Day 358-Jesus Christ Superstar-Revival production celebrating its 50th year anniversary- Remembering the Sacrifice

Jesus Christ Superstar is a rock opera that ends the Christmas season, a time when many of us celebrated the birth of Christ, by coming full circle with the story of Christ’s last days of life and  crucifixion.  This production won the 2017 Oliver Award winning Best Musical Revival. It’s a show that had its debut 50 years ago in the 1970’s. Back then, I remember the controversy that the album and show caused because it was loosely based on the Bible and told Christ’s story from the point of view of a disgruntled Judas. I also remember that everyone was singing the beautiful music and that the album was played on the radio. This was a ground breaking show by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice that fueled discussion, debate and reflection on Christ’s ultimate sacrifice for mankind.

Day 357- Home for the Holidays- Celebrate the Season with Some Hometown Cheer

 One of my blog inspiration books, Everything I Need to Know About Christmas, I learned From a Little Golden Book reminds us to “make time for family and friends” and as we do, we often come home for the holidays. Now in its third year,  Home for the Holidays celebrates the season with the best of our local talent coming home to Pittsburgh and bringing some hometown cheer with a musical night of rock, blues and soul.

Day 356-The Holiday Pops- A Pittsburgh Tradition that Creates Family Memories-It Feels Like Christmas.

The Holiday POPs conducted by Daniel Meyer was an explosion of Holiday cheer. This show with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Broadway star, Ashley Brown, Santa and more, elevates the spirit of the season.  My family, like many others, have made this event a Pittsburgh Holiday tradition. It's a show that warms the heart and produces lasting family memories. 

Day 355 -Holiday Magic -Phipps Conservatory-Share the Wonder of the Season

My blog inspiration book, Everything I Learned About Christmas, I Learned From A Little Golden Book, reminds us that Christmas should be a “time of wonder, a time like no other time of the year.”  At Phipps Conservatory,  Holiday Magic brings back the wonder of the season as you navigate through the 8 rooms of nature infused with lights, Christmas trees and poinsettias, as well as 5 permanent botanical gardens. 

Day 354- Forever Plaid-CLO Cabaret-Nostalgic Harmonies for the Young and the Young at Heart

Forever Plaid is a musical comedy that takes you back to the 1950’s where male musical groups like the Four Aces and The Platters dominated the top 40 charts. When I was a child, my mother often  bragged that “the best music came out of 50’s.” This youngster (relatively speaking) was ready to join the “young at heart” and visit this bygone era of nostalgic harmonies in Forever Plaid.

Stay Safe-Just an Intermission

Who would have thought  that a virus could cause such a life paradigm shift  in a few months. As we all navigate though this pandemic, I find comfort in the Pittsburgh Trust's sign- "This is Just Intermission".  I am looking forward to exploring the Trust's 2020-21 Broadway season (preview here), the Pittsburgh CLO and more, when its safe to be back.

 I took a small hiatus to regroup in March but stay tuned for upcoming blogs. We are all living a new experience each day during this pandemic but my hope is  that the upcoming blogs will help you  make the best of it each day.

Stay healthy and safe.

Blog post "This is Just Intermission..." here

Day 353- No Stress Thanksgiving-Order it-A.W. Beattie Career Center-Culinary School

I stress every Thanksgiving where the meal is the star of this holiday and my cooking, although adequate, certainly does not shine. In fact, making the dinner is not a “labor of love” for this girl but a stress bomb. Every year I make numerous calls to my girlfriend (who is a stellar cook) because I lack confidence in my ability to produce the expected brown moist bird. When I learned that my son was not coming home for the holiday, I decided to eliminate all the work and worries about achieving perfection and order my Thanksgiving meal from the A.W. Beattie Career Center's Culinary School.

Day 352-Path of Miracles-ODC/Dance with the Mendelssohn Choir-Interactive Reflective Journey of Dance

Pittsburgh Dance Council  celebrates its 50th season with a bold new series of diverse programming.  Recently, Path of Miracles by the San Francisco company, ODC/Dance, brought movement into a spiritual setting (the historic Trinity Cathedral) and merged it with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh for an interactive reflective journey of dance.   

