Casting Announced for 2009 Summer Season

Take a sneak peek at the early list of performers set to take to the Benedum Center stage as part of this season’s lineup.

Click on each individual show title to see its full cast.

	David Osmond (Joseph) Mr. Osmond returns to Pittsburgh CLO, reprising the role he performed in Pittsburgh CLO’s 1998 production. He most recently advanced to the “Hollywood Round” of “American Idol.” David Osmond and his older brothers played to sold-out stadiums and arenas worldwide in the 1980s and 90s. He later became his Uncle Donny’s understudy in Joseph during various North American National Tours of the musical that ran from 1992 through 1997. David Osmond then continued as Joseph in a National Touring Company of the musical, produced by Pittsburgh CLO.
	Shoshana Bean (Narrator) Ms. Bean will make her Pittsburgh CLO debut as the narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She has previously starred in the Broadway productions of Wicked and Hairspray and the National Tours of Wicked and Leader of the Pack. Ms. Bean has been a back-up singer for superstars such as Whitney Houston, Destiny’s Child, Usher, ’N Sync, Ray Charles, Britney Spears and Michael Jackson
	Alan H. Green (Male Diva #1) Mr. Green returns to Pittsburgh CLO as Male Diva #1 in Swing! He has guest starred in “30 Rock,” “Law & Order: SVU” and held a recurring role on “The Guiding Light.” He has performed on Broadway in Play On! and in the National Tours of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Swing! and Smokey Joe’s Café. He last appeared for Pittsburgh CLO in Miss Saigon.
	Robert Cuccioli (Javert) Mr. Cuccioli takes the stage as Javert in Les Misérables and Rico in Barry Manilow’s Copacabana. He made his Broadway debut as Javert in Les Misérables and earned a Tony^® nomination for his role in Jekyll and Hyde. His previous Pittsburgh CLO credits include The Sound of Music, Funny Girl, Guys and Dolls, Bells are Ringing and The Pajama Game. He also directed Jekyll and Hyde for Pittsburgh CLO.
	Fred Inkley (Jean Valjean) Mr. Inkley will play Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, performing for the first time for Pittsburgh CLO. Among other credits, he has portrayed Jean Valjean in the Broadway and National Tour productions of Les Misérables. He also has appeared on Broadway in A Tale of Two Cities and The Boys from Syracuse.
	Chandra Lee Schwartz (Lola) Ms. Schwartz returns to Pittsburgh CLO as Lola in Barry Manilow’s Copacabana. She has performed on Broadway alongside Bernadette Peters in Gypsy and in Hairspray. She was last seen in Pittsburgh CLO’s production of Disney’s High School Musical.
	Tony Yazbeck (Tony, Stephen) Mr. Yazbeck marks his fifth appearance in a Pittsburgh CLO production, starring as Tony/Stephen in Barry Manilow’s Copacabana. The Point Park alumnus has appeared on Broadway in Gypsy, A Chorus Line, Never Gonna Dance and Oklahoma!. His other Pittsburgh CLO credits include Doctor Doolittle, Crazy for You, West Side Story and the National Tour of Thoroughly Modern Millie. Mr. Yazbeck also appeared locally in La Boheme for The Pittsburgh Opera.
	Hunter Foster (Baker) Mr. Foster will star as the Baker alongside his wife, Jennifer Cody, in Into the Woods. Mr. Foster is making his Pittsburgh CLO debut after performing on Broadway in The Producers, Urinetown, Little Shop of Horrors, Les Miserables, Grease, Footloose and King David. He is the older brother of Tony^®-winner Sutton Foster, who previously starred in Pittsburgh CLO productions of Me and My Girl in 2004 and South Pacific in 2001.
	Beth Leavel (Witch) Ms. Leavel returns to Pittsburgh CLO as the witch in Into the Woods. Ms. Leavel won a 2006 Tony^® Award for her performance in The Drowsy Chaperone and also has appeared on Broadway in 42nd Street, The Civil War, Showboat and Crazy for You. Ms. Leavel has appeared in two previous Pittsburgh CLO productions, including A Little Night Music and The Pajama Game.