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Dan Peters in Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES | Photo: Matt Polk
Nick Druzbanski and Justin Matthew Sargent in Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES | Photo Matt Polk
Gene Weygandt in Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES | Photo: Matt Polk
J. Cameron Barnett and Tiffany Tatreau in Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES | Photo Matt Polk
Melessie Clark and Tess Soltau in Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES | Photo: Matt Polk
Tracy Sokat and Ace Young in Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES | Photo: Matt Polk
Dan Peters in Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES | Photo: Matt Polk
Nick Druzbanski and Justin Matthew Sargent in Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES | Photo Matt Polk
Gene Weygandt in Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES | Photo: Matt Polk
J. Cameron Barnett and Tiffany Tatreau in Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES | Photo Matt Polk
Melessie Clark and Tess Soltau in Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES | Photo: Matt Polk
Tracy Sokat and Ace Young in Pittsburgh CLO's ROCK OF AGES | Photo: Matt Polk
ROCK OF AGES
Jul 23, 2019 - Jul 28, 2019
Benedum Center
A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MUSICAL ABOUT BIG DREAMS, BIG EGOS AND BIG HAIR!
Nominated for five Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, ROCK OF AGES captures the iconic era that was big, bad 1980s Hollywood. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing at one of the Sunset Strip’s last epic venues — a place where rock god Stacee Jaxx commands the stage and groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. But the fairy tale is about to end when developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist shopping mall. Can Drew save the Strip before it's too late AND win the affections of newcomer Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas? Only the music of hit bands Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and more hold the answer. You’ll hear favorites “I Wanna Know What Love Is,” “Final Countdown,” “Sister Christian” and so many more! This is one for the ages that will have you singing “Just Like Paradise.” Adult Content
Groups of 10 or more may call 412-325-1582 or email groups@pittsburghclo.org for information and reservations
ACE YOUNG (Father, Stacee Jaxx) has been a fan of Rock of Ages since its Off-Broadway debut and can’t wait to rock out as Stacee Jaxx on the Pittsburgh CLO stage! Ace is a man of many talents and has the credits to back them up. Even before his multiple #1 hits as a songwriter, Ace was wowing millions on TV shows like American Idol and Half & Half. His Grammy-Nominated song “It’s Not Over” gave way to his own BMI Pop Award and many other songwriting acclaims. Ace has starred on Broadway in Hair and Grease and toured the country in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. His next chapter of artistry has him sitting in the producer, writer, and artist’s chairs for his upcoming solo album. Many thanks to Headline Talent Agency, Diana, and Rosie!
TESS SOLTAU (Sherrie) is so excited to be back in Pittsburgh! Broadway: Wicked (Glinda), The Addams Family (Wednesday). Off-Broadway: Far From Heaven (Playwrights Horizons), Into the Woods (Shakespeare in the Park). Theatre: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (dir. Kristin Hanggi), Diner: the Musical (Barry Levinson and Sheryl Crow), Gypsy (dir. Michael Rader), Grease (dir. Daniel Goldstein), White Noise - a New Rock Musical (dir. Sergio Trujillo), 8-Track Sounds of the 70’s (Pittsburgh CLO). TV: True Detective, NCIS: New Orleans, The Good Fight, White Collar, Law and Order SVU. Film: Paterno (dir. Barry Levinson), Love and Other Drugs (dir. Edward Zwick). Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in Acting and Musical Theatre. @soltaunow
JUSTIN MATTHEW SARGENT (Drew) Broadway: Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, (Peter Parker) Rock of Ages (Drew) and Bonnie and Clyde. Select Regional credits include: Pippin, The Rocky Horror Show, Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story and Forever Plaid. TV/FILM: Jesus Christ Superstar: LIVE on NBC (u/s Jesus) Law & Order: SVU, Mr. Robot, Royal Pains, De-Located, Big Exit (film), Storm Chaser (film), No One Called Ahead (Film). Justin has also performed across the country singing the music of QUEEN with a live symphony. A graduate from UCF with a BFA in Musical Theatre. @justinmsargent
NICK DRUZBANSKI (Lonny) is a Chicago resident where he can currently be seen boozing it up with the cast of Drunk Shakespeare. Nick has performed all over the city, including theaters like Drury Lane, Chicago Shakespeare, Theo Ubique, Griffin Theatre, Refuge Theatre Project and Lifeline Theatre. He has also performed around the globe with the world famous Baby Wants Candy and their hit show; Thrones! The Musical Parody. Much love to his Fiancé, Dana. Instagram: @drizzlebanks.
JEFFREY HOWELL (Hertz Klinemann) is happy to be back for another season. Some Pittsburgh CLO favorites include: Titanic, Brigadoon, Damn Yankees, Aida, Man of La Mancha, Singin’ in the Rain, Sunset Boulevard, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jekyll and Hyde, A Musical Christmas Carol (Bob Cratchit), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Bells are Ringing, Pajama Game and The Most Happy Fella. At Pittsburgh Public: Forum. City Theatre: Citizens Market. The Rep: Souvenir and Choir Boy. The Pittsburgh Symphony: Tribute to Lerner and Loewe with Marvin Hamlisch.
DAN PETERS (Lead Guitar) A Chicago native, Dan's acclaimed band The West Side Winders have two albums and have toured the U.S. & Europe. Recent credits: Dee Snider’s RockNRoll Xmas Tale (Johnny), Rock of Ages Broadway (Gtr 1), Mamma Mia! (Gtr 1), Blue Man Group’s "Emo" Project (Axon), PBS touring act Under The Streetlamp. Other performance credits: Kristin Chenoweth, Joe Piscopo, Jools Holland, & Otis Rush. Dan is looking forward to melting faces in Pittsburgh!