Day 350-Deborah Cox-Trust Cabaret Series-Life is a Cabaret Oh Boy, Come to the Cabaret

Deborah Cox, Grammy Award nominated, R & B/ Pop recording artist and actress jump started the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Cabaret Series.  Trust Cabaret brings a variety of top notch artists to Pittsburgh on five Monday nights for an up close and personal musical experience.  Deborah Cox in the Broadway musical “The Bodyguard” filled the Benedum Theater last year with her powerhouse voice in the role originally played by Whitney Houston.   I was excited to experience her new cabaret show in the intimate venue of the Greer Cabaret Theater. As Liza Minelli  in the role of Sally Bowles from the iconic musical Cabaret  would say-“life is a cabaret oh boy, come to the cabaret."

Day 349 Zombies of the Corn-The Complete Halloween Package of Fright and Fun

One of Pittsburgh’s claim to fame is the local filming of the zombie movie “Night of the Living Dead.” We seem to crave a little zombie fright this time of year and just north of Pittsburgh, you can get your fill of them. At Zombies of the Corn  you can take your chances in the Zombie Compound,  test you navigation skills in the  Z Maze, listen to ghost stories around campfires and take aim with your paintball gun on the Zombie Shoot. It is a complete Halloween package of fright and fun.

Day 348- Pittsburgh Opera-Don Giovanni,“Perfecto”-New Mobile App “Menza Menza”

Pittsburgh Opera jump started the 2019-2020 season with  Mozart’s classic Italian opera  Don Giovanni and paired the season opener with the roll out of its new live mobile app, Live Note.  The opera encouraged the audience to enhance the opera experience by using  earbuds connected to a smart phone and receive commentary during the performance.  My app experience was just “menza menza” when linked with Don Giovanni, which was a high energy easy to follow show filled with Mozart's spectacular compositions.  Don Giovanni was so “perfecto” that it did not seem to need mobile app enhancement.   

Day 347 Catapult:The Amazing Magic of Shadow and Dance- Creates an Imaginary Universe

Catapult  tells a story by using dance and body transformation to produce shadow silhouettes of the world. I saw Catapult as a finalist on the Television  show America's Got Talent where Howard Stern called them a “million dollar act.” I was excited to be “catapulted” into their  imaginary  universe where they create dancing shadows of  landscapes, animals, and objects by only using the human body and a few props.

Day 345- Black Violin:Impossible Tour-Dream- Show the World What's Possible

My Blog inspiration book, “Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book” reminds us to “be unique” and unique is  just what  you get with Black Violin. Classically trained violist (Wil B) and violinist (Kev Marcus) fuse classical music with hip hop, pop and rock. They call their new musical genre “Classical Boom”. Their music is not just about a unique sound but as Wil B said during their show, it is about “breaking stereotypes” and “showing the world that what’s impossible is possible.”

December Preview of Events-All Things Festive

Holiday Pops-December 13-22-Heinz Hall

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mendelssohn Choir, Broadway star Ashly Brown and various other vocal soloists, come together for an explosion of holiday cheer at the yearly Highmark Holiday POPS.  There is nothing like the full sound of the orchestra to augment favorite holiday songs and I love a sing along!  This should be another perfect reprieve from shopping and all that preparing that we all seem to be doing during this time of year.  

Deck the halls with me on weekends December 13-15 and December 20-22 at Heinz Hall. (For Tickets go to pittsburghsymphony.org.) 

Home For the Holidays-December 17, 2019 -Benedum

Home for the Holidays is a concert featuring some of Pittsburgh’s best talent as they come home for the Holidays. This event benefits the Pittsburgh Food Bank and celebrates the season mixing rock, blues and soul in a night of Holiday musical classics with: 

Kevin  Garrett, Clinton Clegg, Scott Blasey, Lyndsey Smith, Billy Price, Margot Bingham, Joy Ike, Anthony Jardine, Jimbo Jackson, Morgan Erina and John Schisler  and more special guests.

Join me on December 17,2019 for a musical celebration when Pittsburgh’s best come “Home for the Holidays.” For ticket go to trustarts.org.             .

