By CAMILLE AGIE When West Side Story made its Broadway premiere in the 1950s, it was revolutionary. The legendary and immortal musical, which opens Pittsburgh CLO’s summer at the Benedum Center, reimagines the age-old story of forbidden love for the… Read More ›
2024 Summer Season
Review: Pittsburgh CLO’s Transcendent ‘Lady Day’ Delivers a Star Turn as Billie Holiday
By SHARON EBERSON In an alcohol-fueled haze of heartbreak and sardonic humor, when it was a struggle to stand on her own two feet, it was music that sustained Billie Holiday. Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, the musical… Read More ›
‘An Old Sweet Song’: Pittsburgh CLO’s Lady Day Gets Into the Billie Holiday Spirit
By SHARON EBERSON For Gabrielle Lee, who has sung on stages all over the world, starring in Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill will be a gateway back to her future. The future is tomorrow, May 17, 2024, when… Read More ›
Pittsburgh CLO Announces Summer Kickoff ‘Lady Day’ Cast
Pittsburgh CLO has revealed the cast and creative team of summer season opener Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, with Gabrielle Lee as Billie “Lady Day” Holiday, directed by Tomé Cousin. The leading lady of the show in the… Read More ›
