Pride on the Shore with Ava Max, Fletcher, Betty Who, and Jordy; She’s Baaack: ‘Mother Lode’ at off the WALL (Sat., 6/3/23)

1) June is Pride month and the Pittsburgh LGBTQIA+ community is celebrating with their annual Pride on the Shore at Stage AE. The musical event features performers, DJs, artists, drag queens, and more. Slated to appear are the noted musical performers Ava Max, Fletcher, Betty Who, and Jordy. Max is originally from Milwaukee and scored a big hit in 2018 with her single “Sweet, but Psycho.” The song “Undrunk” garnered Fletcher her first spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019. She’s a native of a town called Asbury Park, New Jersey. Betty Who hails from a land down under, Australia.  The 2017 track, “I Love You Always Forever” propelled her to a higher level of success. Chicago-native Jordy, dropped his sophomore LP Boy in April. It contains the lead single, “Story of a Boy,” which gives an updated interpretation of  Nine Days’ era-defining 2000 hit “Absolutely (Story of a Girl).” Sold out. Doors open at 3 p.m. Stage AE, 400 North Shore Dr., North Shore. (R.H.)

Jordy.

MOTHER LODE by Virginia Wall Gruenert. June 3 – 4, off the WALL productions.

In ‘Mother Lode,’ Linda Haston is both her mother and herself. It’s a feeling that many women have had. (Photo courtesy of the artist)

2) “Back by popular demand” may be a cliche but in this case it’s true. Once more, off the WALL productions is presenting a short run of a one-woman play that has generated tons of buzz in its previous stagings. Mother Lode, a drama with comedy, depicts how mother-daughter relationships may be tested—and deepened—at a crucial time: when the elderly mother is near life’s end. Linda Haston plays both roles, the daughter dealing with a veritable “mother lode” of feelings and the mother slipping into dementia. Written by Virginia Wall Gruenert, Mother Lode is drawn from Haston’s real-life experiences. 8 p.m. Saturday and a 3 p.m. matinee Sunday. At Carnegie Stage, 25 W. Main St., Carnegie. (M.V.)

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