Starring Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, & Catherine O'Hara Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion. Tim Burton has said the original poem was inspired after seeing Halloween merchandise display in a store being taken down and replaced by a Christmas display. The […]
Experience The Groundbreaking Thriller Back on the Big Screen with LIVE Piano Accompaniment Nosferatu was a trailblazing 1922 silent film loosely based on Bram Stoker's Dracula. The film came to be regarded as an influential masterpiece of cinema and the horror genre. Pianist, composer and arranger, TOM ROBERTS, was commissioned by The Pittsburgh Silent Film Society and The […]
Starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis & Alec Baldwin A recently-deceased husband and wife commission a bizarre demon to drive an obnoxious family out of their home. Michael Keaton has said that this 1988 Box Office Blockbuster is his favorite film in which he appears. This is a bit of a surprise considering Keaton nearly turned […]
Incredible Tribute To Rock's First Heavy Metal Band is Ready To Shake The Strand's Foundation Led Zeppelin is considered by most critics to be one of the most successful, innovative, and influential rock groups in history. They are among the best-selling artists in history, and Rolling Stone described them as “the heaviest band of all time”, “the biggest […]
The Nightmare Bus Tour Is Back! Be Very Afraid.......or not | 20 years ago, a strange phenomenon manifested itself throughout the picture-postcard towns of Zelienople and Harmony. As the Fall chill air whipped by store fronts and alley ways, and evening shadows grew long, residents noticed an odd vehicle rumbling by as they pulled their […]
Starring Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing Two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love. The name of Sally's botanical shop is "Verbena". Verbena is a flowering plant that has long been associated with divine and […]
The World Premiere of This Delightful New, One-Act Musical! Fun For All Ages! Three estranged women who once sang in a band are invited to a Halloween party. Arriving in costume, it turns out they’re the only guests. The venue? A HAUNTED HOUSE, and the site of their final high school concert, right before their band - […]
Dead Authors. Spirited Tales. Custom Cocktails. As the moon arises and shadows grow, vision dims and nightmares flow! The Trick-Or-Treat season is upon us, and we're putting a spine-tingling twist on it with MasterDeceased Theater, Halloween Edition. Ghost stories have gone hand-in-hand with the Halloween season for centuries. Ghost stories are naturally aligned with the season because […]
The Beloved Film Inspires This Broadway Musical About Love and Belief in Cynical NYC We thought it was high time to bring a Broadway Christmas back to The Strand! Miracle on 34th Street is a classic tale of Kris Kringle, and how a man, believing himself to be the true Santa Claus, inspires hope and love across […]
The Strand Presents A Cornucopia Of Comedy With Jimmy Krenn Pittsburgh Comedy Icon, Jimmy Krenn, is back with a Fun-Filled Feast Fit for a...Well...Not a King, But Anyone Interested in a Good Laugh on Thanksgiving Eve! It's a Thanksgiving EVE Comedy Night with JIMMY KRENN! Jimmy will be serving a cornucopia of impressions, characters, and […]
A Christmas Toast To Dean Martin & Marilyn Monroe | DIRECT FROM LAS VEGAS! Two of the best in the business, Susan Griffiths & Andy DiMino, return to bring Strand audiences an unforgettable concert with a yuletide theme..... A Christmas Toast to Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin! From such well known songs as That's Amore, Everybody […]
Ireland's Most Successful Classical Crossover Group Returns for an Inspiring Yuletide Concert Event THE CELTIC TENORS have been one of the most popular acts ever to grace The Strand stage. After more than a year away, we were thrilled with their return earlier this Spring. Fresh off of their successful North American tour, and brand […]
The Strand Welcomes Ron Albanese and His 'Sunshine & Good Times Show & Christmas Songs, Too' Ron Albanese: The #1 Kids' & Family Entertainer is world-renowned as the "KING OF KIDDIE ROCK & ROLL!" He is a New Jersey-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, author, storyteller, and schoolteacher for 25+ years (reading and technology, Pre-K through 6th grade). Ron tours nationally, […]
A Heartwarming Tribute to the Classic Christmas Specials of the 1960s & 70s, Live On Stage | Do you remember those classic TV shows like Rudolph, Frosty, and How The Grinch Stole Christmas? What about Year Without a Santa Claus, The Little Drummer Boy, and Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey? Did you fall asleep humming the catchy jazz of Vince Guaraldi from A […]
Swing into that Good Old-Fashioned Christmas Spirit! Nostalgia takes the stage as The Strand presents a concert event saluting those famous USO shows produced for our troops overseas back in the 1940s and 50s. Expect non-stop music, comedy and ‘backstage’ hijinks. It's a USO Christmas harkens back to the beloved variety shows made famous by the […]