Forever Plaid -Pittsburgh CLO October 31-December 29,2019- Greer Cabaret Theater

In this hit musical, the 1950’s male musical group “The Plaids” who met their demise in a car crash are revived to give the musical performance that never was. It’s a night of  laughs and classic harmonies with 1950’s hits : “Catch a Falling Star,” “Three Coins in the Fountain,” “Love Is a Many Splendored Thing” and “Magic Moments” and more.

Join me in for a nostalgic night or to hear these song for the first time in this hilarious comedy. For ticket go  trustarts.org. 

Phipps Conservatory- Holiday Magic-November 29, 2019-January 12, 2020

Holiday Season often involve that panic rush feeling "to get it all done.” We forget as my blog inspiration book, “Everything I Learned About Christmas, I Learned From A Little Golden Book”, reminds us that Christmas should be a “time of wonder, a time like no other time of the year.”   At Phipps Conservatory,  the beauty brings back the wonder of the season as you navigate through the 8 rooms of nature infused with lights, Christmas trees and  poinsettias,  as well as 6 permanent  botanical  gardens.

Join me for Holiday Magic at Phipps Conservatory and share the wonder of the season.For Tickets go to phippsconservatory.org. 

Day 344 -Liberty Magic-Dennis Watkins: The Magic Parlour- A Sophisticated Show that Makes You Believe

My blog inspirational series of books, Everything I Need To Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book, reminds us that, “All you need is a little magic in your life.” You can get that at  Liberty Magic, Pittsburgh’s intimate venue dedicated solely to the slight of hand.  Each Liberty Magic show is a unique brew of the individual’s approach to the art and their bag of tricks.  Dennis Watkins brings The Magic Parlour, the longest running show in Chicago’s historic Palmer House Hilton Hotel, to Pittsburgh. I was excited to experience this show that is inspired by the sophistication of the 1900’s parlor magicians and rarely viewed outside of the Windy City. 

Day 343 -THE LION KING - Bold Journey Through the African Savanna for all Ages.

THE LION KING, based on Disney’s animated movie, is not just for children.  The show won 6 Tony Awards and fuses pop music written by Elton John and Tim Rice with African rhythms. The African plains come to life with the spectacular blending of puppetry and actors. It tells the story of the lion cub, Simba's journey to become the ruler of Pride Rock like Mufasa, his father. It’s a bold musical and visual journey into the African Savanna.

September Preview of Events

Black Violin: The Impossible Tour-Byham Theater -September 26, 2019

Black Violin is composed of two classically trained violinist, Will Bapiste and Kev Marcus that combine classical music with hip hop, rock, R&B and Bluegrass music in what they call “Classical Boom.” These two spread a positive message of encouragement  in their explosive show.

Join me for Black Violin: The Impossible Tour  where anything is possible in this unique fusion of classical music with other musical genres. For tickets go to trustarts.org 

Day 342-Carnegie Science Center 21+Nights -Science of Games -Games of Chance

The Carnegie Science Center's   monthly  21+ Nights are evenings to enjoy the four floors of exhibits with small bites  and  a cocktail in hand. It makes science fun for adults. This month’s theme was “Game Night” where you could learn the science behind casino table games and more. This was my chance to finally shed my intimidation of the rapid dealing in Blackjack, the wheel in Roulette and the number combinations on the confusing table in the dice game of Craps.

Day 341- Pittsburgh Zoo- Summer Safari- Share a Party with the Wonderful Creatures in the Wild

A zoo visit educates, entertains, and reminds us that we share this world with many other unique species. Summer Safari is the Pittsburgh Zoo's annual adult benefit that celebrates the stature of the lion, the wobble of the penguins, the artistry of the black and white painted zebra, the vibrant shades of blues, yellows and pinks of the ocean world, and more.  It’s a party that you share with the diverse wonderful creatures in the wild as you hold a cocktail, sample delicious dishes from over 28 businesses, and listen to live entertainment.

Day 338 Urban Hike- Pull Yourself out of the Sedentary Saturday Morning Quicksand for an Exercise Learning Adventure

My blog inspiration book, Everything I Need to Know I Learned from A Little Golden Book reminds us to “get some exercise every day.”  I have added new physical activities to my repertoire during this empty-nest challenge to try new  things such as: lawn bowling (Day 34) swing dancing (Day 18) and snorkeling Day 292 ). That being said, on a Saturday morning there is a heightened gravitational pull to stay put and sit in my comfy chair, sip my coffee and watch the morning news.  A morning hike is usually not on my to do list.  Urban Hike's monthly hikes are worth pulling out of this Saturday morning quicksand for an exercise and Pittsburgh learning experience.   

