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‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ opens

ACTS Performing Arts Center will stage the musical “Jesus Christ Superstar” for an eight-performance run starting Saturday. The Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice rock opera reimagines the final days of Jesus Christ — told through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. Blending rock anthems with biblical themes, the production is set in the 1980s, and it explores humanity, betrayal and faith through a contemporary lens. Nicole Walzer directs the show with music direction by Joseph Spurio and choreography by Jessica Wellington. The cast, which includes performers from Mercer and Lawrence ...

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Library features Women’s History The program “Highlighting Trumbull’s Women: Pioneers, Builders and Visionaries” is scheduled at 6 p.m. Monday at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren. Savannah Moss from the Trumbull County Historical Society will talk about pioneering figures who broke professional barriers, community builders whose generosity shaped our institutions and determined advocates who fought for social change. They include Harriet Taylor Upton, Mary Ann Campana and Helen Albert. Admission is free. Program looks at labor ...

‘Shark Is Broken’ auditions open

Youngstown Playhouse will have auditions for the play “The Shark Is Broken” in April. Director Brendan Boyle is seeking three male-presenting actors to portray real life actors Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider in a comedy about the making of the first blockbuster — 1975’s “Jaws.” The play by Ian Shaw (son of Robert Shaw) and Joseph Nixon is set aboard the Orca during the filming of “Jaws” and find its lead actors — theater veteran Shaw and young Hollywood hotshots Dreyfuss and Scheider — crammed into a too-small boat, entirely at the mercy of foul ...

‘Kill Tony’ comedy tour set for Powers Auditorium

The “Killers of Kill Tony” tour is coming to the hometown of the podcast’s host. The comedy tour features regulars and favorites from the “Kill Tony” podcast, hosted by Youngstown native Tony Hinchcliffe, who performed at Powers Auditorium in 2023. “Kill Tony” has 2.6 million subscribers on YouTube. Its events have sold out arenas and been turned into Netflix specials. The lineup of performers for the 2026 “Killers of Kill Tony” tour hasn’t been announced yet. “Killers of Kill Tony” will play Powers Auditorium on June 12. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. ...

TNT finds laughter in ‘Storm’-y play

NILES — March traditionally comes in like a lion. At Trumbull New Theatre, it comes in with a “Storm.” Norm Foster’s “Storm Warning” opened Friday at TNT, and the script is more dramatic than other scripts written by the Canadian playwright that have been staged locally in the past decade. Despite the serious plot elements, what stands out about TNT’s staging is how actors Molly Cravalho and Brett Bunker play the lighter moments. “Storm Warning” is set in late September 1953 at two remote cabins in the Canadian wilderness. Jack Forrester, a World War II veteran ...

The Eli Young Band coming to the Robins Theatre

The Eli Young Band will play the Robins Theatre on June 24. Young is best known for such country hits as “Crazy Girl,” “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” and “Drunk Last Night.” Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. show start at $25 plus fees and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.