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Nebraska

Friday - Sunday, March 7 - 9

Starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte & June Squibb

6 Oscar Nominations

An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million-dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize.

This was Director Alexander Payne's first experience shooting in black and white, with digital cameras and anamorphic lenses. Paramount initially balked at Payne's choice to shoot in black and white, but relented when previews yielded positive feedback to the cinematography.

Paramount was rewarded for its faith with Best Cinematography among its six Oscar nominations. It also has nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Dern), Best Supporting Actress (Squibb) and Best Original Screenplay.

Gene Hackman, Robert Duvall and Jack Nicholson were all considered for the role of Woody until Dern was at last awarded the part. The role of Woody's son, David, could have been Bryan Cranston, but Payne felt he wasn't right for the role, nor was Matthew Modine, Paul Rudd nor Casey Affleck. Will Forte won the part and rave reviews.

Friday & Saturday, March 7 & 8 7:30pm
Sunday Matinee, March 9 4:00pm

2013 Rated R | No one under 17 admitted without accompanying parent or guardian. Sorry, no exceptions | Runtime 115 minutes

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Friday - Sunday, March 14 - 16

Starring Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson

Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Hutcherson) become targets of the Capitol after their victory in the 74th Hunger Games sparks a rebellion in the Districts of Panem.

After their shared victory, Katniss and Peeta go on what is known as the Victor's Tour wherein they visit all of the districts. Before leaving, Katniss is warned by President Snow (Donald Sutherland) to discourage any type of rumored uprising resulting from her willingness to die alongside Peeta in the games, or those she loves will face grave jeapardy. Unfortunately, she fails, prompting Snow to enact what is known as the Quarter Quell, the right to make a change to the Hunger Games, which is permitted once every every 25 years. It is announced that the 75th Hunger Games will take place using previous winners from years past.

The Hunger Games sequel was the highest grossing film of 2013 in North America. It was also the first film with a sole female lead to top the annual box office since The Exorcist (1973).

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jennifer Lawrence said that she, Josh Hutcherson, and Sam Claflin were very clumsy, saying Claflin fell at least once in every scene they filmed. Claflin agreed and said they could fill an entire gag reel with just him falling over.

Friday & Saturday, March 14 & 15 7:30pm
Sunday Matinee, March 16 4:00pm

2013 Rated PG-13 | Runtime 146 minutes

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

Friday Only! March 21

It's a year-long celebration of The Strand Theater's Centennial.

Each month, we'll showcase a decade of The Strand's rich history!

The 1930s

While Errol Flynn's short but colorful career will always be linked to this timeless classic, he was quoted as saying he found the role to be rather 'boring'.

Regardless of his personal feelings, and the fact that he wasn't even the studio's first choice for the role (James Cagney was), audiences thrilled seeing Flynn in his tunic and tights and, along with his Merry Men, take on a corrupt government while wooing the lovely Maid Marion (de Havilland) in the process.

Maid Marion is never referred to by that name in this film. She is referred to as "Lady Marion Fitzwalter" twice, once in the banquet scene and the second time by Sir Guy just before she hands the Golden Arrow to Robin Hood

The production used all 11 of the Technicolor cameras in existence in 1938 and they were all returned to Technicolor at the end of each day's filming. The film was so successful that a sequel was commissioned. However, the U.S. government wanted to restrict the amount of money invested in filmmaking at that point in anticipation of joining World War II, so it was delayed. By 1945, when the war was over, the project was scrapped because Olivia de Havilland and Claude Rains were no longer employed at Warner Bros.

1938 Unrated | Runtime 102 minutes

Saturday Only, March 21 7:30pm

Free Collectible Pin! Each month, we'll offer a commemorative pin for a program that celebrates a decade in Strand history, patterned after the style of pin offered by the historic theater decades ago! You can NOT buy them, they are available only with your paid admission! Collect them all!

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Swingin' with an Angel

Saturday & Sunday Only! March 22 & 23

It's a year-long celebration of The Strand Theater's Centennial.

Each month, we'll showcase a decade of The Strand's rich history!

The 1930s/40s

LIVE ON STAGE!

The Strand is excited to present the Swingtet 8 orchestra, featuring Jackie Angel, Johnny Angel's Gemini twin. (We kid, it 's really Johnny). Everyone knows Johnny Angel and the Halos, whose doo wop sounds can be heard in Sold Out shows all over the region. Occasionally Johnny shows his versatility by joining the Swingtet 8 orchestra and their vocalist, Debbie Zugates, to sing swing music. The Strand is fortunate that Johnny has agreed to do one of these rare appearances with the orchestra at our intimate venue.

Swingin' With An Angel is a salute to music of the Big Band and Swing Band eras of the 1930s and 40s. Audiences will bask in the glow of incredible music of days gone by, as well as popular tunes reimagined in the swinging style! Don't miss this nostalgic romp into yesteryear featuring one of the Pittsburgh area's most celebrated vocalists!

It's time for Swingin' With An Angel at The Strand!

2 Shows Only!
Saturday, March 22 8pm
Sunday, March 23 2pm

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$5 General Admission

$4 Seniors 60+

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American Hustle

Friday - Sunday, March 28 - 30

Starring Christian Bale, Jennifer Lawrence & Amy Adams

10 Oscare nominations - tied with Gravity for the most nominations for the 2014 awards - went to this riveting film about a con man (Bale), along with his seductive partner (Adams), forced to work for a wild FBI agent (Bradley Cooper), who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the mafia. It is the second consecutive film directed by David O. Russell (following Silver Linings Playbook) to be nominated for Academy Awards in all four acting categories.