Day 337- The Pittsburgh Symphony’s Summer Series ROCKS with" Windborne’s The Music of the Rolling Stones”

I join many in proclaiming that my favorite rock band of all time is the Rolling Stones. They were formed in 1962 but their concerts still fill stadiums.  Their iconic music and the energy propelled by their lead singer Mick Jagger gets your blood pumping. Our Grammy Award winning  Pittsburgh Symphony recently merged with a rock band to recreate  the "Music of the Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger & Keith Richard 1969."  I have stood in line for many a Stones concert but this time I was ready to rock n’ roll with the Pittsburgh Symphony as they played from an incredible catalog of Rolling Stones 1969 hits.

August/July Preview of Events

Spamilton: An American Parody- Greer Cabaret Theater-runs until August 24, 2019

The January “ticket” in Pittsburgh was Hamilton and this summer "the  ticket" is CLO’s Spamilton: An American Parody at the intimate Greer Cabaret Theater.  This show "runneth over" with wit and a mashup of Broadway shows. The talented cast fills the stage with dance and rhythms of  rap, reggae, jazz and classic melodies. Spamilton is more like an atomic bomb of action that plays homage to the birth of  Hamilton and other Broadway shows. It is a cocktail of fun and laughs. 

Join me for a night of supersonic motion, wit and fun at Spamilton at the Greer Cabaret Theater. For tickets go to pittsburghclo.org. 

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The Ara of Cool: The Art of John Van Hamersveld -Westmoreland Museum of American Art- July 20 - October 20, 2019

 The Era of Cool: The Art of John Van Hamersveld  is a celebration of pop art at the The Westmoreland Museum of American Art.  As the art director for Capitol Records, Van Hamersveld designed the iconic album covers for the Beatle’s “Magical Mystery Tour", The Greatful Dead’s “Skeleton in the Closet” and  concert posters for Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and many others. The Era of Cool will include  selections of Van Hamersveld’s album covers, poster designs, drawings, mural designs, photography and paintings.

 Join me for some “cool” at the Westmoreland Museum of American Art which  opens on July 20 and runs through October 20, 2019.The Museum admission is free. For museum hours and more information go to thewestmoreland.org.

Day 336-Heightened Movie Experience with Rangos Giant Cinema (Carnegie Science Center) and Comfy Cinemark (North Hills)

These days thanks to streaming, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and more (not to mention the improvements in television size and technology) movie theaters have to step it up to get our attention.  More often than not I burrow at home into my favorite chair, rest my legs on the ottoman under my grandma's knitted blanket, sip my favorite beverage and peruse the smorgasbord of movies on line. The heightened movie experiences of  Rangos Giant Cinema with its larger than life screen, and Cinemark (North Hills) with its comfy recliners, dissolves my desire to stay home on movie night.

Day 335- Spamilton: An American Parody- An Atomic Toast to Broadway-CLO

The January “ticket” in Pittsburgh was Hamilton and now we have a summer of CLO’s Spamilton: An American Parody at the intimate Greer Cabaret Theater.  This city, like others, was a bit crazed during the run of Hamilton and I wondered if this parody would just be a show riding on the coattails of a hit. Spamilton was more like an atomic bomb of action, song, wit, and dance that played homage to the birth of this musical and other Broadway shows. It was a cocktail of fun and laughter.

Day 334- Scuba Diving with South Florida Diving Headquarters – Underwater Exploration--Lauderdale by the Sea

My Blog inspiration book, Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Little Golden Book, reminds us to “dare to explore.” The ocean is one of  man’s last exploration frontiers. Although I have a quest for adventure, my fear of being several feet under a wall of water has kept me content as a land dweller viewing ocean life safely from behind the glass of the zoo or aquarium.  I never thought that I would have the courage to dive into the world below. Everything seemed to be in alignment for my first underwater expedition during my recent  trip to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea (Day 330) with its coral reefs and a shipwreck approachable in relatively shallow water (15 -30 feet) coupled with the friendly and reassuring staff of South Florida Diving Headquarters. 