NATHAN SALSTONE (Franz Klinemann) recently made his Broadway Debut in the original cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Off-Broadway: Enter Laughing (York Theater) Regional: Rags (Goodspeed Opera House), Merchant Of Venice (Texas Shakespeare Festival), and Floyd Collins (Front Porch Theatricals (one of Pittsburgh's finest)). TV: Mozart In The Jungle. Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University BFA Acting/ Music Theater 2017.
TIFFANY TATREAU (Regina) Pittsburgh CLO debut! Favorite credits include: Ocean in Ride the Cyclone (Off-Broadway’s MCC Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre and Seattle’s 5th Avenue/ACT), Regina in Rock of Ages (Drury Lane Oakbrook), Sophie in Mamma Mia!, Mary Robert in Sister Act (Marriott Theatre) and more. BFA in Musical Theatre from Roosevelt University and proud member of AEA. All her gratitude to Scott, Steph, Stewart Talent, family, friends and Jed. Follow her @tifftates
GENE WEYGANDT (Dennis Dupree) Broadway: Big: The Musical and Wicked. Regional: A Day In Hollywood/ A Night In The Ukraine, Me And My Girl, Little Shop of Horrors, 42nd Street, Annie, Showboat, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Little Me, Inspecting Carol, The Music Man, Xanadu, Working and The Taming of The Shrew. National Tours: Wicked and A Christmas Story. Television: Home Improvement, Murphy Brown, Coach, Ellen, Drew Carey, Chicago Fire, Betrayal, Boss, The Beast and USA High. Film: The Birdcage, The Babe and Game Day. Mr. Weygandt is a voice-over artist you’ve heard hundreds of times, a long-distance motorcycle rider and part-time bank robber.
AURELIA WILLIAMS (Justice, Mother) Past credits include: Broadway: Once on This Island (us. Asaka, Mama Euralie) and In Transit (us. Althea, Nina). Off Broadway: Sistas the Musical, Menopause the Musical and Pirates of Penzance. Pittsburgh theater- Ain’t Misbehavin’ at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. National Tour: All Shook Up. Regional: Hairspray (Motormouth Maybelle), Dreamgirls (Effie White), Caroline, or Change (The Radio), The Hot Mikado (Katisha) and Kiss Me, Kate (Hattie). TV and Film: Fosse/Verdon (FX). Upcoming: Holiday For Heroes (Lifetime). Ever grateful to my family! Happy Birthday GW!
J. CAMERON BARNETT (Mayor, Ja'Keith, Ensemble) Tours: Hair, Buddy Holly and Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Off-Broadway/Regional: F*cking A at the Signature Theatre, The Emperor Jones at The Irish Repertory Theatre, The Wiz and The Winter's Tale at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to name a few. Selected Film/TV: Live, Pose, The Twilight Zone, The Blacklist, Seven Seconds and Gotham. www.jcameronbarnett.com
KAHLIL CABBLE (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his Pittsburgh CLO debut. He is a rising sophomore BFA Musical Theatre major at Point Park University. He would like to thank his family and friends for their constant support and guidance throughout life and Pittsburgh CLO for this wonderful opportunity. @kahlilcabble
MELESSIE CLARK (Waitress #1, Ensemble) is thrilled to be back with Pittsburgh CLO this summer! A Point Park University graduate with a BFA in Musical Theatre, she was recently seen as Jan in Grease here at the Benedum. Other CLO credits include Gypsy and The Wedding Singer. Other credits: A Sign of the Times (Goodspeed and Delaware Theatre Company), Dreamgirls (Alhambra Theatre), After Midnight (Norwegian Cruiselines), Dulcy (Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre), The Old Settler (New Horizon Theater) and An Octoroon (Kinetic Theatre). Special thanks to her family and friends. To God be the glory! @melessieclark/melessieclark.com
MADISON DEADMAN (Young Groupie, Ensemble) is grateful to make her Pittsburgh CLO debut! Regional: Cabaret (Sally Bowles) at Clinton Area Showboat, Les Misérables (Eponine) at Encore Musical Theatre and The Addams Family (Wednesday) at Thunder Bay Theatre. Educational: Godspell (Jesus), Home Street Home workshop (Mom) with Kevin McCollum, Jeff Marx and NOFX at CCM. TV: PBS special: SciEngiMathePloration. Film: A Girl Like Her. Xoxo Mom, Dad, and Connor.
TAYLOR DeNAPOLI (Ensemble, Dance Captain) is thrilled to be performing in Rock Of Ages at Pittsburgh CLO! Some of her performing credits include West Side Story (Consuelo), Aida (Ensemble), Nintendo Launch Event: Jordan Fisher and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Thank you Pittsburgh CLO, Stephanie Klemons and the whole team for creating magic. Much love to her family, friends and mentors! @taylordenapoli
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NICK DRAKE (Ensemble) is excited to be making his Pittsburgh CLO debut! Nick is from Saint Louis, Missouri and is an upcoming Senior Music Theatre Major at Baldwin Wallace University. Past credits include: The Muny, Carnegie Hall, Forestburgh Playhouse and many more. Lots of thanks to the whole Pittsburgh CLO team and my mom, couldn’t have done this without you.
@nicktaylordrake
MICHAEL GREER (Joey Primo, Ensemble) is so happy to be back in the Summer Season! Favorite credits: Hand to God (Timmy) with City Theatre, You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! (Jeff Kahn) at the Denver Center, Altar Boyz (Luke) and over 25 productions with Pittsburgh CLO. Endless love to Mara, the best Dad ever, Brethren and Trethren, and Mom smiling down from the top mezzanine.
