Pittsburgh CLO News

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 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.

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 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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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 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.

Marking the 50th anniversary of the musical’s Broadway debut and the release of the classic film, this fully staged, immersive production invites audiences to unleash their inner creatures of the night in a run of sci-fi, seduction, and rebellion.

BroadwayWorld has just learned the complete cast for the first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS. Find out who will join previously announced Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit, Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher. We have all of the details!

BroadwayWorld has just learned that the 17th annual Jimmy Awards will take place on Monday, June 22, 2026 at 7:30pm at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre, 200 West 45th Street in Manhattan.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre has announced the recipients of its 2025/2026 Frank Young Fund for New Musicals (FYFNM) and Impact & Exploration Fund (I&EF) grants.

The complete cast has been announced for the new national tour of The Sound of Music, launching September 5–6, 2025, in Utica, NY, and starring Cayleigh Capaldi, Kevin Earley, and Christiane Noll under the direction of Jack O’Brien.

Disney’s smash-hit Broadway musical Frozen will melt hearts when it arrives at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, NE, for a limited 13-performance engagement from August 15 to 24, 2025.

Pittsburgh CLO will present Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, running this fall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!

The new play Haters Gonna Hate, a teen comedy by rising playwright Justin Borak, is set to make its mark with a private industry reading in August, produced by Theresa Pittius.

Get a first look at Pittsburgh CLO's production of Disney's FROZEN at the Benedum Center. The production runs from July 18th through Juky 27th. This beloved tale of sisterhood comes to life on stage, offering audiences an unforgettable blend of romance, adventure, and magic – including all the iconic songs audiences know and love, plus 12 songs written especially for the Broadway production. 

Starlight Theatre has announced the cast for its upcoming production of Disney’s Frozen, featuring two young Kansas City actresses—Bellamy Kelly and Hailey Kenyon—in the roles of Young Anna and Young Elsa, respectively.