Day 333 Mingled Visions-Photographic Exploration of Native Americans past and present-Westmoreland Museum of American Art

Edward Curtis dedicated his life to making a record of Native North Americans 

 As a lover of art, I am always looking for new venues to explore my passion. I recently discovered  the Westmoreland Museum of American Art  in Greensburg (Pennsylvania’s only museum dedicated  to American Art).  Admission is free in an effort to promote its mission to “share compelling and meaningful cultural experiences that open the door to new ideas, perspectives and possibilities.”  The exhibit, Mingled Visions, did just that by sharing the  Native American culture from both a historical and contemporary angle through the lenses of Edward Curtis  and Will Wilson.

Day 332 Billy Kidd "Bridging the Gap"-Liberty Magic Brings a Rainbow of Magical Experiences

Since February, Liberty Magic has  attracted distinguished slight of hand performers  to its intimate venue of 70 seats.  Entering a lobby that pays homage to Harry Houdini with a replica of his famous Chinese Water Torture Illusion, you are reminded that  your experience will take flight in the same block  where Houdini  captivated Pittsburgh crowds in 1916.

Day 331- Second Annual Cultured Cocktails at Benedum -A Toast to the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust

The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust  recently hosted their second annual cocktail party, Cultured Cocktails.  This was Pittsburgh’s biggest cocktail party with entertainment, signature drinks paired with food samples from over 15 trendy restaurants, and more.  I was excited to raise a glass and  toast  the Trust that has enriched this city with inventive and diverse programming in music, dance, theater, art, jazz and even magic. 

Day 330-“Plunge In” at Lauderdale By the Sea- A Convenient way to Relax or Find an Adventure Anytime of the Year

 Lauderdale By The Sea (LBTS) is a gem of a place where you can get away from Pittsburgh and not break the piggy bank. Since my discovery, I have repeated my excursions in every season because it’s a place with the perfect cocktail of small town and adventure. The Plunge Beach Hotel with its artistic flair, location and amenities, makes it convenient to  “plunge into” some relaxation and fun at this destination. 

Day 329 -Pittsburgh Opera- Don Pasquale-Season Ends with a Party

I have become a new fan of  opera in this empty nest period and have added the Pittsburgh Opera to my list of repeated theatrical experiences.  I have learned that in most operas  the bold melodies accompany dramatic scenes and tragic endings. The Pittsburgh Opera  switches it up by ending the 2018-19 season with  the Italian opera, Don Pasquale -a show that replaces a tragic ending with a party.  

May Preview

Indecent-Pittsburgh Public Theater-April 18-May 19, 2019- O-Reilly Theater

Indecent is a play with traditional Jewish music that introduces the history of Yiddish Theater. It is based on a true story and tells the chronological highlights of a young Jewish writer’s 1906 play God of Vengeance written about the love between two women.  This play was wildly popular throughout  Europe but its edited  Broadway version caused controversy and jail time for the cast.

Join me for Indecent -a play with music- that introduces the Yiddish Theater experience. For tickets go to ppt.org.          .

Day 328- Easter Sunrise Service at Lauderdale By the Sea- Peaceful Reflection and Renewal

Spring and Easter are reminders that something new is happening. Spring revitalizes our northern surroundings with sprouts  of green and the season’s first  daffodils and hyacinths, as Easter for many is a holiday that brings  personal revitalization.  

A few years ago, I stumbled upon Lauderdale by the Sea,  a beach town sandwiched between Pompano Beach and Fort Lauderdale. It  is a  place that welcomes you and invites you to relax. I joined about 500 others at the town’s  annual  sunrise service on the beach for a few moments of peaceful refection and personal renewal.

Day 326-Pittsburgh Public Theater -A Doll’s House Part 2-A Period Comedy that Burst Open the Complexities of Marriage

A Doll's House Part 2 is an imagined sequel to Henrick Isben’s classic 1879 play, A Doll's House.  Isben ended his play (140 years ago) with Nora slamming the door as she left Torvald, her overbearing husband and three children. This was a gutsy and groundbreaking move for a character in the 1800’s. Many wondered what became of  Nora who was navigating

solo two centuries ago.

