The burning question at the heart of Xanadu is simple. What is Xanadu? Merriam-Webster defines it as “an idyllic, exotic, or luxurious placeâ€. According to Wikipedia, Xanadu is both a 1980 flop cult classic film featuring Olivia Newton-John and hit… Read More ›
CLO Cabaret
Show Tune Saturday Night
The last Saturday night of the month, the Pittsburgh CLO presents Show Tune Saturday Night at the Cabaret in Theatre Square. It was conceived by the Mark Fleischer, the Producing Director at the CLO, as a combination meet and greet… Read More ›
The Triumphant Return of Hot Metal Musicals
In their ongoing commitment to diverse, vibrantly talented and symphonically-centered productions, Musical Theatre Artists of Pittsburgh (MTAP) is putting forth its second-ever, groundbreaking Hot Metal Musicals. Coordinated and initiated by MTAP’s creative mastermind, Stephanie Riso, Hot Metal Musicals was designed… Read More ›
Pittsburgh’s Polished Musical Theatre Gem: The CLO
The Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, as the CLO is officially known, has been around for a long time. Its first performances were outdoors at Pitt Stadium in June of 1946. Back then it was a summer stock theatre company that… Read More ›
Artist Spotlight: Quinn Patrick Shannon
Is it weird to think that an actor has done it all at only age 31? Maybe. Still, that’s the impression I got after talking with Quinn Patrick Shannon. Over the last decade, you’ve likely seen Shannon star in regional… Read More ›
Pump Boys and Dinettes
In the book “Get-R-Done”, Larry the Cable Guy once quipped: “This is the first book I’ve written since 1975, when I was in the 7th grade and wrote Boogers Are Good Eatin’.” If you took a little bark out of… Read More ›
5 Musicals You Don’t Want to Miss This Fall
At last, our hot and humid dog days of summer are yielding to fall, bringing with it quite an interesting range of offerings for musicals in the Steel City this season. We’ve got a bit of everything from the spectacle… Read More ›
The 39 Steps
In my past trips to CLO’s Cabaret Theater, I’ve seen a fast-paced farce (Boeing-Boeing) and a cutie pie musical (First Date) that both featured casts running around playing multiple characters. With their new production of The 39 Steps, CLO Cabaret… Read More ›
Spring Awakening
When PARK productions did The Rocky Horror Show a while ago they performed it at the CLO Cabaret on the set built for Boeing Boeing. While that sounds inconvenient it was actually a super fun production, because Rocky Horror has… Read More ›
First Date
A first date can be a living hell. Unless you’ve had very serious surgery or were a prisoner of war, you’ll probably agree first dates are hell. Two strangers who know absolutely nothing about each other are thrust into a… Read More ›