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Tony Award®-Winner BILLY PORTER to headline

at CLO

***One Week Only Engagement August 4 – 9, 2015***

Pittsburgh, PA • January 7, 2015 – Pittsburgh CLO announced today that Tony Award®-winner and Pittsburgh native Billy Porter will star as ‘Lola’ for ONE WEEK ONLY when the National Touring production of the 2013 Tony Award-winning Best Musical plays Pittsburgh CLO August 4-9, 2015 at the Benedum Center. Tickets are on sale exclusively to subscribers of Pittsburgh CLO's 2015 Summer Season.

“Billy Porter started his career at Pittsburgh CLO and to have him return to us in a role he originated and won a Tony for is a most fulfilling, full-circle moment,” said Executive Producer Van Kaplan.

Kyle Taylor Parker, currently earning raves as ‘Lola’ in the National Tour, will step into the role on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre when Porter paints Pittsburgh red next August.

KINKY BOOTS took home six 2013 Tony Awards®, the most of any show in the season, including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography, Best Orchestrations, Best Sound Design and the Tony Award® for Best Actor in a Musical for Pittsburgh CLO alumnus Billy Porter. The show received the Drama League, Outer Critics Circle and Broadway.com Awards for Best Musical and the Grammy® Award for Best Musical Album, among accolades.

In KINKY BOOTS, Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola. A fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos, Lola turns out to be the one person who can help Charlie become the man he’s meant to be. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible… and discovers that when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world. KINKY BOOTS features a Tony® Award- Page 2 of 2 winning score by pop icon , a book by Tony® Award-winner , and direction and choreography by Tony® Award-winner .

Season Tickets Are On Sale Now Pittsburgh CLO’s 6-Show Premium Series allows 2015 Season Ticket Buyers to see six sensational musicals: MARY POPPINS, MAN OF LA MANCHA, WEDDING SINGER, , Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA and KINKY BOOTS, with prices ranging from $198-$382. Pittsburgh CLO also offers affordable and flexible 6-Show and 3-Show Season Ticket Packages as low as $45, a significant savings over single ticket prices.

The Pittsburgh CLO Hotline is also open for anyone who would like to become a new Season Ticket Buyer. New orders are filled on a date-received basis. New Season Ticket Buyers should place their orders early to secure the best seats.

Pittsburgh CLO’s 2015 Season is also the perfect outing for any social group. Groups of 10 or more should call the Group Sales Hotline at 412-325-1582 to learn more about special discounts, exciting events and priority seating.

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

For more information please visit pittsburghCLO.org.

### 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 Award, the National High School Musical Theater Awards, the Construction Center for the Arts and the CLO Cabaret.