Assorted ramblings from the world of entertainment: • Jay Leno will return to the Mahoning Valley for a Sept. 12 performance at Stambaugh Auditorium. Leno hosted “The Tonight Show” for 22 seasons, succeeding Johnny Carson behind the desk, but he never left standup comedy, regularly ...

Brian Quinn and the rest of the Impractical Jokers get their embarrassment in front of the camera. They get their adulation on the road. “(Touring) is a lot more work, a lot more travel, being away from home,” Quinn said during a telephone interview. “On the TV show, at the end of ...

Black Sheep Players of the Shenango Valley will stage the comedy-drama “Bonnie and Claire” this weekend. Bo Wilson’s play tells the story of two estranged sisters now living together 45 years after Claire left home as a teenager to pursue an acting career while leaving Bonnie behind to ...

Art BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown: “Washington: The Myths and the Man,” “Founding Father: George Washington Tactile Images” and “Amy: Casey: Headlong Towards a Precipice,” all through May 12; “Ruwaidah Barhoum: Simple Life,” through June 2; ...

A Shakespeare play in a unique setting and a pair of popular musicals are planned by Kent State University at Trumbull Theatre in 2024-25. Eric Kildow, director and associate professor of theater at Kent-Trumbull, said they will venture off-campus for a production of Shakespeare’s “A ...

YourArts will partner with Hart’s School of Performing Arts for its annual Youth Summer Camp. The camp will run from July 29 to Aug. 2 at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. It is designed to increase children’s access to, knowledge of and appreciation for the performing ...