JEFFREY KOCH (Ensemble) is pleased to be in his fourth show at the Benedum, having just performed in Oklahoma!, Grease and Peter Pan. Credits include: Mame (North Shore Music Theatre), West Side Story, Chicago and The Drowsy Chaperone (Summer Rep Theatre), as well as Lou in The Proxy Marriage (Goodspeed’s Festival of New Musicals). Proud Boston Conservatory alum. Thanks to the creatives, cast, crew and Mom.
@jeffreyemery jeffreykoch.net
TERK LEWIS (Ensemble) Mansfield, Ohio. Previous: Jesus Christ Superstar Live, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, The Great Gatsby Ballet Intl. Tour. Commercial Credits: Ed Sheeran, Jill Scott, Nile Rodgers, Hyundai Genesis, Jesus Christ Superstar Tour, Fujifilm, Hanes, Discount Dance Supply, Enerskin USA. Training: BFA - Western Michigan University. Thank you Mom, Tony, family, friends and CESD NY. @terklewis
GEORGIA MONROE (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Pittsburgh CLO debut! She’s going into her senior year at Pace University in New York City pursuing a BFA in Commercial Dance. Her credits include: Dance Dance Dance and Heartbeat at Hershey Park. Evita and Showboat with Interlakes Summer Theater. The Little Dancer with Theater 71. Thank you to my supportive family and friends...Rock on!
JULIO REY (Sleazy Producer, Ensemble) Pittsburgh CLO debut! Native of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Penn State 2019. Regional credits: Chino in West Side Story (Lyric Opera of Chicago), Mike in Oklahoma! (Ogunquit Playhouse), Sawyer in Holiday Inn (Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival), Prince Eric u/s in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Davey in Disney’s Newsies (Forestburgh Playhouse) and Valentin in Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Penn State Centre Stage). @julio.iguana
KYRA SMITH (Ensemble) is excited to be making her professional debut in the cast of ROCK OF AGES. She recently graduated from Point Park University with a BFA in Musical Theater. There she performed in Sweet Charity, Kiss Me, Kate, 42nd Street and Cabaret. Up next, you can catch her in Soft Power at The Public Theatre in NYC.
TRACY SOKAT (Constance, Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Pittsburgh CLO debut! Favorite credits include A Chorus Line (Val), Guys & Dolls and Grease at MSMT, Crazy For You and Mary Poppins at Arrow Rock Lyceum, and Cabaret at Moonbox. Boston Conservatory BFA 2019. Big thanks to all of her family, friends, mentors, and the entire team at Pittsburgh CLO! @sokat2me
SCOTT WEINSTEIN (Director) is an award-winning director based in New York and Chicago. He recently won the Joseph Jefferson Award for his new chamber version of Ragtime with Griffin Theatre. Favorite credits: Rock of Ages (Drury Lane Theatre); Murder For Two (Marriott Theatre); Rent (Theo Ubique - Jeff Award: Best Director, Best Musical); She Kills Monsters (Steppenwolf Theatre Garage Rep); Seussical (Chicago Shakespeare Theater) and Million Dollar Quartet (Resident/Associate Director: Broadway National Tour, Las Vegas, Chicago). Proud graduate of Northwestern University and member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. www.scott-weinstein.com
STEPHANIE KLEMONS (Choreographer) work can be seen on Broadway and globally as Associate and Supervising Choreographer of the smash hit Hamilton. Stephanie, a Drama Desk Award winner, also worked on the pre-Broadway/Broadway productions of Bring It On, In the Heights and If/Then. She directed and choreographed In the Heights (Kennedy Center) to critical acclaim. Other choreography credits: This is Sadie (NYCCT), Rock of Ages (Drury Lane), Frank Wildhorn’s Zelda (Flatrock Playhouse). Commercially she created content for Victoria’s Secret, Vogue, Sesame Street and was the choreographer behind the viral “Time of Our Lives” Super Bowl commercial ft. Eli Manning & Odell Beckham.
JAMES CUNNINGHAM (Musical Director) returns for his third season as music director for the Pittsburgh CLO Summer Season. New York credits include Avenue Q (conductor), music director for Bunnicula (TheaterworksUSA and original cast recording), Hot Mess In Manhattan (Araca Project), and Happy Birthday (TACT) for which he also provided original music. National Tour credits as pianist and/or conductor include: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Spamalot, Evita and Cats. Other regional credits include productions for Arena Stage, Casa Mañana, North Carolina Theatre, Sharon Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Engeman Theater, Paper Mill Playhouse, The Muny and Cape Fear Regional Theatre. He holds degrees from Manhattan School of Music and New York University.
BEOWULF BORITT (Set Designer) Broadway: Act One (Tony Award), The Scottsboro Boys (Tony Nomination), Therese Raquin (Tony Nomination), Come From Away, Be More Chill, The New One, Bernhardt/Hamlet, Meteor Shower, A Bronx Tale, Prince Of Broadway, Hand To God, Sondheim On Sondheim, …Spelling Bee , LoveMusik, Rock Of Ages, Chaplin, Bronx Bombers, Grace, The Two And Only. Broadway Revivals: On The Town, Sunday in the Park… Off-Broadway: 100 shows including The Last Five Years, Fiddler On The Roof (in Yiddish), Sleepwalk With Me, and Miss Julie. He has designed for The NYC Ballet and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and around the world in England, Russia, China, Australia, and Japan. 2007 OBIE Award for sustained excellence.
