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‘Midnight’ brings mystery to TNT stage

NILES — There’s murder and foul play afoot at Trumbull New Theatre with “I’ll Be Back Before Midnight.” Peter Colley’s script plays a little like “Gaslight” meets “Deathtrap,” and it’s difficult to talk about in great detail without venturing into spoiler territory. The setting is a farmhouse that Greg Sanderson (Marc Bye) rents where he can continue his archaeological research and his wife Jan (Niki Baringer) can recover from a recent mental breakdown. However, being in a remote farmhouse is the last place a woman who dreads being alone feels comfortable. And ...

MTC spoofs Netflix hit

Those anxiously awaiting the final season of “Stranger Things” won’t have to wait until the first batch of episodes drop on Nov. 26 on Netflix to get their fix of the weird goings on in Hawkins, Indiana. That’s the way Millennial Theatre Company, which will stage the show “Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical” for a three-weekend run in Youngstown Playhouse’s Moyer Room, planned it all along. The parody musical, written by Jonathan Hogue, made its debut as a cabaret show in 2018 and first appeared Off-Broadway in 2021. “They had released a pro shot of it online for ...

Gray Areas: PBS program looks at food banks’ importance

Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • PBS Western Reserve has a couple of locally produced programs premiering the next two Fridays. “Feed Our Region” at 9 p.m. Nov. 14 looks at the regional food banks in the PBS channel’s broadcast area, including Second Harvest Foodbank of the Mahoning Valley, which serves Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties. The efforts of organizations like Second Harvest always are vital, but they’re even more important with the current interruption in SNAP benefits. In the press release announcing the program, PBS Western ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Jim Soppelsa: Abstract Variations” and “Dan Droz: Hidden in Plain Sight,” both through today. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. hoytartcenter.org and 724-652-2882. BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “Fred Staloff: Origins of a Modernist,” through Nov. 16; “Kim Novak: Tribute on the Occasion of Her Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award,” through Nov. 23; “Julio Larraz: A Prayer for Peace,” through Nov. 23; ...

At 57, Carrington’s goal is to entertain fans, not grow his base

Rodney Carrington is past the point in his career where he’s worried about crafting his next television special or new hour of material. “I'm not making any more comedy albums,” Carrington said during a telephone interview from his home in Oklahoma. “I'm kind of in that having-fun section. You remember when you used to go see Arnold Palmer there toward the end, and you knew he's never going to win a tournament, but if you showed up at the tournament, you could take a picture of him on the bridge waving? I'm kind of in that section of my career. “I don't worry about if I ...

Forney keeps finding drama, comedy in Horton family

The Horton family continues to inspire Youngstown writer-director Michael Anthony Forney. “Should I Get Married?,” the fifth play written by Forney about the family and the second one this year, will premiere Saturday at Ford Family Recital Hall. “This is the new family that everyone is talking about, or is going to be talking about,” Forney said. “Should I Get Married?” picks up right where “The Family Reunion Part Two” left off, following Brian "Bebop" Jones’ proposal to Brittany. “They're still dealing with secret issues and skeletons within the family, ...