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Who’s Who
PITTSBURGH CLO has been a driving force behind VAN KAPLAN (Executive Producer) joined
the preservation, creation and promotion of live Pittsburgh CLO in 1997.
musical theater since 1946. As one of the largest In addition to overseeing
regional musical theater organizations in the the organization’s year-
country, it is fortunate for the yearly support of round producing and
nearly 200,000 audience members. In addition programming efforts,
to producing fresh new productions of Broadway he has produced or co-
classics, the not-for-profit’s mission is to develop produced the Broadway
new works and showcase emerging talent, and productions of Evita,
has been credited with launching the careers of Catch Me If You Can, Come
numerous artists such as Rob Marshall, Kathleen Fly Away, The Addams Family and Broadway’s An
Marshall, Rob Ashford, Bernadette Peters, Shirley American in Paris. He has also produced touring
Jones and Susan Schulman. The organization’s productions of Camelot, Joseph and the Amazing
dedication to musical theater extends beyond its Technicolor Dreamcoat , Phantom , Singin’ in the Rain ,
six-show summer season at the Benedum Center Chess, Grand Hotel , City of Angels , Evita, Brigadoon
to year-round programming at its 250-seat CLO and Nunsense II . His directorial credits include Guys
Cabaret Theater, which recently saw the world and Dolls with Victoria Clark, She Loves Me , West
premiere of Judge Jackie Justice, The Trials of Side Story with Max Von Essen and Ali Ewoldt, Kopit
Love. Its extensive education efforts include its & Yeston’s Phantom, On the Town, Sweeney Todd
CLO college intern program, New Horizons, and in- with Candy Buckley, South Pacific with Cathy Rigby,
school programs such as the Gallery of Heroes and Nunsense , Shear Madness , Ruthless! , Guys and Dolls
Creative Vision. Other ongoing initiatives include with Georgia Engel and the regional premiere of
the Pittsburgh CLO Academy of Musical Theater, CLO Andrew Bovell’s Speaking in Tongues at Pittsburgh’s
Mini Stars, the Construction Center for the Arts, The Quantum Theater. Since 2009 he has directed
Richard Rodgers Award, and the acclaimed Gene The Jimmy™ Awards at the Minskoff Theatre on
Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Broadway. He has also directed original shows for
Theater. The organization also founded and co- Caesars Entertainment at the Rio, Paris and Bally’s
produces the National High School Musical Theater Hotels in Las Vegas. He has consulted for the
Awards. To further its mission to grow the art National Endowment for the Arts, is a former Theatre
form, it has invested in and co-produced musicals Panel chair for the Texas Commission on the Arts,
currently on Broadway: An American in Paris, and has served as adjunct professor for Carnegie
Matilda and Kinky Boots. Additionally: Rodgers + Mellon’s Masters of Arts Management Program. He
Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Evita, The Addams Family , is on the Board of The Broadway League, serves
Come Fly Away, Catch Me If You Can, 9 to 5: The on the Investment Committee of the Independent
Musical , Legally Blonde The Musical , Curtains , Monty Presenters Network (IPN) and is past president of
Python’s SPAMALOT, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT).
Bombay Dreams , Oprah Winfrey’s The Color Purple , He is the Co-founder of the National High School
Flower Drum Song, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life Musical Theater Awards - also known as The Jimmy™
and Deaf West’s production of Big River. Pittsburgh Awards, the subject of a 3-part documentary series
CLO is a founding partner of 5 Cent Productions/ that aired nationally on PBS. He has been a Tony
Elephant Eye Theatricals, a producing consortium Awards® voter for more than 20 years.
devoted to new musicals such as The Addams Family
and An American in Paris. In 2007, the organization
assisted Disney Theatrical Productions in launching
the National Tour of Disney’s High School Musical .
