Special Events
CLO Ambassadors Wine Tasting
Every year, the CLO Ambassadors organize and lead this fun-filled evening featuring fine wines and an impressive Silent Auction with one-of-a-kind packages that include autographed celebrity and sports memorabilia and once-in-a-lifetime experiences. This year's anniversary event returns to the Duquesne Club with the exclusive spirits tasting as part of the Connoisseur ticket package! We hope you will join us for this celebration.
Pittsburgh CLO 75th Anniversary Gala
In 2021, Pittsburgh CLO celebrated 75 magical years of musical theater in Pittsburgh. Guests enjoyed an evening of cocktails, dinner, and a spectacular original musical revue, A BROADWAY MUSICAL CELEBRATION, commissioned specially to celebrate 75 years of CLO. Dan and Debby Booker were honored with the CLO Award for community service.
Richard Rodgers Award
Established in 1988, the Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical Theater recognizes the lifetime contributions of outstanding talents in musical theater. Pittsburgh CLO has presented the Richard Rodgers Award 12 times in recent years to such luminaries as Mary Martin (1988), Dame Julie Andrews (1989), Harold Prince (1991), Sir Cameron Mackintosh (1992), Stephen Sondheim (1993), Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber (1996), Gwen Verdon (2000), Bernadette Peters (2002), Shirley Jones (2007), Kathleen Marshall (2008) and Rob Marshall (2008) and Stephen Schwartz (2009).