PAUL MILLER (Lighting Designer) 4th Season for Pittsburgh CLO. Broadway: Ruben & Clay’s Christmas Show, Amazing Grace, The Illusionists, Legally Blonde The Musical, Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only. He’s lit over a dozen Off-Broadway shows and worked at more than twenty Regional Theaters, Internationally (London’s West End, Vienna, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, South Africa, China, Manila and São Paulo) and has been the Lighting director for New Year’s Eve / Times Square for 20 years.
ZACHARY BOROVAY (Original Projection Design) designed the original Broadway production of Rock of Ages as well as London, Australia, Vegas, Toronto, Norwegian Cruise Line, National & European tours. Selected Broadway: Holler If Ya Hear Me, No Man’s Land & Waiting for Godot (with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen), Evita, Lombardi (Drama Desk nomination), Elf, A Catered Affair (Drama Desk nomination), Xanadu. Selected Regional Theaters: Huntington Theatre Company, Boston; 2nd Stage, NYC; Signature, VA. Additional: Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular. borovaydesign.com
GREGORY GALE (Original Costume Designer) Broadway: Cyrano de Bergerac and Rock of Ages (Tony and Henry Hewes nominations); Arcadia; The Wedding Singer; Urinetown. Hood (Prague Quadrennial 2019), Mental State (feature film); Real Drag (film short). Upcoming: Blinded by Ed (feature film), El Milagro Del Recuerdo (World premiere, HGO), An American Soldier (BAM), and Cagney (Broadway). Irene Sharaff Young Master Award. www.gregorygale.com www.instagram.com/gregory_gale
GAIL BALDONI (Costume Designer) 13 seasons with Pittsburgh CLO, last summer’s Brigadoon and Titanic. New York City Opera’s Wonderful Town, New York Philharmonic’s My Fair Lady and Emmy nominated for NBC’s Another World. Other designs: Papermill Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera, Ahmanson Theater, Boston Ballet, Cleveland Playhouse and 13 Off-Broadway shows. The Rockettes, Disney on Ice, Ringling Bros. Circus and the Barry Manilow Tour are other favorite projects. Currently teaching at Purchase University.
JEFF KNAGGS (Hair Designer) Royal Caribbean: Hairspray, Flight: Dare to Dream. The Silk Road, Showgirl! Pittsburgh CLO: 2017 and 2018 Seasons. TUTS: Memphis, Dreamgirls, Into the Woods, How to Succeed..., The Rocky Horror Show, Million Dollar Quartet, Heathers, Mary Poppins, Sweet Potato Queens, Bonnie & Clyde, A Christmas Story, Music Man. Regional: Mamma Mia!, Peepshow, Young Frankenstein, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Dancing With The Stars and America’s Got Talent. Summer 2019: Into the Woods at The Hollywood Bowl.
RENÉE RIMLAND (Production Stage Manager) is happy to be back for another fantastic summer at Pittsburgh CLO! Broadway: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, Fosse, Jekyll & Hyde, Steel Pier. National Tours: 42nd Street, Disney's Beauty…, Les Misérables, Joseph... Dreamcoat, The Phantom of the Opera, Savion! Footnotes, Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story, Evita, Bye Bye Birdie. PSM for over 10 seasons at Pittsburgh CLO. For JRR, always! Longstanding AEA member.
HEATHER ANKLEY (Assistant Stage Manager) has been part of the theater arts in Pittsburgh for almost 20 years. She’s had the opportunity to work in a variety of entertainment mediums: Musical Theater, Opera, Dance, Comedy and Rock 'n' Roll. Credits include: Pittsburgh CLO’s SPARK Festival, A Musical Christmas Carol, Game On, Titanic, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Brigadoon, Disney’s Newsies, Mamma Mia!, Scottsboro Boys, Wig Out!, Merchant of Venice, The Double-Threat Trio (World Premiere).
KELLY HAYWOOD (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be spending another summer with Pittsburgh CLO. Favorite Pittsburgh CLO shows include: In the Heights, Mamma Mia!, Million Dollar Quartet, Aida, Titanic, Shrek, Mary Poppins, A Musical Christmas Carol and 42nd Street. Pittsburgh Public Theater: Born Yesterday, Noises Off, An Iliad, Servant of Two Masters and True West. PICT: Romeo and Juliet and several productions with the Pittsburgh Opera and Pittsburgh Ballet.
GEOFF JOSSELSON, CSA (Casting Director) is a New York-based casting director whose work includes productions for Broadway, Off-Broadway and major New York and regional theatre companies, including the Arena Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Bay Street Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Bucks County Playhouse, Cape Playhouse, Cleveland Play House, Denver Center, Marriott Theatre, The Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Public Theatre, Round House Theatre, San Francisco Symphony and the York Theatre Company. He is responsible for casting the Broadway production of The Velocity of Autumn, starring Estelle Parsons and many other acclaimed New York productions, including Southern Comfort, Yank!, Enter Laughing, Pretty Filthy, John and Jen, Himself and Nora, Altar Boyz and Septimus and Clarissa. For more information, please visit geoffjosselson.com.
CHRIS D'ARIENZO (Book) created the five-time Tony-nominated musical Rock Of Ages, the 27th longest running show in Broadway history. Chris also co-wrote and executive produced the major motion picture adaptation of his musical starring Tom Cruise. Chris’s feature film Barry Munday was selected as a Spotlight Film for the 2010 South By Southwest Film Festival, as well as a selected film for the 2010 Edinburgh and Newport Film Festivals. Currently, Chris is directing the feature film Always On My Mind, starring Oscar nominees Nick Nolte, Glenn Close and Laura Dern. Chris is developing musicals including an adaptation of Martin Scorsese's The King Of Comedy and Paul Mazursky's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.
