PITT ARTSCHEAP SEATS!FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF

connecting students to Pittsburgh’s vibrant arts scene

The CHEAP SEATS program through PITT ARTS o�ers tickets to cultural venues at a greatly reduced price and is available to University of Pittsburgh students, faculty, and sta�. Each person may buy up to four tickets per show (with some exceptions) and you may even invite non-Pitt people. This is great when families and friends visit you at Pitt! For your convenience, nearly all of these tickets are available for purchase on-line through www.pittarts.pitt.edu/cheapseats. Only a few can be purchased through the PITT ARTS o�ce located at 907 William Pitt Union. Don’t forget to bring your valid Pitt Oakland Campus ID to pick up your tickets one hour before the show at the box o�ce of the appropriate venue.

November/December 2019

School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls PlayNovember 7 - December 8, 2019Playwright Jocelyn Bioh is a first-generation American whose parents emigrated from Ghana in Africa. This sparkling comedy was inspired by her mother’s experience in an elite boarding school in 1986, as students prepare to enter the Miss Ghana pageant and a chance to be Miss Universe. Paulina, queen bee of the in-crowd, assumes she’ll win. But when Ericka enrolls, Paulina’s popularity plummets. The girls find out if beauty really is skin deep in this new, critically acclaimed, and award-winning play.

The NutcrackerDecember 6 - 29, 2019Benedum CenterIt’s Christmas Eve in turn-of-the-century Pittsburgh when a mysterious gift sparks a wondrous adventure. Journey to a Land of Enchantment filled with swirling snowflakes, waltzing flowers and exciting dances set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score. Five lavish scenes, dozens of dancers and over 150 costumes make The Nutcracker one of Pittsburgh’s most cherished holiday traditions.

www.pbt.org$16 - $82 Student/Osher$22 - $85 Faculty/Staff

Forever PlaidOctober 31 - December 29, 2019 Greer Cabaret TheaterThis New York musical comedy hit is the deliciously funny and charming story of “The Plaids,” a classic 1950s all-male singing group, who were killed in a car crash on their way to their first big gig. Audiences will be rolling in the aisles and tapping their toes as “The Plaids” are miraculously revived to perform the concert-that-never-was!

A Musical Christmas CarolDecember 6 - 22, 2019, Byham Theater We’ve taken the spirit of the season, wrapped it in your favorite yuletide melodies and tied it with all the holiday magic and wonder of your childhood. Join Scrooge, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim and a host of colorful characters for a remarkable CLO holiday presentation of A Musical Christmas Carol. With dazzling special effects, holiday charm and ticket prices even Scrooge would approve of, this Charles Dickens classic is a wonderful way to celebrate all the tradition of the season.

www.pittsburghopera.org$11, $21 & $36 Student/Osher $21, $31 & $46 Faculty/Staff

Florencia en al Amazonas by Daniel CatánNovember 9, 12, 15 & 17, 2019Benedum CenterInspired by the magic realism of Gabriel García Márquez’s novels, Florencia en el Amazonas features lush, melodic music and ever-changing backdrops of mysterious beauty. As a colorful cast of characters journey down the Amazon River by steamship, the passengers and crew realize their voyage is not just a physical journey, but also a mystical one. Understand every word, sung in Spanish with English supertitles.

www.pittsburghclo.orgTickets start at $16

O’Reilly Theater, www.ppt.org$16.50 Student, $26.50 Faculty/Staff Calliope Concert Series

Carnegie Lecture Hall, OaklandJerron “Blind Boy” Paxton & Jontavious WillisNovember 23, 2019$25 Student, $56 Faculty/Staff/OsherJontavious Willis brings back the true soul of country blues music. A newspaper headline once called him a “70-year-old bluesman in a 20-year-old body.” Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton has earned a reputation for transporting audiences back to the 1920s and making them wish they could stay there.

The Klezmatics, December 14, 2019 $25 Student, $56 Faculty/Staff/OsherThe Klezmatics are globally-renowned world music superstars and the only klezmer band to win a Grammy award.

The Root Cellar Concert SeriesPittsburgh Center for the Arts, ShadysidePittsburgh Songwriters Circle CD ReleaseDecember 6, 2019, $7 at doorJoin Calliope and the Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle for an evening of music featuring dozens of area songwriters!

6300 Fifth Avenuewww.calliopehouse.org

Welcome to All the Pleasures: Henry Purcell’s Odes to Saint CeciliaNovember 16, 2019, Synod Hall, OaklandNovember 17, 2019, Campbell Memorial Chapel, Chatham UniversityChatham Baroque welcomes Pittsburgh Camerata and countertenor Jay Carter for a colossal program featuring Henry Purcell’s radiant choral music composed in homage to the patron saint of music, Saint Cecilia. Joining the choir are trumpets, tympani, recorders, keyboard and strings which are sure to “court the ear and strike the heart” in celebration of harmonies both earthly and celestial.

Capriccio Stravagante: Imaginative String Music from the 16th and 17th CenturiesDecember 6 - 8, 2019, Various locationsIndulge in Arcadian sonic delights with a rollicking, pastoral program including Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, Carlo Farina’s illustrative and faunal Capriccio Stravagante, and 16th-century dance music of Anthony Holborne and Michael Praetorius.

www.chathambaroque.org$10 Student, $15 Faculty/Staff

Look for the new PITT ARTS office at 902 William Pitt Union this fall.Visit the PITT ARTS office at 907 William Pitt Union.

