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Dear Friends,
IN THE BEGINNING was a man and a woman, foreign to each other yet separated by
merely a rib, who would soon debate, date and argue over a plate of ribs, spawning
centuries of battles of the sexes ripe for parody and relatable in their appeal, for whether
in a bar or restaurant, who among us hasn’t been on a disastrous blind date?
Welcome to this Maybe like me, you came of age to 1960s television shows “The Dating Game” and “The
Welcome to this
performance of FIRST DATE Newlywed Game,” which captured the cultural consciousness of a generation, not least of
performance of Boeing Boeing
which in the form of a Baskin-Robbins ice cream flavor also called Dating Game, with its
in the Cabaret at Theater Square.
in the Cabaret at Theater Square. pink ice cream, diced dates and butter-toasted pecans. Today, audiences similarly savor
the “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette,” “Bachelor Pad” and “Bachelor in Paradise,” in
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is thrilled to partner with the Pittsburgh CLO in their thirst for even more matches made in entertainment heaven, with a side of comic
hell.
the Cultural District to offer you this intimate and enjoyable theater experience.
We are proud to be your host at the Cabaret at Theater Square, which is owned In 2013, three talented young writers shared their own take on this tale old as time in a
and operated by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. musical comedy on Broadway titled FIRST DATE (produced by the team behind the 2012
Tony Award-winning Best Musical MEMPHIS.) Austin Winsberg (“Gossip Girl”) wrote the
In addition to this theater, the Cultural Trust’s Theater Square complex includes book, Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (SECONDHAND LIONS, TWICE CHARMED) the music
and lyrics, and I am delighted that this year they chose to team with Pittsburgh CLO to
the adjacent Backstage Bar, a 790-space parking facility, a centralized box create a new version of the Broadway original, tailored especially for our cabaret setting.
office where you may purchase tickets to any Cultural District performance, The conceit is the same: disenchanted hero attempts to get back on dating horse with
a live broadcast studio operated by Classical WQED 89.3FM and the gastropub doubting heroine as they try to seek emotional connection in a millennial world.
Meat & Potatoes.
Thank you for joining us today for something new and different at the CLO Cabaret. No
As our valued arts patron, we hope that you will have a pleasurable experience matter your age or dating status, I think you’ll appreciate this musical’s message that the
at the Cabaret Theater. Our house staff is eager to answer your questions or path to romance is paved in first times gone badly, the beauty of second chances, and the
power of a good meal.
address any issues. Please don’t hesitate to ask them for assistance.
For in the end, as in the beginning, love is blind, the first bite is the sweetest and you
Enjoy tonight’s performance of t Date, presented by the Pittsburgh CLO. never forget your first date.
Firs
We look forward to seeing you here again at Theater Square, as well as
our other world-class theaters, visual art galleries and facilities located It is my sincere hope that you enjoy this one.
throughout the Cultural District.
Thank you for your patronage. Enjoy the show!
Sincerely, Van Kaplan
Executive Producer
J. Kevin McMahon
President & CEO, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
CLOcabaret.com - 3
IN THE BEGINNING was a man and a woman, foreign to each other yet separated by
merely a rib, who would soon debate, date and argue over a plate of ribs, spawning
centuries of battles of the sexes ripe for parody and relatable in their appeal, for whether
in a bar or restaurant, who among us hasn’t been on a disastrous blind date?
Welcome to this Maybe like me, you came of age to 1960s television shows “The Dating Game” and “The
Welcome to this
performance of FIRST DATE Newlywed Game,” which captured the cultural consciousness of a generation, not least of
performance of Boeing Boeing
which in the form of a Baskin-Robbins ice cream flavor also called Dating Game, with its
in the Cabaret at Theater Square.
in the Cabaret at Theater Square. pink ice cream, diced dates and butter-toasted pecans. Today, audiences similarly savor
the “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette,” “Bachelor Pad” and “Bachelor in Paradise,” in
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is thrilled to partner with the Pittsburgh CLO in their thirst for even more matches made in entertainment heaven, with a side of comic
hell.
the Cultural District to offer you this intimate and enjoyable theater experience.
We are proud to be your host at the Cabaret at Theater Square, which is owned In 2013, three talented young writers shared their own take on this tale old as time in a
and operated by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. musical comedy on Broadway titled FIRST DATE (produced by the team behind the 2012
Tony Award-winning Best Musical MEMPHIS.) Austin Winsberg (“Gossip Girl”) wrote the
In addition to this theater, the Cultural Trust’s Theater Square complex includes book, Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner (SECONDHAND LIONS, TWICE CHARMED) the music
and lyrics, and I am delighted that this year they chose to team with Pittsburgh CLO to
the adjacent Backstage Bar, a 790-space parking facility, a centralized box create a new version of the Broadway original, tailored especially for our cabaret setting.
office where you may purchase tickets to any Cultural District performance, The conceit is the same: disenchanted hero attempts to get back on dating horse with
a live broadcast studio operated by Classical WQED 89.3FM and the gastropub doubting heroine as they try to seek emotional connection in a millennial world.
Meat & Potatoes.
Thank you for joining us today for something new and different at the CLO Cabaret. No
As our valued arts patron, we hope that you will have a pleasurable experience matter your age or dating status, I think you’ll appreciate this musical’s message that the
at the Cabaret Theater. Our house staff is eager to answer your questions or path to romance is paved in first times gone badly, the beauty of second chances, and the
power of a good meal.
address any issues. Please don’t hesitate to ask them for assistance.
For in the end, as in the beginning, love is blind, the first bite is the sweetest and you
Enjoy tonight’s performance of t Date, presented by the Pittsburgh CLO. never forget your first date.
Firs
We look forward to seeing you here again at Theater Square, as well as
our other world-class theaters, visual art galleries and facilities located It is my sincere hope that you enjoy this one.
throughout the Cultural District.
Thank you for your patronage. Enjoy the show!
Sincerely, Van Kaplan
Executive Producer
J. Kevin McMahon
President & CEO, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
CLOcabaret.com - 3
