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his colorful retelling of the story of Joseph, his coat of many Starring Tcolors and his amazing ability to interpret dreams is a David Osmond We’ve also got a Wicked musical blockbuster of Biblical proportions! Andrew Lloyd narrator in store for you! Webber and Tim Rice’s award-winning musical parable features a delightful array of musical styles, SHOSHANA BEAN makes from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock ‘n’ roll, entertaining young and old her Pittsburgh CLO debut after alike with such hits as “Go Go Go Joseph,” “Close Every Door” and “Any Dream Will Do.” previously starring in the Broadway THE PRODUCTION AND ITS ORIGINAL CLO LEAD ARE BACK! productions of This Summer Season-opening production marks the first time since 1998 that Pittsburgh CLO has staged Joseph Wicked and and also welcomes back the actor who put his unique stamp on that role – DAVID OSMOND. A member of the Hairspray and world-famous Osmond family, David served as the understudy to his uncle Donny during various National Tours the National Tours from 1992-97 and then performed as Joseph in a National Tour produced by Pittsburgh CLO. He’s also fresh off of Wicked and an appearance on “American Idol.” Leader of the Pack. She’s also been a back-up singer for , Pittsburgh CLO Cast | Photo: Matt Polk Pittsburgh CLO Cast | Photo: , superstars such as Whitney Houston, Destiny’s Child, Usher, ’N Sync, Ray Charles, Britney Spears and Michael Jackson. Pittsburgh native ready for his role as a rockin’ Pharaoh Did you know? PETER MATTHEW SMITH makes his Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat features Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Pittsburgh CLO debut, although he is recognizable to local audiences 75 students from Pittsburgh CLO Academy and all over Western thanks to his numerous Pittsburgh Musical Theater and Point Park Pennsylvania. Several of these students also will appear in University Playhouse credits. A Sewickley native and Point Park Les Misérables later this season. Don’t miss your chance to catch alumnus, he has performed on Broadway in Cry Baby, Fiddler on these rising stars as they showcase their remarkable talents this the Roof, Hairspray, RENT and Mamma Mia. season and beyond. David Osmond and Eric A. Martsolf in A. David Osmond and Eric It’s Not Too Late 412-456-6666 2 Learn more about the cast @ pittsburghCLO.org To Subscribe! pittsburghCLO.org Groups Save atically! Dram

GET READY FOR SOME It only takes 10 to save! BLONDE VIP Service AMBITION! Flexible Payment Terms Les Mis by the Number Recognition June 9-14 More than 51 million people Event Planning t’s here, and it’s “AN ELLE OF A worldwide have seen Les Misérab ISHOW” (TIME Magazine). The including 25 million-plus in Behind-the-Scenes News hilarious MGM film is now a smash hit the U.S. alone. musical, and now LEGALLY BLONDE 56 productions of THE MUSICAL is coming to you. Groups of 10+ Les Misérables have played in Legally Blonde follows sorority star 38 countries and in 223 cities. 412-325-1582 Elle Woods, an underestimated blonde who doesn’t take “no” for an answer. Les Misérables has won 50 majo When her boyfriend dumps her for theater awards, including 8 Tony® someone more “serious,” Elle puts Awards (Best Musical among them down the credit card, hits the books, and 2 Grammy Awards. and sets out to go where no Delta Nu There have been 31 cast recordin has gone before: Harvard Law. Along of Les Misérables internationally Girls’Girls’ the way, Elle proves that being true to yourself never goes out of style. Les Misérables has been translated NightNight After turning Broadway and into 21 languages OutOut MTV hot pink, this “Feel-Good Song and Dance Juggernaut” (New York Magazine) Joseph…Dreamcoat is “The Best New Musical & The Capital Grille ~ June 3rd Around!” (WOR). Les Misérables & The Capital Grille ~ July 15th Barry Manilow’s Copacabana & Palomino ~ July 29th

See Page 1 for information about OMG, you guys, she’s tickled whole lot of swing and one thing b Girls’ Night Out with 8-TRACK! pink to be here! Space is limited. Call today! BECKY GULSVIG takes to the Pittsburgh CLO You won’t miss “Dancing with th 412-325-1582 stage for the first time as Elle Woods in the First her Pittsburgh CLO debut in Swing National Tour of Legally Blonde The Musical. She served as the understudy to lead Laura Bell Only $68.50 per person! Bundy in the Broadway production of Legally Blonde The Musical and Price includes a theater ticket, played Amber Von Tussle in Hairspray on Broadway. She also starred as meal, tax and gratuity. Wendy in the National Tour of Peter Pan and has been seen on “All My Children” and in MTV’s telecast of “Legally Blonde The Musical.”