Mozart & Sibelius December 6 & 8, 2019Osmo Vänskä, conductorAugustin Hadelich, violinNielsen: Helios OvertureMozart: Violin Concerto No. 2 Thomas Adès: Violin Concerto, “Concentric Paths”Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 Compare the Mozartian elegance of Sibelius to the master himself as Augustin Hadelich plays Mozart’s Second Violin Concerto, plus Thomas Ades’ shimmering “Concentric Paths.”

PNC Pittsburgh Symphony PopsStudent tickets start at $15Faculty/Staff tickets start at $23.19Revolution: The Music of the BeatlesNovember 15 - 17, 2019Todd Ellison, conductorRevolution: The Music of the Beatles features new arrangements of “Come Together,” “Because,” “Here Comes the Sun,” “Hey Jude,” and many more hits from their catalogue, plus hundreds of rare and unseen photos of the Fab Four! Pitt Night is Nov 15!

Highmark Holiday PopsDecember 13 - 22, 2019Daniel Meyer, conductorAshley Brown, vocalsChristopher Sanders, special guestDeck the halls with boughs of holly – and all of your favorite holiday music! Bring the whole family to experience Pittsburgh’s holiday tradition with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Broadway star Ashley Brown, and Santa Claus, too!

Fiddlesticks Family ConcertsUp and Away!November 23, 2019, Tickets start at $13.05Andrés Franco, conductorKaty Shackleton Williams, vocalsFiddlesticks celebrates the music of flight and the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with music from Star Wars, favorites by Debussy and Stravinsky, and more!

SpecialsHandel’s Messiah December 7, 2019Tickets start at $18.04 Osmo Vänskä, conductorThe Mendelssohn Choir of PittsburghThe Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, an all-star cast of soloists and The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh join together for one of the most festive musical events of the year.

Celtic Woman – The Best of ChristmasDecember 18, 2019Tickets start at $31.63Experience the magical sound of Celtic Woman this holiday season and hear their angelic harmonies with the thrilling live sound of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra!

Heinz Hall, 600 Penn Avenuewww.pittsburghsymphony.org

BNY Mellon Grand ClassicsStudent tickets start at $15Faculty/Staff tickets start at $21.39

Thanksgiving TraditionNovember 29 & December 1, 2019Manfred Honeck, conductorNarek Hakhnazaryan, celloKhachaturian: Concerto-RhapsodyStrauss Family: Waltzes and PolkasBring family and friends to Heinz Hall this Thanksgiving weekend as the Pittsburgh Symphony offers their annual favorites of the Strauss Family – effervescent waltzes, polkas and more! And cello sensation Narek Hakhnazaryan plays Khachaturian’s Concerto-Rhapsody.

PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh PresentsA Bronx Tale, November 19 – 24, 2019Benedum Center, Tickets start at $30A Bronx Tale takes you to the 1960s stoops of the Bronx, where a young man is caught between the father he loves and the mob boss he’d love to be.

Les MisérablesNovember 26 - December 1, 2019Benedum Center, Tickets start at $30Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new production of Les Misérables, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.

The Illusionists - Magic of the HolidaysDecember 26 – 29, 2019 Heinz Hall, Tickets start at $29Ring in the holidays with the mind-blowing spectacular, The Illusionists – Magic of the Holidays. This non-stop show is packed with thrilling and sophisticated magic of unprecedented proportions.

Jesus Christ SuperstarDecember 31, 2019 - January 5, 2020Benedum Center, Tickets start at $29With music and lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas.

Pittsburgh Dance Council PresentsODC/Dance, November 6 – 9, 2019Trinity Cathedral, Tickets start at $10Journey through Trinity Cathedral with San Francisco’s ODC/Dance in an immersive dance presentation, Path of Miracles. The piece describes the Camino de Santiago, the ancient Catholic pilgrimage across Northern Spain. Alongside dancers and choir, audience members also become sojourners and are guided through the Cathedral to experience the piece in four movements.

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803 Liberty Avenuewww.trustarts.org

One Night in Miami… by Kemp PowersNovember 9 - December 1, 2019Cassius Clay has rocked the nation by winning the World Heavyweight Boxing Title; however, it’s what happens next that changes the soon-to-be Muhammed Ali’s life even more. Filled with music, hope, and the sense that “A Change is Gonna Come,” this theatrical event re-imagines the true story of Clay’s friendships with civil rights activist Malcolm X, legendary singer Sam Cooke, and football star Jim Brown on one life-altering night.

The Santaland Diaries by David SedarisNovember 29 - December 22, 2019Adapted from a segment on This American Life, comedic author David Sedaris recounts his days as an unemployed writer working as one of Santa’s Elves at Macy’s Department Store in a sardonic and outrageously funny take on the best and worst of the holiday season. Join Shua Potter for a Pittsburgh twist on this holiday classic.

1300 Bingham Streetwww.citytheatrecompany.org$15 Student$27 Faculty/Staff/Osher

The Woman in Black, November 7-23, 2019WQED’s Fred Rogers StudioThe story begins when a young lawyer is sent to settle the estate of a recently deceased widow, who appears to haunt the house she lived in. That alone would be a great tale, but Mallatratt’s brilliant adaptation, with use of light and sound, conjures the most terrifying tale – a ghost story inside the mind of your imagination.

www.picttheatre.org$15 Student$35 Faculty/Staff/OSHER

www.quantumtheatre.com$18 Student$35 & $39 Faculty/Staff/Osher

Shakespeare’s Will By Vern ThiessenNovember 8 – December 1, 2019West Homestead United Methodist ChurchWilliam Shakespeare remained married until his death to Anne Hathaway, about whom the world knows little and wonders much. This contemporary play imagines a full-throated Anne in every emotional color imaginable, at the center of her own story instead of relegated to a footnote in Will’s; a robust exploration of feminist themes resonant even in the #MeToo present.