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ROCK OF AGES
Jul 23, 2019 - Jul 28, 2019
Benedum Center
A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL MUSICAL ABOUT BIG DREAMS, BIG EGOS AND BIG HAIR!
Nominated for five Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, ROCK OF AGES captures the iconic era that was big, bad 1980s Hollywood. Amidst the madness, aspiring rock star Drew longs to take the stage as the next big thing at one of the Sunset Strip’s last epic venues — a place where rock god Stacee Jaxx commands the stage and groupies line up to turn their fantasies into reality. But the fairy tale is about to end when developers sweep into town with plans to turn the fabled Strip into just another capitalist shopping mall. Can Drew save the Strip before it's too late AND win the affections of newcomer Sherri, fresh off the bus from Kansas? Only the music of hit bands Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and more hold the answer. You’ll hear favorites “I Wanna Know What Love Is,” “Final Countdown,” “Sister Christian” and so many more! This is one for the ages that will have you singing “Just Like Paradise.” Adult Content
Groups of 10 or more may call 412-325-1582 or email groups@pittsburghclo.org for information and reservations
ACE YOUNG (Father, Stacee Jaxx) has been a fan of Rock of Ages since its Off-Broadway debut and can’t wait to rock out as Stacee Jaxx on the Pittsburgh CLO stage! Ace is a man of many talents and has the credits to back them up. Even before his multiple #1 hits as a songwriter, Ace was wowing millions on TV shows like American Idol and Half & Half. His Grammy-Nominated song “It’s Not Over” gave way to his own BMI Pop Award and many other songwriting acclaims. Ace has starred on Broadway in Hair and Grease and toured the country in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. His next chapter of artistry has him sitting in the producer, writer, and artist’s chairs for his upcoming solo album. Many thanks to Headline Talent Agency, Diana, and Rosie!
TESS SOLTAU (Sherrie) is so excited to be back in Pittsburgh! Broadway: Wicked (Glinda), The Addams Family (Wednesday). Off-Broadway: Far From Heaven (Playwrights Horizons), Into the Woods (Shakespeare in the Park). Theatre: Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion (dir. Kristin Hanggi), Diner: the Musical (Barry Levinson and Sheryl Crow), Gypsy (dir. Michael Rader), Grease (dir. Daniel Goldstein), White Noise - a New Rock Musical (dir. Sergio Trujillo), 8-Track Sounds of the 70’s (Pittsburgh CLO). TV: True Detective, NCIS: New Orleans, The Good Fight, White Collar, Law and Order SVU. Film: Paterno (dir. Barry Levinson), Love and Other Drugs (dir. Edward Zwick). Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in Acting and Musical Theatre. @soltaunow
JUSTIN MATTHEW SARGENT (Drew) Broadway: Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, (Peter Parker) Rock of Ages (Drew) and Bonnie and Clyde. Select Regional credits include: Pippin, The Rocky Horror Show, Jesus Christ Superstar, West Side Story and Forever Plaid. TV/FILM: Jesus Christ Superstar: LIVE on NBC (u/s Jesus) Law & Order: SVU, Mr. Robot, Royal Pains, De-Located, Big Exit (film), Storm Chaser (film), No One Called Ahead (Film). Justin has also performed across the country singing the music of QUEEN with a live symphony. A graduate from UCF with a BFA in Musical Theatre. @justinmsargent
NICK DRUZBANSKI (Lonny) is a Chicago resident where he can currently be seen boozing it up with the cast of Drunk Shakespeare. Nick has performed all over the city, including theaters like Drury Lane, Chicago Shakespeare, Theo Ubique, Griffin Theatre, Refuge Theatre Project and Lifeline Theatre. He has also performed around the globe with the world famous Baby Wants Candy and their hit show; Thrones! The Musical Parody. Much love to his Fiancé, Dana. Instagram: @drizzlebanks.
JEFFREY HOWELL (Hertz Klinemann) is happy to be back for another season. Some Pittsburgh CLO favorites include: Titanic, Brigadoon, Damn Yankees, Aida, Man of La Mancha, Singin’ in the Rain, Sunset Boulevard, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jekyll and Hyde, A Musical Christmas Carol (Bob Cratchit), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Bells are Ringing, Pajama Game and The Most Happy Fella. At Pittsburgh Public: Forum. City Theatre: Citizens Market. The Rep: Souvenir and Choir Boy. The Pittsburgh Symphony: Tribute to Lerner and Loewe with Marvin Hamlisch.
DAN PETERS (Lead Guitar) A Chicago native, Dan's acclaimed band The West Side Winders have two albums and have toured the U.S. & Europe. Recent credits: Dee Snider’s RockNRoll Xmas Tale (Johnny), Rock of Ages Broadway (Gtr 1), Mamma Mia! (Gtr 1), Blue Man Group’s "Emo" Project (Axon), PBS touring act Under The Streetlamp. Other performance credits: Kristin Chenoweth, Joe Piscopo, Jools Holland, & Otis Rush. Dan is looking forward to melting faces in Pittsburgh!
NATHAN SALSTONE (Franz Klinemann) recently made his Broadway Debut in the original cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Off-Broadway: Enter Laughing (York Theater) Regional: Rags (Goodspeed Opera House), Merchant Of Venice (Texas Shakespeare Festival), and Floyd Collins (Front Porch Theatricals (one of Pittsburgh's finest)). TV: Mozart In The Jungle. Graduate of Carnegie Mellon University BFA Acting/ Music Theater 2017.
