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Inside Outside 2023

Inside Outside is the Pittsburgh Playhouse's Summer Concert Series, a casual spot both indoors and out, where you interact with the artists you love and your first drink is on us. Join us Thursdays and Fridays through June and July for drinks and live entertainment in our beautiful Highmark Theatre which opens onto our Forbes Avenue plaza. 

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Ray Angry
June 15, 2023 4:30 PM Ray Angry aka Mr. Goldfinger is a pianist, producer, composer and arranger who is one of the most in-demand artists today. Classically trained with roots in gospel, Ray has one foot firmly planted in jazz and the other stirring the pot of pan-global pop. As a prolific artist and all-around coveted sideman—in the studio and on the road—Ray spans the globe and genres for collaborations with today’s new and veteran artists.
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An Evening of Dance
June 16, 2023 4:30 PM Be the first to witness original choreography by the renowned faculty and alumnus of Point Park University’s Conservatory of Performing Arts — Dance. See original works by Jason McDole, Jesse Factor, visiting professor Marc Spaulding, and alumnus, Mamiko Usuda. Usuda will also create a trio featuring the faculty.
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Frank Vignola's Birdland Guitar Trio with special guest Jimmie Highsmith, Jr.
June 22, 2023 4:30 PM Frank Vignola, born December 30th, 1965, is one of the most extraordinary guitarists performing before the public today. His stunning virtuosity has made him the guitarist of choice for many of the world’s top musicians, including Ringo Starr, Madonna, Donald Fagen, John Lewis, Tommy Emmanuel, Lionel Hampton, the Boston Pops, the New York Pops, and guitar legend Les Paul, who named Vignola to his “Five Most Admired Guitarists List:” for the Wall Street Journal.
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Cello Fury
June 23, 2023 4:30 PM A cello rock powerhouse featuring three cellists and a drummer, Cello Fury's original music combines the symphonic sounds of the cello with driving rock beats. The band's cinematic, progressive rock sound appeals to a diverse audience throughout the United States and abroad.
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Jeff Kashiwa
June 29, 2023 4:30 PM Seattle native, Jeff Kashiwa became known as one of the most compelling young saxophonists in contemporary jazz during his first year with The Rippingtons back in 1989. Kashiwa performed hundreds of shows all over the world and appeared on many of the band’s classic recordings.


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Dixie Surewood's Broadway or Bust
June 30, 2023 4:30 PM Dixie Surewood, Pittsburgh’s own National Comedy Queen, presents her special showtunes sing along, Broadway or Bust! This time at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, with special co-host, fellow Drag Queen Broadway enthusiast Chi Chi DeVivre.
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Grace Kelly
July 6, 2023 4:30 PM An unequivocal musical prodigy, singer-saxophonist-songwriter-composer and band leader Grace Kelly has rocked the jazz world with sold-out concerts, 14 acclaimed albums and a resume that includes performing at the Hollywood Bowl and as part of the house band for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” – all before reaching her mid-twenties.
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Mani Bahia & The Mob
July 7, 2023 4:30 PM Mani Bahia is an American musician, writer, lyricist, singer-songwriter, and performer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In late 2018 Mani dropped her first project, "Solstice," featuring a collection of original acoustic tracks recorded in nature with raw vocals and voice memos of the singer's reflective thoughts and feelings.
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Badi Assad Trio
July 13, 2023 4:30 PM Based in São Paulo, Brazil, virtuoso guitar player, singer, vocal juggler and songwriter, Badi Assad has emerged as one of the most versatile artists of her generation. With more than 14 albums released worldwide and more then 40 visited countries, her 2006 CD Wonderland was selected among the 100 Best from the prestigious BBC London and was also included among the 30 Best on Amazon.com. The US magazine, Guitar Player, selected her from a pool of artists (that included the likes of Ben Harper and Ani DiFranco), as one of the guitar players that would revolutionize the world.
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The Grand Tour
July 14, 2023 4:30 PM With music the vessel and Chatham Baroque at the helm, you will experience an aural Grand Tour of Baroque Europe. The program will take you to Germany, Italy, France, England, and Spain, showcasing the distinct national styles emanating from 17th and 18th Century Europe, and featuring the colorful verve, virtuosity, and spontaneity that have come to define Chatham Baroque.
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