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Youngstown native wins an Emmy for ‘Beef’

Sean O’Malley has no “Beef” with this year’s Emmy Awards. The Youngstown native and 1998 Ursuline High School graduate won his first Emmy for outstanding sound mixing at the Creative Arts Emmys ceremony Sept. 6 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles for his work on the Netflix limited series “Beef.” During his lunch break Wednesday on the set of “I Love LA,” the HBO series shooting its second season, O’Malley talked about the win. “It’s actually my third time being nominated, so I felt a little bit more at ease than the last two because I’ve never won. So I ...

Top Hat’s ‘Come From Away’ makes art out of tragedy

STRUTHERS — Watching “Come from Away” can be emotional any time. Watching it on the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that killed nearly 3,000 people only intensified the experience. However, Top Hat Productions didn’t need its calendar timing to deliver an impactful show. The talent on stage opening night at the Fairview Arts & Outreach Center would have resonated at any time and any day of the year. The musical by Irene Sankoff and David Hein is based on the true story of the travelers that day whose flights were diverted to a remote airport in ...

‘Picnic’ serves up 2026-27 TNT season

Trumbull New Theatre will start its 2026-27 season with a “Picnic.” William Inge’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama will open Friday at the Niles community theater for a three-weekend run. Director Josh Crank first heard of the play when Entertainment Weekly included it on a list of the ...

Gipson finally gets her chance to play ‘Lady Day’

“Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill” is a show Carla Gipson has wanted to do since the mid ‘90s. That desire becomes a reality Friday when Gipson both directs and stars in the play with music by Lanie Robertson at Hopewell Theatre for a two-weekend run. The show is set in a ...

Gray Areas: Get pumped up to see Elvis Costello

“Oh, I just don’t know where to begin …” — “Accidents will Happen,” Elvis Costello Costello, one of my all-time favorite artists, is playing Packard Music Hall on Tuesday. There are only a couple of other musicians I was a fan of at age 15 that I’ve listened to as much in the ...

Mahoning Valley arts and entertainment

Art ARTS & EDUCATION AT THE HOYT, 124 E. Leasure Ave., New Castle, Pa.: “Shaping Space: PIttsburgh Society of Sculptors” and “Nicole May Luga — City Scrolls: Everyday Beauty,” both through Sept. 30. Hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday ...