Author: Lawrence C. Connolly
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This Month at Prime Stage:
Mystery Theatre & A Wrinkle in TimeYou are in a circular room with twelve locked doors. Each door is positioned like the hours of a clock and stenciled with an apparently random word or phrase. You have 12 keys, each labeled with a different code. Your task: decipher the codes, unlock the doors, and begin unraveling a mystery that must be…
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Unfolding:
New SciFi Horror on The Wicked LibraryIt seemed a harmless obsession, folding paper into hollow spheres, pyramids, and stars. But the administrators feared the power of his art. He had to be stopped. To save the world. To save himself. Hear the complete story on Season 11 of The Wicked Library, available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Podchaser, Stitcher, or…
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Live Theatre: On Stage and In Your Home
No doubt about it. We’re in the midst of a paradigm shift—a time for reconsidering old assumptions even as we hope for a so-called return to normal. Consider: the past two years have seen an explosion of teleconferences, delivery services, and online commerce. Mask wearing and physical distancing effectively canceled last year’s cold and flu…
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Celebrating a Performance that was …
“All part of the day’s work.”Ninety years ago this month, when James Whale’s Frankenstein was being made, “nobody recognized the importance of the film and the impact it would have on cinema history. It was just part of the day’s work, as far as my father was concerned.” That’s according to Sara Karloff, daughter of the man who created one…
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More than a Monster:
Karloff Reveals the Man behind the IconArrayed with costumes and memorabilia, the set of Karloff: The Man and the Monster presents a snapshot of the actor’s career. There’s a sheep’s wool vest from Son of Frankenstein, sarcophagus from The Mummy, gurney from The Bride of Frankenstein, wheelchair from the set of Targets. Behind it all, a projection screen displays the iconic…
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Tonight: Live on Stage
Join us for the opening night performance of Karloff: The Man and the Monster by Randy Bowser. The curtain rises at 8:00 PM at Pittsburgh’s New Hazlett Theatre. After the show, I’ll be joining Director Art DeConciliis and Producing Artistic Director Wayne Brinda for a discussion of the show and next season’s premiere of Frankenstein.…