Pittsburgh CLO has revealed casting to finish out summer and head into the holiday season. The news includes who’s joining Beth Malone in Seussical, who’s returning as star of Who’s Holiday!, and a new Scrooge but PCLO favorite, Charles Shaughnessy, joining the annual A Musical Christmas Carol.
(Scroll down for a guide to “Christmas in July” savings on upcoming shows throughout the Pittsburgh Cultural District.)
SEUSSICAL
Tony Award nominee Beth Malone (Fun Home) leads the way as the Cat in the Hat for the Flaherty-Ahrens family friendly musical, July 30 – August 4, 2024, at the Byham Theater.
Her other stage credits include revivals of Angels in America and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award nominee, Out Critics Circle Honoree).
As Horton who hears a Who, Jacob Keith Watson is back with PCLO after previously playing Amos Hart in Chicago. His Broadway credits include this year’s Tony Award-winning musical revival, Merrily We Roll Along. Henry Thomas, an 11-year-old student at CLO Academy, plays JoJo, the Who heard by Horton.
Kate Loprest, as Mayzie, has appeared on Broadway and with national tours and PCLO, and her TV work includes ADA Heidi Russell on Law and Order: SVU.
Darius Harper, as Sour Kangaroo, has previously starred in Kinky Boots and Once On This Island for PCLO.
Sweet Gertrude, Horton’s smitten neighbor, will be played by recent Carnegie Mellon graduate and frequent PCLO performer Susana Cordon.
The ensemble will include 2024 Gene Kelly Award winner and Pittsburgh CAPA grad Kai Sachon, headed to the University of Michigan in the fall, and 2022 Kelly winner Kylie Edwards, a rising junior at CMU.
For more on casting and the creative team – including director Michael Heitzman, choreographer Robbie Roby and music director Catie Brown – visit https://www.pittsburghclo.org/shows/seussical . For tickets, visit https://pittsburghclo.culturaldistrict.org/production/91335/list_performances .
A MUSICAL CHRISTMAS CAROL & WHO’S HOLIDAY!
The Who heard in Who’s Holiday! is Cindy Lou, with Pittsburgh native Lara Hayhurst back to star in the one-woman, adults-only, R-rated Christmas comedy, November 22 – December 22, 2024, at the Greer Cabaret Theater. Tickets and details: visit https://pittsburghclo.culturaldistrict.org/production/96364/list_performances .
Charles Shaughnessy (The Nanny, Days of Our Lives), who has played Henry Higgins and Captain Hook for Pittsburgh CLO, takes on the miserly mantle of Ebenezer Scrooge in a 33-year holiday tradition. Previous stars of stage and screen to see Scrooge transform after three ghostly visits on Christmas Eve include Mark Jacoby, Patrick Page and Michael Cerveris. Directed once again by Scott Evans, A Musical Christmas Carol will run December 13 – 22, 2024, at the Byham Theater. Tickets and details: visit https://pittsburghclo.culturaldistrict.org/production/95546 .
CHRISTMAS IN JULY SAVINGS
Through Sunday, July 21, 2024, the promo code XMASINJULY will get you early access and/or discounted tickets to both Pittsburgh CLO holiday shows, Pittsburgh Public Theater’s A Christmas Story, and deals on a bunch of Pittsburgh Cultural Trust offerings.
PCLO is offering early access to tickets to Who’s Holiday! and A Musical Christmas Carol, and an additional 30% off A Musical Christmas Carol (not valid on the Sensory Friendly Performance or in combination with other offers).
Pittsburgh Public is offering 50% off tickets for the following Christmas Story performances only:
Wednesday-Thursday, December 4-5, at 7 p.m., Friday, December 6, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, December 15, at 7 p.m.For links to the XMASINJULY performance savings throughout the Pittsburgh Cultural District, visit https://www.culturaldistrict.org/pages/xmas-in-july .
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