The 2nd North American tour of the worldwide smash WICKED launches at the Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers, FL on March 7, and runs through March 29, 2009. A limited number of seats are still available for all performances and can be purchased at the box office, by calling (239) 481-4849 or online at www.bbmannpah.com. Stephen Schwartz discusses the story behind the story of WICKED with Florida Weekly Online, you can read it by clicking here.
The 2nd North American tour of the worldwide smash WICKED launches at the Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers, FL on March 7, and runs through March 29, 2009.
The 2nd North American tour of the worldwide smash WICKED launches at the Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers, FL on March 7, and runs through March 29, 2009. A limited number of seats are still available for all performances and can be purchased at the box office, by calling (239) 481-4849 or online at www.bbmannpah.com.
On Friday, March 27, multi award-winning composer and lyricist Ryan Scott Oliver will bring sexy
schoolteachers, provocative rent-boys, obsessive homicidal teenagers, and fairy dust to The Theatre at Boston Court.
The Incredibly Innovative Innovators of Pittsburgh, a Pittsburgh CLO Gallery of Heroes production, kicked off its spring tour January 12, 2009, at Peabody High School. Originally developed to coincide with the Pittsburgh 250 celebration, this educational and entertaining production was extended for an additional tour by popular demand. The show is traveling to local schools, teaching students about the men, women and innovations from Pittsburgh that have helped to change the world during the last 250 years. The spring tour will run through May 15 at schools in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Green, Indiana, Washington and Westmoreland Counties in Pennsylvania and in Weirton, West Virginia. The production is presented in partnership with the Senator John Heinz History Center.
Auditions for Pittsburgh CLO's production of 8-TRACK, The Sounds of the 70's
Two male (tenor and baritone) and two female (soprano and alto) singer/actors ages 18 to 35 with exceptional voices who move well. The female soprano and male tenor preferably will be African-American. However, performers of all ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to attend. Visit the website for specifics.
Applications are now available for the 2009 Pittsburgh CLO Summer Internship Program. The Summer Internship Program lasts approximately 10 weeks, running from early May through mid-August, and affords college students 18 years of age and older the opportunity to work one-on-one with musical theater industry professionals.
Pittsburgh CLO is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the premiere of My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, which runs February 12 through May 10 at the CLO Cabaret. Relive the magic of an American legend with 56 of his greatest songs, including 'Fly Me to the Moon,' 'Young at Heart,' 'All the Way,' and, of course, 'My Way.' Tickets are available online at pittsburghCLO.org, or by calling 412-456-6666.
Pittsburgh CLO is proud to announce the three new shows that will make up the 2009-2010 CLO Cabaret season, including two Cabaret premieres. Subscriptions are available online at CLOCabaret.com or by calling 412-281-2822.
Pittsburgh CLO to Hold Auditions For Summer Season 2009, Singers, dancers and character actors - ages 18 and older.
Auditions for the ensemble and character roles for Pittsburgh CLO's 2009 Summer Season productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Swing!, Les Miserables, Barry Manilow's Copacabana and Into the Woods. Productions run from May 26 - August 9.
The Producers of the worldwide smash WICKED announced casting for the 2nd North American Tour today. The role of Elphaba will be played by Marcie Dodd and the role of Glinda will be played by Helene Yorke. Playing the role of Madame Morrible will be Marilyn Caskey and The Wizard will be played by Tom McGowan.
Pittsburgh CLO, with the families of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, will proudly present the 12th Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theater to award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. The ceremony will be held at the 2009 CLO Guild's Pink Frolic Ball on May 9, 2009, at the Omni William Penn Hotel.
Pittsburgh CLO, with the families of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization, will proudly present the 12th Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theater to award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. The ceremony will be held at the 2009 CLO Guild's Pink Frolic Ball on May 9, 2009, at the Omni William Penn Hotel.
Established in 1988, the Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theater recognizes the lifetime contributions of outstanding talents in musical theater. Pittsburgh CLO has presented the Richard Rodgers Award 11 times in recent years to such luminaries as Mary Martin (1988), Dame Julie Andrews (1989), Harold Prince (1991), Sir Cameron Mackintosh (1992), Stephen Sondheim (1993), Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber (1996), Gwen Verdon (2000), Bernadette Peters (2002), Shirley Jones (2007), Kathleen Marshall (2008) and Rob Marshall (2008).
