'Matilda: The Musical' Lands 12 Tony Award Nominations
"Matilda: The Musical" is a witty musical adaptation of the novel by Roald Dahl and is true to his bleak vision of childhood as a savage battleground.
"Matilda: The Musical" is a witty musical adaptation of the novel by Roald Dahl and is true to his bleak vision of childhood as a savage battleground.
What does it take to make a great Broadway musical? A talented score, a clever book, great singing and dancing, impressive costumes and an engaging set. Do all great musicals hit all of these points equally well? Of course not. But "Kinky Boots" does.
The nominations were announced Tuesday in a televised event co-hosted by Tony winner Sutton Foster and "Modern Family" star Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The awards will be broadcast on CBS from Radio City Music Hall on June 9.
Producers of the show were forced to find a new home for the 2011 event after Cirque du Soleil moved into the 6,000-seat Rockefeller Center arena with its $50 million acrobatic rock opera "Zarkana.'' The Tonys had been hosted at Radio City from 1997-2010.
KDKA-AM's Larry and John talk to Keisha Lalama, Education Director for the Pittsburgh CLO and Director of the Gene Kelly Awards, about the new season of high school musicals.
Pittsburgh is full of theatrical productions this time of year and prices have never been more affordable. Read up on these five performances and reserve your tickets now.
The classic movie "Flashdance" starred Jennifer Beals as a dancing steel worker. The film was shot on Pittsburgh's South Side, 30 years ago. On Jan. 1, Heinz Hall will host the Broadway premiere of "Flashdance - The Musical."
The Broadway smash hit, "Wicked," opens Wednesday night for a four-week run. "Wicked" is a good witch/green witch story - a prequel to the Wizard of Oz. And it's easy to tell which witch is which.
It's Broadway's big night! The Tony Awards kick off tonight at 8 p.m. at the Beacon Theatre in New York City to award the top honors on the Great White Way.
With a medical tent at the finish line, UPMC will provide medical care at 17 first aid stations along the marathon route.
A former police chief is facing felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient at a recovery center in Westmoreland County.
Showers stick around the rest of tonight and pretty much the entire week ahead except for Monday.
Pittsburgh Marathon weekend is officially here, and you could feel the excitement on the first day as people of all ages hit the streets on the North Shore.
Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
With a medical tent at the finish line, UPMC will provide medical care at 17 first aid stations along the marathon route.
A former police chief is facing felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient at a recovery center in Westmoreland County.
Showers stick around the rest of tonight and pretty much the entire week ahead except for Monday.
Pittsburgh Marathon weekend is officially here, and you could feel the excitement on the first day as people of all ages hit the streets on the North Shore.
Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
Former Ohio Treasurer and three-time U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his divorce agreement.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania on Thursday proposed a series of debates with his Republican challenger David McCormick leading up to the November general election, and McCormick readily accepted.
Judy O'Connor, the wife of late former Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O'Connor, has died, according to her family.
Joshua Dean was a quality inspector at Spirit AeroSystems, which builds the bulk of the 737 Max for Boeing, and recently died from a fast-spreading infection.
President Biden said "no," the National Guard should not intervene in the protests.
Live Nation's Concert Week sale starts on Wednesday.
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Live Nation Concert Week starts Wednesday. With presales and fees usually associated with tickets, KDKA-TV's Chris Hoffman looked into what you should expect to find when you hit purchase.
Giant Eagle is ending a feature that lets people scan items with their phones at a handful of stores.
The summer fuel blend along with inspections and maintenance at refineries are partially to blame for the rising prices.
That's a wrap for this week on PTL! Here's a look back at some of the fun we had.
Book clubs are coming back into style! Hosts Heather and David are talking about what they read and the book club trend.
We're getting a preview of some of the fashions that will be a part of Pressley Ridge's Runway for Hope event, which raises money for a great cause.
PTL's Katie O'Malley heads to the SouthSide Works to get a preview of Cinco de Mayo weekend's TacoMania festival.
Over the last 20 years, Pittsburgh Today Live has hit the road plenty of times. From the Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show to Field Day to the Washington County Fair, here's a look back ahead of our 20th Anniversary Special.
The PA Cyber head says the bill will result in massive layoffs and cripple their operations.
The founder and former CEO of PA Cyber was sentenced to prison six years ago for funneling millions of taxpayer dollars into dummy corporations and his pockets.
Vince Fannick was charged with 117 counts of insurance fraud, theft by deception and unlawful talking.
Is the city of Pittsburgh about to fall off a fiscal cliff?
An untold number of 55-gallon drums containing radioactive waste are buried in shallow trenches on a site in Armstrong County.
With a medical tent at the finish line, UPMC will provide medical care at 17 first aid stations along the marathon route.
The Monroeville location will be the seventh offered by AHN.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends women get a mammogram every other year starting when they turn 40 years old.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
Methylene chloride, a toxic chemical, is linked to at least 88 deaths since 1980, federal regulators say.
Pinch-hitter Jack Suwinski singled home Connor Joe with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.
It was just the 10th Kentucky Derby decided by a nose, and the first since Grindstone wore the garland of red roses in 1996.
It's a soccer night in Pittsburgh!
Ryan McMahon homered into the Allegheny River, Cal Quantrill pitched into the eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies edged struggling Pittsburgh 3-2.
This was Reirden's second stint with the Penguins.
Rue21, a mall staple for teen apparel, is going out of business and closing all 540 of its stores.
Nippon Steel says it has postponed the expected closing of its takeover of U.S. Steel by three months.
Insight Global will pay $2.7 million in a settlement after exposing 72,000 residents' private medical information.
Giant Eagle is ending a feature that lets people scan items with their phones at a handful of stores.
The Chadwick, a popular wedding venue in Wexford, has been sold to the Jim Shorkey Family Auto Group.
The 2024 Met Gala theme is "The Garden of Time" — to go along with the spring exhibition, titled "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion."
Live Nation's Concert Week sale starts on Wednesday.
Luke Bryan is bringing his Farm Tour to Westmoreland County this year.
The 16th Street Bridge will close multiple times throughout a two-week stretch for "Mayor of Kingstown" filming.
Kiki Wong got her first guitar from Costco at 13 years old. Now she's joining The Smashing Pumpkins.
KDKA-TV's Rich Walsh discusses the sports topics of the day.
While runners take the course of the Pittsburgh Marathon, a team of 300 volunteer medical professionals are standing by, ready to help those who need it. KDKA-TV's Ricky Sayer reports.
A former police chief is facing felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a patient at a recovery center in Westmoreland County.
Get the latest weather updates with meteorologist Kristin Emery's forecast!
Pittsburgh marathon weekend is officially here, and you could feel the excitement on the first day as people of all ages hit the streets on the North Shore. KDKA-TV's Lauren Linder has more.
We had a great time with the KDKA kids on both Pittsburgh Today Live and Talk Pittsburgh for Take Your Child to Work Day 2024!
Several businesses were damaged by the overnight fire.
Several areas across Pittsburgh flooded after setting another daily rain record.
From the path of totality in Erie to 97% coverage in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvanians experienced the rare solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.
Numerous areas saw rising floodwaters on Tuesday and Wednesday