TIFFANY TATREAU (Regina) Pittsburgh CLO debut! Favorite credits include: Ocean in Ride the Cyclone (Off-Broadway’s MCC Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre and Seattle’s 5th Avenue/ACT), Regina in Rock of Ages (Drury Lane Oakbrook), Sophie in Mamma Mia!, Mary Robert in Sister Act (Marriott Theatre) and more. BFA in Musical Theatre from Roosevelt University and proud member of AEA. All her gratitude to Scott, Steph, Stewart Talent, family, friends and Jed. Follow her @tifftates
GENE WEYGANDT (Dennis Dupree) Broadway: Big: The Musical and Wicked. Regional: A Day In Hollywood/ A Night In The Ukraine, Me And My Girl, Little Shop of Horrors, 42nd Street, Annie, Showboat, Old Jews Telling Jokes, Little Me, Inspecting Carol, The Music Man, Xanadu, Working and The Taming of The Shrew. National Tours: Wicked and A Christmas Story. Television: Home Improvement, Murphy Brown, Coach, Ellen, Drew Carey, Chicago Fire, Betrayal, Boss, The Beast and USA High. Film: The Birdcage, The Babe and Game Day. Mr. Weygandt is a voice-over artist you’ve heard hundreds of times, a long-distance motorcycle rider and part-time bank robber.
AURELIA WILLIAMS (Justice, Mother) Past credits include: Broadway: Once on This Island (us. Asaka, Mama Euralie) and In Transit (us. Althea, Nina). Off Broadway: Sistas the Musical, Menopause the Musical and Pirates of Penzance. Pittsburgh theater- Ain’t Misbehavin’ at the Pittsburgh Public Theater. National Tour: All Shook Up. Regional: Hairspray (Motormouth Maybelle), Dreamgirls (Effie White), Caroline, or Change (The Radio), The Hot Mikado (Katisha) and Kiss Me, Kate (Hattie). TV and Film: Fosse/Verdon (FX). Upcoming: Holiday For Heroes (Lifetime). Ever grateful to my family! Happy Birthday GW!
J. CAMERON BARNETT (Mayor, Ja'Keith, Ensemble) Tours: Hair, Buddy Holly and Smokey Joe’s Cafe. Off-Broadway/Regional: F*cking A at the Signature Theatre, The Emperor Jones at The Irish Repertory Theatre, The Wiz and The Winter's Tale at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival to name a few. Selected Film/TV: Live, Pose, The Twilight Zone, The Blacklist, Seven Seconds and Gotham. www.jcameronbarnett.com
KAHLIL CABBLE (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making his Pittsburgh CLO debut. He is a rising sophomore BFA Musical Theatre major at Point Park University. He would like to thank his family and friends for their constant support and guidance throughout life and Pittsburgh CLO for this wonderful opportunity. @kahlilcabble
MELESSIE CLARK (Waitress #1, Ensemble) is thrilled to be back with Pittsburgh CLO this summer! A Point Park University graduate with a BFA in Musical Theatre, she was recently seen as Jan in Grease here at the Benedum. Other CLO credits include Gypsy and The Wedding Singer. Other credits: A Sign of the Times (Goodspeed and Delaware Theatre Company), Dreamgirls (Alhambra Theatre), After Midnight (Norwegian Cruiselines), Dulcy (Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre), The Old Settler (New Horizon Theater) and An Octoroon (Kinetic Theatre). Special thanks to her family and friends. To God be the glory! @melessieclark/melessieclark.com
MADISON DEADMAN (Young Groupie, Ensemble) is grateful to make her Pittsburgh CLO debut! Regional: Cabaret (Sally Bowles) at Clinton Area Showboat, Les Misérables (Eponine) at Encore Musical Theatre and The Addams Family (Wednesday) at Thunder Bay Theatre. Educational: Godspell (Jesus), Home Street Home workshop (Mom) with Kevin McCollum, Jeff Marx and NOFX at CCM. TV: PBS special: SciEngiMathePloration. Film: A Girl Like Her. Xoxo Mom, Dad, and Connor.
TAYLOR DeNAPOLI (Ensemble, Dance Captain) is thrilled to be performing in Rock Of Ages at Pittsburgh CLO! Some of her performing credits include West Side Story (Consuelo), Aida (Ensemble), Nintendo Launch Event: Jordan Fisher and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Thank you Pittsburgh CLO, Stephanie Klemons and the whole team for creating magic. Much love to her family, friends and mentors! @taylordenapoli
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NICK DRAKE (Ensemble) is excited to be making his Pittsburgh CLO debut! Nick is from Saint Louis, Missouri and is an upcoming Senior Music Theatre Major at Baldwin Wallace University. Past credits include: The Muny, Carnegie Hall, Forestburgh Playhouse and many more. Lots of thanks to the whole Pittsburgh CLO team and my mom, couldn’t have done this without you.
@nicktaylordrake
MICHAEL GREER (Joey Primo, Ensemble) is so happy to be back in the Summer Season! Favorite credits: Hand to God (Timmy) with City Theatre, You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! (Jeff Kahn) at the Denver Center, Altar Boyz (Luke) and over 25 productions with Pittsburgh CLO. Endless love to Mara, the best Dad ever, Brethren and Trethren, and Mom smiling down from the top mezzanine.
JEFFREY KOCH (Ensemble) is pleased to be in his fourth show at the Benedum, having just performed in Oklahoma!, Grease and Peter Pan. Credits include: Mame (North Shore Music Theatre), West Side Story, Chicago and The Drowsy Chaperone (Summer Rep Theatre), as well as Lou in The Proxy Marriage (Goodspeed’s Festival of New Musicals). Proud Boston Conservatory alum. Thanks to the creatives, cast, crew and Mom.
