Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/01/2026 - 05/03/2026
12:00 am
Location
Heinz Hall
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The intergalactic battle between good and evil continues in this 1980 film, the first sequel to the 1977 epic “Star Wars” — with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performing the score live.
In this installment, young Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) undergoes special training under the guidance of a master named Yoda. Meanwhile, his rebel partners Han Solo and Princess Leia (Harrison Ford, Carie Fisher) flee enemy forces. But their apparent oasis, a cloud city run by the enigmatic Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams), may not be the safe harbor they hope for.
Like the first film, “The Empire Strikes Back” became a global hit and includes one of cinema’s most famous plot twists,
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