both on Broadway and in Los
Angeles. Nemetz co-starred with
Chita Rivera as
Angel in The Rink
filling in for Liza
Minelli. She made her
New York City opera debut in the
role of Gladys in the revival of
The Pajama Game.
National tours include Sweet Charity,
Bye Bye Birdie,
and Some Like it Hot.
Local theatre fans have seen her
in productions a Pittsburgh CLO,
PIttsburgh Musical Theatre, City
Theatre. Pittsburgh Public
Theatre. AND NOW SHE'S COMING TO
THE STRAND BROADWAY
CONCERT SERIES!/
Lenora as 'Velma Kelly'
opposite 'Ann Reinking'
as Roxie Hart in
Broadway's "Chicago."
Meet LENORA NEMETZ and a
spectacular Cast of
local stars.
The
Broadway Concert Series
wraps up its 5th
Anniversary season and
15th Concert by
celebrating Broadway's
premiere Award... The
Tony! We’ll sing one
song from every “Best
Musical” winner in
Broadway history!
As always, this is
an original concert
produced exclusively for
The Strand. If
You Don’t See it Here
You Won't See it
Anywhere Else.
Accompanied by THE
STRAND THEATER ENSEMBLE
under the musical
direction of DAVID
BRUCE SMITH.
SHOWTIMES
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May 16th, 8:00 pm Saturday,
May 17th, 8:00 pm
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"The Music of CY COLEMAN" or,
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Some Like It Hot
Sunday Only!
May 18
Celebrate 100 Years of The
Strand Theater All Year Long!
The 1950s
One of the most beloved
gender-bending comedies of all
time makes it’s contemporary
debut at The Strand! When two
musicians (Tony Curtis & Jack
Lemmon) witness a mob hit, they
flee the state in an all female
band disguised as women, but
further complications set in.
When Curtis and Lemmon first
put on the female make-up and
costumes, they walked around the
Goldwyn Studios lot to see if
they could "pass" as women. Then
they tried using mirrors in
public ladies rooms to fix their
makeup, and when none of the
women using it complained, they
knew they could be convincing as
women. There is a scene on the
train recreating this moment.
Stories of the difficulty
that cast and crew had with
Marilyn Monroe during the making
of this film have grown to
almost mythical proportions. In
the "farewell" telephone
conversation between Monroe and
Tony Curtis, her side-to-side
eye movements clearly reveal
that she was reading her lines
directly from an off-screen
blackboard. According to Curtis,
Monroe was routinely 2 to 3
hours late to the set, and
occasionally refused to leave
her dressing room.
Curtis
has said that he asked Billy
Wilder if he could imitate Cary
Grant for his stint as the
millionaire in the movie. Wilder
liked it and they shot it that
way. Apparently, Grant saw the
parody of himself and stated, "I
don't talk like that."
Sunday, May 18 Only!
4:00pm
1959 Unrated |
Runtime 120 minutes
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3rd Annual Seneca Valley
Film Festival
Sunday Only! June
1 7:30pm
Featuring Film Shorts,
Documentaries & Features from
SV's Emerging Filmmakers
Join us for what has become
one of the most popular annual
events since The Strand
reopened. The 3rd Annual
Seneca Valley Film Festival will
again showcase a plethora of
submissions in various genres
and styles of filmmaking.
Now
in its third decade, and led
currently by Teachers Janice
Rice and Daniel McKosky, SVTV is
a popular program in which
students provide the district
with a wide variety of
programming. Their work is
available for viewing on
Armstrong Cable, channel 50 in
Evans City, Cranberry,
Zelienople, Harmony, and several
other surrounding communities.
The studio is at Seneca Valley
Senior High School, where
students broadcast a live,
fully-produced news program,
Seneca Says, as well as
many other shows. Some of the
most popular programs include
concerts, plays, athletic
events, and other videos that
feature local events and
community members.
Students and faculty strive to
provide programming that is
informative, entertaining,
creative, and relevant. Most
programs are produced fully or
in part by students and
community members.
The district offers several
media and broadcast classes,
giving students wide and varied
experience in this ever-growing
and ever-changing medium.
The Festival will feature film
shorts, parodies, broadcast
clips and features, showcasing a
variety of genres and student
talent.
This event is
open to the public and everyone
is invited to attend. Come
on out and experience the
incredible talent that is
developing right in your own
back yard. Sunday
Only, June 1, 7:30pm,
doors open approximately 7:00pm
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LIGHTS OUT
Saturday Only!
June 14
Incredible Tribute to Frankie
Valli & The Four Seasons
Lights Out is a
four part vocal group that
performs what is being
called "The #1 Tribute to
Frankie Valli and the Four
Seasons in the country".
With a lead singer who
sounds almost identical to
Frankie Valli himself, the
group's infectious
personality and fully
choreographed show promises
to keep audiences wanting
more even after the curtain
closes. Along with their
Tribute, Lights Out
brings the...ir
"Journey Through Musical
Time", a medley of rock and
roll hits from the 50's
through the 90's, to
audiences around the
country!
Expect to hear such top hits
like Sherry, Big Girls Don't
Cry, Walk Like A Man, Who Loves
You, Dawn, Grease, Oh What A
Night (1963) ......and many
more. The band performs at top
venues all over the country and
is now
bringing their incredible show
to The Strand!
Don't miss this high energy romp
down memory lane with a group
that's been recognized all over
the country for their tight
vocal harmonies, crisp choreography and
amazing showmanship. They
arrive at The Strand for one day
only!
Satrurday Only! June
14 2 Shows 2pm & 8pm
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The 70s v. The 80s - A
RETROspective
Friday & Saturday ONLY!
Aug 8 & 9
Starring Pittsburgh's Own The
Hewlett-Anderson Band!
Pete Hewlett
and Scott Anderson
return to The Strand with their
top-shelf bandmates for a brand
new concert experience!
The band first appeared to
celebrate the music of John
Lennon and Paul McCartney as
part The Strand's exclusive
Broadway Concert Series.
The following year, they
presented The Beatles and
Beyond, an incredible show
that not only showcased music
from The Fab Four, but also from
the artists that influenced them
as well as latter-day music
icons who were inspired by the
boys from Liverpool.
Now The Hewlett-Anderson
Band has created an entirely new
program, The 70s versus The
80s! a RETROspective.
The show compares and contrasts
the musical styles and
influences that two generations
of music lovers grew up on.
From Album Oriented Rock,
Psychedelic Love and Disco to
Corporate Rock, Punk and Techno,
the 70s and 80s couldn't have
been more different. But
which was the better decade?
Which was your favorite?
Regardless, you'll love it all
as The Hewlett-Anderson Band
reflects on it all in this
incredible, original concert
event!
Friday & Saturday Only!
August 8 & 9
8:00pm
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this time they’re bringing some
of their twisted friends along
for the ride! The One Night
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is touring the state with high
profile acts that have appeared
on Jay Leno, David Letterman,
and America’s Got Talent.
It’ll be a rip-roaring,
rib-busting good time, be it
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