The film is a fictionalized telling of the Abscam (short for Arab scam) scandal of the late 1970s and early 1980s, an FBI operation that began as an investigation of trafficking in stolen property, but was later expanded to include political corruption.

According to Christian Bale, much of the movie was improvised. So, during the shooting of the film he noted to Russell, "You realize that this is going to change the plot greatly down track." To which the director replied, "Christian, I hate plots. I am all about characters, that's it." Russell wrote the characters of Bale, Cooper, Adams, Jeremy Renner, Lawrence, Louis C.K. and Robert De Niro expressly for each of the actors to play them.

Friday & Saturday, March 28 & 29 7:30pm
Sunday Matinee, March 30 4:00pm

2013 Rated R | No one under 17 admitted without accompanying parent or guardian. Sorry, no exceptions | Runtime 138 minutes

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Bible On Broadway

APRIL 4-5, 2014

The World Premiere of an Original Musical

Concert Revue featuring moments from all of the great Broadway shows inspired by ‘The Good Book."

Starring some of Pittsburgh‘s best Musical Theatre stars and a Children’s Chorus!

Enjoy songs from Broadway hits like:
Godspell,
Jesus Christ Superstar,
Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolored Dreamcoat,
Children Of Eden,
The Apple Tree,
Two By Two,
and MORE!

Don’t miss this exciting “Spark Of Creation”
premiering here at The Strand!

SHOWTIMES
Friday, April 4th, 8:00 pm
Saturday, April 5th, 8:00 pm

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Silent Film Fest 7 - Snow Day Replay!

Sunday Only! April 6

It's a year-long celebration of The Strand Theater's Centennial.

Each month, we'll showcase a decade of The Strand's rich history!

The 1910s

On January 26, we kicked of our year-long Centennial Celebration of The Strand Theater by presenting this delightful series of silent film gems with live piano accompaniment, just like was done when The Strand first opened in 1914. Unfortunately - and as everyone is aware - it was a brutal Winter season, and only a few brave souls weathered to the snowstorm to enjoy the festival.

As a result, we decided to offer you a 'Snow Day Replay' of our Silent Film Fest. The schedule will mirror what we ran in January, showcasing early films by the era's rising stars including Charlie Chaplin, Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd.

HOPEFULLY, the weather will cooperate, and you'll have a second chance to experience what it must have been like to see a silent film at The Strand Theater 100 years ago.

Musical Director Bruce Smith returns to accompany the films on his keyboard in a freestyle fashion.

Silent Film Fest Schedule:

Felix The Cat Cartoon

Film Shorts

Miss Fatty's Seaside Lovers (1916) Fatty Arbuckle & Harold Lloyd

The Butcher Boy (1915) Fatty Arbuckle & Buster Keaton

Feature

Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) Charlie Chaplin

Sunday, April 6 4:00pm

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No Bad JuJu - Charity Concert

Friday ONLY! April 11

with Special Guest, The Carter Asylum

No Bad JuJu is a dynamic 8-piece powerhouse featuring two lead vocalists/instrumentalists backed by a driving rhythm and horn section. NBJJ blends an eclectic mix of music encompassing classic R&B and rock, and cutting edge contemporary into their signature style. They captivate a discerning listening audience while still kicking out high-energy dance music. With a hand picked ensemble of the area’s top talent, the bands’ collective experience ranges from The Rock N Roll Hall of Fame to Broadway, with most members having recorded and/or performed with top name national and international acts.

For their Strand Theater debut, the band will be fresh off their CD release party and ready show the audience how they're poised to take the No Bad JuJu name to the next level! Their talent is shadowed only by their generosity as their management agreed to give up a typically-lucrative Friday night performance to play this charity event.

Proceeds from this concert will benefit Gilda's Club of Western Pennsylvania. If you or someone you know has cancer, Gilda's Club is a place that will provide programs of social and emotional support that benefits anyone living with cancer - men, women, teens, children - and their families and friends. Free of charge and non-profit, Gilda’s Club offers a warm and comfortable home-like environment where information is freely exchanged and members learn from one another how best to live with cancer. Thier Red Door is open to you!

No Bad JuJu welcomes special guest, The Carter Asylum, a family band unlike anything you've ever heard before. In between the hard driving guitars, thunderous drums and raise-the-roof vocals is a message of faith and hope in this upside-down world! Think of them as The Partridge Family...........on steroids.

Friday Only! April 11 8:00pm

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John Denver Tribute Concert

Saturday ONLY! April 12

with Chris Collins & members of Boulder Canyon

Chris Collins and members of Boulder Canyon pay tribute to the music and life of John Denver in a special concert event at the Strand Theater. Collins has received multiple awards as a singer and songwriter. He has also received awards for his work on environmental and social concerns. In 2012, Collins was awarded the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers medal for his environmental and volunteer work.

Boulder Canyon and Chris Collins made a commitment to keep the music and message of John Denver alive. Members of Denver's former band have played with Boulder Canyon and some of Denver's family have joined Collins on stage. Last year while in Pennsylvania, Collins played with Jim Connor, writer of Grandma's Feather Bed.

Chris with members of Boulder Canyon pay tribute to John Denver in this stirring concert event.

The concert will feature some of Denver's biggest hits like Annie's Song, Take Me Home Country Roads, Rocky Mountain High, and Thank God I'm a Country Boy. Join Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon for a night of beautiful music performed with energy and heart.

Saturday, April 12 8:00pm

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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

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

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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
Friday, May 16th, 8:00 pm
Saturday, May 17th, 8:00 pm

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