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n 1985, Les Misérables began its journey into musical theater history. The show opened in London on IOctober 8, 1985, and was an instant hit with audiences. The entire run was sold out and moved to the West End two months later. It is currently the longest running show in West End history. In 1986, Les Misérables crossed the pond, premiering at The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, prior to its New York debut. It opened on Broadway on March 12, 1987, and went on to win 8 Tony® Awards.

Now, for the first time, Pittsburgh CLO audiences will be treated to a locally-staged production featuring musical theater greats reprising their Broadway roles.

CLO favorite ROBERT CUCCIOLI stars as Javert, the role that marked his Broadway ers debut. Mr. Cuccioli received a Tony®nomination for his performance in the title role of Jekyll and Hyde and is best known to Pittsburgh audiences as the leading man in five recent CLO productions. He’s joined by FRED INKLEY as Jean Valjean. Mr. Inkley is Jacquelyn Piro bles, Donovan making his CLO debut, but is no stranger to the role. He n starred as Jean Valjean in the Broadway and National Touring productions of Les Misérables. JACQUELYN PIRO DONOVAN returns to the CLO Stage to reprise her Broadway performance as Fantine. She also appeared on Broadway in Miss Saigon and has performed in five Pittsburgh CLO productions. r ® Robert Cuccioli Learn more about the cast @ pittsburghCLO.org m) ngs d Fred Inkley Charles Hagerty and Fred Inkley in Les Misérables, North Shore Music Theatre Cast | Photo: Paul Lyden SWING! INTO SUMMERTIME WITH THE SEASON’S HOTTEST DANCING! June 20-26 ump, Jive and Wail! Featuring the unforgettable sounds of the 1930s and 40s including JThe Glenn Miller Band, the Andrews Sisters and Duke Ellington, Swing! is a feel-good FEATURING HITS celebration of the best of the Big Bands! Mix a little Lindy Hop, with a bit of the jitterbug and a SUCH AS: becomes perfectly clear — swing was never a time or place; it was always a state of mind! “It Don’t Mean A Thing…” “Stompin’ at the Savoy” he Stars” when we have Broadway stars who can really swing and sing. KATE LOPREST makes “Jumpin’ at the Woodside” g! and also will play Cosette in Les Misérables. Her Broadway credits include Hairspray, Xanadu “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and The Drowsy Chaperone. ALAN H. GREEN, who last appeared “GI Jive” for Pittsburgh CLO in Miss Saigon, returns after enjoying guest “I’ll Be Seeing You” appearances on “30 Rock” and “Law & Order: SVU” and holding a “In the Mood” recurring role on “The Guiding Light.” He has performed on Broadway in Play On! KEVIN EARLEY “Cry Me a River” makes his Pittsburgh CLO debut in Swing! and will also appear in Les Misérables and Into the Woods. His “All of Me” Broadway credits include A Tale of Two Cities, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Les Misérables. reen Kevin Earley It’s Not Too Late Groups of 10+ 412-325-1582 412-456-6666 4 ay Production of Swing! | Photo: Joan Marcus To Subscribe! pittsburghCLO.org TOP 40 HIT-INSPIRED MUSICAL RETURNS TO THE CLO STAGE July 21 - Aug 2

usic and passion were always in fashion at The Copa and at Pittsburgh MCLO. The American Premiere of this dynamic musical kicked off a 40-week National Tour on June 15, 2000, right here on the Pittsburgh CLO stage. The show then left a trail of yellow feathers and sequins through thirty North American cities including Boston, Philadelphia, New Haven, San Jose, Sacramento, Seattle and Denver. Tony Yazbeck . 2000 Pittsburgh CLO Production. | Photo: Joan Marcus | Photo: 2000 Pittsburgh CLO Production. . Now, join us once again as we travel back in time with Lola, Tony and Rico to the swinging nightclub scene of the 1940s as Broadway veterans return to the CLO stage in this seductive story of love, jealousy and murder.

Broadway veteran TONY YAZBECK stars as Tony in this big old-fashioned musical. Copacabana Barry Manilow’s Mr. Yazbeck has appeared on Broadway in Gypsy, A Chorus Line and Oklahoma!, and also has five CLO shows to his credit. Tony®-nominee ROBERT CUCCIOLI, fresh off his appearance in Les Misérables, joins him as Rico. CHANDRA LEE SCHWARTZ will don yellow feathers for her return to the CLO stage as Lola. Ms. Schwartz was last seen in Chandra Lee CLO’s 2007 production of Disney’s High School Musical. Her Broadway credits include Schwartz Gypsy alongside Bernadette Peters and Hairspray. Learn more about the cast @ pittsburghCLO.org Franc D’Ambrosio and Darcie Roberts in Franc

ittsburgh CLO invites you on an ACCLAIMED Punforgettable journey “into the woods” CAST JOURNEYS with some of Broadway’s most celebrated performers. An award-winning cast will give INTO THE WOODS audiences a bewitching glimpse of what happens after “happily ever after” for Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella and a host of other fabulously flawed storybook characters. This is not your toddler’s fairytale!

