Kean's Free Movies for February Include 'Casablanca', 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' and More

The movies are shown on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Play it, Sam. Play Casablanca. And play it for free at the Kean Theatre. OK, those aren't exactly the lines from the classic movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. But, you get the idea. Casablanca, Breakfast at Tiffany's and An Officer and a Gentlemen are among eight movies that will play for free at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and 1 p.m. Wednesdays at the Kean Theatre at 5847 Meridian Road, Gibsonia (Richland Township). Here's the lineup for the Kean's Tuesdays@2 and Wednesdays@1 free movie series for February 2013. Though no admission fee is charged, donations are accepted. Those who donate will be entered into a drawing for a special gift. The movie series is sponsored by UPMC Health Plan.    Tuesdays@2 Wednesdays@1 The Kean Theatre…

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Kean Quest Semi-Finalists Include Singers From Gibsonia, Valencia

Breea Bonnett, 11, of Natrona Heights, wins the Audience Choice Award.

Thirteen singers—including youths from Gibsonia and Valencia—are moving on to the next level in the 2013 Kean Quest Talent Search. Hayden Unitas, of Gibsonia, and Sabrina Knox, of Valencia, are among 24 acts that performed Sunday in the first round of the fundraising talent competition at the Kean Theatre in Richland Township. Breea Bonnett, 11, Natrona Heights, won the Audience Choice Award during her performance at Kean Quest, formerly Kean Idol. Based on scores from a panel of judges, these singers will move onto semi-final competition on Sunday, March 17. The competition continues through April 5.  The semi-finalists are:  WPXI-TV's Trisha Pittman was the emcee. Signups still are being accepted for the Youth Preliminary Rounds and …

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First Round of Popular Kean Quest Talent Search Set for Sunday

Amateur singers vie for a grand prize that includes a recording session in this 10th year of competition at St. Barnabas' Kean Theatre. Tickets are available in advance or at the door.

Neil Diamond Tribute Opens Kean Theatre’s 2013 Season

Chris Denem recreates the legendary superstar’s classic and traditional hits.

The classic hits of legendary superstar Neil Diamond will be performed Saturday during a tribute performance by Chris Denem at the Kean Theatre. “Solitary Man”, “Holly Holy” and “America” are on tap for the 8 p.m. show at the theater on the St. Barnabas campus in Richland Township. (Set your GPS for 5847 Meridian Road, Gibsonia.) Ticket prices range from $18 to $38. The Mount Vernon Restaurant offers attendees a pre-show dinner at 6:30 p.m. for $23 with the purchase of a show ticket. The restaurant is in Washington Place, the same building that houses the Kean Theatre. Tickets are available by calling 724-444-5326 (KEAN) or visiting www.KeanTheatre.com. Proceeds from the Kean Theatre benefit the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund, which in 2011 …

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Kean Quest Talent Search is Accepting Registrations

The popular local talent competition boasts singing sensation Jackie Evancho and the face of the Eat n’ Park restaurant chain Sarah Marince as former contestants.

Kean Quest Talent Search—the popular local talent competition that boasts singing sensation Jackie Evancho and the face of the Eat n’ Park restaurant chain Sarah Marince as former contestants—is accepting contestant registrations for its 10th season. Contestants will take to the stage of the Kean Theatre from Jan. 27 through April 5. The theater is located on the St. Barnabas campus in Richland Township at 5847 Meridian Road, Gibsonia.  Presented by St. Barnabas Charities as a fundraising event, Kean Quest Talent Search was formerly known as Kean Idol. Amateur singers of all ages are eligible to perform in the local version of the popular TV hits American Idol and The Voice.  The contest will again offer two categories—a youth competition …

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'Pitch Perfect', 'Unforgivable' Among Free Movies at Kean Theatre

The films are shown on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.

