Broadway and Beyond with Brian Stokes Mitchell Presented by: Pittsburgh Symphony Pops Tony Award-winning actor and singer Brian Stokes Mitchell joins the PSO in songs from Broadway classics, including Porgy and Bess, South Pacific and Funny Girl. This “Broadway baritone extraordinaire” has enjoyed a critically acclaimed career on Broadway, film and television, as well as in concert halls. Ted Sperling, music director of the 2008 Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of South Pacific, will conduct. Date: 10/17/2013 -          10/20/2013 10/17 - 7:30 pm 10/18 - 8:00 pm 10/19 - 8:00 pm 10/20 - 2:30 pm Heinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map Ann Hampton Callaway presents The Streisand Songbook Presented by: Pittsburgh Symphony Pops singer-songwriter and Tony Award-nominee Ann Hampton Callaway performs The Streisand Songbook, featuring timeless classics from Streisand's extraordinary career. Callaway crafts a loving musical portrait of the legendary performer, while putting a unique pop/jazz spin on unforgettable songs from Streisand's Broadway years to her film and pop album works. PSO Assistant Conductor Fawzi Haimor will conduct. Date: 11/14/2013 -          11/17/2013 11/14 - 7:30 pm 11/15 - 8:00 pm 11/16 - 8:00 pm 11/17 - 2:30 pm Heinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map Highmark Holiday Pops Presented by: Pittsburgh Symphony Pops Highmark Holiday Pops returns for two weekends. Todd Ellison, hailed by The New York Times as one of "Broadway's electric conductors," leads the PSO and the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh with a host of guest artists. Music director and conductor of the 2012 Broadway revival of Annie, Ellison's credits include Monty Python's Spamalot, La Cage aux Folles, and Michel Legrand's Amour. He also was Marvin Hamlisch's music director on productions of Ballroom and The Nutty Professor. Date: 12/12/2013 -          12/21/2013 12/12 - 7:30 pm 12/13 - 8:00 pm 12/14 - 2:30 pm 12/14 - 8:00 pm 12/15 - 2:30 pm 12/20 - 8:00 pm 12/21 - 2:30 pm 12/21 - 8:00 pm Heinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map The Music of John Williams Presented by: Pittsburgh Symphony Pops PSO Resident Conductor Lawrence Loh leads the music of John Williams. The winner of five Academy Awards, Williams has written music for Lincoln, Jaws, Schindler’s List, E.T., Superman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Saving Private Ryan, The Accidental Tourist, War Horse, The Adventures of Tintin, Born on the Fourth of July, the first three Harry Potter movies and the unforgettable themes for Star Wars and all four Indiana Jones films. Date: 01/23/2014 -          01/26/2014 01/23 - 7:30 pm 01/24 - 8:00 pm 01/25 - 8:00 pm 01/26 - 2:30 pm Heinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map All That Jazz: A Symphonic Celebration of Kander & Ebb Presented by: Pittsburgh Symphony Pops Jack Everly conducts All That Jazz: A Symphonic Celebration of Kander and Ebb. Composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb wrote such hits as Chicago, Cabaret, New York, New York, and The Scottsboro Boys. The concerts feature favorites, including "All That Jazz," "Razzle Dazzle," "Mr. Cellophane," "Cabaret," "Me and My Baby," "Maybe This Time" and "Don’t Tell Mama!" Date: 03/06/2014 -          03/09/2014 03/06 - 7:30 pm 03/07 - 8:00 pm 03/08 - 8:00 pm 03/09 - 2:30 pm Heinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map Bugs Bunny at the Symphony Presented by: Pittsburgh Symphony Pops A fantastic fusion of classical music and classic animation, Bugs Bunny at the Symphony is created and conducted by Emmy Award-winner George Daugherty. The concert features favorite Warner Bros. Looney Tunes characters on screen in their most memorable moments, all with live accompaniment by the PSO. “The roaring kettledrums, the sweetly confiding strings, the braying brasses, and luxuriant woodwinds were every bit as vibrant as the colors and choreography of the animation on screen.” -- The Chicago Tribune Date: 04/10/2014 -          04/13/2014 04/10 - 7:30 pm 04/11 - 8:00 pm 04/12 - 2:30 pm 04/12 - 8:00 pm 04/13 - 2:30 pm Heinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map Luck Be a Lady: Megan Hilty Sings Sinatra and More Presented by: Pittsburgh Symphony Pops Megan Hilty, star of NBC's hit television show, Smash, and acclaimed conductor Steven Reineke and the PSO paying tribute to songs Ol' Blue Eyes made famous. In a weekend of concerts titled, Luck Be a Lady, Hilty will perform Sinatra staples such as The Lady Is a Tramp, Moon River, and I've Got You Under My Skin, and many more. The concert will be led by Steven Reineke, newly appointed Principal Pops Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Music Director of The New York Pops at Carnegie Hall. Date: 06/19/2014 -          06/22/2014 06/19 - 7:30 pm 06/20 - 8:00 pm 06/21 - 8:00 pm 06/22 - 2:30 pm Heinz Hall, 601 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA website | map