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts celebrates the 12th Anniversary of the Millennium Stage on January 31, 2009 with 'Broadway Today'-a star-studded, free concert, produced by Michael A. Kerker and presented in cooperation with ASCAP, in the Opera House as a part of the Center's season-long artistic initiative Broadway: The Third Generation. With the composers at the piano, original cast members and Broadway stars perform signature songs that made these artists household names. Free tickets are required. Tickets will be given away one (1) per person in line in front of the Opera House beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2009.
OUT OF OUR HEADS is brought to you by the award-winning songwriting team Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond. Be the first to hear the exciting new additions to their songbook, as well as some of their classics. Join Kooman & Dimond for an evening of songs of love, loss, stalkers, and candy bars. Catch this one-night-only performance before it travels to the Kennedy Center as part of the Next Generation of Musical Theater series.
Tonight, Friday, January 23rd, THE AFTER PARTY is thrilled to welcome Broadway's JESSE NAGER and Seven-time MAC Award Winner NATALIE DOUGLAS.
JESSE NAGER's Broadway credits include MARY POPPINS, MAMMA MIA, and GOOD VIBRATIONS. Off-Broadway: FAME ON 42ND ST. Regional: Stephen Sondheim's BEING ALIVE, Frank Wildhorn's WAITING FOR THE MOON, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND as Daniel (Reprise!), and shows at North Shore Music Theater, Pittsburgh CLO, The MUNY, and many more. Jesse has been seen onstage singing with Mariah Carey, Shania Twain, and Jason Mraz. He is a member of the Broadway Inspirational Voices. Jesse is also the founder and member of the Broadway Boys, a collection of the hottest NY tenors adding elements of funk, gospel, pop, and rock to traditional showtunes. 'If you like musical theater, you need to see the Broadway Boys. If you don't like musical theater, you NEED to see the Broadway Boys' -Orlando Sentinel. Info at www.bwayboys.com. The Broadway Boys are currently in the studio recording their first album. Jesse is a 2003 graduate of the University of Michigan.
NATALIE DOUGLAS' theatre credits include The People vs. Mona at Abingdon Stages, TheAtrainplays (5-22) at The Neighborhood Playhouse and Off-Broadway at New
World Stages, A Hillside in Hell at 13th Street Rep. and Children of Eden at Riverside Church for York Theatre. Seven-time MAC (Manhattan Association of Cabarets & Clubs) award winner. 2008 Nightlife Award Winner. Concerts: Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), Jazz at Lincoln Center (NYC), Greenwich Theatre (London) & Birdland (NYC). Recordings: Not That Different and To Nina...Live At Birdland, a tribute to Dr. Nina Simone. On April 14th at Birdland, Natalie will debut her new show, Cafe Society, a tribute to the songs, the people, the spirit and thes tyle that were all a part of the legendary Greenwich Village nightspot of the 30's and 40's, Caf? Society.
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts celebrates the 12th Anniversary of the Millennium Stage on January 31, 2009 with 'Broadway Today'-a star-studded, free concert, produced by Michael A. Kerker and presented in cooperation with ASCAP, in the Opera House as a part of the Center's season-long artistic initiative Broadway: The Third Generation. With the composers at the piano, original cast members and Broadway stars perform signature songs that made these artists household names. Free tickets are required. Tickets will be given away one (1) per person in line in front of the Opera House beginning at 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 31, 2009.
Pittsburgh CLO is proud to announce the cast and creative team for the premiere of My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, which runs February 12 through May 10 at the CLO Cabaret. Relive the magic of an American legend with 56 of his greatest songs, including 'Fly Me to the Moon,' 'Young at Heart,' 'All the Way,' and, of course, 'My Way.' Tickets are available online at pittsburghCLO.org, or by calling 412-456-6666.
Pittsburgh CLO to Hold Auditions For Summer Season 2009, Singers, dancers and character actors - ages 18 and older.
Auditions for the ensemble and character roles for Pittsburgh CLO's 2009 Summer Season productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Swing!, Les Miserables, Barry Manilow's Copacabana and Into the Woods. Productions run from May 26 - August 9.
Audition details for Pittsburgh CLO's production of 'My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra'
Two male (deep baritone and high baritone) and two female singer/actors (mezzo soprano and soprano) ages 20 to 50.
At 2 p.m. by appointment, Sunday, December 14, 2008
Callbacks will be held Monday, December 15, time TBD