Pitch Perfect is just one of eight movies offered to the public for free during January at the Kean Theatre. The theater on the St. Barnabas campus in Richland Township presents a series of movies at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and 1 p.m. on Wednesdays. (Set your GPS for 5847 Meridian Road in Gibsonia.) The Tuesdays@2 and Wednesdays@1 movie series is sponsored by UPMC Health Plan. Here is the January lineup: Tuesdays@2 Wednesdays@1 The theater is operated by St. Barnabas Charities, the fund-raising arm of St. Barnabas Health System. St. Barnabas Health System includes St. Barnabas Nursing Home, Valencia Woods at St. Barnabas, The Arbors at St. Barnabas, The Village at St. Barnabas, The Woodlands at St. Barnabas, The Washington Place at St. Barnabas…

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'Scrooge', 'The Dark Knight Rises' Among Free Movies to Play at Kean Theatre

The Kean Theatre on the St. Barnabas campus is open to the public.

Scrooge, The Dark Knight Rises and Hollywood Christmas are among the free movies being shown in December at the Kean Theatre. Here is the lineup for the movies to be shown at 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and 1 p.m. on Wednesdays in the theater at 5847 Meridian Road on the St. Barnabas campus in Richland Township: Tuesdays@2   Wednesdays@1   The Kean Theatre is operated by St. Barnabas Charities, the fundraising arm of St. Barnabas Health System. 

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'Rat Pack Christmas' Coming to Kean Theatre

Frank, Dean and Sammy are back at the Kean to fill you with Christmas cheer.

Bo Wagner's “Rat Pack Christmas” is coming to the Kean Theatre. The Rat Pack—Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.—recorded dozens of Christmas songs and Bo Wagner and his merry troupe of cool elves will belt them out in this Christmas extravaganza at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. This brand new Rat Pack show premiere puts the ring-a-ding-ding in Christmas as the classic trio brings their unmistakable Vegas style to your holiday favorites. Tickets are $30 for the show only. A dinner-and-show package costs $52; it adds dinner at the Mount Vernon Restaurant, which is in the same building as the Kean Theatre. Dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets and series packages are available by calling 724-444-5326 (KEAN) or visiting www.KeanTheatre.…

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Johnny Angel & The Halos to Perform Christmas Concert at Kean Theatre

Johnny Angel & The Halos wow audiences with holiday standards, rock-n-roll Christmas carols and fun specialty numbers with Pittsburgh flavor, such as “Santa Claus is Comin’ Dahntahn.”

Johnny Angel & The Halos will bring their effervescent energy to a Christmas concert at the Kean Theatre with holiday standards, rock-n-roll Christmas carols and fun specialty numbers with Pittsburgh flavor, such as “Santa Claus is Comin’ Dahntahn.” The Christmas show will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, and Saturday, Dec. 15.   The Kean Theatre is located at 5847 Meridian Road on the St. Barnabas campus in Richland Township. Dinner is offered at 6:30 p.m. in the Mount Vernon Restaurant, which is in the same building as the Kean Theatre. Tickets are $33 for the show only; dinner and the show cost $55. Proceeds from the Kean Theatre benefit the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund, which in 2011 provided more than $5.2 million to poor and …

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'Nunsensations' Makes Musical Comedic Sense at Kean Theatre

Proceeds from the Kean Theatre benefit the St. Barnabas Free Care Fund.

Nunsensations—featuring the Little Sisters of Hoboken in the fourth installment of the Nunsense series—will be staged in November at the Kean Theatre in Richland Township. Show time is 8 p.m. on Nov. 10, 16 and 17 at the theatre at 5847 Meridian Road. Tickets are $32. Dinner is served before the show in the Mount Vernon Restaurant at 6:30 p.m.; cost for dinner and the show is $54.  Sunday matinees will be staged at 2 p.m. Nov. 11 and 18. The cost is $30.  An optional 12:30 p.m. luncheon will be served at the Mount Vernon Restaurant. The cost for the lunch and show is $52. Tickets and series packages are available by calling 724-444-5326 (KEAN) or visiting www.KeanTheatre.com. During the Nunsense Vegas Revue, the sisters are performing at …

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