Pittsburgh CLO Sets 2015 Summer Season Creative Team

Pittsburgh CLO is pleased to announce the creative team for the 2015 Summer Season at the Benedum Center. These Pittsburgh CLO veterans will bring Broadway's best to life at the Benedum Center all summer long. The 2015 Season includes MARY POPPINS (June 9 - 21), MAN OF LA MANCHA (June 23 - 28), GYPSY (July 10 - 19), THE WEDDING SINGER (July 24 - August 2) and the National Tours of KINKY BOOTS (August 4 - 9) and Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA (August 11 - 16).

2015 Pittsburgh CLO Summer Season Creative Team (in alphabetical order):

Linda Goodrich (Director & Choreographer, MARY POPPINS) returns to Pittsburgh CLO after serving as Director and Choreographer for Singin' in the Rain for Pittsburgh CLO's 2014 production. Her Directorial/Choreographic credits include Bat Boy and Smokey Joe's Café at Theatreworks (awards for Excellence in direction and choreography); Seussical! - Music Theatre of Wichita; Jesus Christ Superstar, Side Show, Oklahoma! and Cabaret - Univ. of Mich. Choreography credits include world premieres of Henry Krieger's and Bill Russell's Everything's Ducky and the revised Good News! Tours: Cabaret - Europe, Singin' in the Rain - U.S. and Japan, Blue's Clues Live and Dora The Explorer - U.S., including Radio City Music Hall. Regional Theatre: Company with Carol Burnett - Long Beach CLO, Strike Up The Band - Goodspeed Opera House, Singin' in the Rain and Annie - Paper Mill Playhouse. Other Theatres: Cincinnati Playhouse, St. Louis Rep, North Shore Music Theatre and TUTS.

Tom Helm (Music Director: MARY POPPINS, MAN OF LA MANCHA, GYPSY, THE WEDDING SINGER) returns for his 20th season with Pittsburgh CLO. His theater credits include the Broadway productions of Souvenir, LES MISERABLES, Me and My Girl, CATS and Brigadoon. He has also contributed his talents to television programs such as "Crazy For You" and the "Today Show." Mr. Helm has conducted at Radio City Music Hall, Paper Mill Playhouse and many other regional and national theaters.

Barry Ivan (Director & Choreographer, THE WEDDING SINGER) has directed numerous productions for Pittsburgh CLO including Sunset Boulevard, Company, A Little Night Music, Footloose, The Full Monty, Miss Saigon, West Side Story and LES MISERABLES. National and international credits range from directing at the German State Opera to directing at Yale. Mr. Ivan directed the US Premiere of Dracula, A Chamber Musical; and in the Fall of 2014 he directed the staged reading of playwright Jeff Stolzer's new comedy-drama Power Plays at the Dramatist's Guild. Mr. Ivan's productions of The Full Monty and Hairspray received IRNE awards for Best Musical and he received IRNE nominations as Best Director for Nine and LES MISERABLES. In addition to his work in the theatre, Mr. Ivan is currently under contract developing and Executive Producing upcoming Web TV programming.

Michael Lichtefeld (Choreographer, GYPSY) has choreographed more than a dozen Pittsburgh CLO productions, including 42nd Street, Annie, White Christmas, Funny Girl, La Cage aux Folles and Cinderella. His Broadway choreography credits include Little Women, The Secret Garden, The Sound of Music, Sweeney Todd, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Laughing Room Only and the City Center Encores production of Music in the Air. Mr. Lichtefeld has also performed in the Broadway productions of Evita, Sophisticated Ladies and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. His choreography has been nominated for Drama Desk, Ovation and Outer Critics Circle Awards. He also earned a 2008 Independent Reviewers of New England (IRNE) Best Choreography Award in 2008 for North Shore Music Theatre's production of Bye Bye Birdie.

Charles Repole (Director, GYPSY) has directed numerous productions for Pittsburgh CLO including Legally Blonde The Musical, 42nd Street, Annie, Jesus Christ Superstar, Curtains, Barry Manilow's Copacabana, Annie Get Your Gun, Singin' in the Rain, My Fair Lady, Carousel and Cinderella. His New York City and Broadway directing credits include the highly-acclaimed concert versions of Dubarry Was a Lady, Call Me Madam and the revival of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, among others. As an actor, Mr. Repole has appeared on Broadway in Doubles, Whoopee! and Very Good Eddie, which earned him a Tony Award nomination and a Theatre World Award. Mr. Repole is presently the Chairman of the Drama, Theatre and Dance Department at Queens College and was the recipient of the 2001 President's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Marc Robin (Director & Choreographer, MAN OF LA MANCHA) returns to Pittsburgh CLO after directing the 2014 Summer Season production of Monty Python's Spamalot. Mr. Robin has staged over 300 shows throughout the country including theatres such as Walnut Street, Chicago Shakespeare, Steppenwolf, Marriott, Skylight, Maine State, TUTS and The Fulton Theatre, where he has served as Artistic Director for the past five seasons. He has received many awards and honors including 54 Jeff nominations, 16 Jeff Awards, 13 After Dark Awards, four Barrymore nominations, six Broadway World Nominations and one Broadway World award, three Arizoni Awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award and others.

Season Tickets for the 2015 Summer Season Are On Sale Now:

Pittsburgh CLO offers affordable and flexible 6-Show and 3-Show Season Ticket packages that fit even the busiest schedules and offer significant savings over single ticket prices.

• CLO's 6-Show Premium Series allows Season Ticket holders to see all six sensational musicals with prices ranging from $198-$382.
• CLO also offers flexible 3-Show Series packages starting at $45.

Season Tickets can be purchased online or by calling the Season Ticket Hotline at 412-281-2822. Pittsburgh CLO's 2014 Season also is the perfect outing for any social group. Groups of 10 or more can call the Group Sales Hotline at 412-325-1582 to learn more about special discounts, exciting new events and priority seating.

Pittsburgh CLO gratefully acknowledges the generosity of PNC for its sponsorship of the PNC Spotlight Series and our Season Sponsors: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and WTAE-TV.

Since 1946, the Pittsburgh CLO has been the driving force behind live musical theater in Pittsburgh and the entire Southwestern Pennsylvania region. Under the direction of Van Kaplan since 1997, this not-for-profit arts organization appreciates the support of nearly 200,000 patrons each year and produces a subscription series, educational programs, national tours and develops and invests in new works, including 19 Broadway shows (25 Tony Awards) featuring the recent productions of Cinderella, Kinky Boots and Matilda. Its dedication to the musical theater art form extends to include such programs as the CLO Academy, the CLO Mini Stars, the Gene Kelly Awards, the Richard Rodgers Award, the National High School Musical Theater Awards, the Construction Center for the Arts and the CLO Cabaret.

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