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TERK LEWIS (Ensemble) Mansfield, Ohio. Previous: Jesus Christ Superstar Live, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, The Great Gatsby Ballet Intl. Tour. Commercial Credits: Ed Sheeran, Jill Scott, Nile Rodgers, Hyundai Genesis, Jesus Christ Superstar Tour, Fujifilm, Hanes, Discount Dance Supply, Enerskin USA. Training: BFA - Western Michigan University. Thank you Mom, Tony, family, friends and CESD NY. @terklewis
GEORGIA MONROE (Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Pittsburgh CLO debut! She’s going into her senior year at Pace University in New York City pursuing a BFA in Commercial Dance. Her credits include: Dance Dance Dance and Heartbeat at Hershey Park. Evita and Showboat with Interlakes Summer Theater. The Little Dancer with Theater 71. Thank you to my supportive family and friends...Rock on!
JULIO REY (Sleazy Producer, Ensemble) Pittsburgh CLO debut! Native of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Penn State 2019. Regional credits: Chino in West Side Story (Lyric Opera of Chicago), Mike in Oklahoma! (Ogunquit Playhouse), Sawyer in Holiday Inn (Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival), Prince Eric u/s in Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Davey in Disney’s Newsies (Forestburgh Playhouse) and Valentin in Kiss of the Spiderwoman (Penn State Centre Stage). @julio.iguana
KYRA SMITH (Ensemble) is excited to be making her professional debut in the cast of ROCK OF AGES. She recently graduated from Point Park University with a BFA in Musical Theater. There she performed in Sweet Charity, Kiss Me, Kate, 42nd Street and Cabaret. Up next, you can catch her in Soft Power at The Public Theatre in NYC.
TRACY SOKAT (Constance, Ensemble) is thrilled to be making her Pittsburgh CLO debut! Favorite credits include A Chorus Line (Val), Guys & Dolls and Grease at MSMT, Crazy For You and Mary Poppins at Arrow Rock Lyceum, and Cabaret at Moonbox. Boston Conservatory BFA 2019. Big thanks to all of her family, friends, mentors, and the entire team at Pittsburgh CLO! @sokat2me
SCOTT WEINSTEIN (Director) is an award-winning director based in New York and Chicago. He recently won the Joseph Jefferson Award for his new chamber version of Ragtime with Griffin Theatre. Favorite credits: Rock of Ages (Drury Lane Theatre); Murder For Two (Marriott Theatre); Rent (Theo Ubique - Jeff Award: Best Director, Best Musical); She Kills Monsters (Steppenwolf Theatre Garage Rep); Seussical (Chicago Shakespeare Theater) and Million Dollar Quartet (Resident/Associate Director: Broadway National Tour, Las Vegas, Chicago). Proud graduate of Northwestern University and member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. www.scott-weinstein.com
STEPHANIE KLEMONS (Choreographer) work can be seen on Broadway and globally as Associate and Supervising Choreographer of the smash hit Hamilton. Stephanie, a Drama Desk Award winner, also worked on the pre-Broadway/Broadway productions of Bring It On, In the Heights and If/Then. She directed and choreographed In the Heights (Kennedy Center) to critical acclaim. Other choreography credits: This is Sadie (NYCCT), Rock of Ages (Drury Lane), Frank Wildhorn’s Zelda (Flatrock Playhouse). Commercially she created content for Victoria’s Secret, Vogue, Sesame Street and was the choreographer behind the viral “Time of Our Lives” Super Bowl commercial ft. Eli Manning & Odell Beckham.
JAMES CUNNINGHAM (Musical Director) returns for his third season as music director for the Pittsburgh CLO Summer Season. New York credits include Avenue Q (conductor), music director for Bunnicula (TheaterworksUSA and original cast recording), Hot Mess In Manhattan (Araca Project), and Happy Birthday (TACT) for which he also provided original music. National Tour credits as pianist and/or conductor include: Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, Spamalot, Evita and Cats. Other regional credits include productions for Arena Stage, Casa Mañana, North Carolina Theatre, Sharon Playhouse, Shakespeare Theatre Company, The Engeman Theater, Paper Mill Playhouse, The Muny and Cape Fear Regional Theatre. He holds degrees from Manhattan School of Music and New York University.
BEOWULF BORITT (Set Designer) Broadway: Act One (Tony Award), The Scottsboro Boys (Tony Nomination), Therese Raquin (Tony Nomination), Come From Away, Be More Chill, The New One, Bernhardt/Hamlet, Meteor Shower, A Bronx Tale, Prince Of Broadway, Hand To God, Sondheim On Sondheim, …Spelling Bee , LoveMusik, Rock Of Ages, Chaplin, Bronx Bombers, Grace, The Two And Only. Broadway Revivals: On The Town, Sunday in the Park… Off-Broadway: 100 shows including The Last Five Years, Fiddler On The Roof (in Yiddish), Sleepwalk With Me, and Miss Julie. He has designed for The NYC Ballet and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus and around the world in England, Russia, China, Australia, and Japan. 2007 OBIE Award for sustained excellence.
PAUL MILLER (Lighting Designer) 4th Season for Pittsburgh CLO. Broadway: Ruben & Clay’s Christmas Show, Amazing Grace, The Illusionists, Legally Blonde The Musical, Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only. He’s lit over a dozen Off-Broadway shows and worked at more than twenty Regional Theaters, Internationally (London’s West End, Vienna, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, South Africa, China, Manila and São Paulo) and has been the Lighting director for New Year’s Eve / Times Square for 20 years.