Pittsburgh CLO is the subject of a 2007 film
starring Jeff Goldblum titled “PITTSBURGH.”
www.pittsburghCLO.org.
pittsburghCLO.org - 27
PITTSBURGH CLO has been a driving force behind VAN KAPLAN (Executive Producer) joined
the preservation, creation and promotion of live Pittsburgh CLO in 1997.
musical theater since 1946. As one of the largest In addition to overseeing
regional musical theater organizations in the the organization’s year-
country, it is fortunate for the yearly support of round producing and
nearly 200,000 audience members. In addition programming efforts,
to producing fresh new productions of Broadway he has produced or co-
classics, the not-for-profit’s mission is to develop produced the Broadway
new works and showcase emerging talent, and productions of Evita,
has been credited with launching the careers of Catch Me If You Can, Come
numerous artists such as Rob Marshall, Kathleen Fly Away, The Addams Family and Broadway’s An
Marshall, Rob Ashford, Bernadette Peters, Shirley American in Paris. He has also produced touring
Jones and Susan Schulman. The organization’s productions of Camelot, Joseph and the Amazing
dedication to musical theater extends beyond its Technicolor Dreamcoat , Phantom , Singin’ in the Rain ,
six-show summer season at the Benedum Center Chess, Grand Hotel , City of Angels , Evita, Brigadoon
to year-round programming at its 250-seat CLO and Nunsense II . His directorial credits include Guys
Cabaret Theater, which recently saw the world and Dolls with Victoria Clark, She Loves Me , West
premiere of Judge Jackie Justice, The Trials of Side Story with Max Von Essen and Ali Ewoldt, Kopit
Love. Its extensive education efforts include its & Yeston’s Phantom, On the Town, Sweeney Todd
CLO college intern program, New Horizons, and in- with Candy Buckley, South Pacific with Cathy Rigby,
school programs such as the Gallery of Heroes and Nunsense , Shear Madness , Ruthless! , Guys and Dolls
Creative Vision. Other ongoing initiatives include with Georgia Engel and the regional premiere of
the Pittsburgh CLO Academy of Musical Theater, CLO Andrew Bovell’s Speaking in Tongues at Pittsburgh’s
Mini Stars, the Construction Center for the Arts, The Quantum Theater. Since 2009 he has directed
Richard Rodgers Award, and the acclaimed Gene The Jimmy™ Awards at the Minskoff Theatre on
Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Broadway. He has also directed original shows for
Theater. The organization also founded and co- Caesars Entertainment at the Rio, Paris and Bally’s
produces the National High School Musical Theater Hotels in Las Vegas. He has consulted for the
Awards. To further its mission to grow the art National Endowment for the Arts, is a former Theatre
form, it has invested in and co-produced musicals Panel chair for the Texas Commission on the Arts,
currently on Broadway: An American in Paris, and has served as adjunct professor for Carnegie
Matilda and Kinky Boots. Additionally: Rodgers + Mellon’s Masters of Arts Management Program. He
Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Evita, The Addams Family , is on the Board of The Broadway League, serves
Come Fly Away, Catch Me If You Can, 9 to 5: The on the Investment Committee of the Independent
Musical , Legally Blonde The Musical , Curtains , Monty Presenters Network (IPN) and is past president of
Python’s SPAMALOT, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT).
Bombay Dreams , Oprah Winfrey’s The Color Purple , He is the Co-founder of the National High School
Flower Drum Song, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life Musical Theater Awards - also known as The Jimmy™
and Deaf West’s production of Big River. Pittsburgh Awards, the subject of a 3-part documentary series
CLO is a founding partner of 5 Cent Productions/ that aired nationally on PBS. He has been a Tony
Elephant Eye Theatricals, a producing consortium Awards® voter for more than 20 years.
devoted to new musicals such as The Addams Family
and An American in Paris. In 2007, the organization
assisted Disney Theatrical Productions in launching
the National Tour of Disney’s High School Musical .
Pittsburgh CLO is the subject of a 2007 film
starring Jeff Goldblum titled “PITTSBURGH.”
www.pittsburghCLO.org.
pittsburghCLO.org - 27