In  A Doll's  House Part 2 playwright Lucas Hnath picks up the story 15 years later. Nora not only survived on her own,but in many ways flourished. Her return stirs up the lives of those that she left behind in this comedic drama that contemplates the complex nature of marriage. 

Day 325-Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra-Hector Berlioz's Damnation of Faust- Musical Powerhouse of Good and Evil

I have experienced the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) in the past but never such a larger than life  production as  Hector Berlioz's  Damnation of Faust.   Manfred Honceck conducted 4 opera soloists, 170 choir members and the 98 piece Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.  It was a  musical powerhouse performance of good and evil.  

March/April Preview

Midnight Radio-Wizard of Oz-Bricolage Theater-March 28-April 14, 2019

Midnight Radio recreates  The Wizard of Oz  in a 1940 radio show broadcast format complete with commercials and sound effects. You are part of the studio audience with a behind the scene view of  the inventive ways in which objects and voices are used to create a mental image of the story. It’s a window into the age of story telling radio of  the 1940’s.

There also is a free happy hour 30 minute before every show with  pre-show activities. 

(Join me for Midnight Radio’s The Wizard of Oz at Bricolage Theater and be part of the 1940’s radio studio audience on March 28-April 14, 2019.  Tickets are $35.00 for adults and $25.00 for students. Opening night, March 28, 2019,  is Pay What You Like Night! and  you can reserve your seat for $5.00. For tickets go to  bricolagepgh.org or call 412 471-0999.)

Day 324- North American Tour of The Phantom of the Opera --Enjoy the Music of the Night

The Phantom of  the Opera is a breathtaking visual and musical love story. It is one of my all-time favorite musicals. I saw the show in the 90’s and recall that is was “pure perfection” with a larger than life set that mirrored the spectacular musical score.  The North American Tour  with new set designs, choreography and special effects  brings back the drama of the  “Music of the Night ."

Reflection

Many of  Andrew Lloyd Webber’s compositions from this show have been revisited by symphonies and numerous accomplished voices (Think of Me,  The Phantom of the Opera, All I Ask of You ). When this music is combined with the dramatic story, it’s an explosive musical evening like no other.  

Day 323 Magician Eric Jones at the New Liberty Magic- Now You See It Now You Don’t-It’s Impossible!

 Eric Jones kicks off the opening of Liberty Magic, a new space dedicated to the art of magic. Jones  was a top 12 semi-finalist on the television show America’s Got Talent where his sleight of hand illusions repeatedly mesmerized viewers and the judges earning the descriptions: “Brilliant” (Simon Cowell), a “Superhero” (Mel B.) and “Mindblowing” (Heidi Klum). I was excited to experience the Impossible “now you see it now you don’t” tricks of Eric Jones up close in this new intimate theater.

Day 322 Pittsburgh Public Theater- Shakespeare’s The Tempest- The Modern and Fantasy Worlds Collide

  

The Tempest, thought to be one of Shakespeare’s last plays, is the tapestry for Pittsburgh Public Theater’s new Artistic Director, Marya Sea Kaminski’s  directorial debut. With an all-female cast and injecting a modern battle with breast cancer, Kaminski gives this 1600’s tale of  Prospero’s journey on a magical island  a new facelift.  Although I subscribe to the group that is not “Shakespeare savvy”, I was excited to experience Kaminski’s inventive collision of the modern world with the magical world in Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest.

Day 321 The Great Gatsby-Pittsburgh Ballet -A Cinematic Drama Through Dance

The Great Gatsby is one of my all-time favorite love stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald that takes place during the roaring 1920’s. The book was the  subject of two grand movies. In 1973 Robert Redford  portrayed Gatsby and Mia Farrow was Daisy, his love obsession. In 2013 it was remade with  Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s a tale about a tragic love affair between married Daisy and the wealthy and mysterious Gatsby. The  Pittsburgh Ballet kicked off  it’s 50^th Year Anniversary with this revised production of The Great Gatsby performed to a newly commissioned original score played by the PBT Orchestra.  I was excited to see the dance interpretation of this cinematic drama of passion, betrayal and obsessive love.