The cast, crew, and production staff of the Front Porch Theatricals production of Bright Star invited WRCT’s MandoRichard to attend a recent rehearsal.

Bright Star, a collaboration between Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, made its debut on Broadway in 2016; the Front Porch Theatricals production is the show’s Pittsburgh professional premiere.

Wanna hear the energy of a true bluegrass musical? Tune in to WRCT’s Whiskey Before Breakfast about 11:15 a.m. on Wednesday to hear music from the show and to learn more about this energetic production, coming to the Hazlett Theatre, May 17 – 26.

All on Whiskey Before Breakfast, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 8, on 88.3 FM Pittsburgh, or streaming from this very website.

Shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, Charley Rappaport, director of the Pittsburgh Mandolin Orchestra, will stop by WRCT’s Whiskey Before Breakfast to preview the PMO’s May 4 concert and to talk about how mandolin family instruments are used all across the musical spectrum.

You’ll enjoy Charley’s comments on selections from the PMO’s recordings and hear music from some of Charley’s and Mandorichard’s favorite mandolinists.

Tune in to WRCT from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. All here on on 88.3 FM, Pittsburgh, and streaming from this very website.

Starting this Wednesday, DJ Omni will be hosting Soundwalking, a show in tribute to Hildegard Westerkamp’s show of the same name from the Vancouver Co-operative Radio.

Tune in at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays to hear compelling sounds from places in the local Pittsburgh area. Hopefully, by paying attention to these sounds, you will also be more compelled to listen to sounds you experience in your daily life.

Westerkamp’s show, to quote her, “brought community soundscapes into listeners’ homes and simultaneously extended listeners’ ears into the soundscape of the community.”

Tune in and see what your city has to say!