By SHARON EBERSON From the moment you walk into the Benedum Center auditorium, you know: This is something different. The modernist design that greets you – a bedazzled backdrop and a neon sign reading: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet… Read More ›
2023 Summer Season
‘Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812’ Cap Pittsburgh CLO’s Summer of ’23
By SHARON EBERSON Pittsburgh CLO concludes its summer season tonight with a splash in a very splash season – the 77-year-old company’s first production of Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, an immersive hit that earned 12 Tony… Read More ›
Lesli Margherita, Matthew Saldivar Are Perfectly in Tune With Pittsburgh CLO’s ‘Guys & Dolls’
By SHARON EBERSON In the midst of their whirlwind rehearsal schedule, Lesli Margherita and Matthew Saldivar – Pittsburgh CLO‘s Miss Adelaide and Nathan Detroit – were on the phone, talking about their experiences with that most perfect of American musicals,… Read More ›
Review: Pittsburgh CLO Cast Sparkles in Vibrant ‘Once on This Island’
By MARIA SCIULLO When gods make bets, the real losers are never the gods. Such are the stories that pass from generation to generation, and such is the dilemma for Ti Moune, a passionate young woman at the heart of… Read More ›
Commentary: There’s No Stopping ‘No Way to Stop It’ when ‘The Sound of Music’ Is Performed Live
The Rodgers & Hammerstein Classic Returns to Pittsburgh CLO for the First Time Since 2011 By SHARON EBERSON It’s not my favorite thing about The Sound of Music, but nothing about the beloved family classic has intrigued me more than… Read More ›