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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 13 Broadway shows (13 Tony Awards®) featuring the recent productions of Catch Me If You Can and The Addams Family.



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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Productions

On Your FeetOn Your Feet
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Producer
An American in ParisAn American in Paris
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Producer
An American in Paris
 
[Paris, 2014]
Producer
EvitaEvita
 
[US Tour, 2013]
Producer
EvitaEvita
 
[Broadway, 2012]
Producer
42nd Street
 
[Pittsburgh, PA (Regional), 2006]
Producer
Doctor Dolittle
 
[US Tour, 2006]
Producer
Doctor Dolittle
 
[US Tour, 2005]
Producer
Time After Time
 
[New York, 2004]
Producer
1776
 
[Pittsburgh, PA (Regional), 2004]
Producer
Time After Time
 
[Regional (US), 2002]
Producer

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Musical

Pittsburgh CLO, An American in Paris

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Pittsburgh CLO Unveils Cast For The 33rd Annual A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL Photo
Pittsburgh CLO Unveils Cast For The 33rd Annual A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22, 2025

Pittsburgh CLO has confirmed casting for the 33rd annual production of A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL, which will run December 13–23, 2025, at the Byham Theater.
City Theatre Reveals Cast And Creative Team For HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Photo
City Theatre Reveals Cast And Creative Team For HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22, 2025

City Theatre has announced casting and creative team details for its upcoming revival of HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, presented in partnership with the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust.
Center Stage Records Releases New Single From Kennedy Caughell Celebrating WICKED: F Photo
Center Stage Records Releases New Single From Kennedy Caughell Celebrating WICKED: FOR GOOD
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 22, 2025

Center Stage Records has released a new digital single from Kennedy Caughell, featuring a medley of “I’m Not That Girl” and “Defying Gravity” inspired by the new film Wicked: For Good.
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL and More Set for Pittsburgh CLO Summer 2026 Photo
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL and More Set for Pittsburgh CLO Summer 2026
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 13, 2025

Pittsburgh CLO has revealed its 2026 PNC Summer of Musicals, marking a milestone 80th Anniversary. The season will feature Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and more.
Denis O'Hare Will Star as Scrooge In Pittsburgh CLO's A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL Photo
Denis O'Hare Will Star as Scrooge In Pittsburgh CLO's A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2025

Pittsburgh CLO will welcome Denis O'Hare to town in the iconic role of Ebenezer Scrooge in its 34th annual production of A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL. Learn more here!
City Theatre’s Play-Development Showcase THE MOMENTUM FESTIVAL Returns This Decembe Photo
City Theatre’s Play-Development Showcase THE MOMENTUM FESTIVAL Returns This December
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2025

City Theatre is partnering with Carnegie Mellon University’s newly established Center for New Work Development to relaunch the festival known as The Momentum Festival, a laboratory for playwrights to workshop new scripts with directors, dramaturgs and actors.
Elizabeth Stanley to Perform at The Laurie Beechman Theatre Photo
Elizabeth Stanley to Perform at The Laurie Beechman Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 5, 2025

Tony Award nominee and Grammy Award winner Elizabeth Stanley (Jagged Little Pill, Company) will kick off the holiday season in style with “Let Your Heart Be Light” — a one-night-only concert at the intimate Laurie Beechman Theater.
School Registration Opens for the DPAC Rising Star Awards Photo
School Registration Opens for the DPAC Rising Star Awards
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2025

DPAC has announced that school registration is now open for the 2025–2026 season of the DPAC Rising Star Awards, central North Carolina’s High School Musical Theatre Awards.
Video: Pittsburgh CLO's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW First Look Photo
Video: Pittsburgh CLO's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW First Look
by Joshua Wright - Oct 23, 2025

Get a first look at Pittsburgh CLO's production of Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, running through November 8, 2025, at the Greer Cabaret Theater as part of the Kara Cabaret Series.
Beth Malone, Isabelle McCalla, and More Join FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS Photo
Beth Malone, Isabelle McCalla, and More Join FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
by Stephi Wild - Oct 17, 2025

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the complete casting and more details about the lineup for the 37th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS. Learn more here!
Meet the Cast of CHESS, Now Playing on Broadway Photo
Meet the Cast of CHESS, Now Playing on Broadway
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2025

Chess is back on Broadway! Previews for Chess begin Wednesday, October 15 at the Imperial Theatre. The production officially opens Sunday, November 16. Meet the cast of Chess below!
American Theater Group Unveils Cast and Creative Team for OUR TOWN Photo
American Theater Group Unveils Cast and Creative Team for OUR TOWN
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2025

American Theater Group will open its 2025–2026 season with Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, running October 23–November 9 in Union and Basking Ridge, NJ. Directed by Merete Muenter, the production stars Timothy Ware-Hill and Carrie Keating and features several New Jersey drama teachers in supporting roles.
Taylor Iman Jones, Grey Henson and More to Star in NAMT's 37th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW Photo
Taylor Iman Jones, Grey Henson and More to Star in NAMT's 37th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 29, 2025

National Alliance for Musical Theatre has revealed the initial casting and more details about the lineup for the 37th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS. Learn more!
Pittsburgh CLO to Revive Pittsburgh CLO Mini Stars Program Photo
Pittsburgh CLO to Revive Pittsburgh CLO Mini Stars Program
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 18, 2025

Pittsburgh CLO will present the return of the Pittsburgh CLO Mini Stars, a hallmark of the organization's legacy in cultivating young musical theater talent. Learn more!
National Alliance for Musical Theatre To Host 2025 Fall Conference and Songwriters Sh Photo
National Alliance for Musical Theatre To Host 2025 Fall Conference and Songwriters Showcase
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 18, 2025

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre will host its 2025 Fall Conference, Stronger Together: Reimagining Collaboration, October 21–22 at the NYPL for the Performing Arts.
YIPPEE KI YAY to be Presented at Pittsburgh CLO This Holiday Season Photo
YIPPEE KI YAY to be Presented at Pittsburgh CLO This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 17, 2025

Pittsburgh CLO will present James Seabright's YIPPEE KI YAY (the parody celebration of Die Hard), a one-man parody written and performed by acclaimed British writer-performer Richard Marsh. Learn more!
Review: FOREVER PLAID Rises from the Grave at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre Photo
Review: FOREVER PLAID Rises from the Grave at Saint Vincent Summer Theatre
by Greg Kerestan - Sep 12, 2025

Here's a fun fact about me: I have never played one of the Four Plaids, but I have been in many, many productions of Forever Plaid. There used to be a drawer in my house full of printed-out certificates and plaid-covered dental floss, tokens of my repeat apearances as the 'special audience volunteer' in productions of Forever Plaid across the last twenty years.
Judy Kuhn, Kevin Del Aguila, Robert Cuccioli and More Join THE BAKER'S WIFE At Classi Photo
Judy Kuhn, Kevin Del Aguila, Robert Cuccioli and More Join THE BAKER'S WIFE At Classic Stage Company; Full Casting Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 12, 2025

Classic Stage Company has announced full casting for Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein’s The Baker’s Wife, starring Ariana DeBose and Scott Bakula. Directed by Gordon Greenberg, the musical will open CSC’s 2025–26 season, running October 23–December 14, 2025, at the Lynn F. Angelson Theater.
Full Cast Set for TITANIC THE MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse Photo
Full Cast Set for TITANIC THE MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 9, 2025

Ogunquit Playhouse has revealed the full cast and creative for Titanic The Musical, with a story and book by Peter Stone, and music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!
Pittsburgh CLO Welcomes 3 New Board of Directors Members Photo
Pittsburgh CLO Welcomes 3 New Board of Directors Members
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 5, 2025

Pittsburgh CLO just announced the election of three new members to its Board of Directors: Joshua Stewart (PNC), Linda DiBucci (Piatt Sotheby’s International Realty), and Tracy Saula (Highmark Health). The slate, proposed by Nominating Committee Co-Chair Scott Neil, was unanimously approved at the August 28th quarterly Board meeting.
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