ZACHARY BOROVAY (Original Projection Design) designed the original Broadway production of Rock of Ages as well as London, Australia, Vegas, Toronto, Norwegian Cruise Line, National & European tours. Selected Broadway: Holler If Ya Hear Me, No Man’s Land & Waiting for Godot (with Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen), Evita, Lombardi (Drama Desk nomination), Elf, A Catered Affair (Drama Desk nomination), Xanadu. Selected Regional Theaters: Huntington Theatre Company, Boston; 2nd Stage, NYC; Signature, VA. Additional: Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular. borovaydesign.com
GREGORY GALE (Original Costume Designer) Broadway: Cyrano de Bergerac and Rock of Ages (Tony and Henry Hewes nominations); Arcadia; The Wedding Singer; Urinetown. Hood (Prague Quadrennial 2019), Mental State (feature film); Real Drag (film short). Upcoming: Blinded by Ed (feature film), El Milagro Del Recuerdo (World premiere, HGO), An American Soldier (BAM), and Cagney (Broadway). Irene Sharaff Young Master Award. www.gregorygale.com www.instagram.com/gregory_gale
GAIL BALDONI (Costume Designer) 13 seasons with Pittsburgh CLO, last summer’s Brigadoon and Titanic. New York City Opera’s Wonderful Town, New York Philharmonic’s My Fair Lady and Emmy nominated for NBC’s Another World. Other designs: Papermill Playhouse, Goodspeed Opera, Ahmanson Theater, Boston Ballet, Cleveland Playhouse and 13 Off-Broadway shows. The Rockettes, Disney on Ice, Ringling Bros. Circus and the Barry Manilow Tour are other favorite projects. Currently teaching at Purchase University.
JEFF KNAGGS (Hair Designer) Royal Caribbean: Hairspray, Flight: Dare to Dream. The Silk Road, Showgirl! Pittsburgh CLO: 2017 and 2018 Seasons. TUTS: Memphis, Dreamgirls, Into the Woods, How to Succeed..., The Rocky Horror Show, Million Dollar Quartet, Heathers, Mary Poppins, Sweet Potato Queens, Bonnie & Clyde, A Christmas Story, Music Man. Regional: Mamma Mia!, Peepshow, Young Frankenstein, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Dancing With The Stars and America’s Got Talent. Summer 2019: Into the Woods at The Hollywood Bowl.
RENÉE RIMLAND (Production Stage Manager) is happy to be back for another fantastic summer at Pittsburgh CLO! Broadway: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Cabaret, Fosse, Jekyll & Hyde, Steel Pier. National Tours: 42nd Street, Disney's Beauty…, Les Misérables, Joseph... Dreamcoat, The Phantom of the Opera, Savion! Footnotes, Buddy! The Buddy Holly Story, Evita, Bye Bye Birdie. PSM for over 10 seasons at Pittsburgh CLO. For JRR, always! Longstanding AEA member.
HEATHER ANKLEY (Assistant Stage Manager) has been part of the theater arts in Pittsburgh for almost 20 years. She’s had the opportunity to work in a variety of entertainment mediums: Musical Theater, Opera, Dance, Comedy and Rock 'n' Roll. Credits include: Pittsburgh CLO’s SPARK Festival, A Musical Christmas Carol, Game On, Titanic, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Brigadoon, Disney’s Newsies, Mamma Mia!, Scottsboro Boys, Wig Out!, Merchant of Venice, The Double-Threat Trio (World Premiere).
KELLY HAYWOOD (Assistant Stage Manager) is excited to be spending another summer with Pittsburgh CLO. Favorite Pittsburgh CLO shows include: In the Heights, Mamma Mia!, Million Dollar Quartet, Aida, Titanic, Shrek, Mary Poppins, A Musical Christmas Carol and 42nd Street. Pittsburgh Public Theater: Born Yesterday, Noises Off, An Iliad, Servant of Two Masters and True West. PICT: Romeo and Juliet and several productions with the Pittsburgh Opera and Pittsburgh Ballet.
GEOFF JOSSELSON, CSA (Casting Director) is a New York-based casting director whose work includes productions for Broadway, Off-Broadway and major New York and regional theatre companies, including the Arena Stage, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Bay Street Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Bucks County Playhouse, Cape Playhouse, Cleveland Play House, Denver Center, Marriott Theatre, The Old Globe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Public Theatre, Round House Theatre, San Francisco Symphony and the York Theatre Company. He is responsible for casting the Broadway production of The Velocity of Autumn, starring Estelle Parsons and many other acclaimed New York productions, including Southern Comfort, Yank!, Enter Laughing, Pretty Filthy, John and Jen, Himself and Nora, Altar Boyz and Septimus and Clarissa. For more information, please visit geoffjosselson.com.
CHRIS D'ARIENZO (Book) created the five-time Tony-nominated musical Rock Of Ages, the 27th longest running show in Broadway history. Chris also co-wrote and executive produced the major motion picture adaptation of his musical starring Tom Cruise. Chris’s feature film Barry Munday was selected as a Spotlight Film for the 2010 South By Southwest Film Festival, as well as a selected film for the 2010 Edinburgh and Newport Film Festivals. Currently, Chris is directing the feature film Always On My Mind, starring Oscar nominees Nick Nolte, Glenn Close and Laura Dern. Chris is developing musicals including an adaptation of Martin Scorsese's The King Of Comedy and Paul Mazursky's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.
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JUNE 1
Benedum Center
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LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL
MAY 17-JUN 30
Greer Cabaret Theater
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JUNE 11-16
Benedum Center
THE COLOR PURPLE
JUNE 25-30
Benedum Center
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Benedum Center
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JULY 19-SEPT 1
Greer Cabaret Theater
SEUSSICAL
JULY 30-AUG 4
Byham Theater
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Downtown & South Park
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