ALL WEEKEND
‘Superstar’ at Palace
Stage Right has the right stuff for Easter weekend, staging the classic 1970 Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera musical “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
The performances at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg will feature Vince Tresco as Jesus and Tony Marino as Judas.
Times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $18-$25; $15-$20 students; www.thepalacetheatre.org.
STOMP
ALL WEEKEND
STOMPing in
If you’ve never seen STOMP, here comes another chance.
The eight-member percussion troupe created in the UK in the early ‘90s rolls into the Benedum, Downtown, banging on everything in sight: matchboxes, wooden poles, brooms, garbage cans, Zippo lighters, hubcaps, the stage itself.
What results has been described as “a pulse-pounding electrifying show.”
Times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 8 p.m. Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $41.25, $51.25 and $61.25; trustarts.org or 412-456-6666.
ALL WEEKEND
Toy search
Joel Magee, America’s Toy Scout, is on the hunt for old toys.
He will appear at the five-day Pittsburgh Vintage Toy Buying Show in three locations, offering cash payments for popular 20th-century toys, ranging from Pez dispensers to Beatles memorabilia to comic books to Hot Wheels.
He will be at the Courtyard Marriott, Monroeville, on Friday; the Courtyard Marriott in Cranberry Saturday-Sunday; and the Holiday Inn Express, South Side, Monday-Tuesday. Hours are 9:30-5 p.m. Admission is free.
THURSDAY
Cocktails and war
“Cocktails & Camaraderie,” the latest Over 21 Event at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum in Oakland, is heavy on history.
There will be cash bars with vintage cocktails popular during the eras of the Civil War, WWI and Vietnam, along with music and rarely seen artifacts from those time periods. Also, complimentary appetizers will be served.
It runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is $5 in advance, $10 at the door; soldiersandsailorshall.org or call 412-621-4253.
Mark Eitzel
THURSDAY
American music
Mark Eitzel, former frontman of the American Music Club and cult fave, arrives at The Andy Warhol Museum on Thursday, with “Hey Mr. Ferryman,” a new album he recorded in London with Bernard Butler (ex-Suede) producing and playing guitar, bass and keyboards.
“The songs on this record are about celebrating musicians and music, about misogyny, the long shadow of history, getting one’s head out of one’s ass,” the singer-songwriter said in a statement. “Also oceans, blood, skies, hearts, gay pioneers, carpenters, weeping women, and how death waits for you even in the happiest place on earth: Las Vegas.”
He will be joined by Howe Gelb, frontman of the Arizona roots band Giant Sand. It begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15; $12 members; www.warhol.org.
THURSDAY
Wine & Boots
Country singer Michael Ray will play Y108’s annual Wine & Boots Bash to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital at The Twentieth Century Club in Oakland.
The singer from Florida got his break as a contestant on The CW’s “The Next: Fame Is at Your Doorstep” and went on to co-write the Big & Rich hit “Run Away With You.” He debuted as a solo artist in 2015 with the No. 1 hit “Kiss You in the Morning,” followed by another chart-topper, “Think A Little Less.”
It begins at 6 p.m. with the Andy Davis Band and The Stickers and will feature special wines, heavy hors d’oeuvres, auctions.
Tickets are $60. A portion of the proceeds will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Go to Y108.com/bash.
FRIDAY
British invasion
The Psychedelic Furs don’t seem particularly interested in adding to their legacy.
The British post-punk band, which reformed in 2000, hasn’t released a new album since originally splitting in 1991, although singer Richard Butler did put out a solo record in 2006.
So, the Furs continue to roll through with the vintage material, which is ... just fine with us. They could just do the first album and it would be pretty awesome.
The Furs, best known for “Pretty in Pink” and “Heaven,” arrive at Mr. Smalls in Millvale with post-punk surrealist Robyn Hitchcock, who began in the early ‘70s with the Soft Boys and did some of his best work in the ‘80s with the Egyptians. He will release his 21st studio and first-ever self-titled album on April 21.
It begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30-$32 (Sold out); ticketweb.com.
FRIDAY
Baker’s dozen
Comedian Wolfie (aka Matt Wohlfarth) has assembled Stand-Up for the Baker, a baker’s dozen of comedians at the Oaks Theater in Oakmont to benefit Jean-Marc Chatellier, the ailing baker at Jean-Marc Chatellier’s French Bakery in Millvale.
It begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15-$20; www.theoakstheater.com
Steel Panther
FRIDAY
Panther pride
Pop-metal fans can celebrate Good Friday in purely irreverent fashion.
Stage AE on the North Shore presents the return of Steel Panther, the LA band that brings big hair, bright spandex and glam-rock bombast a la Poison. Did we mention the lyrics are hilarious?
Steel Panther, touring behind the fun fourth album, “Lower the Bar,” are led by Michael Starr, who played in Van Halen tribute band Atomic Punks and did a stint with L.A. Guns.
Doors are at 7 p.m. Tickets are $27.50 advance/$30 day of show; ticketmaster.com
SATURDAY
Dan + Shay at AE
Country duos don’t come any poppier than Dan + Shay, the Nashville team behind such hits as “19 You + Me,” “Where It All Began” and “Nothin’ Like You.”
The Dan is Dan Smyers who grew up in Pittsburgh, graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and played in the Christian pop punk band Transition. After moving to Nashville, he hooked up with Shay Mooney to form the pop country duo that has been nominated for CMA and ACM awards.
They released their second album “Obsessed” last spring and spent the summer on tour with Darius Rucker. Now, they’re on a club tour that put them in the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for the first time. They also just had their first song on a soundtrack with “When I Pray for You” appearing in “The Shack.”
It’s at Stage AE on the North Shore. Doors at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25-$27; www.ticketmaster.com.
SATURDAY
TEDxYouth
Students from the Shady Side Academy Senior School present the second annual TEDxYouth@Shadyside, an independently organized TED event, at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s August Wilson Center for African American Culture on Saturday.
It will focus on large-scale innovations in research, transformations in medicine and the emerging landscape of Pittsburgh.
The speakers include: Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto; Audrey Russo, president and CEO of Pittsburgh Technology Council; Sanjay Chopra, co-founder and CEO of Cognistx; Costa Nikou, director of Software at Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics; Harley Baldwin, VP of Design at Schell Games.
Also, Corinne Clinch, co-founder and CEO of Rorus Inc.; Bruce Rabin, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, UPMC Healthy Lifestyle Program; Chris Ivey, commercial and documentary director/producer; Josh Lafazan, author of “Political Gladiator”; and Ian Rosenberger, founder of Thread International and Team Tassy.
It runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are $15; trustarts.org.
SATURDAY
Under the SPOTLIGHT
Future Tenant will host SPOTLIGHT: Monologue Night, a live performance competition showcasing Pittsburgh-area theater, spoken word and slam poetry artists.
The performers will compete for audience votes and the performer(s) with the most votes at the end of the night will win $200. There will be complimentary beverages by Straub Beer.
It begins at 8 p.m. at 819 Penn Ave., Downtown. Tickets are $7 advance, $10 cash only at the door; www.futuretenant.org or www.brownpapertickets.com.
SATURDAY
SurPlus music
Chamber group Ensemble SurPlus comes to Tthe Andy Warhol Museum from Freiburg, Germany to perform works by Wolfgang Motz (Tratti), Thomas Bruttger (Recherche), Mathew Rosenblum (Northern Flicker), Amy Williams (Sextet), Steve Reich (New York Counterpoint), Eric Moe (Strenuous Pleasures), Bruno Mantovani (Concerto de chambre no. 2).
Ensemble SurPlus was formed in the early ‘90s to perform chamber music ranging from duos to large instrumental combinations. The mission is “to give new or unknown works an optimal performance, regardless of compositional style or technical and intellectual demands.”
The concert is at 8 p.m. and is co-presented by Music on the Edge.
Tickets are $20, $15 advance; students $15, $10 in advance; www.warhol.org or 412-624-7529.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY
Bunny cruises
Families can ride with the Easter Bunny on the Bunny Fun Cruise aboard the Gateway Clipper on Saturday.
The cruise will feature a DJ for dancing, snack bar, treats, face painting, souvenirs, balloons and photos.
It boards at 12:30 p.m. and sails from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Admission is $23; $10 kids.
On Sunday, there will be Easter Brunch and Easter Dinner Cruises with DJs. The brunch boards at 10:15 a.m. and sails from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; the dinner boards at 3:15 p.m. and sails from 4 to 6 p.m. Prices are $57; $26 kids. Go to www.gatewayclipper.com
First Published: April 13, 2017, 4:00 a.m.
