Lincoln Park Students Excited Over New Series of Shows For 2017-18 Season

On April 28, the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center made an announcement about their new series of shows coming up next season, beginning on October 6th with Mary Poppins.

Student reception was highly positive during the announcement, and Beaver County Radio spoke to a few students about the new series. Jordan Walker announced her joy for the new shows coming to Lincoln Park, because of the experience it will bring for actors and audience alike…

 

Meanwhile, the challenges of such a new repertoire include different types of material, as discussed by LP student Nick Hermick…

 

Now you’d think that doing 8 different shows in the short amount of time would be hectic and difficult for the actors involved. But according to Noah Plinick, the process is actually quick and smooth…

 

For a full list of shows as well as pictures from yesterday’s announcement, click here to check them out.

Lincoln Park Announces 2017-18 Subscription Series of Shows

The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center has announced “Dream Bigger”, their 2017-18 Highmark Subscription Series of shows. A total of 8 shows were announced yesterday, including:

Mary Poppins
James & The Giant Peach Jr.
It’s A Wonderful Life
The Nutcracker
The Great Gatsby
Sleeping Beauty
Big Fish
Ragtime

The announcement was made in front of a full theater of students, media and citizens; an announcement which included a couple of live performances from student actors. Former Beaver County Radio alum Chris Shovlin announced the new shows one by one, while Justin Fortunato, the Artistic Producing Director of the Arts Center, happily announced the sponsorship by Highmark for the upcoming year.

For more information about the event, including remarks from students, tune in to A.M. Beaver County tomorrow morning at 6:30 with Pat Septak and Matt Drzik.

Two People Injured In New Brighton Explosion

Two people were injured in an explosion this morning at a New Brighton steel plant. A supervisor at the Beaver County emergency dispatch center tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that the call came in shortly before 11:00 this morning in regards to an explosion at the Damascus Steel Casting Company, located along Pittsfield Alley in the borough. One of the victims was severely burned in the incident and was flown by helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian. The other victim, who may be have been injured in a fall, was transported by ambulance to Heritage Valley Beaver Hospital. There is no word on the victims’ names or conditions at this time.