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Photo Flash: First Look at Joshua Grosso and More in IN THE HEIGHTS at Pittsburgh CLO

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Joshua Grosso is making his Pittsburgh CLO debut as Usnavi in IN THE HEIGHTS, running now through July 16. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

Grosso is the 2012 Jimmy Award-winner for Best Actor and a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. Mr. Grosso recently appeared in a new Korean musical in New York called Under the Bodhi Tree.

Stephanie Klemons is a Drama Desk Award-winning Broadway performer and choreographer. She is an Original Cast Member of Broadway's Hamilton, In The Heights and If/Then. She is joining Pittsburgh CLO's production of IN THE HEIGHTS as Vanessa after last appearing in Pittsburgh CLO's BOMBAY DREAMS. Ms. Klemons' credits also include serving as associate choreographer for Hamilton, Bring It On and the First National Tour of In The Heights.

Patricia Phillips is a long-time Pittsburgh CLO alum and Carnegie Mellon graduate returning to Pittsburgh as Abuela Claudia in IN THE HEIGHTS. She marks among her many accomplishments her debut as the first African-American woman to play the role of Carlotta in the Phantom of the Opera. Her recent Broadway credits include Kinky Boots, Live from Lincoln Center: Sweeney Todd, and was a member of the original Broadway casts of La Boheme, The Secret Garden and The Sound of Music. Television credits include two Tony Award telecasts, The Sopranos and Everybody's Fine with Robert De Niro. Ms. Phillips has also been a featured soloist with The Pittsburgh Symphony, The Minnesota Orchestra, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Indianapolis Symphony, The Bay Area Symphony, The Sioux City Symphony, The River City Brass Band and The Virginia Symphony.

Pittsburgh CLO celebrates 71 years of musical theater magic with an incredible line-up of musicals featuring a team of Pittsburgh CLO alumni and Broadway's very best artists. Tickets to all shows are now available at pittsburghCLO.org, by calling 412-456-6666 or visiting the Box Office at Theater Square.

Photo Credit: Archie Carpenter





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