Tony® Award-winner BETH LEAVEL returns to Pittsburgh CLO to cast her spell as the Beth Leavel “Witch” in this Sondheim masterpiece. Her Broadway credits include her award-winning turn in The Drowsy Chaperone, as well as 42nd Street and Crazy for You. This wickedly talented performer is also a Pittsburgh CLO veteran who audiences will recognize from her impressive performances in A Little Night Music (2005) and The Pajama Game (2000). Adult themes The production will also star HUNTER FOSTER as The Baker and JEN CODY as Little Red Riding Hood. Married to each other in real life, this talented couple has amassed an impressive list of August 4-9 Broadway Credits. A 2004 Tony® nominee for his performance in Little Shop of Horrors, Mr. Foster Hunter Foster has also appeared in the Broadway productions The Producers, Urinetown, Les Misérables, Grease and Footloose. He is making his Pittsburgh CLO debut. Ms. Cody returns to the CLO stage after , Pittsburgh CLO Cast | Photo: Ed Eckman Pittsburgh CLO Cast | Photo: , appearing in Pittsburgh CLO’s 2007 production of Oklahoma! Her Broadway credits include Shrek The Musical, The Pajama Game, Into The Woods Urinetown, Grease and Cats. Sponsored by Jen Cody 5 412-456-6666 Groups of 10+ 412-325-1582412-263-2560 It’s Not Too Late pittsburghCLO.org To Subscribe! CLOCLO EducationEducation andand OutreachOutreach Summer Fun for Kids of All Ages!

ittsburgh CLO Academy’s summer camps are your child’s ticket to an exciting NEW THIS YEAR! Psummer of fun! Working with a director, music director and choreographer, students will flourish in a fun-filled, professional environment, and family members will delight in the performance that concludes each camp. Camps are available for students entering Grades 1–9. This year’s camps include Disney’s The Jungle Book, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Disney’s High School Musical 2 and Seussical and a Creative Discovery Camp July 27-August 7 | Grades 9 -12 for Children in the Autism Spectrum. Call (412) 281-2234 for more information or visit www.pittsburghCLO.org for dates, times and enrollment information. Gene Kelly Awards And “The Kelly” goes to… The 2009 Gene Kelly Award Presented by Pittsburgh CLO and the University of Pittsburgh Saturday, May 23, 2009. Perfect for any aspiring theater artist! Pittsburgh CLO’s 19th annual Gene Kelly his summer 16 professional theater organizations Awards for Excellence in Musical This summer, study with professional Tfrom 11 states will participate in the first annual Theater celebrates the time, energy and actors, directors and choreographers National High School Musical Theater Awards to be dedication that local high schools devote and watch how all aspects of a held in New York City on Monday, June 29. This national to their musical production each spring. celebration of outstanding student achievement in high production come together including This year, 28 schools participated in this school musical theater will feature the “Best Actress” an exclusive look at the technical and exciting program, and thousands are and “Best Actor” winners from local competitions similar dress rehearsals for Pittsburgh CLO’s expected at the Benedum Center on to The Gene Kelly Awards. The student performers Into The Woods! May 23rd for this extraordinary event. will travel to New York to participate in a national The ceremony will include live competition for “The Jimmy Award,” named in honor Space is limited. Register online at of legendary Broadway theater owner and producer performances by the schools pittsburghCLO.org today! James M. Nederlander. The program was founded and nominated for Best Musical and is being produced by Pittsburgh CLO and Nederlander the individuals nominated for Presentations, Inc. Best Actor and Best Actress. Visit pittsburghCLO.org Visit www.nhsmusicaltheaterawards.com for more to read more about the information. Gene Kelly Awards. ATTENTION PARENTS AND TEACHERS: Book Now for 2010!

Go flying without ever leaving the ground in this exciting musical for young audiences! It’s high-flying fun when Pittsburgh CLO’s Gallery of Heroes takes you on a journey through the clouds in Pioneers of Flight. Students will experience the thrill of flight as aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville A Pittsburgh CLO Gallery of Heroes Musical Wright leave the ground for the very first time; the excitement as Charles Lindbergh attempts to be the first to Book, Music and Lyrics by Jason Coll cross the Atlantic Ocean non-stop; and even be part of the mystery as aviation superstar Amelia Earhart disappears Touring January – May 2010 when she attempts to circle the world. See the obstacles and challenges these incredible pilots overcame as they take you with them above the clouds and into your hearts. All schools booking Pioneers of Flight will receive a valuable Teacher’s Guide and student handouts to help integrate the show into each grade’s classroom activities. 412-281-2234 6 For more information or to schedule a performance for your school, call 412-325-6459. pittsburghCLO.org NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID PITTSBURGH, PA PERMIT #1638

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